Networking Strategies for Career (and Life!)

Pepperdine University West LA Graduate Campus
6100 Center Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Saturday, March 31, 2018, 10am – 3pm

FORMAT: 2-Part Workshop 2 hours each (Total: 4 hours)
Part 1: Networking Fundamentals. Part 2: Branding & Pitching Techniques

• What is the most effective approach to networking and recruiting for jobs in ultra-competitive industries such as management consulting and investment finance?
• What is the most sincere approach to networking for success in professional and personal life?
• What is the most efficient process for targeting employers for internships and full-time jobs?
• What does it take to run a successful job search campaign?
• What does it take to create one’s authentic self?

If you resonate with the above prompts, this interactive and informative workshop will provide an insightful perspective on networking, and proven and practical strategies on recruiting especially for competitive jobs such as consulting, banking, strategy, and product management, in addition to behavioral recipe for living a successful and fulfilling life. The topics discussed in the workshop have their roots in Psychology, Sales, and Marketing, and are based upon speaker’s intimate interviews with 20+ CEOs and management executives on topics such as career success, happiness, relationships, failures, mentorships and life.

The two-part workshop (two hours each) requires no specific industry knowledge, and takes the audience through:

• Behavioral studies – the quest for finding oneself
• On mentors, and the philosophy of mentorship
• Branding, networking, and pitching techniques

The speaker used these insights to land jobs in strategy consulting, and later, investment management, after graduating from the business school.

Contact Name: Jessica Cheng
Contact Email: jessica.cheng@pepperdine.edu
Type of Workshop/Training: Professional Development
Speaker: Vibhu Sinha worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers/Strategy& Advisory in the strategy consulting capacity and provided product and industry assessment, branding, and mergers and acquisition diligence services to global real-estate, premier private equity and hedge fund managers. Prior to his stint in strategy consulting, Vibhu worked as Vice President at Trust Company of the West (TCW), a global $100+ billion asset manager. He began his career in financial services in 2004 as an Analyst at New Century, a $50 billion asset manager, prior to joining TCW. Vibhu completed his MBA with Honors from UCLA Anderson, where he was an honorary member of Vistage International, a CEO-mentorship organization. He has also authored an investment research paper on Hungarian Debt Crisis, in collaboration with the Hungarian Central Bank in Budapest. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) credential holder and recipient of the Presidential Award for Volunteer Service from The White House.
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