Max Carnes' Business Blog

This week in class we talked about looking for internships and future jobs. I am only at the beginning of my internship search, but I was able to use my network to land an interview. A fellow student here at the University of Tulsa, Jack, is also from Kansas City like me. His dad, James, is the Managing Director of the Financial Advisory Services of Kansas City, or FASKC. They are located in Leawood, Kansas which is only a twenty minute drive from my house. I made the connection through Jack and emailed James and inquired about possible internships. I was in luck and they were looking to hire a summer intern, which I set up an interview for. This will be my first big interview with a company, so I will need to prepare this week for possible questions he could ask me. I am looking to get a job as a financial advisor in the future and this could be a great opportunity for me to get my foot in the door with a excellent company. This has been my first lead in my internship search and I pla...

This week in class we conducted mock interviews with a fellow classmate. My partner was Yating Lin, a finance major from China. I felt this interview was very similar to the one I did in high school for my job as a porter at Olathe Toyota. It was more laid back because it was done by a student, which my boss at Toyota was very laid back. With this level of comfortability, I was able to think clearly and concisely about my answers. I learned more from the interviewers perspective than I did from the interviewees perspective. This is because I was able to pick apart their responses, while also thinking about what I was looking for in an answer. This made me think more clearly about my own answers I would be giving to her. I felt it was hard to grade my partners performance because she is new to the country and still learning our complex language. She was able to give me some honest feedback, and she thought I took too long in preparing my responses. This will come easier with more practi...

This week in class we took a look at current business news and looked at how the different current events impacted our majors differently. The new event my team chose to look tat was the news revolving around the selling of the Los Angeles Times. It was bought by Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong among turmoil inside the business. The company has been having an increasing turnover  rate among high ranking employees during this time. This was helped fueled by having three editors in six months, its published being put on paid leave during a sexual harassment investigation and a vote to unionize the newsroom. This could impact my major in several ways. First, there will be a change in the stock market. Now that The Los Angeles Times and its sister company the San Diego Union-Tribune are under new ownership, there could be change in these companies stock prices. Another way my major would be affected would go through the new owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong. He will have both of these compani...

This week in class we talked about building our personal brand through networking and professional documents. It is time for us to stop being looked at as students and to start being viewed as professionals. One way I ensure that I maintain a positive online presence is by keeping my social medias professional. I use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. This means there is more ways for potential employers to view me online. I have increased my personal brand through jobs and friends as well. I worked at Olathe Toyota in high school as a porter, where I got in touch with the owner about potential finance internships and positions. I also have a friend that goes to school with me who's dad owns a financial firm fifteen minutes from my home in Olathe, and I have begun to contact him about potential internships. I was also lucky enough to have a friend recommend me for an internship with Northwestern Mutual and I will be interviewing with them next week! That means I ...