Week on Wall Street Program
Week on Wall Street
Applications due April 3, 2009
see FAQ for application details; the trip is open to undergraduate finance majors intending to graduate between December 2009 and May 2011
As any successful business professional will attest, there is no substitute for practical experience. And where better to gain real-world experience in finance than New York City? Each summer, about 12 David Eccles School of Business finance majors take a week-long visit to the indisputable hub of worldwide financial activity -- New York City.
In addition to getting a rare, behind-the-scenes visit to the NYSE, students visit investment banks and corporations to see just what their degree could do for them in the workplace.
Recent alumni of the Week on Wall Street are employed in top finance positions in New York, Dallas, California, and Michigan; others have attended MBA programs at schools such as Harvard and the University of Chicago; recent graduates are employed in private equity, investment banking, and corporate finance. Trip alumni have also obtained excellent positions in Utah at Wasatch Advisors, Goldman Sachs, and Ivory Homes.
BUILDING A NETWORK
One of the greatest barriers to entry into the competitive world of New York finance is not knowing the right people. Through the Week on Wall Street trip, students have the opportunity to meet with alumni and friends of the University of Utah. The personal attention and lessons in networking help the students make invaluable connections for obtaining nationally competitive positions upon graduating.
Companies and organizations we visited in August 2008
- Goldman Sachs -- Investment Banking
- Citigroup
- UBS
- Deloitte
- Cerberus Capital Management
- New York Stock Exchange
- Goldman Sachs -- Asset Management
- Morgan Stanley -- Economic Forecasting
- ING
- Bloomberg
- Morgan Stanley -- Risk Management
We met with professionals in areas as diverse as proprietary trading, sales and trading, fixed income, economic forecasting, investment banking, private equity, quantitative asset management, and visited the floor of the NYSE. We also socialized with recent graduates working in New York and found time to explore some of the city's ethnic restaurants and museums.
For additional information on the application process, expectations of participants, program costs, and travel schedule, please visit our FAQ page.
The 2009 Week on Wall Street is sponsored by Wells Fargo.
