Santa Monica College Business Department

Robert Half is a professional staffing agency that helps people find part-time or full-time job opportunities. These opportunities can be long term or temporary--which allows flexibility with your school schedule. For example, you can work temporarily in the Winter and Summer. Then, in the Spring and Fall, decide to go back to school full-time or part-time. Also, for those of you who are international students, Robert Half can help you find work if you have Optional Practical Training (OPT) status.

Please watch this video created by Prof Lu about Robert Half.
https://youtu.be/DW6swqFf9Ho

Besides accounting jobs, Robert Half also provides assistance in finding students jobs in other areas such as business, finance, legal, IT, graphic design, etc.

How Robert Half Can Help You Find Part-Time and Full-Time Jobs in Accounting Robert Half and Accountemps has helped a number of my students find part-time and full-time work in accounting. The part time work is especially helpful for ...

Former SMC Accounting student, David Davis, had an amazing college journey. He overcame economic hardship and graduated from UCLA debt free while also helping out his family. His story just shows that no matter where you come from, if you work hard and stay focused, you can achieve great success in life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGEV7jYkiR8

Overcoming Challenges & Achieving Success + How to Graduate College Debt Free My former student, David Davis, shares his story about how he overcame challenges in college. In order to help his family, he had to work 2 jobs while attend...

From Professor Ming Lu: Ernst & Young (EY) is 1 of the 4 largest accounting firms in the world. Christal Shillingford, EY's West Region Diversity & Inclusiveness Campus Recruiting Lead, shares opportunities at EY for SMC students. Learn more about those opportunities in the video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q86J-ycsS3Q

Career Opportunities with Ernst & Young: Presented by Christal Shillingford Ernst & Young is one of the 4 largest CPA firms in the world. Christal Shillingford, Ernst and Young's, West Region Diversity & Inclusiveness Campus Recruiti...

Santa Monica College is leading the marketing for career education programs at the 19 LA community colleges. Check out the marketing here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/goccla/

GoCCLA Change the Game. With 19 community college campuses across Los Angeles County, a great career is clos

Prof Ming Lu recently started a Youtube channel about accounting to help SMC students. On this channel, his former students as well as other accounting professionals from top companies (i.e. the Controller of the Rams and Senior Payroll Manager of the Dodgers) share their experiences and provide advice to students.

Here's the link to the Youtube Channel...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpwk_iweyZkEdP7GT41Hkw

ACCOUNTING IS FOR YOU This channel is meant to provide information about the accounting profession and inspire people to consider a career accounting.

USC is piloting a program with SMC's Business Department to help more of our underrepresented minority students get into their accounting program.

"The Ernst & Young Elements of Success conference is an annual conference that exposes underrepresented minority students to careers in accounting. This year they had about 350 applicants of which they only accepted the top 100 accounting students from around Southern California to attend. Most of the attendees selected were from 4 year universities. However, this year around 10 attendees were either current or former SMC accounting students!"

It was a packed house for the personal finance workshop on March 20th 🙌🏽 (see photos below). Please join us for the next workshop on April 5th in Business 144 from 11:15-12:35. Business professors will be covering investments and credit management. We hope to see you there!

The Decline of Shopping Malls
Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 22
11:15am, BUS 111

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http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/BusinessDepartment/Documents/flyers/Shopping_Mall_Panel_Discussion.pdf

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Calling all business students 📢!! This Thursday is the last free workshop on personal finance. Join professors Cesar Rubio and Jenny Resnick to learn more about savings, budgeting and credit management 🙌🏽. Light snacks will be provided as well as a chance to win a prize 😲. The workshop will be in BUS 119, this Thursday November 9th from 11:15-12:35.

SMC professors Dana Nasser (l) and Nathan Khalil (r) developed Law for the Entrepreneur and Intellectual Property courses to help students navigate the legal environment of business.

SMC Develops Intellectual Property Curriculum for Community Colleges to Promote Entrepreneurship The Santa Monica College Intellectual Property (IP) project team presented their curriculum program at the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) conference. Pictured from left to right: Professor Dana Nasser (SMC), Program Associate Mike Lisek (The Michelson 20MM Founda...

Here's to a successful Career Closet and Career Services event. Special thanks to the students from business and fashion that helped style students for career events!

Need a business suit for a professional interview? How about some interview prep tips or a resume review? Come to the job prep fair this Thursday October 12th in the SMC library quad from 11am-1pm!!

Calling all entrepreneurs!!! If you're over the age of 21 and want to mingle with other startup founders and tech gurus head on over to Dollar Shave Club on Oct 12th! Tickets are only $5 dollars. There will be tacos 🌮 drinks 🍹 and haircuts 🙌🏽. More info in the link below...

Built In Brews at Dollar Shave Club https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-in-brews-at-dollar-shave-club-tickets-38305460664?aff=efbeventtix

Join business professors Greg Brookins and Erik Senko next Thursday, Oct 12th and you could win a new car!!! (Insert the price is right voice here 😃). Just kidding!! Come and learn about how to finance a new car (auto loans) 🚗 and how to manage credit card 💳 debt! The workshop will be in BUS 144 from 11:15-12:35. As always, there will be free pizza 🍕and a chance to win some gift cards 🙌🏽

Hello SMC business students! Hopefully your fall classes are off to a great start 🎉. Join accounting professors Ming Lu and Cesar Rubio on September 28th for a free personal finance workshop on budgeting and tax planning in Business 144 💰. The event is scheduled from 11:15-12:35pm and there's free 🍕! What more could you ask for ??!?Budgets AND pizza 🍕...sometimes dreams do come true.

Hey SMC students! It was great to see you at yesterdays VIP day 🙌🏽. The business faculty had a blast getting to know some of the new students and saying hello to our returning students. Enjoy your weekend and get ready for Monday classes!!

Business 67: Business Strategies
Was Volkswagen's manipulation of its turbo-diesel engine vehicles emission during testing a wise strategy? Was it worth the more than $20 billion in fines and remediation expenses incurred to date to settle with regulators and consumers, significant loss of market share, and nearly 30% hit to its stock price? How else might Volkswagen have handled the situation? Would it have been possible to achieve better results?

To ponder challenging situations and the hard decisions companies must make as well as learn how to devise formidable strategies enabling businesses to succeed enroll in BUS 67: Business Strategies course today.

http://www.smc.edu/EnrollmentDevelopment/Admissions/Pages/default.aspx

Santa Monica College Business Department updated their info in the about section.

Santa Monica College Business Department updated their website address.

2017 Summer Jams Personal Finance Presentation

Presentation on strategies for savings, spending and budgeting

Name: Sandra Okoye
Major: Public Relations
Heading to: University of Southern California
Sandra’s story: “I came to SMC because I couldn’t afford to start at a 4 year. Now, I am going to my dream school. SMC introduced me to networking, friends, and mentors. SMC allowed me to discover myself in a cost effective manner. Shout out to Black Collegians and Mrs. Bradford.” SMC Alumni - Santa Monica College (Official)

May 11, 2017 Personal Finance Workshop

Entrepreneur Summit 2017: Saturday, May 20
http://posiblela.com/
SMC is covering the cost, including lunch. Limited sponsorships available. Please sign up soon at:
http://www.smcrotaract.com/

Santa Monica College Rotaract Club

April 20 2017 Personal Finance Workshop for Black Collegians

March 23 2017 Personal Finance Workshop

The workshop was held in BUS 144. Topics of smart banking and tax planning were covered. Close to 100 students attended the workshop, with floor space only for latecomers. A few lucky winners took home gift cards or personal finance reference books.

Personal Finance Workshops - free for SMC students
upcoming workshop on Thursday March 23
11:15 - 12:35pm, BUS 144
Come to learn financial planning
Enjoy the chance to win a $25 gift card or personal finance book
Pizza for all

October 20 2016 personal finance workshop

Last personal finance workshop for Fall 2016. If you miss the workshops this semester, join us in the Spring 2017 workshops!

October 13 2016 Personal Finance workshop for Rotaracts