Finance internships lure, challenge students
Twenty-five finance companies interviewed for internships on campus, compared to 80 engineering and technology companies and eight non-tech companies.
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CDC makes $100,000 a year from companies for targeted recruiting services
Employers interested in participating in the program can choose one of three membership levels: a “Platinum Partner” company, which pays $10,000 a year receives the ability to send unlimited emails to targeted Stanford students and alumni, among other benefits.
Greg Smith: On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs and students entering finance
Greg Smith ’01 is a former executive director and vice president of investing banking firm Goldman Sachs.
Stanford sells $143 million in bonds
Stanford University recently issued $143 million of debt in the form of taxable bonds with a 30-year maturity, according to Bloomberg.
Greg Smith, former Goldman Sachs employee, as a Stanford senior
Before he left his post at Goldman Sachs this week in the most public fashion, Greg Smith ’01 was a Stanford undergraduate studying economics. He wrote the following opinion piece during his senior year.
SIEPR talks conflict of interest policy
Critics of a study published last December by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) — which concluded that the state of California has underfunded pensions for government employees anywhere between $142.6 billion and $498 billion — have recently questioned the academic integrity of SIEPR, accusing the nonpartisan economic research organization of being partial to corporate sponsors.
Financial recruiting event draws crowd
Lee Jackson ’12 led a panel Thursday evening with four other Stanford students, each with experience working for Wall Street firms such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, to provide insight into the financial industry for career hopefuls.
Occupy movement takes root at Stanford
Occupy Stanford continues to plan protests and rallies despite challenges it has faced in igniting the student body, according to Joshua Loftus, an active member of the organization.