Santa Monica College Business Department

12/10/2019

Robert Half is a professional staffing agency that helps people find part-time or full-time job opportunities. These opportunities can be long term or temporary--which allows flexibility with your school schedule. For example, you can work temporarily in the Winter and Summer. Then, in the Spring and Fall, decide to go back to school full-time or part-time. Also, for those of you who are international students, Robert Half can help you find work if you have Optional Practical Training (OPT) status.

Please watch this video created by Prof Lu about Robert Half.
https://youtu.be/DW6swqFf9Ho

Besides accounting jobs, Robert Half also provides assistance in finding students jobs in other areas such as business, finance, legal, IT, graphic design, etc.

Robert Half and Accountemps has helped a number of my students find part-time and full-time work in accounting. The part time work is especially helpful for ...

11/06/2019

Former SMC Accounting student, David Davis, had an amazing college journey. He overcame economic hardship and graduated from UCLA debt free while also helping out his family. His story just shows that no matter where you come from, if you work hard and stay focused, you can achieve great success in life.

My former student, David Davis, shares his story about how he overcame challenges in college. In order to help his family, he had to work 2 jobs while attend...

10/11/2019

From Professor Ming Lu: Ernst & Young (EY) is 1 of the 4 largest accounting firms in the world. Christal Shillingford, EY's West Region Diversity & Inclusiveness Campus Recruiting Lead, shares opportunities at EY for SMC students. Learn more about those opportunities in the video below!

Ernst & Young is one of the 4 largest CPA firms in the world. Christal Shillingford, Ernst and Young's, West Region Diversity & Inclusiveness Campus Recruiti...

10/08/2019

Santa Monica College is leading the marketing for career education programs at the 19 LA community colleges. Check out the marketing here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/goccla/

Change the Game. With 19 community college campuses across Los Angeles County, a great career is closer than you think.

09/04/2019

Prof Ming Lu recently started a Youtube channel about accounting to help SMC students. On this channel, his former students as well as other accounting professionals from top companies (i.e. the Controller of the Rams and Senior Payroll Manager of the Dodgers) share their experiences and provide advice to students.

Here's the link to the Youtube Channel...

This channel is meant to provide information about the accounting profession and inspire people to consider a career accounting.

10/26/2018

USC is piloting a program with SMC's Business Department to help more of our underrepresented minority students get into their accounting program.

10/01/2018

"The Ernst & Young Elements of Success conference is an annual conference that exposes underrepresented minority students to careers in accounting. This year they had about 350 applicants of which they only accepted the top 100 accounting students from around Southern California to attend. Most of the attendees selected were from 4 year universities. However, this year around 10 attendees were either current or former SMC accounting students!"

03/27/2018

It was a packed house for the personal finance workshop on March 20th 🙌🏽 (see photos below). Please join us for the next workshop on April 5th in Business 144 from 11:15-12:35. Business professors will be covering investments and credit management. We hope to see you there!

02/21/2018

The Decline of Shopping Malls
Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 22
11:15am, BUS 111

http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/BusinessDepartment/PublishingImages/misc/Mall_Decline_Panel.jpg

http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/BusinessDepartment/Documents/flyers/Shopping_Mall_Panel_Discussion.pdf

11/07/2017

Calling all business students 📢!! This Thursday is the last free workshop on personal finance. Join professors Cesar Rubio and Jenny Resnick to learn more about savings, budgeting and credit management 🙌🏽. Light snacks will be provided as well as a chance to win a prize 😲. The workshop will be in BUS 119, this Thursday November 9th from 11:15-12:35.

10/28/2017

SMC professors Dana Nasser (l) and Nathan Khalil (r) developed Law for the Entrepreneur and Intellectual Property courses to help students navigate the legal environment of business.

The Santa Monica College Intellectual Property (IP) project team presented their curriculum program at the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) conference. Pictured from left to right: Professor Dana Nasser (SMC), Program Associate Mike Lisek (The Michelson 20MM Founda...

10/18/2017

Here's to a successful Career Closet and Career Services event. Special thanks to the students from business and fashion that helped style students for career events!