The Financial Leadership Program has a year-long curriculum completed in two semesters. The focus of the first semester is to provide students with the necessary technical and career training to become strong candidates for finance summer internship.
In the first semester, students will participate in training on topics such as finance resume writing, interviewing, Excel mastery, dining etiquette and business communication. In addition, the Program also arranges for office visits to Fortune 500 companies and networking receptions with various finance professionals.
During the second semester, training will focus on how to succeed in a summer internship and build a successful finance career. Career management workshops are given along with seminars on more advanced finance topics. As part of the curriculum, students also read The Wall Street Journal and other financial publications on a regular basis.
In addition to intensive classroom training, each student in the Program is matched up with two mentors - one alumni mentor who is currently working as a finance professional and one peer mentor who is a senior FLP student at Baruch. Students also receive a year long complimentary subscription to The Wall Street Journal. Participants' resumes are published in the Baruch College Financial Leadership Program Resume Book, which is submitted to decision makers in the industry for consideration for various finance internships.
Partial List of Past Events & Activities
- Client Hedging and Acquisition Advisory Case Study Competition with JP Morgan Chase
- Mock Interview Day with working professionals and alums
- Advanced Excel and Financial Modeling workshops
- Communications workshop
- Office visits to Financial Services firms
