Student Experience

Get the Full Zicklin Experience

The benefits of participating in case competitions, clubs, and other activities at Zicklin will help reinforce your knowledge and skills. By getting involved, you’ll interact with and learn from students from different cultures and disciplines, preparing you for a future career in global business.

Focus on your individual career goals

Zicklin’s Graduate Career Management Center offers a wide array of networking and professional development opportunities to help give you a competitive edge in today’s job market. Find out what employers are looking for by attending corporate information sessions, networking at industry-specific mixers and forums, or learning new technologies through a professional boot camp.

Graduate Career Management Center (GCMC)

Build your network through graduate student clubs

Zicklin graduate student clubs focus on diverse student populations and career interests. By getting involved in a club, you can plug into the Zicklin graduate community, take on a leadership role, help expand your network, and gain valuable new experiences. 

Clubs & Organizations

Gain insights from a seasoned professional

The Executives on Campus [EOC] program at Baruch College connects undergraduate and graduate students with executive mentors who guide and develop their networking, interviewing and other essential business etiquette skills to make Baruch students competitive in today’s job market.

Executives on Campus

Join a Case Competition

Competitions allow you to apply your knowledge to an actual business challenge. Competitions take place throughout the year and offer the opportunity to learn hands-on business skills in a competitive scenario, integrating those skills in a real-world setting, and helping you stand out from the crowd.

Competitions

Attend national career fairs and MBA conferences

The national affinity and MBA conferences and career fairs are one of the best ways for graduate students and MBAs to get in front of many companies and recruiters who may not come to Baruch. These conferences are open to students of all backgrounds, so do not opt out because you think you will not be welcome.

Career fairs & MBA Conferences
Launch a new enterprise with the help of CUNY Startups

Partnering with the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship supports students through startup programs that help students develop ideas and launch new ventures.

CUNY Startups

Go global – take an International Business course in France

Zicklin offers an annual study abroad experience, which is organized by the Weissman Center for International Business. Students have the opportunity to spend 3-4 weeks in January taking a winter intersession course at the University of Lyon’s School of Management in France.

Global Experiences

Experience a simulated trading environment

Zicklin’s Wasserman Trading Floor offers a fully equipped, simulated trading environment featuring high-end, dual-screen workstations with access to Bloomberg Terminal and other real-time market data feeds and financial analytical tools. This immersive learning environment offers invaluable experience for students seeking positions in the financial, banking, or accounting industries.

The Wasserman Trading Floor