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Consulting and Finance Resources
In the OCC Library
- The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Finance
- The Fast Track (Insider’s Guide to Consulting and Investment Banking)
- Beat The Street: Investment Banking Interviews
- Investment Banking
- The Directory of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms
- The Directory of Consulting Firms
- Wall Street Words
- The Wharton MBA Case Study Guide
- And more…
Vault, Wet Feet Press, and Spotlight on Careers
All three offer a significant number of resources for careers in consulting and finance including industry and interviewing guides, company directories and in-depth company profiles. Some hard copies of their guides are available in the OCC. You can also download guides from WetFeet and Vault websites at no cost.
On the Web
Consulting Case Interviews
- CaseQuestions.com - An excellent site by Marc Consentino, author of Case in Point. The OCC offers significantly discounted subscriptions to the interactive section of this site for just $10. A great value!
- Bain & Company Online Practice Cases
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Interactive Case Prep
- McKinsey Interactive Case Questions
Finance
- OneWire Finance: Precise Career Connections - Remain anonymous while searching for a position or just information on what's out there. Upload your profile and define your parameters for the types of firms and opportunities you are willing to consider, and OneWire will filter out the rest. Preferences can include firms, location, compensation range, number of employees, and assets under management. Hiring managers establish their own criteria and search for candidates who are ranked by percent match. It's up to you whether you continue or decline.
- Ready-For-Finance - "Ready-For-Finance is designed to help undergrads launch their finance careers. The site is rich with resources to help you navigate the finance industry and tackle the nuts-and-bolts of securing a job (from writing a great resume to preparing for your job interview.)"
- TheStreet.com - The latest business and financial news affecting Wall Street.
- Bloomberg.com - Breaking financial, business and economic news worldwide.
- Wall Street Journal
- The Economist
- 85 Broads - Started by a group of former Goldman Sachs female professionals, this is a fabulous networking organization for women interested in finance and business. Consider taking the lead and starting a BroadtoBe chapter here at Williams!
Programs of Interest
- InRoads - Places qualified minority college students in two-four year internships with corporate sponsors in business and industry
- Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) - A premier summer internship program for college students of color, with internships in accounting, asset management, corporate law. global financial leadership, investment banking and management consulting, and philanthropy.
- Starting Bloc - Partnering with top business schools, Starting Bloc is a non-profit that provides training in socially responsible entrepreneurship and business practices. Fellows attend four weekend-long training sessions in Boston, New York or London. A number of Williams students participated in the Boston program in Spring 06.
Robin counsels students interested in business, consulting, finance, advertising, public relations, and publishing. She also directs the school’s on-campus recruiting program.