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| Timothy Yarbrough Nicholas 2006 QUALCOMM, Inc. |
"My internship at QUALCOMM, Inc. was incredibly challenging and rewarding." |
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| Miroslava Minkova Nicholas 2006 Bear Stearns |
| "The internship at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. gave me more than I ever anticipated - from industry-specific knowledge of medical device companies and a step-up of my financial modeling skills, to a completely new understanding of the broader Wall Street dynamics." |
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| Brendan Adams Nicholas 2007 Johnson Controls |
"I spent my summer internship at Johnson Controls in Milwaukee working on challenging projects in the strategic planning department with a focus on strategic business development. The summer was an exellent experience. I had significant access to business executives which helped me learn how to tailor the presentation of information to individuals at all levels of the organization." |
Center Director Cindie Adams provides each student with individualized career and academic advising. She also facilitates contact between students and our extensive network of industry executives, alumni, corporate recruiters, and faculty. You will have the unique opportunity to receive personalized guidance from this powerful network to launch your post-MBA career. Some of the valuable services that the Nicholas Center provides are:
Nicholas Center MBA students have access to top recruiters in corporate finance, investment banking and consulting, offering competitive compensation. Once again, the Nicholas Center had 100% Placement for summer internships. MBA Career Services hosts hundreds of companies for on-campus interviewing. Nicholas Center students also have many off-campus interview opportunities to fit their specific career objectives and geographic preference. In addition, all students have access to more than 34,000 Wisconsin Business Alumni who understand and respect the talent of Wisconsin MBA graduates. A sampling of firms that have recruited Nicholas Center students for full-time or summer internships: |
| Ameriprise | Lands' End |
| Advance Auto Parts | Lehman Brothers |
| Aon Service Corporation | Liberty Mutual |
| Arch + Beam | Macquarie Securities Inc. |
| 3M | Medtronic |
| Bank of America | MGIC |
| Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. | McKinsey and Co. |
| Best Buy | Northwest Airlines |
| Bosch | Northwestern Investment Management Co. |
| Boston Scientific | Morgan Stanley |
| Capital Valuation | Oakwood Village |
| Central Japan Railway Co. | P&G |
| China Merchants Bank | Pacificorp |
| Citibank | Promega Corporation |
| Credit Suisse | QUALCOMM, Inc. |
| Dell | Robert W. Baird & Co. |
| Ernst & Young, LLP | Rockwell Automation |
| Ford Motor Company | Sara Lee |
| GE Corporate Financial Services | SAB Miller |
| GE Healthcare | SC Johnson & Son Inc. |
| Grant Thornton | Sears Holdings |
| Hewlett-Packard | Standard & Poor's Credit Markets |
| Houilihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin | Target Corporation |
| Intel Corporation | UBS |
| Janus Capital Group | Unilever |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | US Bank |
| Jones Lang LaSalle | Valuation Research |
| KPMG Corporate Finance | Virchow Krause & Company |
| Kraft Foods | Wipro Technologies |
| Class of 2009 Summer Internship Placements | ||
| Class of 2008 Summer Internship Placements | ||
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| "Recruiters seek MBAs with good communication and presentation skills, able to work well in teams, and with the technical skills necessary to diagnose and solve complex problems. The Nicholas Center provides all of these. In addition to preparing the students with state-of-the-art corporation finance theory and practice, the program offers participants the opportunity to be part of real management decisions, to interact with companies' decision makers, to practice negotiation skills, and to develop a sense of accountability that is critical in team work." Antonio Mello, Professor of Finance Investment and Banking |
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Nicholas Center alums Supriya Amar, Scott Peck and Dave Biel |
The External Board of Advisors plays a critical role in the success of the Nicholas Center. There are 31 financial executives who currently serve on the Board. They are practitioners from financial services/investment banking and consulting firms, as well as corporate officers. This balance is critical for providing our MBA students with the broadest possible exposure and training necessary to become successful business leaders. Specific responsibilities for board members include: assistance in identifying qualified students and desirable skill sets for professionals in the field of corporate finance, providing advice and feedback on curriculum offerings, generating leads for applied projects, participating as classroom guest speakers, and facilitate ting the placement of students for both summer internships and full-time positions. The Board meets on campus once a year to review the progress of the program, provide feedback to students on their current consulting projects and offer career advice. In addition, the Nicholas Center has an Executive in Residence program where
individual board members come to campus.
Specific responsibilities for board members include:
- assistance in identifying qualified students with the desirable skill sets for professionals in the field of corporate finance
- provide advice and feedback on curriculum offerings
- generate leads for consulting projects
- participate as classroom guest speakers
- facilitate in the placement of students for both summer internships and full-time positions
- conduct mock interviews
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Nicholas External Board Member Mindy Mount (Microsoft) |