2. Finance Week
at Politecnico di Milano
An opportunity for finance-industry companies to
present themselves and meet Management
Engineering, Mathematical Engineering and
Engineering Physics students and graduates
3. Introduction
Politecnico di Milano’s Career Service is delighted to unveil its new
event dedicated to the finance industry: “Finance Week”.
The project came about as a result of the successful staging in March
2009 of the “Finance and Consultancy Week”. The new event is
geared towards fulfilling two sets of requirements: on the one hand,
the need for companies to meet talented young people and, on the
other, the need for students and graduates to get to know the market,
learn about the finance industry and the roles available within it, and
put themselves forward as candidates for those roles.
4. Companies invited
Finance Week – from 5th to 9th October 2009
- Investment banks
- Commercial banks
- Insurance companies
Requests for participation from companies will be evaluated by the
Career Service on the basis of suitability. There are a limited number of
slots available.
5. Targets
Students on, and recent graduates of, the Bachelor’s and Master’s
degree courses in the Faculty of Systems Engineering, and
specifically:
- Management Engineering
- Mathematical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
The Career Service will implement communication strategies targeted at
the entire Politecnico di Milano student population, guaranteeing both
high visibility for the event and the involvement of all those who are
interested in the finance industry.
6. The potential target
Graduates and undergraduates in 2007
No. of Graduates No. of Graduates Total No. of
with a Bachelor’s with a Master’s Undergraduates
Degree Degree
Management 472 589 3,088
Engineering
Mathematical 41 37 429
Engineering
Engineering 65 51 432
Physics
7. Advantages for companies
1. Present your company, the market and your positioning in relation to
your main competitors
2. Position yourself as the “first choice” out of the career options being
considered by Management Engineers, Mathematical Engineers and
Engineering Physicists, and more generally by all students of the Politecnico
interested in the finance industry
3. Receive applications
4. Bolster the loyalty of your target vis-à-vis your brand
5. Boost the visibility of your brand within the Politecnico
6. Pursue a policy of employer branding in relation to career guidance and
support students and graduates as they develop their understanding of the
job market
8. To participate, your company should:
• Submit job profiles illustrating the roles typically available in the finance
industry for graduates in Management Engineering, Mathematical
Engineering and Engineering Physics
• Create a preferential application channel for participants, bearing in mind
that they are students at, or graduates of, Politecnico di Milano
• Supply informative material (preferably customised) for the information
desk (see page 9) by 25th September to ensure the availability of
information in the run-up period (from 28th September until 2nd October)
• State, at the time of confirmation, whether or not your company is interested
in meeting the participating students and graduates on a one-to-one basis
during the follow-up to the event, on the morning after the presentation, at
the Career Service desk (see page 9)
9. Where and when:
Event
-In the classrooms and other specially created spaces within the new
Lambruschini/Broggi Management Engineering hub in Bovisa. The event will be
staged in such a way as to give the greatest possible visibility to the companies
participating.
-From 5th to 8th October 2009, every day from 1.30pm/3.00pm to 6.00pm.
Follow-up
-At the Career Service desk within the same building in which the presentations
are made
-From 6th to 9th October 2009, from 9.30am to 12.00pm
Information desk
-Adjacent to the rooms where the presentations are made, within the same
building
-From 28th September to 2nd October
10. The format
• 2/3 companies will make their presentations per day, as per the agenda on
page 10
• Each company will have a maximum of 90 minutes to make its presentation
and carry out its employer branding and orientation activities
• By prior appointment, companies will have access, on the morning after the
event (from 9.30am to 12.00pm), to the on-site Career Service desk to
conduct one-to-one follow-ups at which they can provide more information,
offer coaching and carry out recruiting activities
• During the week prior to the event (from 28th September to 2nd October), an
Information Desk will be set up in the area next to where the presentations
are to be made. The purpose of the desk is to publicise the event, supply
informative material on each participating company in the run-up to the
presentations and help students and graduates to find out in advance about
the companies taking part in Finance Week
11. Finance Week - October 2009
Information Desk: from 28th September to 2nd October
Mon 5th Tue 6th Wed 7th Thu 8th Fri 9th
From Follow-up Follow-up Follow-up Follow-up
9.30am
Credit Suisse UBI Banca Zurich Unicredit Group
to
12.00pm Citi Group Mediobanca Intesa SanPaolo Merrill Lynch
1.30pm
Credit Suisse
Room (Presentazione in Inglese)
Ubi Banca Zurich Unicredit X
A
3.00pm
Citi Group
Room (Presentazione in inglese)
Mediobanca Intesa Merrill Lynch X
B
12. Communication
Event publicity and company branding:
• For 3 weeks prior to the event
• Throughout the event
Channels:
- Dedicated event web page on: www.careerservice.polimi.it
- Career Service Newsletter
- Classroom communication (direct involvement of the Faculty)
- Visual communication on campus
- On-site communication prior to the event – Information Desk
- On-site communication during the event
13. Surveys
Participating companies can utilise the information gathered in the week after
the event by the Career Service through the Web 2.0 survey forms that will
be distributed to all those taking part.
The survey forms will be geared towards finding out (and disseminating to the
companies involved):
• The perception of the brands of the companies taking part
• The level of satisfaction of the event
• The reactions to the individual presentations
• The issues covered
• The needs of the participants
At the same time, survey forms will also be distributed to the participating
companies. This survey will focus on
• The quality of the participants
• The organisational aspects
• An analysis of the requirements and the level of satisfaction
• The collection of pointers to enhance the initiative
