FPA Philadelphia Career Day 2015

Please join us for FPA Career Day to connect with successful financial planning practitioners and learn about job opportunities! It is an opportunity to bring together financial planning students, professionals, and hiring firms for a day of interviewing, professional development, and networking. Unlike typical Career Fairs, at Career Day, firms will actually interview pre-selected candidates.

Highlights Include:

• Networking and interviewing opportunities with local financial planning professionals
• Quality speakers and knowledgeable panelists
• Best practices to help you make the leap from student to new professional

Who might be interested?

Financial Planning Firms/Employers:  Firms who are looking to hire for an internship or entry-level position will have an opportunity to interview a number of candidates in one convenient location and all in one day.  The program will also include guidance for firms looking to maximize the value of hiring financial planning students.

Financial Planning Students and Young Professionals:  Students and young professionals benefit from having an opportunity to interview with multiple financial planning firms all in one day.  In addition, Career Day will also provide ample career development and networking opportunities, including mock interviews, resume reviews, and roundtable discussions with financial planners.

Other Financial Planning Professionals:  Career Day will include an educational program and luncheon focused on career development issues related to bringing a new generation into the financial planning profession.

How does Career Day work?

Employers and students need to register to indicate their interest in participating in Career Day.  The Career Development Committee will collect and distribute the student resumes to employers, and interviewing firms will notify the Committee who they would like to interview.  The Committee will then create and distribute an interviewing schedule for the employers and students.

For Employers:  Interviewing firms will need to register by December 19, 2014.  If firms want to publicize their job description(s), they need to submit them (in PDF format) to fpacareerday@sju.edu by December 19, 2014.

For Students & Other Intrviewees:  Students and others looking for internships and entry-level positions need to register and submit their resumes (in PDF format, no cover letter needed) to fpacareerday@sju.edu by December 19, 2014.

Schedule of Events

8:30 a.m. - Breakfast for interviewing firms and candidates
9:00-11:00 a.m. - Interviews
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Professional Development Speakers and Networking Luncheon
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Interviews and Roundtable Discussions
3:00-4:00 p.m. - Networking Mixer for candidates and interviewing firms 

Questions?  Please contact Benjamin Cummings at benjamin.cummings@sju.edu.

Registration Fees

Students & Other Interviewees: $10

Employers:
FPA Members: $50
Non-Members: $100
Employer registration includes an interviewing table and one (1) person to attend the morning breakfast, speakers, luncheon and the concluding Networking Mixer.  Additional individuals must register separately.

Other Practitioners:
FPA Members: $25
Non-Members: $50

Sponsorship Opportunities

Career Day Supporter: $250

• Company logo in Career Day program
• Table signage at breakfast, luncheon and roundtable discussions
• Complimentary interviewing table or exhibitor table
• Registration for one (1) attendee for the day
  

Networking Mixer Sponsor: $500

• All the benefits of a Career Day Supporter
• 5 minute welcome announcement at the Networking Mixer
  

Register Now!