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TalentEgg recognizes innovation in the McGill Desautels Career Management team

The McGill Desautels Career Management team has taken home the TalentEgg Special Award For Innovation By Career Centre, announced at the 12th annual TalentEgg Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

The Career Management team has been highlighted for its dedication to helping McGill University business students develop key transferable skills, establish industry connections, and to understand what is needed to ultimately achieve their career goals and thrive in today's ambiguous and ever-evolving work environment.

Classified as: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Soutar Career Centre, Career Management
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Published on: 8 Jun 2023

MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Mitchell McEwen (MMF’20)

Learn how the McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF’20). Now Senior Manager, Enterprise Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern. He credits the MMF program’s flexibility with allowing him to explore the intersection between finance and sustainability.

Classified as: Master of Management in Finance (MMF), MMF Alumni, Desautels Capital Management (DCM), experiential learning, Soutar Career Centre, Sustainability
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Published on: 21 Apr 2023

MBA Toronto Trip 2023

After a three-year hiatus, the McGill Desautels Career Management team successfully organized an in-person MBA Toronto tour on March 2 and 3, 2023, bringing together 57 MBA students, alumni, and employers for professional development and networking opportunities. Activities included an employer networking event, an MBA refresher session, an alumni reunion reception, and a reinvented speed mock interviewing event.

Classified as: Soutar Career Centre, Career Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Published on: 14 Mar 2023

McGill students earn podium finish in leading global case competition

McGill Desautels continues its hot streak in the case competition arena with another podium result, placing 2nd overall in the prestigious 2023 Copenhagen Business School Invitational Case competition. 12 schools flew to Copenhagen and were challenged to help Vestas, a leading company in wind power plant solutions, leverage its position to create new businesses in hydrogen technologies and develop a strategy for 2030.

Classified as: Case Competitions and Challenges, Mary Dellar, Niels Billou, peg brunelle, Soutar Career Centre, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
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Published on: 10 Mar 2023

Desautels places first at Queen's I.C.B.C. Case Competition

Congratulations to the McGill Desautels accounting team for their first-place win at the I.C.B.C. case competition. The team consisting of Thomas Wakeham and Francois Kik was coached and assisted by Julia Scott and Peg Brunelle. The Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) is one of the oldest case competitions in the world, held annually at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Classified as: Case Competitions and Challenges, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Julia Scott, Soutar Career Centre
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Published on: 25 Jan 2023

First recipient of Sujata Madan Award celebrated at MBA Summer Social

Last week, Desautels' Career Management and University Advancement teams hosted the beloved MBA Summer Social event. After a two-year hiatus, attendees were able to reconnect with classmates and meet other members of the Desautels community over drinks and appetizers in-person.

Classified as: Support Desautels, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Scholarships, Sujata Madan, Career Management, Soutar Career Centre
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Published on: 16 Jun 2022

McGill alumna Stephanie Gutnik shares insight from career path at tech giant

In order to grow, you need to get outside of your comfort zone. For Stephanie Gutnik (BA’11), many of the most memorable experiences and important contacts have come from situations where she put herself out there. Now Yahoo’s Global Head of DOOH (Digital Out of Home Advertising), Gutnik encourages McGill students to get involved in their workplace beyond their actual job description. Participating in committees and volunteering your time can be a great way to learn new things, make new contacts, and help achieve career success.

Classified as: Soutar Career Centre, DesautelsConnect
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Published on: 22 Apr 2022

Mentorship is one way to support women in the workplace

Mentors can provide guidance for professional growth and help young employees with their long-term career development. For young women, this can be especially important, according to Christine Silva and Emma Mohns, who shared their workplace experiences at the #BreakTheBias Office Hour.

Classified as: Soutar Career Centre, DesautelsConnect
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Published on: 22 Apr 2022

Takeaways from Office Hour with Karolina Nanowski

DesautelsConnect welcomed Karolina Nanowski, Account Director at Good Apple, as host of the February Office Hour. Nanowski imparted advice to help Desautels students with their journey at McGill and beyond, citing her own her own mentors and experiences as stepping stones into the marketing world. Nanowski is also passionate about volunteering and helping her community, as such DesautelsConnect’s opportunity was ideal. 

Classified as: Career Management, Soutar Career Centre, DesautelsConnect
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Published on: 25 Mar 2022

MMF Series: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Aïcha Traoré

Aïcha Traoré (MMF’20), now a Senior Market Risk Analyst at National Bank of Canada, credits the McGill Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program for allowing her to master finance fundamentals and hone critical skills. Her passion for finance was influenced by her family and she plans to return to Côte d’Ivoire to contribute to its economic development.

Classified as: Master of Management in Finance (MMF), MMF Alumni, Desautels Capital Management (DCM), experiential learning, Soutar Career Centre
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Published on: 24 Feb 2022

Introducing the Lewtas Experiential Learning Office

Thanks to the generosity of Don Lewtas (BCom’75), students will soon benefit from the Lewtas Experiential Learning Office.

In collaboration with Desautels Career Management, the new Office will help students connect with companies and campus departments that can provide on-the-job experience in their respective fields of study.

It will also serve as a main point of contact between faculty instructors and business leaders who are looking to recruit student talent.

Classified as: Donald Lewtas, experiential learning, International advisory board, BCom Alumni, alumni, Soutar Career Centre
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Published on: 23 Sep 2021

Lessons from a new graduate 

As she transitions into her first post-graduate role at Deloitte Canada, Chelsea Mang (BA’21) reflects on the most valuable lessons learned during her four years at McGill: embracing the power of connections, broadening your horizons, conducting thorough research, and critiquing the system.

Mang served as the DesautelsConnect Ambassador for the 2020-21 academic year.

Classified as: DesautelsConnect, Soutar Career Centre, Career Management
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Published on: 21 May 2021

5 Takeaways Regarding Mentoring

During a DesautelsConnect event hosted by Ten Thousand Coffees, Mary DePaoli and Sam Effah discussed the importance of mentorship for young Canadians working towards their career development goals.

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Classified as: Career Management, DesautelsConnect, Soutar Career Centre
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Published on: 12 Feb 2021

Language skills are key to success for international MBA students

If international MBA students want to gain a competitive edge, they should learn the local language, says Marie José Beaudin, Executive Director of Career Services at the Desautels Faculty of Management. Though most students can get by with English only, bilingualism is a requirement for client-facing roles and an asset across industries.

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Classified as: Marie-José Beaudin, Soutar Career Centre, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021

Virtual Meet McGill event expands access to employers across Canada

This year’s virtual Canada, Meet McGill event organized by the Desautels Career Services team helped students, staff, alumni and employers connect over the Faculty Blackout Period from November 18th to 20th, 2020.

Classified as: Soutar Career Centre, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Management in Finance (MMF), Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)
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Published on: 10 Dec 2020

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