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On Thursday, March 13, Baruch College hosted a panel discussion on Wall Street Careers. Speakers included Andrew Jozefiak, a European Investors analyst, Conner McGee, a vice president at UBS Private Wealth Management, Jason Tabalujan, a GE Capital associate, and Elissa Klien, advertising services in The Wall Street Journal.
The discussion centered around paths towards their chosen fields, job skills needed, their involvement in Cents Ability and their overall experience on Wall Street.
The speakers shared their unique experiences with the audience. McGee stated, "I found it amazing that you could take someone's money, wait some time and come back with more money, and that was a job." That was the theme of the discussion where the panelists were genuinely excited about their jobs.
One of the major points was that students need to network and see what is available out there in terms of jobs to explore what types of fields they are interested in.
There was a consensus that the sell-side of finance had longer hours, but also had more rewards. However, if one wants to have a nice work-life balance take a hard look at buy-side finance.
The speakers also gave some great advice on how to stand out in the recruiting process. Jozefiak said one way to make your application truly stand out is to join a leadership position in a specific club and make sure emphasize what value you bring to the club.
Klien advised students to minimize the weaknesses that they expose during the interview, because at the end of the day, whoever has the most strengths will get the job. Chowdhury advised students to network in order to understand what types of Wall Street jobs exist and where you will fit in.
The majority of the speakers work in a non-profit organization called Cents Ability. They are a group of young professionals who provide underprivileged high school students with the financial tools and knowledge necessary to achieve their life goals through basic finance classes.
They encouraged the students to join because it is a growing organization where you can not only improve your leadership and public speaking skills but also develop your personal network. When the discussion panel ended and informal networking started Baruch students had their time to shine.
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