Where to apply...

[dyuman]

Career Fair tomorrow at Santa Clara.

Companies I'm looking to apply for are ...

Sony Playstation (So I can tell them they are all retards to just drop the systems damn price already - and hopefully go into game production at some point).

Concert Wealth Management (Portfolio management/consulting)

True something something (Accounting firm internship)

Lockheed Martin

Adobe

Sandisk

... not much else...

Leaning towards Sony cus if I establish myself well, I can pitch my game ideas hopefully, or at least get my foot in the door, but not much in terms of long term growth.

Accounting and Consulting ones will bring the dough, and big money after graduation.

The other big one is working on campus as a counselor. Why? Uh... fully paid tuition. Free 50 grand for my education to sit around and tell people what classes to take? AND get paid? AND get holidays off? Sweet.... Won't mean much on my resume tho...

Thoughts?

[Pikachu]

If you wanna get into game production, you'll have to be the one throwing money it (which you'd do by hiring the team yourself before looking for a publisher), or be a part of a team that makes games (which I dunno if that's relevant to your MBA). However, if for some strange reason Sony Playstation is willing to just hire a thinktank of game ideas in these times, lemme know what's up.

Are these career fairs more suited towards undergrads looking for miscellaneous stuff, or are some of these positions offered towards MBA students?

[dyuman]

Yea, more undergrad oriented, but it's generally the same recruiter for the entire company between MBA level and undergrad that comes.

I'm leaning less towards Sony purely because executives at gaming companies are usually not related to the gaming industry at all... and the difference between having "1-2 years Financial Portfolio Management", or "1-2 years Accounting Experience" help me make much more money after graduation, especially if I go investment banking...

[Pikachu]

Are investment banks doing much hiring atm? Though you got two years... let's hope things pick up. Pretty sure someone somewhere will hire you anyhow. Just tell them that you still have a solid noogie trap and have good zoning skills.

[dyuman]

These are mostly internships (even better). Threw in for Oracle internships, and Concert Wealth Management. So ends up I was wrong about Concert, they're more like Fidelity/Smith Barney/Edward Jones types that mange your money investments for you and consult you on how to make the most money and pay the least amount of taxes.

Unpaid internship for 1 year, but I can learn about valuation from them to go wherever I want, or stay there long term. Company is small, only 60 people, 3 branches and expanding to 3 more. Big potential since most of the people they are getting are undergrads.

Here's hoping to get a call friday or next week.

[Pikachu]

That's definitely not too bad at all. The exp you get there prolly won't be duplicated in the classroom. Level up for sure.