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Burns (Continued from Page 1) Did working such a rigorous schedule Now at Morningstar, you eventually take its toll? have catapulted through The hours during my investment banking days the company starting were pretty insane. I regularly worked 80 plus in Stock Analysis hours a week and traveled on a moment’s notice, and now heading up sometimes for weeks. I enjoyed the work and, Morningstar’s Global at the time, I didn’t really mind the hours, but Manager Research team. eventually I had a chance to step back and realize What do you enjoy most all the things I had been missing, so I did decided about your job? to take some time off in my early 20’s. Bank of There is a lot I enjoy about America had shut down the Chicago offce. I working at Morningstar was offered a job with them in New York, but and this job in particular. turned it down. I packed my bag and for about Morningstar is a mission I have spent a fair amount of time over the a year wandered around Europe, Barcelona, driven company and we are focused on helping years doing on-camera interviews on stocks Ireland on my own. investors of all sizes meet their fnancial goals. that I covered or hot topics for investors. This How were you It is a noble cause and I wake up every morning year we co-hosted an event with CNBC in our able to re-enter the knowing that in some way I’m going to help auditorium to award the Morningstar Fund workforce upon people today, tomorrow and fve years from Manager of the Year awards during CNBC’s your return? now. That’s a pretty special feeling. The people Power Lunch. It was a thrill for me to spend It was a lot easier than at Morningstar are also fantastic. Believe it the hour hosting the event with Tyler Mathisen or not, there are currently two members of on live TV representing Morningstar. I thought it would Eta working at Morningstar - Tim Strauts be. I had developed a ’02, Vince Klos ’05, and even the wife of With so much travel and success, what is pretty good reputation Pete Roberts ’96! A great mission and great your life lesson/motto shaping up to be? industry-wide at my people—as I think about it is a lot of the same I’ve been known to drop “pearls of wisdom” frst position and kept reasons that I love being a part of KDR! in decent contact with over the years. When I graduated, the folks. While waiting How are you involved with CNBC? undergrads gave me a glass KDR stein with for things to develop the phrase “Tap the Keg of Life” engraved on I worked the night I have to speak with a lot of the fnancial it. I guess perhaps I’ve been trying to live up to shift at Home Depot. media in the general course of doing my job. that ever since between having a happy family, An opportunity to CNBC is a big part of that conversation and good friends and a solid career. re-enter the banking world through a training role popped up when As the semester the person looking to fll the role heard that I progresses we are in high was basically hanging out and gave me a call! I spirits with a chapter said sure and that’s how I landed at Bank One. strength of 80 members. How did your new position at Bank One We are thankful for the contributions of our work out? alumni network and the I don’t know if I can say defnitively how it efforts of the Laurus worked out. It ended up being a shorter stint Eta pledge Class of fall 2014. group to maintain the than I anticipated, but that was mostly due to beautiful house that JP Morgan/Chase swooping in and buying has been a home to our the company. I was given the option to move Consul (Continued from Page 1) brothers for generations. I wish everyone the to New York City (again) which was just best of luck with the rest of the year! something I did not want to do. If anything, results were astounding. With 32 inducted my time there solidifed the notion for me that pledges our men were able to set an Eta record living in Chicago and working in banking were for most pledges initiated, and in doing so becoming mutually exclusive ideas. It was time reaffrmed the commitment of our members to Navdeep Singh for me to fnd a new career path. ensuring the continued success of our house. Scott’s Top 10 Tips for Getting a Job 1. Get good grades with professors for letters of 2. Get good grades recommendations 3. Get good grades (are you picking up 7. Zero errors and typos on cover letters on the emphasis here?) and resumes 4. Be involved at school in clubs and in 8. Be invested in the jobs you are the house interested in. Read about them, study them and meet people in the feld 5. Get an internship over the summer…even if it isn’t a paid one 9. A good interview is a prepared interview Scott on CNBC. 6. Have a few good relationships 10. Get good grades Alumni communication services provided by Te Laurus Group | www.thelaurusgroup.net | 770-903-3987 | @thelaurusgroup