Welcome to the Finance, Consulting, Business & Entrepreneurship Community!
Each of these areas are unique and some take a specialized skill set or particular mindset that can be obtained during your time at Tufts. Some common threads running through them include an interest in working in the fast-paced environment of the private sector, while thinking, solving problems, and communicating with internal and external clients.
Finance is our first stop, and in this field people and companies focus on raising, investing, managing, and growing money, also called capital. Common areas of finance where people begin as analysts include Investment Banking (IB), Sales & Trading (S&T), Asset Management, Private Banking, Commercial Banking, and Corporate Finance. Less common first jobs include work in Hedge Funds, Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), or Real Estate (R/E).
Consulting is the business of providing expert advice to a specific group of people, which means that companies needing help hire a consulting firm to look at their problems, perform research, analyze the situation, and suggest solutions. Consulting can also be broken into several areas that people will enter directly out of undergraduate, graduate, or PhD programs. The two most common areas are Management Consulting and Strategic Consulting; however, there are also several specialties such as to Life Sciences, Human Capital, Economic, Financial, and Automotive Consulting.
Entrepreneurship can include setting out on your own, or with co-founders, to launch a new business (maybe with some seed funding from the Venture Capital firm we mentioned above) with the hope of generating a profit. However, to others, entrepreneurship means joining one of the many startups that are launched each year and helping that company grow from the ground up. No matter which path you take, your work will be varied. Many startups have an “all hands on deck” mentality, which means you may be involved in several aspects of the business and your role can morph and change very rapidly.
Last and by far the broadest category is Business. Some will argue that any non-specialized role in the private sector is a role in Business, and there is some merit to that thought. However, in this community we are focused on Rotational Programs, Sales, Operations, and Human Resources.
We meet with First Years through Graduate Students in advising appointments, and it is always interesting to find out what students are surprised by. Maybe this blog post is the way to share some of these things so they are …
By Robin Kahan
Robin KahanAssociate Director, Engineering Career Services
Are you a Senior thinking about Graduate School in your future and looking for funding ideas? Check out the many options (note the various deadlines) below and you can seek guidance and tips about your applications from the Career Center …
Our 11th annual Tufts Consulting Networking Night, the largest consulting event of the year is this week. Here are key details about the event and 5 tips to help you prepare and make the most of this event.
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By Karen Dankers
Karen DankersAssociate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
Many students working in the business, tech, or engineering sectors may have received return offers from their summer internship. Regardless of your industry or the position you are being offered, there are details in your offer letter you will want …
By Kathy Spillane
Kathy SpillaneAssistant Director, Business & Finance
Job and internship searches can feel chaotic, time-consuming, and worrisome. These 4 steps will give you a structure to keep you focused and organized. Make sure you’re revisiting each step as you learn more about the industry you are hoping …
Are you interested in Consulting? There are many application deadlines coming up over the next few months for internships and full-time positions with 2024 start dates. Yes, this is nearly a full year in advance! Management Consulted has an updated …
By Karen Dankers
Karen DankersAssociate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
