What types of activities & events does SMS put on during the year?
Following the LAUNCH club expo, which all MBA1 candidates attend at the beginning of the school year, the club will hold a kick-off meeting to outline the club's mission and resources, the general recruiting process for strategy, rotational, operations, and corporate finance roles, and the upcoming events for the semester.
This will be followed up with Q&A panels of MBA2s who held summer internships in these roles and informational sessions on strategy, finance, and the recruiting process. In addition to working with careers to host corporate presentations, SMS also organizes study groups with MBA2 mentors and holds networking events.
Where do SMS members get recruited?
SMS is proud to share our members land at prestigious institutions like EY Parthenon, Disney, IBM, Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, Pfizer, Fiserv, Estes Lauder, and many more.
SMS has previously partnered with the following companies for events: American Express, JP Morgan, Liberty Mutual, Marsh & McLennan, PepsiCo, Deloitte, Mars, and Thompson Reuters.
What’s the difference between SMS and MCA?
MCA (Management Consulting Association) primarily focuses on preparing students for careers in consulting and specifically focus on the recruiting process for management consulting firms.
SMS focuses on students who are pursuing roles in broader strategy roles like internal/corporate strategy, operations management, leadership development programs, and corporate finance.
SMS partners with MCA on internal strategy panels since many management consulting firms offer these roles. We encourage SMS members who are interested in internal strategy to join MCA as well.
What's the difference between SMS and GFA?
GFA (Graduate Finance Association) primarily focuses on preparing students for careers in investment banking.
SMS focuses on students who are pursuing roles in corporate finance, internal/corporate strategy, operations management, and leadership development programs.
While financial services companies such as JPMorgan, Amex, and Marsh & McLennan have corporate finance departments, these roles also cover other industries such as tech, retail, auto, and more.
Associates working in corporate finance can perform roles in areas including financial planning and analysis (FP&A), treasury, controllership. Since there is a wide diversity of functional roles in corporate finance, many of these programs take the form of a rotational, where associates work with several teams for a few months each to experience the different roles and obtain a wider perspective on the company as a whole.
Even though SMS is the central resource at Stern for corporate finance recruiting, we recommend members who are interested in investment banking and private equity join GFA for access to financial analysis training and other resources.
