The Path To Mastering Finance
And Land In A Management Position
5-Days Business Career Development Challenge For Early-Career Professionals With A Bachelor's Degree
The 'The Path to Mastering Finance' Challenge is for you if:
- You've already earned your bachelor's degree and may gained some valuable work experience, but you're eager to take your expertise in Finance to the next level.
- You understand that without continuous self-development, your career opportunities and business prospects may diminish over time.
- You are ready to strive for excellence and transform it into tangible success.
At CEU in Vienna, we annually organize a professional career development course exclusively for our Business students. However, for the first time ever, we're opening up part of the course content to external participants who are uncertain about how to consciously and effectively progress in the field of Finance.
5 Days
Starts
On 10/17 July
At 5 PM
CET, Vienna 60 min
Finance
Professionals in Focus
Free
For the First Time
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This challenge is an adapted part of the award-winning 'Maximize Your Future' university course
It was designed to equip business students with the necessary skills to secure attractive junior positions at top companies. And now, for the first time ever, it's open to the public. Get ready to embark on a one-year journey towards success, where careful planning, efficient implementation, and unwavering consistency are the driving forces behind your accomplishments.
Challenge Details:
- Start Date: July 10, 2023 and July 17, 2023 (2 identical series)
- Duration: 5 consecutive days
- Time: Live sessions every day at 5.00 PM, Vienna time (30 - 60 minutes per session)
- Homework: Estimated time of 30-60 minutes per day
- Registration: Simply sign up through the provided link, and you'll receive the connection details via email.
- Cost: It's completely free!
Join us on this transformative journey as we guide you towards realizing your true potential and seizing the manager position you aspire to. Don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity to set yourself apart in the competitive field of Finance.
Structure of the Challenge
Define Your Target
1. VISION DAY
Where do you see yourself in a few years? Are you aiming to become an expert in Risk Management? Asset Management? Treasury Management? Financial Controlling? M&A? Hedge Fund Management? Private Equity? Corporate Treasury? Accounting? Entrepreneurship or Business Ownership? Financial Project Management?
Envision your future and define your goals. This is key to your success.
Identify the Gap
2. ASSESSMENT DAY
We take stock of the skills required for your dream position and evaluate your own skills, strengths, knowledge, experience, and weaknesses. We determine areas for improvement and focus your efforts. Which skills are you lacking? Do you want to enhance your ability to explain and analyze financial data, financial statements, or create financial reports? Are you interested in understanding financial decisions, private equity, venture capital, or short and long-term financial planning?
Overcome Obstacles
3. CHALLENGE DAY
What is currently holding you back from reaching your dream position? We identify the reasons behind your current situation. Is it a lack of experience, missing skills, limited business acumen and strategic thinking, networking and relationship-building skills, or a lack of a proven track record? Discover your own challenges and learn effective strategies to overcome them.
The Road to Success
4. PLANNING DAY
We develop a personalized plan based on research and exploration. You define for yourself specific learning objectives and explore relevant resources. We establish a timeline and actionable steps.
Secure Implementation
5. COTROLLING DAY
We design a personalized approach to stay on track and maintain accountability in order to keep the momentum going and reach your goal of becoming a trained manager in Finance.
One-on-one consultation
BONUS
Book a free consultation, and I will review your plan and provide guidance to help you progress on your journey becoming a Finance professional.
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Why to learn from CEU?
According to QS World University Ranking 2022, Central European University, based in Vienna, ranked in the TOP200 in Economics and Econometrics, ARWU Shanghai Ranking 2021 ranked CEU also in the TOP200 in Economics.
Combining the best of American and European academic traditions, CEU is renowned for academic excellence.
The faculty of the Department of Economics and Business is made up of distinguished researchers and professors from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn State, Michigan, Cambridge, Bristol, Sussex, the LSE, Toronto, San Diego, GeorgiaTech, British Columbia, Florida, Stockholm, TU Wien, Amsterdam, Florida, Bonn, and Tilburg as well as corporate professionals with global experience and expertise.
Your instructor
Krisztina Szarvas has spent 15 years at international and multinational companies in different European countries at Telenor, Schwarzkopf Professional and Henkel CEE. She has been Head of Marketing and Professional Partner Services and responsible for Business Development in CEE countries. As a corporate advisor she prepares CEE companies for launching business in Austria and roll out internationally.
At CEU she establishes a bridge between the academic and corporate world, prepares students for starting their career at corporations, as well as supports companies at finding great young professional talents.
She holds the certificate 'Best Teacher Award 2023' in the MS in Finance Program, based on student evaluation.
