By Kasturi Das (MS Finance '17) Cantor Fitzgerald is hailed as one of the biggest comebacks on Wall Street in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The firm had occupied the top five floors of the World Trade Center Tower 1 when the hijacked plane collided with the tower, killing 658 of the firm’s employees.  A solid example of resilience, Cantor fought its way back despite losing more than two thirds of its people. Today, it is bigger and more diversified than before with its reach in all spheres of investment banking, private equity and even real estate. The Zicklin Investment Club, in collaboration with the Zicklin GCMC and the University of Hartford, were invited to an office visit to Cantor Fitzgerald’s office located at 499 Park Avenue on October 30. I was fortunate to be a part of the group of MBA and MS students. The day started off in the meeting room to chat with Crystal Cox, a Baruch alumna and Cantor recruiter, about the dos and don’ts of the ...

Attention all Zicklin grad students, now is the time to showcase your amazing photography skills.  Take the GCMC Photo Hashtag Challenge! Here's what you need to do.  While you’re out at networking and recruiting events on and off campus, take a photo, post it and get a chance to win prizes. Use #owningmycareer when you post your photo on Facebook and/or Twitter, and you’ll enter for a chance to win one of these great prizes: $50 Amazon Gift Card Baruch College USB travel charger Copy of Strategize to Win by Carla Harris Baruch shwag Simple right? Be sure to post multiple photos to increase your chances to win. The GCMC Photo Hashtag Challenge starts October 1 and ends October 31, 2015. Snap, tag and share to win – start today!

By Derek Berezdivin (MS Accountancy ’16) Derek Berezdivin is the former Executive Vice President of the Zicklin Graduate Accounting Society. He will be graduating after this semester and he is seeking full-time positions in public accounting. Accounting societies at Zicklin are great. Besides giving you a community, it gives you great access to recruiters and professionals, a strong network, and a way to differentiate yourself on your résumé, which recruiters at Baruch regularly admit to looking specifically for. But this post is not about WHY you would want to join ; it ’ s about HOW. Along with having been accepted into one of these societies myself, I was recently part of the team that screened candidates and helped choose new Board members. I have boiled down the important steps to take, the way our interview process works, and what almost anybody could do to get in. 1st stage: The General Meeting and volunteering The first step to obtaining membership is t...

By Ying Helene Wang (MS Accountancy ’17) On August 5, 2015, the GCMC and Baruch College’s Office of Alumni Relations organized a site visit to First Republic Bank with Baruch alum Basant Kedia MBA '04, Managing Director. Along with his colleague Jason Babb, Senior Managing Director, and Evan Most MBA '10, Performance Analyst, Mr. Kedia invited eight Zicklin MBA and MS students for an informal Q&A and meet-and-greet. Personally, it was a great experience and opportunity to meet both alums. All three professionals shared inspiring stories and valuable insights about career development in the financial industry, general career tips as well as thoughts on how to stand apart from others when job searching. As a grad student in her second year of school, here’s what really stood out for me:  Job Searching and Careers: Identify the specific area or areas that you want to work in, and meet alumni and professionals in those fields. Be sure to ask professors, the...