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Deadline January 31st, 09: Undergraduate Scholarship Program to Germany

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites highly qualified undergraduate students to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany.  Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.  Funding is offered for the academic year 2009/10 (starting in fall 09) and includes a monthly stipend, health insurance and a lump sum for travel. For program details please view our website:
www.daad.org/?p=undergrad

Current DAAD-Scholar blogs: http://www.daad.org/?p=bloggers
DAAD Young Ambassadors: http://www.daad.org/page/65670/
Past participant’s reports: http://www.daad.org/page/84893/

Brid Schenkl
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
schenkl@daad.org
ph  (212) 758-3223, ext.218
fax (212) 755-5780
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017

SFU Business Career Management Centre

Undergraduate Business Job Postings

ACCESS THE JOB BOARD AT:
http://www.sfubusiness.ca/careers/login.php

Jobs Added to Career Network for the Week of December 15 to December 19, 2008:

Jobs Expiring Next Week:

BC HRMA JOBS

You can find the HRMA jobs postings in the SFU Career Network.  Log in to your account and follow these instructions:
1.      Click the ‘Documents’ button
2.      Click the ‘Document Library’ button
3.      Click the ‘HRMA Job Postings’ button

New career opportunities in Finance can be found by accessing the following sites:
Vancouver CFA: http://www.cfavancouver.com/employment/default.aspx
Calgary CFA: http://www.calgarycfasociety.com/jobline/default.aspx
To view the details of these jobs please visit our new Career Network at www.sfubusiness.ca/careernetwork

The Fraser Institute is inviting essay submissions for their student essay contest.  The topic for 2009 is Economic Freedom and Global Prosperity. Deadline is June 1, 2009.
$1,000 first prize, $500 second prize and $250 third prize.

More information can be found at: http://www.fraserinstitute.org/studentsandlearning/forstudents/essay_contest/

The Estey Competition is open for students interested in accounting /finance ethics.  Please submit a research paper for a chance to win $500 and present your paper at the 2009 CAAA annual meeting.  Submission deadline is March 31, 2009.  This is organized in conjunction with the University of Waterloo.

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate student enrolled in a business or business related discipline with a Canadian post secondary institution
• Essay must be on a business ethic topic of their choosing with an emphasis on accounting, finance or related topicss
• Students may submit papers already presented within the 2008/09 academic year for credit
• Papers submitted must represent the student’s independent and individual work

Guidelines:

• Paper should be no more than 3,000 words and double spaced
• The paper must be submitted both electronically and in hard copy by mail
• No references to either the author or author’s home university should be included in the body of the paper.
• Papers must be received at the Centre for Accounting Ethics, School of Accountancy by the end of March 31st, 2009
• Submissions should be made to Ms. Jenny Thompson via email – jthompson@uwaterloo.ca and the address: Ms. Jenny Thompson, Centre for Accounting Ethics, School of Accountancy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1

For complete submission details, visit: www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ACCT/ethics/

An exciting opportunity for you to get a team into a competition! Registration closes on January 17th, 2009-so register very soon!  The prizes are outstanding!

L’Oréal EStrat is one of the world’s biggest online business simulation. This international competition is open to undergraduate and MBA students in their final two years of university or business school.  For details, see – http://www.estrat.loreal.com/_int/_en/home.aspx

In its first eight editions, the L’Oréal EStrat has brought together over 221 000 students from 2200 schools representing 128 countries.

You and your team, consisting of three people, will manage a portfolio of beauty brands and compete for worldwide leadership against 4 other virtual companies during six rounds throughout a period of approximately two months.

You will take the role of the General Manager. At the head of a cosmetics firm, you will face new market situations and challenges during each of the six rounds. You will translate your strategy into critical decisions about all aspects of the company: pricing, production volume and capacity, research and development, marketing, advertising, brand positioning and diversity & equity… In each round, you will have more than 30 charts and graphs to analyze. You will be asked to make over 150 decisions!

Each round corresponds to a six month real time period. The four other virtual companies, run automatically by the simulation, will not only challenge you with innovative decisions but will also respond to your moves!

Every registered team will have the opportunity to participate in the first round, and then, according to their Share Price Index, 1700 of these teams will be selected to continue the adventure (rounds 2 – 5). All the teams participating in the L’Oréal EStrat 2009 will manage PRIMA, but in a parallel simulated world, separate from yours.

Your objective is to achieve the highest SHARE PRICE INDEX (SPI) at the end of the simulation.

To learn more about SPI, click here.

You will be able to follow week to week evolution of the international, regional and national rankings.

EStrat makes everything possible, around the world and in real time, through a highly realistic and custom-created simulation run on internet.

The Vault Online Career Library is an educational tool that gives your students unlimited, 24-hour online access to:

• Vault Guides:  Students download the electronic versions of over 90 Vault Interview and Resume, Career Topic, Industry, and Employer Guides.
• 4,000+ Company Profiles:  Up-to-date Company Profiles for more than 3,000 employers.  Vault obtains “insider information” by surveying thousands of employees each year.  The Vault Research Team takes real quotations from the surveys, giving your students the hard-to-get, company culture information that gives them a competitive advantage in their interviews.
• Industry and Occupation Profiles:  These articles cover a broad range of disciplines, giving students quick, easy-to-read profiles of industries and occupations.
• Message Boards:  Access to the Internet’s most popular career topic Message Boards, the Vault Electronic WaterCooler^TM.  Here your students have access to conversations with employees at their targeted companies, and altogether 4 million Message Board postings.
• 3,000+ Career Advice Articles:  Covering a wide variety of career topics, from the cover letter to the offer letter.
• Internship Database:  Seek out the ideal internship based on criteria such as location, industry, compensation and number of interns hired.  Get details on each program including application deadlines, organization overviews, and more!

What’s in it for me?

Vault empowers you with fresh, relevant knowledge about companies and careers.  Essential industry information synthesized with specific, insider company information provides the coherent context needed for students to identify valuable job opportunities.  Our exclusive information gives you a competitive advantage over other job-seekers who only have limited information presented in a vacuum elsewhere or filtered through PR departments.  You can effectively compare between competing employers to determine where you will fit in with corporate culture best, where the best salaries are, and where the best opportunities for advancement are present.  The result? You radiate the confidence, insight and understanding that shine through in interviews as having “done your homework.”  Vault you helps you land coveted jobs, all the while feeling in control of the process.

The Buzz

“After using Vault I was able to exude a lot more confidence during interviews because I felt like I knew what I was talking about rather than memorizing useless information. To illustrate how helpful both the guides and snapshots are, take my offer from Deustche Bank for example. I, an Economics major (with no accounting background) have accepted to join Deutsche Bank for the summer with their Controlling Division which is primarily an accounting job. I was able to ace the interview by reading the guides pertaining to both the firm and the nature of the job.”

– Rutgers’ student

“Firsthand accounts by successful professionals in the field are an important part of the guides… These guides make for excellent starting points for job hunters and should be purchased by academic libraries for their career sections. University career centers should have them on their shelves.”

– Library Journal (2003) Lucy Heckman, St. John’s University Library

“Across the board, Vault.com delivers in all areas of ‘what makes a job site good.’  What sets Vault.com apart…is its extensive company information, including insider reports and discussion forums by and for people you really work at the companies…it’s an excellent way to find out whether you fit with the corporate climate and to establish networking contacts.  Overall, I give this site a ‘two thumbs way up!’  [Vault is] a fast and smart job seeker’s paradise.”

– The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Finding Your Dream Job Online

Connect to the Vault:  http://business.sfu.ca/careers/bba/resources/vault.php

The deadline for Co-op jobs at these great companies are fast approaching:

· Microsoft Canada

· ING Insurance Company

· IBM

· RBC

· Fisheries and Oceans Canada

· Sage Software

If you are a Seeking Co-op Student, please log onto Symplicity to see the deadlines for the above job postings. If you are not a Seeking Co-op Student and are interested in Business Co-op, please drop by the Business Co-op office located on the 2^nd floor of WMX.

Hone your job hunting skills with these workshops:Interview Workshop
Learn how to prepare, how to answer questions, what questions YOU should ask, and get some interview practice!
Friday, February 6^th 1:30pm to 3:20pm in CS Group Rooms 1 & 2Resume Workshop
Work with your peers and workshop facilitators to transform your resume into one that is compelling, engaging, and attractive
Tuesday, February 17^th 1:30pm to 3:20pm in ASB 9896Cover Letter Workshop
Learn how to use your cover letter to “sell” yourself the best way you can.
Thursday, February 26^th 1:30 to 3:20 in ASB 9896All-in-One
Work on all your major work search tools in one session. Learn how to create cover letters that really “sell” you; make your resume compelling, engaging, and attractive; and develop a deeper understanding of the interview process.
Saturday, March 14^th 10:00am to 4:00pm in ASB 9896Sign up for these workshops today on the Symplicity: http://www.sfu.ca/wil/symplicity/

Award-Winning OptimalResume Now Offered to Simon Fraser University Students

As a business student at Simon Fraser University, we are proud to offer you access to OptimalResume, the gold standard in online resume technology.  Used by hundreds of universities across the country and across the globe, OptimalResume guides students in the resume process from content creation to online publication.

You can draft your resume in just a few short minutes with OptimalResume’s comprehensive software, which includes content examples for each section and format assistance, all on a 24/7 basis.  Once a resume has been composed and formatted, it is immediately generated in three formats: Rich Text, Plain Text, and HTML (an interactive resume website).  Counselors often remark that the quality of the first draft is far better with OptimalResume.  You can even send your draft directly to counselors through a unique Review Center to ensure resume quality.

Once a resume has been created and filled with content, you can pick from thousands of different combinations of resume styles to find the right look for your resume.  It’s never been so easy to create an attractive and professional resume presentation!

Please visit http://business.sfu.ca/careers/bba/resources/optimalresume.php to open a new account and create your first interactive online resume!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Preet Saini at the Career Management Centre 778.782.5544 or bbacareers@sfu.ca

Please share your opinion with us and you could win an iPod Touch!

SFU Business is pleased to be participating in a national research study of student interests and attitudes regarding their careers and employers.  The report, known as From Learning to Work 2008, will help employers better understand how to attract students and graduates while also helping us learn how to better serve you with career planning support.

All respondents to the survey will be entered into a draw for an iPod Touch.

You can start the survey here: http://www.universumsurvey.com/canada.

All responses will be treated as confidential and not associated with your identity in any way.

Thank you for considering being a part of this important study.  Please feel free to forward this message to your friends!

Sincerely,

SFU Business Career Management Centre
WMX 2363 – 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Tel: (778) 782-5544  Fax: (778) 782-3028
Email:bbacareers@sfu.ca
Website:www.sfubusiness.ca/careers