Looking for new career opportunities? The Spring Career Fair, taking place on February 21st, is the kick-off of our Spring Recruiting season. There are currently 70 Registered organizations (with registrations still being accepted). To get a sneak peek of organizations planning to be in attendance, log in to eRecruiting at www.xavier.experience.com. Once logged in, click the Spring Career Fair link on the left hand navigation menu. In preparation for the Career Fair, the Professional Development Center is hosting Resume Critique Days on 2/13, 2/15 and 2/16. This will give you an opportunity to revive your resume with suggestions from a PDC Career Coach. Click here to learn more and sign up for your time slot.

You are cordially invited to an MBA student meet up at RP McMurphy's Pub in Oakley. It'll be a good opportunity to meet other students outside of the classroom. RP's will even be offering $5 domestic pitchers, $6 import pitchers and will have plenty of Yuengling on hand. Students are responsible for purchasing their own drinks.

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Location: RP McMurphy's
2910 Wasson Road
Cincinnati, OH 45209
http://www.rpmcmurphyspub.com/

Starts at about 8:30pm, as soon as class gets out.

Hosted by:
Fellow MBA Students

You and three guests are invited to join the Xavier MBA Office on Sunday, February, 26, 2012 to watch the Xavier women’s basketball team take on U-Mass.

Reservations may be submitted online through the MBA Events page.

If you have questions or would like to request additional tickets for your family please contact Ann Marie Whelan.

Full Time students may apply for Graduate assistantships within the Williams College of Business. The graduate assistant can be awarded up to 24 credit hours of tuition and an hourly wage. Download the MBA Graduate Assistantship application. Graduate assistantships outside the Williams College of Business are also available. Contact the Office of Graduate Services for information on such openings.

The Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT) will be offered in the Fifth Third Trading Center on Friday, February 17, 2012 from 12:00 noon-4:00pm and Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 8:00am-12:00 noon.

The BAT was developed in collaboration with finance professionals, recruiters and academics for potential employees to uncover knowledge and skills relevant for a finance career. The test covers subject material from the areas economics, math, analytical reasoning, corporate valuation, financial markets, financial statement analysis, situational judgment, etc. There is no preparation for the test and it is anonymous. It is open to all students; no knowledge of Bloomberg is required and is free of charge.

Global employers use the Bloomberg TALENT SEARCH function to find potential employees with the skills in the areas they deem important for long-term successful employees. This opportunity is not just for people doing a finance concentration. These companies hire accountants, managers, economists and IS specialists as well.

To register go to www.takethebat.com. There will be an information session Thursday, February 2, 2012 and Monday February 6, 2012 at 5:15pm in the Fifth Third Trading Center, SMH 106.

This workshop will teach users how to navigate and use the system, discover Bloomberg’s powerful functions, and set up your own Bloomberg username. Participants will learn to construct portfolios, do equity screening and explore basic portfolio analysis functions. Seating is limited. We must have 5 participants minimum to conduct the workshop. You will be notified via email by 5pm the day before the workshop should we cancel the workshop. Please register through the William’s College, Fifth Third Trading Center website on the Events page.

Workshop Date:
Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:00-1:30pm

Monday, February 6th – CLC 412 – 6:00-7:30 pm

Jeff Halter, owner & operator of Cincinnati based Halter Design, will address how marketers identify what is a good product design and how design thinking can be a powerful ally to any business professional. Jeff has worked with Tonka, Nerf, and Hasbro and has US patents for Fisher Price and P&G – to name a few. Dress is casual. Click here to RSVP.

Joshua Waldman from CareerEnlightenment will be presenting a webinar on the topic of Online Reputation Management. The online session will be held Thursday, Feb. 16th at 12 p.m. EST. Details on the webinar, as well as the link to register, can be found here.

This event is sponsored by the Jesuit Educators in Business Network (JEBNET).

Capital IQ, the easy-to-use financial data retrieval system from Standard and Poor’s, is now available for student use on the workstations in the Fifth Third Trading Room (SMH 106) and in SMH101. Standard & Poor's Capital IQ provides web-based information services that combine information on companies worldwide along with a variety of software applications that allow financial professionals to analyze company fundamentals, build financial models, screen for investment ideas, and execute other financial research tasks. Components of Capital IQ’s offering include data on public companies, private companies, company financials, M&A/financing transactions, public offerings, corporate executives’ and board directors’ compensation, news, filings, screening tools, chart builder, real-time market data and news, relationship tree, macroeconomic data, industry analyses, and investment research.

To log in to CapIQ, click on the CapIQ icon on the desktop of the workstation, enter the number of the machine (e.g. SMITH106-05, but it is not case-sensitive), and enter the password “4xavier” without the quotes. If you check “Remember me” on the login screen, login will be automatic the next time you log on to that particular workstation.

MBA Students and Alumni,

There is a survey that is being conducted by a graduate student organization here at Xavier University. The goal of the survey is to gain a better understanding of MBA students and alumni, their overall needs, and what they hope to get out of the program. The intent is to shape on-campus organizations in a way that allow them to fully meet the needs of students and add value to the overall MBA experience. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

If you choose to participate, at the end of the survey you will have a chance to enter a raffle to win a $25 Visa gift card.

Please click here to participate in the survey.

Thank you!
Maggie McClanahan
The Xavier University Women’s MBA Association