Marshall Society: Weekly Bulletin
Monday 09 October 2023
Hi everyone,
Apologies for the delay in sending out this bulletin, we had over 250 new members to add to the mailing list! If that's you - welcome to the Marshall Society weekly newsletter! I'll attach a link to the WhatsApp group chat below this section, make sure you join to stay up to date.
There's a lot of content in this one, from a run-down of the freshers' fair, a corporate finance panel, the publication of our flagship student magazine, and applications for a brand-new position on the committee.
We are so excited to meet you all at our upcoming events, so make sure you come over and introduce yourself to the committee!
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Freshers' Fair and new members:
Firstly, a massive thank you to everyone who signed up at the freshers' fair to join the society! We have over 100 new members joining us and over 300 new sign-ups to the mailing list.
We are super excited to meet you all in the coming weeks at our various events, and a reminder that if you haven't bought a membership you still can on our website - https://marshallsociety.com/join-us/
'How to Break into Corporate Finance: A Students' Perspective'
Our first event of the year will be occurring on Tuesday 10 October in the St Catharine's College OCR from 18:30-20:30.
This event will be a panel composed of students who have secured summer internships/grad roles at large financial institutions such as DE Shaw and Goldman Sachs. Come along to hear their advice on applications and for networking later!
To gauge interest please register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchqAV8LkAX1A4JsWEsSHpUwHlpxJeu0irNKMR0GQHAJyO2FQ/viewform?usp=send_formPublicity and Logistics Officer Applications:
The Marshall Society is recruiting an additional Publicity and Logistics Officer to support the society's events and outreach efforts. This role entails social media efforts, including the publication of advertisements and 'in-person' publicity at our events. Additionally, this Officer would support logistics efforts through securing venues for corporate sponsorships and recruitment events.
This Officer will sit on the General Committee and be entitled to full committee benefits, including discounts on stash and social events and guaranteed event access.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you have any questions please get in touch with our President Lucas Mordue at lm944@cam.ac.uk.
Publicity and Logistics Officer Application
The Marshall Society is recruiting an additional Publicity and Logistics Officer to support the society's events and outreach efforts. This role entails social media efforts, including publication of advertisements and 'in-person' publicity at our events. Additionally, this Officer would support logistics efforts through securing venues for corporate sponsor and recruitment events. This Officer will sit on the General Committee and be entitled to full committee benefits, including discounts on stash and social events and guaranteed access to events. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Any questions please contact our President Lucas Mordue at lm944@cam.ac.uk.
Internship and Graduate Opportunities in Consulting:
The Marshall Society is excited to announce that Teneo is our bronze sponsor this year. Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm that offers a range of services including financial advisory, management consulting and risk advisory. Teneo is offering a range of internship and graduate opportunities for students at Cambridge.
On-Campus Interview Opportunity + Applications
This year, Teneo will be running a series of ‘early-bird’ on-campus interviews, offering candidates an opportunity to begin our recruitment journey in Cambridge on the 3rd November. Similar to the standard graduate first-round process, the on-campus interviews with Teneo will consist of a 30-minute, market-sizing-style case study.
Due to capacity constraints, we only have limited slots available and will be closing these once all slots are taken. However, for anyone still wishing to meet us, our regular online application process will remain open until November 6th.
On-campus interview application: https://forms.gle/qHnbfTHtWBFRUXmAA
Online application: https://teneoconsultingcareers.ambertrack.co.uk/consultingcareers2023/login.aspx
Events
Teneo is also hosting an event in Cambridge on the 11th of October. The event is called “How to successfully apply for a job in Management Consulting” with the sign-up sheet posted on Handshake (event sign-up link). The description of the event is as follows:
Please join a panel of Teneo consultants for an Ask Me Anything session to help prepare for a new career in consulting. Rather than the standard lectures on case interview preparation and generalist talks on consulting, this session will help you actually understand what your first few years in consulting might look like. We will solicit questions in advance, as well as during the session, to ensure it's as valuable as possible for all attendees. Topics covered are likely to include:
A day in the life of an Associate (e.g., what you will actually DO)
Where junior consultants typically struggle, and how to avoid it
What distinguishes the good from the great at junior levels
Strategies for building grit and managing the consulting workload
Understanding the differences between consulting firms (e.g., Big 4 vs. boutique and specialist)
Cornerstone Research Summer and Full-Time Analyst Opportunities:
Cornerstone Research is a leading economic and financial consulting firm specializing in the analysis of complex economic, financial, accounting, and marketing issues that arise in the context of various kinds of litigation.
For example, they may be asked to predict the effect of a merger of two major high-tech firms on prices and innovation, to determine the effect of unfavorable drug test results on the stock price of a leading pharmaceutical company, or to value a patent on smartphone technology that might have been infringed.
They are recruiting for our full-time Analyst role (open to students in their final year of university or completing their Masters with an expected graduation date of December 2023 – July 2024) and our Summer Analyst program (open to students in their penultimate year of university with an expected graduation date of December 2024 – June 2025). The following is a quick introduction to their firm and culture:
Cornerstone recruits students from all majors; we find that our most successful analysts have a demonstrated interest in research and a desire to learn complex economic and financial concepts.
Cornerstone works across industries including antitrust, healthcare, finance, intellectual property, and securities and has a generalist model that provides analysts with opportunities across sectors.
Cornerstone maintains a positive work-life balance, supporting our diverse staff, with a strong analyst culture.
The Dismal Scientist:
Our flagship student publication for the year: The Dismal Scientist has just been published!
Have a read for some of the best student work from the last year.
If you're interested in getting involved in work like this then keep an eye out for the opening of our research analyst position happening soon!
https://marshallsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dismal-Scientist-2023.pdfMarshall Society Executive Committee Meeting Minutes:
Our Executive Committee held their second meeting earlier this week, please see the minutes of the meeting below.
As always, any suggestions for what you want to see discussed just let the committee know.
Exec Committee Meeting 07/10/23 - Google Docs
Marshall Society Executive Committee Meeting 07 October 2023 General Committee Meeting Meeting commenced 12:40 Agenda Point 1: Order of attendance All present. Agenda Point 2: Proposed constitutional change and enactment of past changes. Lucas Mordue, henceforth known as LM, p...
Ellie Breeze
Secretary 2023-2024