eHAN - Haas Alumni Network e-newsletter

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#2 Ranking Wasn't the Only Good News from WSJ While Haas alumni celebrate our recent #2 ranking by the Wall Street Journal, many may be unaware of other great news: Haas also placed #3 for most improved school and #4 for recruiting women. To see how WSJ ranked Haas in other specialty rankings, read the Full Story Celebrate Homecoming, Saturday, October 13 Kick your networking into high gear and then come watch the Cal Bears kick, pass, and run their way to victory over Oregon State. Full Story Students to Manage New Socially Responsible Fund Managing a socially responsible investment fund is one of the new learning experiences the Haas School is offering its graduate students for the first time this fall. Full Story Finance Club to Hold Inaugural Conference, Nov. 9 The Berkeley Finance Club will launch the Haas School's first-ever finance conference. Full Story Innovation Conference to Highlight Faculty Research The Haas School will launch an Inside Innovation conference on November 17, highlighting new Haas faculty research on the role of innovation in business. Full Story Industry and Technology Intersects at >play Students and industry leaders will explore the implications of shrinking computing devices and expanding business models at >play, the Berkeley digital media conference, on October 27 at the Haas School. Full Story TechNet Innovation Summit to Include Tyson, Rose Green technologies will be spolighted at the October 11 conference on the future of technology and innovation. Panel discussions, moderated by Charlie Rose, will include John Chambers of Cisco, John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins, John Chen of Sybase, and professor and former dean Laura Tyson. Alumni can attend FREE by typing "CAL in the Invitation Code when registering online. Register Paving the Way with Good Intentions A centuries-old proverb, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions," was the unlikely inspiration for new research by Professor David Levine. Full Story Visit the Haas School' s new website to read about Faculty News Haas in the News
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For Job Seekers: Experienced Hire Job Fair at Haas 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, October 8, Bank of America Forum, Haas School of Business For assistance in updating your resume please email us Current Company List Includes: The Gallup Organization (consulting) Kaiser Permanente PetSmart Pinnacle Rock Associates Russell Reynolds Associates (third party recruiter). U.S. Secret Service Visa USA For Hiring Managers: The Leading Edge - Pulling the Trigger By Mark Goulston Often the greatest regret after you fire someone is that you didn't do it earlier. Sometimes it's just better to fire sooner than later. Full Story Special Workshop: Innovations in Networking - Homecoming, October 13 Heather Hollick EWMBA 04 At the Haas School "What distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships - so that everyone wins." Inspired by the work of best-selling author, Keith Ferrazzi (Never Eat Alone), Haas alum Heather Hollick will lead an interactive seminar, share her considerable networking experience and advice, and provide tips on how to use the services of LinkedIn, Plaxo and Xing to supercharge your networking activities. This seminar is free. Register New Services: Saturday Career Advising Services for MBA Alumni To schedule an advising appointment for a one-hour Saturday coaching session, please email us. September 29, October 6 - 10 am to 12 pm Advisor: John Morel November 17, December 8 - 10 am to 12 pm Advisor: Ainka Fulani Undergrad alumni: please see the Cal alumni career advising services website
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Pricing for Profitability in the Information Age UC Berkeley Center for Executive Development Four-Day Course: January 14, 15 and February 11, 12 Companies leave millions, sometimes billions, of dollars on the table every year through sub-optimal pricing practices. This pricing course will equip you with proven and new techniques for assessing, formulating, and monitoring pricing strategies in this new era. The course is led by Teck Ho, one of the Haas School's most charismatic professors and a well-known expert in the field of pricing. He won the Best Teacher of the Year Award three years in a row and consults for many of the Fortune 500. Fee: $5,445. $4,445 until October 15, 2007! Corporate Offer: 3 for the price of 2 from one firm. Location: The Haas School Details and Registration If you have any questions or would like to register a group, call (510) 642-9167 or (415) 637-4913.
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