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In this episode, we speak with Zicklin MS Finance student Suhail Mohammed to talk about his experience interviewing for and working in Finance roles in Private Equity, Investment Management and FinTech.

Suhail discusses with us:

• A few interview questions that candidates should be ready for in a Finance interview
• What most interviewers want to know from those questions
• Why it's important to always be curious
• ... and more

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

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Thy Bui (https://www.linkedin.com/in/buianthy1412) is a student in the MS Business Analytics, Data Analytics program, and works as a Supply Chain Analyst for a manufacturer. In her role, she works with multiple teams and personalities on a daily basis.   In this episode, Thy shares how she builds relationships with the teams she interacts with, which can be especially helpful to those starting out.   The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

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Having an understanding of yourself, who you are as a person, and what you bring to the table are some of the most important elements of a person's career journey - especially when changing careers.

In this podcast, Michelle Pope, a Senior Brand Manager at Colgate-Palmolive, speaks about what she’s learned from her interactions with career changers, and thoughts she has developed to help career changers navigate the process, including:

• Why knowing yourself is important in your career
• Understanding what is important to you, and what type of job you want to switch into
• How to actively and passively information gather
• Letting your authenticity stand out
• How to formulate questions and thinking on the spot when networking, information sessions, and other situations
• Working past the frustration of job searching

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

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Many people at some time in their life have thought about changing careers. In fact, in a 2019 Indeed survey, 65% of respondents who had not yet switched careers said that they either thought about or previously considered doing so.   Making a career switch happen in reality, however, is not always easy.   In this episode, Zicklin Evening MBA student Adiel Schmidt shares her story of how she made a career switch from Accounting into Marketing Analytics, including:  

• How she landed in Accounting and then Marketing Analytics
• Zicklin classes that helped direct her interests
• How she focused on the transferrable skills that would help her switch careers
• Frustrations she faced in getting that first break
• Lessons she learned from it all

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

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What does someone in a Customer Success role do at a tech company?

Customer Success departments are on the rise, as tech companies look to take a more proactive approach to relationship and account management. Customer Success professionals are often the intermediary between sales and the customer, ensuring customer needs are continuously met by the company.

In this podcast, MBA alum Bobby Koch (MBA '20) speaks with a group of students about his role as a Customer Success Manager at Adobe, as well as other topics including:

• The importance of being customer-facing
• How building relationships is a key to success in life and work
• Empathy is the path to uncovering real problems

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

This episode features Zicklin BBA and MBA alum Art Malkov (https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitalbrand/), Chief Digital Officer at BlockchainDriven. BlockchainDriven is a team of industry leading experts advising public and private companies, governments and nonprofits with blockchain implementations.

This episode was a live recording from June 24, 2020 with Art and students, speaking on:

• Blockchain 101 and non-crypto use cases
• Non-developer skill sets companies look for in roles that use Blockchain
• Career growth in roles that use Blockchain

Art's Bio: Art Malkov was one of the early pioneers of the blockchain digital space and has been working full time at BlockchainDriven since 2016. He is a founder of BlockchainNYC, largest blockchain community in NYC. Art is a digital advisor and mentor for Columbia-IBM blockchain accelerator companies. He was the managing director and visionary of BlockchainWeekend, a 50+ blockchain events initiative in collaboration with NYCEDC that took place this November 2019 in NYC. Art has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, New York Times, Huffington Post, Crain's New York, Bitcoinist and a range of other publications and conferences. "

The following is a list of resources discussed on the podcast:

• www.BlockchainNYC.org is the largest blockchain group in NYC for knowledge-sharing, networking and community. The group is set up as a MeetUp.

• 2020 Project Management Blockchain Career Guide [In-depth Analysis]: https://www.blockdriven.com/blog/project-management-blockchain-career

• Deloitte's 2020 Global Blockchain Survey: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/understanding-blockchain-potential/global-blockchain-survey.html

• Art mentioned being an Advisor at Columbia - IBM Lab to Market Blockchain Accelerator, specifically working on Nirvana Labs (AI & Blockchain Solutions for the Healthcare Industry): https://nirvanalabs.org/

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, Zicklin MBA alum Jonathan Tesser (MBA ’08), VP Research and Insights at NYC & Company, speaks with Justyn Makarewycz about one of Jonathan’s recent LinkedIn posts that everyone is a marketer (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonathan-tesser-a2a1852_humanfirst-marketing-activity-6663421401866792960-yQR3), even those who are or are aspiring to be accountants, financial leaders, HR professional or statisticians. Repeat: this episode is not only for those in or aspiring to be marketers.

Jonathan is an insights professional with over 15 years’ experience learning about people through data and insights. Topics discussed in the conversation include:

• No matter a person’s background or job, using marketing fundamentals such as knowing your audience, understanding what’s important to them, targeted communication, etc., will help you in career and life
• How being “other-focused” sets people apart
• “Outcome independence” can change a person’s perspective in very positive ways

Books mentioned in the podcast include

• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
• To Sell Is Human by Daniel Pink

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, James Blanco, EVP and Head of Corporate Development for OneMain Financial, one of the nation’s largest consumer finance businesses, speaks with Justyn Makarewycz about building credibility at work and in personal relationships. Topics include:

• Listening as a way to be a more effective communicator
• Performing analysis to improve business judgements, rather than using them for their own sake
• How credibility is at the core of personal relationships
• Putting general career advice into practice

James and Justyn also briefly share how things are personally going for each of them while observing shelter-in-place.

Books mentioned in the podcast include

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
• Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avos)
• The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins

The episode is hosted by Justyn Makarewycz, Associate Director of Employer Relations at the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justyndm/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, we chat with our first-ever return guest... Ottaviana De Ruvo from Withum! We talk about surviving busy season and making the most of your internship and first year on the job. Subtopics include:

• Seeking out mentors while interning and on the job
• Building your professional network at work for present and future relationships
• Feeling comfortable with asking questions to better perform on the job
• Using tactics to stay on task, including taking good notes
• Evaluating the company you're at to better understand if it's a good fit for you
• Converting from intern to full-time associate
• Being genuine when asking for feedback and seeking out new challenges
• Being a good team player to show your value-add and continue growing as a professional

Withum (https://www.withum.com/) is a nationally ranked public accounting firm providing advisory, tax and audit services to businesses and individuals on a local-to-global scale.

Episode hosted by Stefano from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsverdesoto/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, we chat with Madeleine Rumely (MSA '13) about career transitions and gain insights from her new role as a recruiter. Subtopics include:

• Being strategic about the CPA exam
• Making decisions around industries and specific groups for work
• Importance of on-campus recruiting (OCR) and non-OCR job searches
• Staying motivated during challenging job searches and finding alternate ways in
• How to think through and approach a possible career change
• Understanding how your job search is unique to you
• Making career decisions based on long-term goals, paths, and wants
• Building connections while in school and beyond in your career

Episode hosted by Stefano from the GCMC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsverdesoto/). To connect with Madeleine, connect with her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-rumely-cpa-087b043/). To connect with the GCMC, email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Thank you for listening!