Other M-Phimac Activities

While course work forms the foundation of the program, additional activities provide essential components in professional development. A key emphasis is placed on paving the way to a successful entry into the finance industry.

Sessions on resume preparation and interviewing techniques are begun at the outset of the program. The job application and interview process starts as early as October. To facilitate this, the faculty provide a great deal of support in connecting students with professionals in our extensive network of industrial contacts. This support includes circulating student resumes, communicating industry opportunities, and developing personal contacts between students and hiring managers in information sessions off-campus.

Additional opportunities for networking also arise from our regular "Fields Trips" to Toronto to attend the Fields Institute Seminars on Quantitative Finance. This long running series is popular amongst both the university and industry communities.

Student projects, presentations, and seminars provide the opportunity to not only learn of leading edge topics in finance, but develop students' interpersonal and communications skills.

McMaster also boasts the Allen J. Gould Trading Floor, where M-Phimac students have a chance to become familiar with a real trading floor environment, and the computer facilities that make modern financial markets function.