The Queens College School of Business has launched a 6-week immersive Career Readiness Masterclass workshop that is designed to prepare top liberal arts undergrads and recent grads for careers in Business, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, FinTech, and beyond.
Complete details about joining the Masterclass Career Readiness Workship at QC School of Business will be released shortly.
The team is composed of Gerry Marotta, a Queens College Alum who has had a rewarding career on Wall Street and in IT strategy, Liz O’Connell Associate Director of Career Education from the Center for Career Engagement and Internship, Don Chadwick, recruiter, Lisa D’Angelo, BALA, and Luc Marest, Lecturer at the Economics Department and Campus Director of QC Blackstone LaunchPad.
About the Career Readiness Workshop at the CUNY QC School of Business
- The Masterclass Career Readiness Workshop launched as a pilot is now being implemented as part of the co-curriculum that is aligned with the Business Leadership Certification Program. The Business Leadership Certificate program together with the Career Readiness Masterclass delivers a comprehensive business curriculum, study group experience, extensive career development workshops, recruiting services, one-on-one career guidance and coaching as well as access to our alumni network.
- Students that attend the Career Readiness MasterClass will have access to resume and cover letter reviews, mock interviews, alumni career panels, employer coffee chats, and skill-building workshops including fit interviews, and networking.
- The MasterClass is designed to enhance students’ essential business skills by combining an intensive classroom experience, hands-on training, and 1:1 coaching from experienced dedicated Alum Industry Professionals and practitioners all designed to help you launch a rewarding career in business.
- Each semester we offer 2 in-person 4-6 week workshops and we offer a 100% virtual program in January. All workshops offer the same content career readiness and capstone experience.
Students that have taken the masterclass have said:
- I have grown professionally in what I should say. Focus on the more important stuff and not go on and on. I am able to be more comfortable in what I have to say.
- I definitely feel more confident in interviews.
- This class has given me a chance to see everything that I was missing and what I need to work on. It’s helped tremendously with identifying my weaknesses.
- I got the most value from the emotional intelligence session in the beginning of the class.
- I have grown professionally because Yes. What changed was my mindset.
- I would definitely say I have grown professionally. I now know what to say and how to better present my skills when it comes to the interview process. (Landed accounting internship)
- I absolutely loved the course, specifically loved how we broke into smaller groups and focused on each individual’s stories. ( Landed internship at an accounting firm)
