Okay. So welcome. Thank you all for being here tonight and for being patient. My name is Autumn Moser. I'm a Career Development Associate in Arts and Sciences Career Development. And tonight we're going to be discussing how to prepare for a career in finance as a sophomore. If you're a first year student, you should join the first year program that's going on right now. I just sent the link for it in the chat if you're maybe in the wrong place here. If you're a junior, the information that we're going to be talking about today might still aligned with what you're looking for. But we would encourage an appointment with a career advisor just to make sure that you're getting specialized advice for your situation. So before we begin, I just want to go over a couple of housekeeping things. The presentation tonight is being recorded and a copy of the slides will be sent to everyone who registered. Once the presentation has been captioned, it will be posted on the Cornell Career Services website in the media library where you will have access to it. If you have questions throughout the presentation, you can submit them through the Q and A box. If we can do them through the Q and A box rather than the chat box, that'll be helpful for us so that we only have to monitor questions in one place. I have my colleague Ana on with me tonight and she's going to help monitor questions. Most of them will be answered at the end because I want to make sure that we have enough time to get through the content of the presentation. So I am going to just. You muted your microphone as well as your video. Thank you. Zoom is not my friend tonight. Alright, let's see here. Great. So tonight we're going to discuss a couple of academic things to keep in mind as you're exploring finance. We're going to talk about how to explore different areas of finance. We'll talk a lot about networking tonight, how to prepare to actually apply, How to find opportunities, we're going to go over a very detailed timeline for recruiting. So hopefully there aren't questions around when you should be recruiting. And then we're going to give you some really concrete next steps that we can walk away tonight and do if you're interested in finance. So as a sophomore who is considering a career in finance, there are a few courses and skills that we recommend starting with. We recommend taking a course in or maybe doing some self-study on financial accounting. This is the language of finance and it helps you understand the basics. So things like cashflow statements, income statements, and balance sheets. It may also be helpful to take a course in statistics to kind of hone those quantitative skills, macro and micro economics are always a good place to start because this is really the basic foundation of banking and of economics. Knowing Excel is an important skill for those interested in finance, you are going to spend a lot of time in Excel. So really understanding how to use it and how to use it within finance is really key. So making sure that you have advanced knowledge, not just I can open an Excel spreadsheet and type in a cell. We want to do things like pivot tables vLookup and know how to use formulas. And a good aim when you're thinking about perfecting your Excel skills is understanding how Excel is used with things like the cashflow statement and the balance sheets. I think it's important to understand that GPA matters when you're interested in finance. So we recommend aiming for a 3.5 or higher because divisions like investment banking and sales and trading tend to be more competitive, we would recommend somewhere around a 3.8 or higher for those industries specifically. We're going to talk a little bit more about GPA later, but remember that Cornell grades on that 4.3 scale So while we recommend that 3.5, that is around a 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. Most finance firms are looking for at least a 3.2 out of the 4.0 So that's why we're aiming for that 3.5 out of 4.3. So that being said, Major does not matter. Recruiters are generally not looking for a specific major rather they're looking for experience, specific skill sets that are necessary for the job and a GPA. So we want you to major in what you enjoy because ideally that will result in a better GPA. So remember that experience matters, but major does not necessarily matter. It's important to remember that finance is a large industry. I chuckle sometimes when students say, I am interested in finance, but when I ask them what they're interested in within finance, that's a really tough question. And so we're going to start with exploring some of those different positions and understanding how you fit within the finance industry. So this slide has a kind of a handful of different positions within the finance industry. And this is not an exhaustive list by any means. You can see them are traditional routes. Some things like investment banking and sales and trading. These do tend to be more competitive as I mentioned in the last slide. And generally internships in these divisions are reserved for juniors, so it would probably not be likely as a sophomore that you will be recruiting in those areas. Divisions that are more open to sophomores include the commercial banking, global markets, tax, and investment management. If you would prefer something more quantitative, you might enjoy the investment research or equity research. And finance, just like every other industry has options outside of banking. So things like legal risk management. Marketing and communications and things like that. So we don't want to keep a narrow mind when searching for options in finance, especially as a sophomore. But this background research is important for you to understand how you will fit within different firms, especially as a junior and beyond. So just like there are a lot of areas of finance, there's also a wide range of ways that you can do financial work. As a sophomore, it might be a good idea to look at options outside of traditional finance firms and banks. So maybe taking a look at healthcare finance or financial technology companies. You could work in finance at a governmental organization or a non-profit. These are all good ways to get that financial experience on the resume for when you are recruiting for your junior year internship. So many of you probably looked at that list of options and didn't fully understand what those roles meant or how they kind of fit into a larger companies. This initial research is really crucial. I would say it's the most overlooked step of the process. You need to understand what an interests in finance means to you. Because there's a 99.9% chance that an employer's going to ask you this in an interview or a networking opportunity. We recommend starting with the vault guides, which provide job titles and descriptions for common industries. I listed a few of the guides on here. And you can see that it's pretty comprehensive of the different areas of finance. We do have a subscription to Vault so you can log in with your net ID and password to access everything on there for free. Employer websites can also be really helpful, especially for understanding the different divisions within that organization and how they fit. Many of the bulge bracket firms have pretty comprehensive websites. I linked the Goldman one here as an example. They have a lot of great information, but I recommend checking out a few different large firms to do some research. Some other additional resources are tools like Investopedia. Things like The Wall Street Journal or news resources like the Financial Times would be great. So I have Wall Street Journal linked there. And that link actually will go to our Cornell library website where there's a whole list of resources like Wall Street Journal and financial times that you can access for free as a Cornell student. Other resources include Wall Street Oasis, Wall Street Prep and corporate finance institute that are really helpful for getting information on the different divisions, but also understanding nuances of recruiting in each different division. So for the most part, Financial recruiting is similar across the industry, but there are divisions that kinda do it a little bit differently, like investment banking for example. So another way that we can continue to learn about fit within finance as through networking. So networking can be helpful in many different ways, including gathering knowledge, making connections, learning about opportunity is, and then getting to the interview stage after applying. So we recommend networking early and often. And let's talk about what networking is. Essentially networking is an ongoing relation, a ongoing process of relationship building. So it starts with talking to people who are just doing work related to what you're interested in and learning more about what day to day looks like for them. There's only so much that you can read online. So a lot can be gained from talking to someone who goes to that job every day. Networking is being purposeful in your interaction. So you could argue that you network all the time whenever you meet someone new that you're networking. So we want to make sure that we're treating all new interactions as a knowledge gathering opportunity. The easiest and most effective way to network is through an informational interviews. So this is when you have an informal meeting with an alumni or with someone who's just working in the field. And you ask them questions about their career path and their experiences, how they got to where they are today. And we recommend coming to those meetings with questions prepared. Really, you can ask anything that you think you need to know to make an informed career decision. I definitely recommend asking maybe some of those tougher questions. So questions about work-life balance, about how many hours a day that they work, how many hours a week that they work? The competitiveness of the industry, those questions that would be really helpful for you to know up front, but might not be something that naturally comes up in the conversation. We also recommend that you always ask the connections that you make if they have more connections. So the less cold outreach you need to do for the networking, the better. So you should always ask, Do you have a colleague that you can get me in touch with or based on my background, do you have a suggestion for who I connect with next? That can be really helpful. We want to make sure that you're taking good notes that you can refer to later, asked good questions and follow up with that. Thank You. Know, it is important that these conversations are not one and done. So keep connected with your network and continue to learn from them. And continue to keep in touch with them as you're going through your career. So how do you find these people to connect with? There are four main ways that we're going to talk about today. So on-campus resources, things like career fairs, employer information sessions, and alumni events are just one way. Keep an eye on the Events tab on handshake. That's where all of our events are going to be posted, including the career fair and player information sessions. If you're an arts and sciences students, we have the Career Connections committee finance team, which is a group of arts and sciences alumni who are based in New York City and who work in finance. And they do alumni events every January and every gene. CUeLinks is the next resource. This is basically like a LinkedIn for the Cornell community. The great thing about CUeLinks is the alumni who have profiles on there have already elected to talk to students. So they're opting into being listed on there, which I think maybe takes a little bit of the fear of networking out of it when you know that they want to talk to you. When I was on CUeLinks this morning, I found 779 people who indicated that they worked somewhere in the finance industry. So there's a lot of people to be able to connect with on CUeLinks. And then supplemental to CUeLinks we have LinkedIn. We're going to talk about LinkedIn a little bit more in depth on the next slide. And then finally, you want to think about connections that you might already have. So check in with your friends, your family, coworkers, peers who might know someone who works in finance and can get you connected or at least get a conversation started. So as I mentioned, LinkedIn can be really helpful for building networks and connecting with alumni. But it can also be really powerful for researching in the finance industry. So once you're logged in, you can go to the Cornell University page, and click on the alumni button. And a page similar to this will come up where you can search for alumni by where they live, where they work, and what they do. So I just did a quick search here for Bank of America. And I can narrow that down even more by adding the location and adding that role. So you're really finding the right people that you want to connect with. Once you do that search, you want to make sure that you're researching the alumni who come up rather than just immediately hitting that Connect button. So we want to click on their profile and take some note of important information. Where did they do internships? What else were they involved with? Maybe on campus or in their community. Did they get a return offer after their junior year or did they recruit as a senior? This is all really good information to take in so that you understand what that process is going to be like for you. This cursory research is also going to allow you to craft a more personalized connection. So when you hit that Connect button on LinkedIn, you have the option to add a note with your connection. And that note is just explaining why you're wanting to connect. You have an 80% better chance of someone connecting with you if you explain why you're wanting to connect. And ideally that connection or that note that you send will be detailed about why you're interested in talking to them specifically. So we mentioned on-campus resources as an networking method. As a finance student, employer information sessions are particularly important for you. This allows you to get in front of the employer, obviously, virtually right now. And employers pay really close attention to who attends. So many employers will track attendance and check to see if you attended an information session when they're reviewing applications. It shows them that you're serious about their company. And it allows you to learn more about the company to see if you're going to be a good fit. Generally, we recommend that you wear business professional. Even in the virtual world, it might feel weird to have a full suit on in front of your computer, but it's helpful to do that. We also recommend that you prepare by doing some research on the company and planning some questions that you can ask. And these questions should demonstrate that you've done some of that research. I also just want to mention that if you're an Arts and Sciences student and have financial need, the professional development fund might be able to help you purchase a professional suit if you need it. So the link for the Professional Development Fund is on here as well. And just as a final note, for these employer information sessions, just remember to act professionally, but also to have good zoom etiquette. So this means things like turning your camera on. If you're on a zoom meeting, using that raise hand function, if you want to ask questions, have a non-distracting background, things like that. And then just remember that recruiters and alumni are humans. So you don't want to just get in front of someone and regurgitate a personal pitch. You want to have a casual conversation, introduce who you are by saying your name, your major, and what you're interested in. And I think you can get some bonus points if what you're interested in is more than "I'm looking for an internship in finance." We really want to try to demonstrate that you know what you're talking about when you're having these interactions. So at this point, I want to cover how to actually prepare. And so we are going to start with application materials. So the resume. These are just some of the things that employers are going to be looking for on the resume. The first is analytical skills. So this can be demonstrated with good metrics on the resume. When you're writing your descriptions for your experiences, if there's a way for you to add numbers, that's always helpful. And then you want to make sure that you include good results in your descriptions as well. A lot of the finance industry is result-driven, so we really want to be able to demonstrate that through your descriptions. So a good bullet point on the resume might say "conducted market research for both buy side and sell side resulting in 17 strong leads." So we've got the action which was conducting that market research. And we've got the metric 17 strong leads, and that's also the result. So we really want strong result-driven descriptions with those metrics if possible. Finance experience is a given. We want to be able to demonstrate to employers that you are interested in the finance industry. And this can be done through previous internships, clubs and organizations, relevant coursework, volunteer work, all kinds of different things. So it doesn't have to be paid or formal for it to be a good experience to include as long as it's finance related or finance adjacent. Additional things to remember to include, internships that haven't started yet. So some of you might have an internship lined up for this summer already. But if it doesn't start until June or July, it's still okay to list it on your resume as incoming. You just wouldn't put any descriptions with it because you haven't started it. If you had an internship that was canceled last summer due to COVID, you could decide to include it on the resume. It would just be a line that says the job title, the company name, summer 2020, and then you would add a note that says canceled due to COVID. No descriptions again because it's not something that you actually did. Excel skills. So we talked about this one a little bit earlier. Those are good to have on there. And as a note for that, it's helpful to have the word "Excel" rather than just Microsoft Office. This is helpful if an employer is using an applicant tracking system. If they put the word "Excel" in as a key word, Microsoft Office won't be flagged. Don't forget your GPA. We're going to talk about this GPA a little bit more. But you can also opt to include your SAT or ACT scores as well. Employers like to see that. So I just want to reiterate that Cornell is on that 4.3 scale. We recommend listing the scale directly on the resume for full transparency. You can choose to calculate your GPA on a 4.0 scale. And the calculation I have listed here, just make sure that you're not adding the 4.0 As the scale on the resume unless you've calculated that. Otherwise it's falsifying documents. So we had a student who get a finance offer rescinded because they have their GPA on the resume listed out of a 4.0. But then when their recruiter saw the transcript, realized that that was the GPA out of a 4.3, and when she re-calculated it, the student didn't meet the minimum GPA requirement and they did consider that a lie on the application. So we want to be really careful and transparent with the GPA on there. Cover letters are pretty common with finance internships. The cover letter should be an extension of your resume, not just repeating what they already saw on the resume. We recommend having a cover letter looked at before sending it. An important skill in finance is attention to detail. So recruiters have no leniency when it comes to grammar or spelling mistakes on the resume and the cover letters. So we really want to make sure that we're triple checking those before we're sending them. And then finally the transcript. So it's often required when you're applying for finance positions to have a transcript. And this can be found on your Student Center. I recommend downloading a copy onto your computer because you're going to be using that pretty often when you're actively recruiting. We're going to cover the interview process next. The interview process in finance generally consists of a one-way interview, a phone interview, and a super day. So the HireVue, or a one-way interview, is when you answer questions but you're not actually talking to someone. So it's a digital recruiting tool. And that uses video intelligence to see if you match the company's criteria to be invited to an interview with a real person. It uses AI and machine learning algorithms to analyze data points found in the video to predict future performance with the company. So it collects data points on things like non-verbal cues like facial expression, eye movement, body movement, nuances of voice, things like that. You generally have 30 seconds to consider your response to a question and then three minutes to answer your response. There's a video from Goldman on how to navigate those HireVue, or one-way interviews. I have that video linked here, that's a good place to start. The phone interview is generally short, maybe 20 or 30 minutes. And it's a screening interview where you can expect questions about your resume and some of your previous experiences. Super days or all day or most today interviewing. So usually they're 3 to 5 half-hour interviews with different professionals. Most companies have information about what you can expect during those super days on their website. So if you're invited for one, that's a good place to start. But if they don't have information on their website, I always recommend asking your recruiter or whoever invited you for that interview to know what to expect for that day because they're long and they're a little exhausting. So what types of questions might you expect in a finance interview? You can definitely expect behavioral questions about your skills and about your experiences. We want you to be prepared to discuss current events in the market and within the specific division that you're interviewing in. And this is to demonstrate knowledge and interest. Basic accounting questions are in your certainty. So questions like "walk me through an income statement," or "what is working capital," things like that. And then some finance firms will use brain teasers or a case like interview questions in the actual interview process. To prepare for the behavioral interview, we recommended practice with Career Services. There's also a really comprehensive overview of behavioral interviewing in the career development toolkit on Canvas. And that would also be a good place to start for the behavioral questions. Technical questions, It might be a good thing to talk to alumni or your network about what types of questions you can expect or what types of areas you should prepare in. And then we have resources like Wall Street prep, Training the Street, and then the vault finance interview guide that can help get you started with those technical questions. And then just set the bottom here I have another note about networking. I do want to stress that networking is important. Alumni in finance are pretty often telling us that networking is the easiest way for you to get an interview. So it's a necessity within finance. So let's switch gears a little bit to finding opportunities. These are just some general resources, but we always encourage a meeting with your career advisor to just check in on your strategy and make sure that you're on the right track. Start with handshake. Handshake is going to be your best friend through the application process and finance. You always have a better chance of getting internships through handshake because the employers who are on there are specifically looking for Cornell students. Often times bulge bracket firms will have specific Cornell recruiters who will be using handshake to look at applicants and extend interview offers. Other resources that could be helpful are tools like the vault job board, indeed or LinkedIn. So these are those third-party job boards that are helpful for looking at a wide range of opportunities. And I recommend that you apply to positions through specific company websites rather than directly through LinkedIn or Indeed. This helps ensure that your application is going to get looked at. Another great resource is Regional Chamber of Commerce websites. So this is a really good option for sophomores who are looking for opportunities that are maybe closer to home. Most counties and cities have Chamber of Commerce websites where you can see a list of organizations in that area. And you can focus on boutique firms, financial advising, wealth management and private equity firms. Those smaller companies that are a little bit more inclined to take on Sophomores. A lot of our underclassmen find summer opportunities through just cold outreach. Seeing if maybe you can help with a project or shadow, get in the office and do an actual internship if they're willing to do that. But students generally have pretty good luck with that cold outreach. And then lastly, if you're open to looking outside of the finance industry, you can use industry specific job boards like Idealist.org, which is a job board specific to nonprofits and NGOs. Or USA Jobs.gov, which is a job board for government jobs. Let's talk a little bit more in depth about handshake. So when you use handshake, it's really important to know how to use it effectively. So you will go to the Jobs tab here, and we will click on internships. And then you want to click on this all filters. So once you click on all filters, you will see this filter come up. And we want you to look at this employer preferences and click on this little carrot that's going to drop down these options. So this little carrot here is going to help you look for opportunities by your school year and graduation date. So obviously yours will say sophomore. But that helps weed out those opportunities that are specifically for first year students or employers who are only accepting applications from juniors. You can also search in the filters by the industry or the job function. And then once you put in all of these filters, you can save your search and that's going to help so that next time you go into handshake, you don't have to click on all these filters again. Once you find something that sounds interesting, pay attention to the due date so that you can stay on top of your applications as well as how to apply. So when it says apply externally, that means that you will put the application in on handshake and then it's going to redirect you to the company websites so that you can finish your application. Even if it says apply externally, you still want to initiate the application through handshake. So just as a reminder, Cornell is a target school and many of those firms have Cornell specific recruiters who are looking at handshake. Another option for sophomore students are early insight or pre internship exploration programs. So these are generally short-term events, maybe a day to a week long. And they are typically reserved for traditionally under-represented groups like the ones that I have listed here. Applications can vary pretty significantly and the format for what the event looks like can vary as well. But many of the programs offer a guaranteed internship interview for the following summer. So they can be a great opportunity to learn more about the firm, to network, gain mentorship, and then potentially get an internship opportunity for the next summer. Most of the larger banks offer some type of program. And these are just a few who have historically offered them. They are listed on handshake in the Events tab, as a note. So that's a little bit quirky with these programs. They're not generally listed under that jobs tab. They're in the Events tab. So next we're going to spend the rest of the time talking about Timeline. And I think this is going to clarify a lot of questions that students typically have about finance. So you will be recruiting much earlier than almost every other industry. Early recruiting is generally middle market and boutique firms. So middle market firms are companies like RDC, BNP Paribas, UBS, companies like that. And boutique firms are companies like Jeffrey's, Guggenheim, and And these firms are really eager to get top talent before they apply to those bulge bracket firms. So this means that they recruit roughly 18 months before the internship. Meaning that you will recruit this spring for junior year, summer 2022 internships. Summer recruiting is generally bulge bracket firms. So companies like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, those are just a few. And they usually open their applications at the end of June or the beginning of July. This is the summer before the internship would start. And then we have off cycle recruiting. So this is when you're looking outside of the finance industry. So in this case, it's common for the recruiting to be in line with the industry recruiting timeline. So for example, finance in government or non-profits are usually on a spring semester timeline. And when in doubt, I recommend just checking in with Career Services to make sure that you know when you're supposed to be recruiting for the things that you're interested in. And I understand that this concept of the recruiting is a little bit difficult. So I have this more detailed visual which I think will help. And so basically this says that from August to December, you've only been applying for summer 2021 internships. Starting about this time, January, February, we start to see those middle market and boutique firms post their summer 2022 internships. So that means that if you haven't secured an internship for summer 2021 yet, you may be applying for summer 2021 and summer 2022 internships at the same time. And then if you get a Summer 2021 internship that would theoretically start in May and then the rest of the summer would be recruiting for summer 2022. Hopefully that broke it down a little bit more so that you understand that overlap. But when in doubt, again, check in with a career advisor if you're having trouble. One of the nuances of that overlap, So applying for summer 2021 and summer 2022 internships at the same time, is that in regard to summer 2022 recruiting, it's common for students to get offers that they need to make decisions on before completing this summer's internship and before bulge bracket firms are recruiting. So sometimes that's a tough decision, especially if you were looking at some of those bulge bracket firms for your junior year internship, if you have an offer that expires before your summer 2021 internship starts or before you're able to recruit with those larger firms, I recommend a conversation with career services so we can figure out what the best route is for you. So now we're going to go through and talk about some suggestions for things that you should be doing each semester. These are not hard and fast rules. They're just suggestions. For this spring, we recommend looking into those pre internship and early insight programs if they're applicable to you and apply for those as the deadlines come up. We want you to continue to apply for summer 2021 internships. It might not be a bad idea to consider a different industries or diverse opportunities. As a sophomore, it's important to get some type of finance experience on the resume, even if it's not a formal full-time opportunity. Apply for summer 2022 opportunities that are open. We recommend starting to attend those employer information sessions. So you will start to see those posted on handshake starting next Monday. So that first day of classes. Attend career conversations or alumni events. So, we have alumni who are doing talks, especially if they're in the finance industry, They would be great to attend. And participate in a practice interview if you haven't done so already, I always think that they're helpful. And then keep networking. So keep talking to folks, keep connecting. We want to keep that going year round. Summer 2021. So these suggestions will depend on where you are in the recruiting process for summer 2022. So if you accepted an offer for summer 2022, you are done recruiting. Do not continue recruiting If you have already signed an offer. That's part of that hard decision with signing an offer before recruiting with those larger firms. In general this summer, we want you to participate in those early insight programs if you were accepted or complete a formal internship. And for our arts and sciences students, our finance team is going to be doing that event in June or July so that networking event will be great to attend. We want you to continue applying for summer 2022 internships if you haven't secured something already, continue to network. And especially at your experience. So make sure that you're kind of stepping out of your comfort zone and talking to whoever is willing to sit down and talk to you or do a zoom chat with you. You can do a lot of networking if you already have an opportunity. Reflect on your experience and contemplate potential return offers. So in some cases, the internship that you do in your sophomore year might offer for you to return for your junior year. So that's a big decision to make. It's also good to reflect on the experience. Did you enjoy it? Was it the division that you are really looking for or are you interested in another division after doing that experience And this is all really important to contemplate because junior year internships are important. The ideal scenario is that you get a junior year internship at the firm that you want to work for after graduation. Because a lot of times in finance, the junior year internship results in a return offer. What if I'm not selected for a 2021 internship? So if you don't get a summer 2021 internship, don't panic. There are a lot of ways to get finance experience on the resume. But also remember that if you don't have something secured at this time for summer 2021, you still have plenty of time to find something. And I'm so it's definitely not time to panic yet. We recommend starting with a discussion with us in the career development office to talk about your internship strategy, maybe talk about a plan b or another approach to getting into the finance area. We recommend finding ways to work on skills or gain experience the summer in any way. Maybe that's participating in a case competition or some type of job shadowing experience or a finance boot camp, something like that, and then keep networking. So I think I've said this a couple of times now, these conversations are really the easiest way to get to that interview stage. The more people who are in your corner when you're applying, the better opportunities you have. Fall 2021. So we are going to participate in on-campus recruiting. So things like the career fairs and continue to go to those employer information sessions. We want you to continue networking. And like I said, this should be happening year round. And if it's mid fall 2021 and you still don't have a junior year internship yet, doubling down on that networking can be really helpful. And maybe making sure that you're networking with at least one person, every company that you're applying to. Application materials are good to revisit in the fall. So making sure that you've updated your resume with the experience you had this summer, making sure that the cover letter is effective, a possible and then doing a practice interview to make sure that the reason why those interviews aren't resulting in an offer isn't because you're not presenting yourself well enough. And then keep applying. So there's going to be a lot of activity before the fall 2021 where you'll be applying, but there's still lots of opportunities to keep applying throughout fall 2021 if you haven't secured anything for 2022. So keep monitoring handshake and applying for things as they pop up. So things to do today after you leave. The first thing is to take the on-campus recruiting tutorial on handshake. This is going to give you access to resources where an employer is scheduling interviews through handshake. So we want to make sure that the on-campus recruiting tutorial is done, otherwise you won't have access. Do your research. So we talked a lot about those vault guides, So it might be a good place to start if the vault guide seem a little bit too daunting for tonight, maybe just explore handshake. Prepare for summer internship search. So get that resume and cover letter reviewed if you haven't already, and maybe revisit that handshake profile. And then network. I challenge you in the next week to connect with five Cornellians in your area of interest and start having some conversations. So at this time I'm going to open it for questions. We have some resources here and for arts and sciences. But if you're not an arts and sciences student, check in with your college career office for details on how they might be able to help. So what kinds of questions do we have from folks? There's nothing sitting waiting in the Q&A right now that's unanswered. But hopefully somebody's typing right as we speak. Awesome. Maybe in the presentation also detailed and clear that we don't have any questions. It was a very thorough I learned a lot. Here's one. A student was asking, I do not know the exact job I want to pursue in finance. So what internship should I pursue to learn the most? That's a good question. I mean, I suppose anything within finance is going to be helpful because what I would challenge you to do is during that internship, make sure that you're networking with everyone and every industry or every division. So setting up those coffee chats or video calls with some folks across the company so that you can really learn where your niche is within the area. So not a very direct answer for you, but anything in finance is going to be helpful at this point. Another question here, how do we go about asking for a referral during networking calls? Yeah, this is a great question. It's uncomfortable to ask for those referrals during those conversations. Generally, you want to make sure that a relationship has been built first before asking. So as a general note with networking, it's never a good idea to reach out and say, I need help finding an internship or I'm looking for an internship. We really want to start with that relationship building and knowledge gallery. And once that happens and how fast that happens, it really depends on the person. So the referral conversation could potentially come up in that first call if you feel like you're connecting really well with them. But in general, I would say that that question should probably be when you're talking about internships. So maybe mentioning that you recently applied for an internship posted at their company, or ask if they have internships that you can apply to and then that conversation about referrals may happen naturally. But it really depends on how that conversation is going and kind of reading the person. Another question, you mentioned, networking as much as possible. Is there a goal for how many people to connect with and how often? Sure, that's a great question. So when we're thinking about networking, quality over quantity. So we want quality connections. And that could be a couple of quality connections versus talking to 300 people. So I don't think there's a magic number that we should be shooting for, but you do want to make sure that they are good connections. And that starts with really researching who you're wanting to talk to. Making sure that you're going to those conversations with well-developed questions, open-ended questions that are going to spark that conversation. So that might mean you're only connecting with one person per week and that's okay if that's what you can fit into your calendar. But you certainly don't need to be having a networking call every day to be able to get what we want out of that networking. So I don't know that I fully answer that because I don't know that there's really a magic number for how many or how often you should be having those. Great. Hopefully a simple one, when we network over Zoom, should we wear business professional? I always recommend just wearing the business professional even if you are just having like those networking calls there, they tend to be a little bit more casual, but I think it sets a good precedent when you are well-prepared for the conversation. And maybe that means putting on a sports coat. So I also think that dressing in that business professional manner really puts you in that space, headspace. So like for example, I had been working from home for a long time now I don't normally wear shoes while I'm like seeing students, but for my presentation tonight I put shoes on because I feel more professional and like ready to give a presentation because I have shoes on. Does that makes sense? And so I think it's always helpful. Okay. How can we tell if they've completed the OCR tutorial on handshake. I recall completing it a few months ago, but I want to make sure it went through. Sure. If you're able to see on campus recruiting as an option on handshake, then that means that you have completed the tutorial. Recent update of handshake is that the on-campus interviews is listed in the Events tab and not the jobs tab, which might be why you think you don't have access. So if you click on the Events tab, you should see a tab that says on-campus interviewing. And when you click on that, if you don't get an error message, you'd have access to on campus recruiting. That's the last open question. Unless there's anything else outstanding, it's time to get those last questions. And well, if you think of more questions after the presentation wraps up, you can feel free to reach out to us. But thank you everyone for joining and being patient at the beginning as we kind of worked out some of these technical difficulties. Coming in. How many firms open apps in the summer will they also have OCR opportunities? That's a great question. No. Our firms that recruit over the summer wouldn't have access to on campus recruiting because we only do that during the school year. So a spring semester on campus recruiting and fall semester on campus recruiting. The firms that open over the summer will be posted on handshake, but not do on campus recruiting. All right, that was the last question. Alright, great. Well, thank you everyone for attending. And have a good night.