Posts from — February 2009

Business in the Real World, with the founder of Fox & Company

Jeffrey Fox is a consultant, author and the founder of Fox & Company, a marketing consulting firm. His books include How to Become a Rainmaker, How to Become CEO and How to Become a Marketing Super Star. Winner of Sales & Marketing Management magazine’s Outstanding Marketer Award, Fox has worked for twenty years with clients in more than sixty industries to help promote new products, raise marketing productivity and speed the pace of innovation. Following the talk, Mr. Fox will be signing copies of his new book, “Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business”.

Wednesday February 25, 2009
6pm in JMHH 255

A Greek Lady dinner will be provided.

Please join us on February 3rd from 6pm-7:30pm for dinner in the Weiss Tech House with Mike Halpern. Mr. Halpern, who is a managing partner at NCR, will be sharing knowledge and wisdom gathered over nearly three decades that will help you navigate the consulting industry during these difficult economic times.

Tuesday, February 3rd
Weiss Tech House
Please RSVP to weisstech@gmail.com with the words “Mike Halpern” in the subject. Dinner will be catered.

Mike Halpern is the Managing Partner for NCR’s Professional Services Self Service Center of Expertise. His team consists of developers, system engineers, architectural consultants, testers, and project managers with a diverse customer base that includes Wal-Mart, the United States Postal Service, Sprint, Pay By Touch, T-Mobile, Albertson’s, The Home Depot, and Lowes. Recent major team accomplishments include bringing automated bill payment kiosks to the cellular industry along with self check out devices to a wide range of retailers. Mike has held various IT technical and management positions with Burroughs, Bell of Pennsylvania, AT&T, and NCR in a career that has spanned 28 years. He has a BSBA from the University of Delaware, and a MS in Telecommunications from Southern Methodist University.

The only way to become good at doing a case interview is Practice, Practice, Practice! Come practice cases with your peers. Get tips from past interns who have received job offers. Case guidebooks will be provided.

Date: February 1, 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30 – 4:00
Location: JMHH G55

Refreshments will be served

PricewaterhouseCoopers is hosting a case workshop to help you impress the recruiter. Learn how to approach and solve a consulting case from real PwC consultants. This is a great learning and networking opportunity for those looking for internships.

Business attire requested

Date: February 2, 2009 (Monday)
Time: 6:30 – 8:00
Location: JMHH G55