Impress recruiters!

At the upcoming career fairs on the HEC campus (Finance Fair, Consulting Fair, Legal & Tax Forum, Digital & Tech Career Fair), you’ll have the opportunity to meet with a wide range of companies. To turn these encounters into real opportunities, the key is simple: come prepared.

Orbis and Capital IQ: your competitive edge

Our professional databases give you access to strategic information:

• Orbis: Data on millions of listed and unlisted companies worldwide. You can identify specific companies, compare their performance, or analyze entire sectors depending on your projects.
• Capital IQ: An essential tool to access detailed financial data, track the latest news on listed companies, and understand strategic market trends.

With these resources, you can, for example:

• identify a company’s direct competitors,
• find out about its executives and subsidiaries,
• analyze its positioning and key markets,
• prepare targeted questions that will demonstrate your motivation and understanding of the company’s challenges.

Sharpen your interview skills

We also provide access to three recent articles from Harvard Business Review and ISE that cover the essentials for succeeding at every stage of an interview:

• The HBR Guide to Standing Out in an Interview: how to showcase your skills and capture attention from the very first minutes.
• 4 Ways to Make a Connection with Your Interviewer: practical advice on how to build a real connection with your interviewer beyond the standard questions.
• The Right Way to Follow Up After Sending Your Resume: the art of following up with a recruiter effectively—without overdoing it.

And Also…

In preparation for the International Finance Fair (September 24 & 25), we’ve selected a range of books to give you practical tools to boost your confidence and relevance:

• Les 12 travaux de l’analyste financier: un récit, une enquête, une méthodologie
• Case Interview Secrets: Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting
• Crack the Case System: How to Conquer Your Case Interviews
• L’entretien d’embauche en anglais
• Banque, finance: les métiers qui résistent à la crise
• Banques d’investissements et de marché: les métiers des banques d’affaires

With these resources, you’ll have everything you need to prepare for your meetings, ask the right questions, and leave a lasting impression.