Bloomberg offers three different certification programs for Goizueta students: Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC), Environmental Sustainability Governance (ESG), and Finance Fundamentals (BFF). All certifications are self paced and generally take between 7 and 10.5 hours to complete. You must register with the class code, and complete all of the classes for a certification between now and Read More …
How will this help me? The Business Journals and Books of Lists contain local and regional news from 40+ U.S. cities. The annual Books of Lists’ includes company rankings for large public and private firms, A+ employers, fastest growing firms, and leading firms in a variety of industries. These are helpful for exploring new and Read More …
PitchBook’s annual account reset requires all users to renew their account. When you see a red message saying your account is inactive, don’t worry, you won’t lose any of your saved lists or searches! Steps to reset your account: On campus: Clear your cache Go to https://emory.pitchbook.com Choose the Create an Account button on the Read More …
March 15, 1985: The world’s first internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corporation of Massachusetts. The international private non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was created in 1998 to maintain domain name coordination; there are now over 1 billion domains in existence. Signposts in cyberspace the Domain Read More …
How will this help me? Uniworld’s multinational company database lets you create custom lists of domestic and international firms in over 200 countries and 20,000 industries. You can filter by country, region, state, industry and revenue and download results to excel. When creating a target list of companies as part of your career research, Uniworld Read More …
Feb 4, 2004: Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook. By December 2004, 1M people were using Facebook. The social media network now has 1.49 billion daily active users on Facebook on average for September 2018. Becoming Facebook : the 10 challenges that Read More …
How will this help me? Vault surveys professionals each year to publish rankings of banking, consulting, accounting, and other firms based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. These rankings can help identify firms that align with your career interests. Rankings include prestige, compensation, diversity, and more. These rankings are helpful for creating your target list of Read More …
Jan 24, 1984: The Apple Macintosh computer first goes on sale, featuring a graphical user interface and a mouse. Two days prior to the sale, Apple announced the new computer’s launch via a dramatic ad during Super Bowl XVIII. In the first three months after the launch, Apple sold over 5,000 Macintosh computers. The One Device: The Secret Read More …
How will this help me? Wall Street Oasis (WSO) includes finance and consulting career resources includes technical and case interview courses, and company and industry insights. These resources are helpful for creating your target list of companies, as well as preparing for networking and interviews. To access, follow the prompts to register and create an Read More …
Jan. 4, 2010: Burj Khalifa in Dubai, U.A.E., opens as the worlds tallest building at 2,717 feet (828m). At over 160 stories tall, it also has the highest occupied floor in the world. The building includes 900 residential apartments, office space and a 304 room hotel, as well as an observation deck. Sources: Burj Khalifa Read More …
