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Careers

At DeGroote, we are committed to the career success of our Master of Finance students. Our Career Development and Relationship Manager will work with you to understand your strengths and how we can maximize your potential to become an in-demand hire for our employer partners. ​

MFin students meeting each other during transition week.

What You Can Expect from Us

Our dedicated Career Development and Relationship Manager is here to help you with several services:​

  • Resume and cover letter reviews​
  • One-on-one interview preparation
  • Career and company information sessions​
  • Access to online career resources ​and career portal
  • Personalized career coaching
  • Connections with alumni and corporate partners through activities and events

All students have access to a professional development career course.

This career development course is designed to equip students with the tools necessary to successfully participate in internship and full-time job searches.

Delivered by the Career and Professional Development team, this workshop-based course covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Self-assessment and skill identification
  • Cover letter and resume preparation
  • Interview skills
  • Technical interviewing
  • Job search strategies and networking
  • Professionalism and etiquette
  • Industry expert guest speakers
  • Alumni panels

Possible Career Paths

We are here to help you build a robust career toolkit that you can apply immediately upon graduation and throughout your career journey. We will teach you how to market yourself as a competitive candidate while providing ongoing support. This is all done with the goal of preparing you for a career in finance.

As a DeGroote Master of Finance student, you will be prepared for a career in:

  • Portfolio Management
  • Fixed Income Analysis
  • Finance Associate​
  • Hedging and Risk Management
  • Equity Research
  • Financial Analyst
  • Currency and Derivatives Trading
  • Business Analyst
  • Banking and Financial Intermediation

What does a career with a Master of Finance look like? Take a look below to see where some of our past MFin students have found employment.

  • TD
  • Scotia Bank
  • RBC
  • BMO
  • S&P Global Ratings
  • Ontario Treasury Board
  • Manulife Financial
  • The Investors Group
  • IG Wealth Management
  • KPMG
  • Edge Point Wealth
  • McMaster University
  • Canadian Western Bank
  • CIBC Mellon
  • PwC
  • CACEIS
  • HSBC
  • RepRisk AP

Are you looking to add a Master of Finance student to your team?

From learning how to connect with Master of Finance students to post a job on our internal job board, we are here to help our employer partners.

Here’s what we can say about students:

  • Our students are technically strong and equipped to solve business problems with analytical methods
  • We provide industry training to get our students market-ready
  • We support your on-campus recruitment
  • No-risk recruitment solutions – free of cost and any obligation

Connect With Us

Have any questions? Want to learn more about how our career team supports DeGroote’s Master of Finance program? Contact Richard Dam on the Career and Professional Development team.