SAF Year 1 Celebration Event for 2015

First year is coming to an end and SAF wants to celebrate! The SAF Year 1 Celebration Event is for all accounting and finance students in the Class of 2019. It is a fun workshop and you are invited to dress casually (no skirts). Staff, faculty, AFSA leaders, and Living Learning staff are invited to join in as well to cheer about a great year. DATE: Thursday, March 26th TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. PLACE: Theatre of the Arts, ML RSVP: http://doodle.com/9ui4ssd3u9r65ucf

For more information contact Lynn Graham L2graham@uwaterloo.ca

See you there!

e-Mentorship Build-A-Resume

Resumes are one of the most important aspects to your summer conference application. It's the one thing that could make or break your chances of getting an interview. That's why YOUR RESUME needs to STAND OUT."Victoria knows how to write a resume. I would always ask her for help and frankly, without her guidance, I would have never improved my resume to get the interview I wanted" - John Youn, Deloitte Audit Co-op "Resumes are a tough thing to master. When I was in first year, I thought my resume was good. But I realized that there's a lot of elements that go into a resume. Victoria helped me and had some crucial tips for my summer conference applications, tailored to the expectations of each of the Big 4" - Sam Pendon, 1st year Deloitte Tax Co-op Take part in a resume building competition and then hear SAF's Victoria Bambrick give you resources that will tailor YOUR RESUME to the expectations of specific BIG 4 SUMMER CONFERENCES. The event will be taking place Saturday, February 28 from 2PM -4PM at Hagey Hall 1101. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1374578132861098 Pre-register here: https://ementorship1.typeform.com/to/XnkunK

First Year Semi-Formal

Put on your best suit or dress and come attend AFSA's Unveiled Semi-Formal at the newly renovated Feds Hall on Friday March 20th! The event will be based around a masquerade style theme, so make sure you dazzle everyone with your awesome masks. The evening will begin with registration at 6:30 PM and dinner will start at 7:15. A special guest speaker will teach us proper dining and etiquette throughout an amazing meal, after which we have planned a dance (with an amazing DJ of course) and a photo booth session! Seats are limited so make sure you register and purchase your tickets as soon as possible! Prices are $30 for SAF students and $40 for those outside of SAF. Please fill out the registration form by clicking the link at the end of the post! We hope to see you all there and don't forget your masks!

Tickets will be sold outside of the SAF Lounge at 10AM-12PM and 2PM-4PM starting Monday March 2nd until Monday March 9th.

This is a FIRST YEAR ONLY event.

Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SB_UEDBab3IHr-K3_5sN1dxTVTauvJ5XorrTzwlcr2Q/viewform

Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Hear from SAF Alumnus, Margarita Cargher

Are you a SAF student who’s innovative and entrepreneurial and wondering what’s next? Are you seeking excitement and want to learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Come to this workshop to hear from a young alumnus, Margarita Cargher about how she got her start. Sign up now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/innovation-entrepreneurship-tickets-15351689316

Margarita discovered her first entrepreneurial sense when she was 10, selling Bead bracelets made by her friend. During her last undergraduate semester, Margarita won a financial services tender over Merx.com, and has been running her own consulting practice since then. Margarita is a graduate of AFM and Macc programs from the School of Accounting and Finance at UW. Since graduation, she developed and sold her first initiative, PartnerConnection, through her Crystal Owl Consulting business, turned a $500 thousand investment proposal into a $3 million contract, and used all possible tax credits to hire co-op students just months after graduating. Now, she primarily works with Bay Street investment banking clients developing business plans and financial models, as well as providing management consulting services to SMEs that are expanding into new marks.

Margarita was also featured on Roger’s TV on Gila Martow, MPP show Trending York Region where she advocated the importance of developing programs for young entrepreneurs.

Oliver Wyman Case Workshop and Info Session

Oliver Wyman would like to invite you to attend an introductory case preparation workshop! This workshop will be full of tips, as well as hands on learning, on how to ace the case interview! Representatives from Oliver Wyman’s Toronto office will be present to answer any questions you might have about how rewarding a career in management consulting at Oliver Wyman can be.

Join us on Thursday January 22, 2015 in TC 2218 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Please RSVP at this link: http://bit.ly/1IsjRgB

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 50+ cities across 25 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Our 3,000 professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities.

#ThrowbackThursday - Adopt-A-Coop Social

"Do you wanna escape the cold weather, eat some nice fried chicken, drink some hot (or cold) beverages, meet some new people or even just have some fun with your friends? Sounds like you need to be at #ThrowbackThursday! #ThrowbackThursday is Adopt a Coop's social night to celebrate the end of a successful term and to "throw back" to the older, much simpler years by enjoying various board games, card games and food. Oh, and don't forget about the special karaoke room and Wii!

#ThrowbackThursday has something for everyone! Karaoke, poker tables, board games, video games (Just Dance and Super Smash Bros to name a few), prizes (calling all Chatime, Marble Slab and Starbucks fans) and much more - there is no better way to spend a Thursday night before exam season hits!

Save the date: Thursday, November 27th from 6 pm - 8 pm in the SAF lounge."

Presenting KW4Rent as Grad Ball's Exclusive Industry Sponsor!

KW4Rent offers the most sought-after off-campus student accommodations in Waterloo. They know that inclusive community groups are a major part of a post-secondary experience and they’re happy to have contributed to ours. They work hard to support their tenants and generously contribute to our community. We are excited to introduce KW4Rent as the SAF class of 2015 Grad Ball's exclusive industry sponsor and we’re happy to welcome them back year after year.

Brush Up Your Excel Skills: Excel at Work

Do you know how to use Excel beyond adding cells and making bar charts? Whether Yes or No, you can learn more about Excel in AFSA’s newest event — Excel at Work.

Excel at Work is a two-part workshop designed to prepare students for co-op and future finance courses.

The workshop is in two parts, happening on next Monday November 10th, and next Wednesday November 12th.

The first part on Monday will be presented by Henry Yu. He will be giving a lesson on the simpler but frequently used Excel features, such as sort and filter, freeze panes, linking spreadsheets, array functions, dynamic and absolute references, shortcuts, hotkeys and more.

The second part on Wednesday will be presented by Professor Geoffrey. He will cover more advanced material for those who already have a good understanding of the basics of Excel. The lesson will include pivot tables, what-if analysis, solver, financial functions, and Macros.

The workshops will take place in MC 1056 at 6:00pm on both days. You are invited to come to either, or both of these sessions depending on where your excel skills are at. Make sure to check out our event pages on Facebook for more information.

Session 1 Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/214555608714712/

Session 2 Event Page : https://www.facebook.com/events/751174944917920/

Space is limited, make sure to pre-register on Eventbrite:

http://excelatwork1.eventbrite.ca