机会 Conference Logistics
The Fall 2023 机会 Conference was an exciting day-long set of thought-provoking events, 面板, and conversations that promoted connections among 学生, 雇主, and Barnard 校友, as well as faculty and staff of the College.
Questions about attending future 机会 Conferences? 电邮至 beyondbarnard@mediagate-egy.net.
Fall 2023 Conference Schedule
Equity is at the heart of Barnard's mission as an educational institution; and issues of DEIB are among those that resonate most with Gen Z candidates that are just now (and will be for the next several years) entering the workforce. At the 2023 机会 Conference Keynote Discussion, 詹妮弗·罗萨莱斯, Barnard's VP for 包容 and Engaged Pedagogy, 加入了 Jay Baeza, Head of 多样性, Equity, and 包容 at Bridgewater Associates. Attending 雇主, 学生, 校友, and Barnard faculty and staff had time to speak directly with each other about how they see these important issues affecting their work, recruiting efforts, cultures at Barnard and in a range of workplaces, 和更多的.
In response to employer and student feedback, 世界十大电子游戏平台 reimagined the core experience of the traditional career fair. In lieu of long lines and short conversations at employer tables, we invited 学生 and 雇主 to participate in pre-scheduled group discussions about opportunities (internships and full-time roles). Our ambition was to facilitate more meaningful connection, and give 学生 and 雇主 alike the time necessary to go a little bit deeper on shared interests. What did this look like?
- Participating 雇主 invited representatives to the 机会 Conference. They were be stationed in the Diana Event Oval at Barnard and met with up to 4 学生 at once for a total of 12 minutes per scheduled slot.
- Barnard and Columbia 学生 who registered for the 机会 Conference will scheduled short conversations with participating 雇主.
- Un-filled slots werebe open to walk-in participants on the day of the Conference.
- 世界十大电子游戏平台 communicated expectations for these conversations directly to 学生 and 雇主 to maximize the value that all participants could get out of the exchange.
最重要的是, our objective was to make the Conference more useful, 欢迎, and efficient for all participating 雇主 and 学生. We integrated lessons we learned in the context of virtual fairs about the value of pre-scheduled conversations, while also taking clear feedback from previous participants about their preference for individualized interactions. Questions about how this worked? Email beyondbarnard@mediagate-egy.net.
The 机会 Conference has always been a great chance for 学生 to connect with representatives from across industries. 也就是说, given the way that hiring and recruiting works, there have also always been industries and areas of interest that have been under-represented. 世界十大电子游戏平台 worked to fill that gap by adding more career 面板 featuring recent 校友 from the College who talked about their career trajectories. We wanted to ensure that as many 学生 as possible felt that their interests were being addressed in a campus-wide celebration of career pathways.
学生 could attend multiple 面板! The discussions included:
- What are Environmental, Social, and 治理 (ESG) Careers?
- Accessing Careers in Public Service
- GRoWing an Arts Career
- Addressing 健康 Inequality in a Career
- The Changing Face of Well-Being in Careers: Physical, Mental, and Financial
- 研究 Careers for the Public Good
Student registrants for the 机会 Conference were able to have professional LinkedIn headshots taken. Headshots were offered on a first-come/first-served basis.
Previous Conference Premium 合作伙伴
机会 Fairs Premium 合作伙伴 Have included:
- Activision Blizzard
- AllianceBernstein
- AlphaSights
- 亚马逊
- 公司AppNexus / Xandr
- Brown Brothers Harriman
- Capco
- Centerview 合作伙伴
- 高盛(Goldman Sachs)
- 汇丰银行
- 万事达卡
- 和平队
- 保德信
- Revelio实验室
- Teach For America
- Moody's Corporation
- 三菱日联金融集团
- 瑞银(UBS)
- Veeva系统
- 古董金融