11/13/2015
"We are hiring for several positions and this is a general application. Unlike Harry Potter where "The Wand Chooses The Wizard", we believe in creating jobs around the people rather than creating people around the jobs. In other words, if we like your brilliance we will find a way to make you shine." Application URL: https://academicnexus.com/internship/
Job Title: Academic Nexus Intern
Job Type: Internship, 10 hours per week; very flexible hours.
Job location(s): Toronto, ON, Canada; &/or virtual
Start Date: November 2015
Who Are We? Academic Nexus is a Toronto-based startup recapitalizing Canadian markets by connecting consumers, investors and qualified institutional buyers with opportunities to leverage their capital for products and/or equity.
The majority of the work we do tends to be across three sectors: finance, life sciences and mining.
Our clients range from venture capital firms & equity crowdfunding platforms, to startups and junior mining companies, to SMEs and large scale manufacturing plants. We also do a lot of work in e-commerce.
We’re a medium sized business of thirty-three employees. Shortly, we’ll be releasing our first SaaS based product & anticipate growing our workforce.
Who Are You?
Perhaps you’re an ethics major, like our CEO Daniel Barankin, with an interest in finance and a passion to learn. Or maybe you’re a health sciences student, like our newly promoted Editor’s in Chiefs Sophia Glisch & Humayun Ahmed. Or perhaps you’re a commerce student, like our Project Manager Sumedh Wargantiwar. Or maybe you’re a student of entrepreneurship, like our Sales Executive Bianca Pisciola.
Regardless of your academic or professional background, you are a revolutionary thinker. You are quick on your feet, willing to move fast and break things, while still being punctual and organized.
What to Expect: Under the direction of senior staff, interns will have the opportunity to conduct research on various subjects: synthesizing facts, analyzing data, & preparing presentation & reports for internal & external audiences.
We are hiring for several positions and this is a general application. Unlike Harry Potter where “The Wand Chooses The Wizard”, we believe in creating jobs around the people rather than creating people around the jobs. In other words, if we like your brilliance we will find a way to make you shine.
Why Apply: Interns will be at the forefront of industry research, with many opportunities to build relationships with the shakers and movers of industry.
Various sophisticated tools & models are made available to interns. Interns will be trained with relevant tools & made familiar with industry specific knowledge & will be exposed to the various facets & operations of the firm.
Program Benefits
- Build your network, speak & interviews Toronto’s top CEOs at both the startup & enterprise levels.
- Identify investment opportunities, synthesize financial data & learn new models of analysis.
- Become a thought leader, build a strong personal brand & network, which can be leveraged for future growth.
Minimum Qualifications
- No previous employment experience, or financial experience, is required.
- Completed or in the process of completing an undergraduate degree from any field. Previous financial experience is not required. Some of our best analysts have come from life sciences, philosophy, engineering, & various other backgrounds.
- Excellent fluency in English (both written & spoken). If you can write in multiple languages, please let us know.
Unlike Harry Potter where "The Wand Chooses The Wizard", we believe in creating jobs around the people rather than creating people around the jobs.
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