Investment Management Group

I went to a club meeting for IMG, also known as the Investment Management Group.

I went, less because I was actually interested, and more because my friends, Mike and Audi, were going, as well as the fact that I had to wait until 2:55 before my writing class started, so I had time.

The meet itself was interesting enough. It was hosted by a man name Zouhare Al-Baroudi.

The meeting started off rather dull, with all the members of the club introducing themselves.

I feel as though it was meant to be a way for them to build up the clubs credibility, because they all interned for a lot of impressive sounding companies, like JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs, and a whole bunch of others.

Thing is, it took so long for them to get around that my eyes glazed over by number four.

The total number of introductions was close to sixteen if memory serves correctly.

There were six head directors, a bunch of advisers, and a few analysts.

After the boring part was over, things started getting interesting.

They started talking about what we would actually learn. They held weekend workshops, most of whom anyone could drop by, where they taught essential skills.

The one that I remember, for whatever reason, was that they were going to teach us how to use Microsoft Excel without a mouse.

Apparently, its a lot faster if you just use the keyboard.

I was considering joining, when I learnt just how much work was involved in actually being a member. It was less what I was expecting from a student club, and more like getting a job.

You had to first submit a resume, and then you had to go through an interview.

I thought about it for a while, before deciding not apply to join this year, mainly because it sounded like a lot of work for something I don’t think I want to do.

I’ve decided to attend a few workshops, and if I enjoy it, then I’ll join next year.