Littlefield Simuation, Part 2
New this week to the newsletter is an upcoming Operations Simulation Competition, hosted by MIT Sloan, where you can form a team and relive your Littlefield Simulation profit-making factory days. And as we continue to stay inside, we provided a few online resources to further enhance your strategy, operations, and analytical skills!
In the News
 As big tech companies such as Google make a move into retail banking and revolutionize how banking is done, traditional banks need to strategically capitalize on opportunities to ensure that they retain a role in the digital economy.
Read more here!
Club Events
SOMA Hack-A-Thon
To ensure that the SOMA Hack-A-Thon will be the best it can be, the event will now be hosted in May. Be on the lookout for more information!
Announcements
MIT Sloan Annual Operations Simulation Competition
Did you love the fun (and stressful time) during Operations class where you were working on the Littlefield simulation to build the most profitable factory? Then this competition is for you! This online 48-hour simulation will begin on Friday, April 17 @ 5pm. Entry Fee is $50/team, with a limit of 4 students per team. This will be a great opportunity to win prize money ($3000 for the winner!) and earn international bragging rights.
For more information and to sign up, click HERE. Deadline to register your team will be on Friday, April 10. Please also email David Tseng (david.tseng.2021@anderson.ucla.edu) with a list of your team members names.
Data Science Workshops
The Data Science Center is hosting a few exciting opportunities to work with data, all done virtually through Zoom! For a list of all upcoming events, please click HERE.
R Workshop Series: Interested in learning the basics of R? This 4 part class, held every Friday (from April 10 - May 1), 9:00am - 12:00pm, will cover basic concepts and tools, and will allow participants to apply what they have learned to their own research. No prior knowledge needed!
For more information and to register, click HERE.
Tidy Tuesdays: This is an open lab held every Tuesday from 2:00pm - 3:30pm, to help you practice data visualization and basic data wrangling in R (or Python, or whatever you choose to use). For more info, check out below about the upcoming meetups:
Mar 31 Data & Information
Apr 7 Data & Information
Instagram
Follow us as we spotlight the various events, our members and everything that goes on behind the scenes! Click HERE to follow the UCLA Anderson Instagram.
Online Courses
If you're finding yourself bored at home with nothing to do, what better time to be productive than taking online courses to further your knowledge and possibly help with a future job! Below are a few courses, but there are also many other free resources and classes!
Operations Management
Strategy
Analytics
Job Postings
NOTE: Due to disruptions worldwide due to COVID-19, many companies have scaled back and implemented hiring freezes, so the job listings below may not be valid anymore. For a list of companies' hiring statuses, please check here.
Internship:
4/8, 11:59pm | Aescula Tech - Business Development Intern
4/10, 12:00pm | Cahoot - Corporate Strategy Intern
4/10, 11:59pm | Facebook - Product Operations Intern
4/15, 8:59pm | Acumen - Business Dev Summer Associate
4/30, 11:59pm | A+E Networks - Corp Dev & Strategy Intern
5/6, 11:59pm | Topa Equities - Data Analyst Intern
5/16, 11:59pm | Lassen Therapeutics - Strategy & Business Dev Intern
Full-Time:
4/10, 11:59pm | Facebook - Product Data Operations, Strategy Specialist
4/10, 11:59pm | Qualtrics - Global Ops Manager
4/10, 11:59pm | Qualtrics - Global Ops Manager - Mission Critical Support
4/10, 11:59pm | Qualtrics - Program Manager - Service Ops
4/10, 11:59pm | Qualtrics - Integrated Marketing Manager
4/30, 11:59pm | Hilti - Global Outperformer Trainee - Logistics Track
4/30, 11:59pm | Root Insurance - Product Partnerships Manager
5/5, 11:59pm | Uncommon Schools - Associate Chief Operating Officer
5/5, 11:59pm | Uncommon Schools - Director of Operations
5/13, 11:59pm | Glassdoor - Manager, Business Operations
5/13, 11:59pm | Glassdoor - Director, Sales Strategy
BCR Full-Time Spotlight
Clif Bar & Company - Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Please see HERE for the responsibilities and qualifications needed for the Program Manager role at Clif Bar & Company! If you are interested and would like to be in contact with the recruiter, please reference the SOMA Slack channel!
Contact Us
Have anything that you would like to share on the SOMA newsletter or have any questions? Please email:
|
