Thank you for your interest in the Plante Moran Employer Challenge hosted by the University Career Center! Applications are being accepted through February 13th-- Apply Now!!

Plante Moran is a finance & accounting firm that provides business advisory, consulting, portfolio/wealth management, audit, and tax services.

The Plante Moran case study asks student teams of 2-4 to take on the role of Plante Moran’s business valuation and wealth management teams. Based on the financial situation of a hypothetical wealth management client, students will be asked to make financial recommendations for the couple, including investment strategies and financial plans.

This is for you if:
You want to learn about the finance industry, including business valuation methods
You want tolearn about building positive relationships with clients to help with their portfolio/wealth management
You want to connect with professionals and recruiters in finance and accounting
You want to enhance your analytic, team-building, presentation, and public speaking skills
You want to build your self-confidence

By signing up as a team of 2-4 students, you are responsible for applying on behalf of your team that you've created on your own. All participants must be U-M Ann Arbor undergraduate students. Only one application is required per group.

If you are interested in the challenge but do not have a group, you can add your information to this sheet and contact others to find your team of 2-4 students
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U9nAgskyTbhNf2G1CZy4eatS1WMCkFR9YTUINE3QSaM/edit?usp=sharing)

At least one member from each team MUST participate in the virtual case study overview on Thursday, February 17th from 3:00-4:00 pm EST (Zoom link to follow), so please plan on attending. If a member from your team is not able to be there, your team cannot participate in this Employer Challenge.

All team members MUST be available to present their case via Zoom sometime between 1:00-4:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 24th. Each team will sign up for a 20-minute time slot in that window for their presentation/feedback. It is the responsibility of theteam to meet together and work on this project on their own time.

This application will close on Sunday, February 13th at 11:59 pm EST. However, we encourage you to apply ASAP as this application may close early if many applications are received, as we will accept teams on a rolling basis. You will be notified if your team is selected to participate by Tuesday, February 15th. If you have any questions, please email uccexp@umich.edu.

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Here's how Employer Challenges work:

Thursday, February 17th: 3:00pm-4:00pm EST
- Plante Moran reps will be sharing information and providing background information on the Employer Challengevirtually via Zoom
- You will pick your final presentation time slots (please communicate with your team ahead of time to know when your team is available between 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 24th for your final presentation)

During the week on your own time:
- Student teams will develop a 5-minute pitch that addresses the Plante Moran case study
- You will select 1 team member to manage your slide presentation on Zoom.All team members may speak on the slides, but only 1 team member will besharing their screen.

Thursday, February 24th (time slots will be scheduled between 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST)
- Student teams will give their 5-minute pitch to the Plante Moran reps via Zoom! (Please join the Zoom link 10minutes before your scheduled presentation time and you will be placed ina waiting room until your presentation time)
- Teams will engage in Q&A with Plante Moran reps and receive feedback for 10 minutes on the content of the presentation, creativity, and overall presentation skills
- Resumes of participating students will be forwarded to the Plante Moran team

THE FOLLOWING WEEK
- The winning team will be announced!