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Get connected week has been more than productive exposing us to a variety of networking events and mock interview sessions. Following below is an outline of my get connected week experience. Do note that there were sessions from other companies during the week and those mentioned below are just the ones that I took part.

Monday

04:30 AM: Alarm goes off

06:00 AM to 09:00 AM: In transit from London to Toronto

09:15 AM: Arrive at the Ivey ING Leadership centre, Toronto

09:15 AM to 10:00 AM: Breakfast and registration

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Keynote address by Mark Healey (partner at Torque strategy and incoming Chairof the Ivey Alumni Association Board of Directors)

01:00 PM to 03:00 PM: Consulting - Inside Edition, a panel discussion where representatives from different consulting companies provided insights on consulting careers. The panel consisted of members from BCG, AT Kearney, Surje and Monitor.

03:30 PM to 05:00 PM: Hotel Checkin

05:00 PM to 06:30 PM: AT Kearney Networking event

07:00 PM onwards: Networking night at C-lounge where 72 Ivey MBAs connected with over 125 recruiters and alumni

Tuesday

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM: Life beyond e-Zone, a session on hidden market Job search strategies outside the Ivey bubble

12:00 PM to 02:00 PM: Sales vs. Marketing the great debate

02:30 PM to 04:00 PM: Meeting with my first Alumni Partner who worked with Microsoft as a strategy consultant and currently partnering his own consulting firm

06:00 PM to 07:30 PM: Johnson and Johnson information session

Wednesday

08:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Monitor group networking event

12:00 PM to 04:00 PM: Trip to CN tower

06:00 PM to 07:30 PM: Deloitte Consulting information session

Thursday

08:00 AM to 10:00 AM: BCG information session

01:30 PM to 02:00 PM: Informational interview, CIBC’s Technology Leadership Associate Program

04:00 PM to 04:45 PM: Mock behavioral interview with Ivey alumni from Accenture

04:45 PM to 05:30 PM: Mock interview with Ivey Career management member

06:00 PM to 07:30 PM: McKinsey networking event

Friday

09:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Meeting with my second alumni partner who is the CEO and president of Scott Mission, a not for profit organization in Toronto.

01:00 PM to 02:00 PM: Visit to the Oracle’s office at Mississauga and meeting with old contacts

02:00 PM to 03:00 PM: Meeting with undergraduate alumni who works for Capgemini consulting

Saturday

Trip to Niagara Falls

Sunday

03:30 PM to 04:30 PM: Meeting with my third alumni partner who works with McKinsey

06:30 PM to 09:00 PM: In transit from Toronto to London