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Welcome to Chinese Business Club!

Upcoming Events

Over the last couple of weeks, CBC began several initiatives. Please find below updates on the various initiatives. We greatly appreciate students volunteering to contributing and improving these initiatives.

- First Year Directors Selected: Congratulations to all the students selected to be first year directors. We are going through a transition phase to get them involved in our various initiatives shortly

- IB and Consulting mini groups: We have formed informal min groups for those interested in IB and Consulting. Students in these groups collaborate on recruiting efforts and gain support from second years who serves as advisors.

- MOSAIC: MOSAIC is coming up and we will be electing a first year director to represent CBC in this initiative. Details to come.

- CBC Website Revamp: Spearheaded by Kevin Kan (KSM ’09), CBC will be getting a NEW website. We really appreciate the efforts Kevin is dedicating to the website. We will be adding a section for prospective students and we hope CBC members can contribute.

- K-Smart Initiatives: We are recruiting for students to host Kellogg Open Day in HK, Shanghai and Beijing. We hope students who are returning to these countries will help organize an event and recruit more students from these respective cities and regions surrounding these cities.

- CBC Treks and GIM Leadership: On behalf of CBC community, we would like to congratulate students who are investing their time to lead CBC Treks and GIM Classes.

Monday, Nov. 12th

Event: Bain Asia

Place: Room 160

Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Description: Immediately following worldwide presentation. Please join partners and consultants from our Greater China, Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia offices. Mike Booker, head of Asia Pacific recruiting, will also provide remarks on opportunities in the region.

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Tuesday, Nov. 13th

Event: CBC Hotpot

Place: Lao Sze Chuan (Chinatown)

Time: 7:30pm

Description: Hot Pot Dinner

RSVP: Jessie Chen by Monday Noon; Logistics to follow

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Saturday, Nov. 17th

Event: Chicago GSB Asia Conference

Place: Charles Harper Center, Chicago GSB

Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm

Description: See Attached http://student.chicagogsb.edu/group/capg/asiabus2007/index.htm

TBD

Event: CBC Cover Letter Review

Place: McManus Lounge

Time: TBD

Description: Review cover letters – one cover letter per student

Alumni Profile

CBC wish to thank Xiao Jun Liu (Ex-CBC President) for sharing his profile with us!

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Student Image What did you do before Kellogg?

I have a background in Chemistry. Prior to Kellogg, I worked at Pfizer Global Research & Development (PGRD) for more than five years as a medicinal chemist. My main responsibility was to design and synthesize pharmacologically active molecules for testing in animals. This is the very early stage of the lengthy drug discovery process.

What was your major at Kellogg? What were some clubs you joined while at Kellogg?
I majored in Marketing and Finance. I have signed up for many clubs, including professional, cultural and entertainment clubs. The clubs that I was mostly heavily involved were Chinese Business Club, Greater China Business Conference, Biotech & Healthcare Club and Soccer Club.

What was one of the most memorable Kellogg moments?
The day when our very first Kellogg Greater China Business Conference was held in Jacobs Center was the most memorable day for me at Kellogg. The conference executive team put tremendous amount of time and efforts to ensure the success of the conference, from winning approval form school, finding speakers and sponsors, to running the conference on the day. I am most proud of the fact that it was purely student-run and everybody involved was an equally important contributor.

In hindsight, what is one thing you wish you did while at Kellogg?
There are too many things I wish I would have done or done differently at Kellogg. If I have to single out one thing, I wish I would have taken more MORS classes. No matter which function we start our career after Kellogg, be it banking, consulting or operation, we come to Kellogg to be future business leaders. MORS can help us develop individual leadership skills, understand organizational cultures and learn how to be an effective leader in different working environments.

What one piece of advice would you offer to a current Kellogg student?
By now, I believe you already have a very good idea about Kellogg and life at Kellogg. You should all enjoy the school life since this is the only lengthy break you will get in many years. Professionally, I would encourage you to plan your career in a very long term and act accordingly. I personally don’t believe in Trial and Error, so pick your first job carefully. Because once you get out of school, it is hard to change career due to the lack of professional experience.

What’s your favorite restaurant in Chicago/Evanston?
Drive to Lincoln Park – there are many good restaurants there.

Recruiting Announcements

Algahanim Industries (See Attached)

Who: Full Time Candidate, US Citizen and Permanent Resident Only

Position: Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Business Development

Presentation Location: Sheraton Chicago Hotel, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, Illinois

Presentation Date: Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 – 6pm

Interview: Close-List due 10/5/07; On-Campus Interview, October 31^st , Art (Ken Chou’s Boss (KSM 2007)) will be conducting interview

RSVP: RSVP before Thursday November 8, 2007 to Hazel Selda ( hselda@alghanim.com)
Questions: Maja Scheffer – Head of Recruitment on (mobile number) +965 6852062

Bain Asia Pacific (See Attached)

Who: 1^st Year Students with interest in Consulting in Asia

Positions: Summer Internships

Location: Asia Pacific

Corporate Presentation: 11/12/2007 @ 8pm

Presentation Location: Hotel Orrington

Other Announcements

Business Chinese Classes: We have identified a Chinese women in the Northwestern’s Finance PHD program to teach Chinese. Chinese classes will be held once a week. Depending on student schedule and teacher’s time. The cost of each lesson will be $5.00 and students. Understand that priorities may have changed as a result of recruiting/extra-curricular/courses. We greatly appreciate an RSVP to Ed Zhang (xzhang2008@kellogg.northwestern.edu) by Friday November 16, 2007 as we finalize the headcount and develop a program.

Please email Wendy Kam (wkam2008) if you would like to post announcement on the CBC newsletter – e.g. Baby news, Wedding news, etc.

CBC Co-Chairs