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Career Advising Appointments

Looking for personalized advice and information regarding your career plan? Interested in conducting a practice interview? Need networking advice related to your internship or job search? Schedule an appointment with your Career Advisor!

Drop in to CareerLab

Need a resume reviewed or advice on how to start one? Have some questions about using Handshake, or LinkedIn? Curious about what you can do with your major? Drop into CareerLab! 

Attend Career Events

The Career Center offers a wide variety of events to help you successfully land after graduating from GVSU! Attending workshops, career fairs, and employer hosted events are great activities to add to your short and long - term career plan and are available to students and alumni!




Career Events

GVSU Education & Teacher Fair 2024

April 23, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Meet with district representatives to discuss opportunities for teachers, psychologists/school counselors, speech pathologists, therapists, social workers, coaches, and more! Bring resumes and dress...

U.S. Student Fulbright INTERNAL Deadline

August 16, 2024 All Day

The US Student Fulbright program is the flagship international exchange program of the US State Department. There are two basic types of Fulbright awards: English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award and...

Traveling Career Quiz

August 23, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Embark on a journey of self-discovery outside of Kleiner Commons with the Career Center's student staff as your guides. First-year students, come and explore a myriad of career quizzes tailored...

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Employer Info Sessions

SMBC Meet and Greet - Portfolio Management

When: Wednesday, April 3rd 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Portfolio Management & Portfolio Origination Group, Sponsor Finance Origination Group, North America Project Finance Group, Lenders Finance Group  Collateral Underwriting, Lenders Finance Group  Origination

Our SMBC Meet and Greet Series is for all students seeking a 2025 internship or analyst opportunity with our firm. Each session will consist of overviews of the various groups that hire into our programs led by the business members themselves followed by an open-forum Q&A session. Since each session will be different, students are encouraged to attend as many as they like.

Portfolio Management (PMG)
The Portfolio Management Group supports the banks leveraged loan business. The Group is primarily responsible for monitoring the credit quality for portfolio companies owned by Private Equity firms and also manages any amendment and underwriting activities to support these businesses during the tenor of the banks relationship.

SCAD - Sponsor Finance Group
SMBCs Sponsor Finance Group is a well-established and rapidly growing platform in the US which will offer firsthand experience into the private equity space. The groups primary mission is to originate, structure, and execute leveraged financing solutions to support financial sponsor activity.

North America Project Finance Group
The North America Project Finance Group provides advisory, underwriting, structuring, and capital markets offerings to large corporations and financial sponsors. The group covers the growing infrastructure industry (including digital infrastructure, transportation, and social infrastructure), the power industry (including conventional power generation, renewable power generation, and storage), and new energies and natural resources sectors (including hydrogen, renewable fuels, LNG terminals, and midstream assets), with a growing focus on energy transition and ESG-themed projects.

Strategic Credit Products Department  Lenders Finance Group
The Lender Finance Group provides financing to financial institutions primarily engaged in middle-market leveraged lending. LFG activities support both permanent financing for loan asset manager portfolios as well as warehouse financing for CLOs which are arranged by Nikko.

More Infoabout the SMBC Meet and Greet - Portfolio Management event starting 4/3/2024

SMBC Meet and Greet - Leasing & Finance

When: Wednesday, April 3rd 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
SMBC Leasing & Finance, Latin America Project Finance Group, Latin America Corporate Finance Group

Our SMBC Meet and Greet Series is for all students seeking a 2025 internship or analyst opportunity with our firm. Each session will consist of overviews of the various groups that hire into our programs led by the business members themselves followed by an open-forum Q&A session. Since each session will be different, students are encouraged to attend as many as they like.

Leasing and Finance:
SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc. (MBC-LF) is a client-facing subsidiary of SMBC, responsible for delivering value-added, asset finance solutions to SMBCs core customer base through bespoke leasing products, with offices in the US, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. As a recognized market leader in advising and arranging highly structured transactions, SMBC-LF works with various companies, globally, in every industry sector. SMBC-LFs highly structured transactions incorporate creativity and expertise in corporate finance, detailed cash flow modeling, financial analysis, accounting and asset-specific knowledge.

Latin America Project & Structured Finance
Structured and Project Finance is a core business for SMBC and the bank has been successful advising, structuring, arranging, underwriting, and distributing project & structured finance loans and bonds globally. Along with other departments within the bank, we provide a variety of financing solutions for large scale infrastructure projects across Latin America including power projects: conventional and renewable power plants, transmission lines, battery storage; new energies and natural resources: mining, renewable fuels, decarbonization projects, hydrogen, oil and gas facilities; and infrastructure: toll roads, ports, airports, bridges, digital infrastructure (data centers, fiber optic), desalination plants and hospitals.

Latin America Corporate Finance Group
The Latin America Corporate Finance Group (LADA-CF) is responsible for originating, structuring, executing and monitoring corporate finance transactions in Latin America. LADA-CF covers clients in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The New York team is divided into the following sector verticals: Natural Resources, Power & Utilities, Consumer, Financial Sponsors, Industrials, Private Credit & Special Situations, Advisory & Solutions.

More Infoabout the SMBC Meet and Greet - Leasing & Finance event starting 4/3/2024

Career Center News

Laker Lifetime Learning - Career Center Alumni Resources

Laker Lifetime Learning - Career Center Alumni Resources

In the ever-evolving landscape of careers, the journey doesn't end with graduation. The Career Center provides a robust array of resources and support tailored to meet the needs of GVSU alumni.

Mar 26, 2024

A Realistic Look at Job Searching with GVSU Alum, Fletcher Zebell

A Realistic Look at Job Searching with GVSU Alum, Fletcher Zebell

Finding a job is not an easy task. GVSU Alum, Fletcher Zebell, details the ins-and-outs of his job-search process and explains how he secured a job at Invio Automation with the help of the Career Center.

Oct 9, 2023

GVSU Career Center Employer Showcase: A Casual, Conversation-Based Approach to Career Connections

GVSU Career Center Employer Showcase: A Casual, Conversation-Based Approach to Career Connections

The Employer Showcase is an opportunity for students to connect with potential employers and learn about career opportunities. HealthWest encourages students to take control at the Employer Showcase event, follow up, and plan for personal development.

Apr 27, 2023

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