Okay, so, this week is the Halo 3 release. I should be locked up in my room finishing the fight for several days…

Part of the reason this post comes about 30 minutes too late… lol

This week, I’m talking about on campus groups. For finance jobs, the college you choose and the classes you take a really important but being an active member of a finance related club is a great perk. At Bentley, there is a club called the Bentley Investment Group (BIG) and basically they meet and talk about stocks and the market and stuff like that. People who put that on their resume have a nice little line Item to talk about when they go into their interview. The Interviewer asks you, “so you’re a member of BIG, tell me about it.” Then you get to have a nice long chat about what you talked about this past week in the club meeting and, if you pay attention, you might be able to say some really intelligent stuff about the market and really impress your interviewer. At the very least, being a part of these clubs means you’re staying current on market activities and economic events that are great to talk about in interviews even if the conversation doesn’t arise as a direct result from “so you’re a member of BIG?”

Say your college doesn’t have this type of thing. START ONE! Go to a member of your college administration and just ask “hey I wanna start an investment group here at school. Can we get a room or something to meet?” Then you get to put on your resume, “I started the So-and-So College investment group”. How amazing does that sound?

Okay, say your lazy. Well, quit being lazy…easier said than done…but if you don’t want to start your own group, might want to do something else to help you stay current in the market: try to just watch CNBC or Bloomberg TV during the day. I realize some people don’t like the commentary but at the very least, your AWARE of what the hell is going on. If they ask you your opinion on the sub prime mess, you’ll have at least a basic answer more intelligent than “uhh…well it’s bad…”

Be creative…think outside the box. be less cliche than me.