John Bastian
Robert w baird
Associate
Personal Information
School: University of Illinois champaign
Major: Accounting and finance
Years at College Works: 2008
Career Information
Company You Work For Now: Robert w baird
Title: Associate
Industry: Banking
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities
Mergers and acquisitions
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Getting promoted as the youngest manager at GT.
CWP Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CWP meant to you?
CWP gave me the skills to work with a blank sheet of paper and be aggressive when I want something.
How did your CWP experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Allowed me to see objections in interviews and have real experience.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CWP experience?
Resilience from failure.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CWP participants? Current CWP participants?
Be ready to fail 100 times before succeeding.
What's your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Get in early, join relevant clubs
What's your favorite memory from CWP?
Selling my first job alongside Tom Ackmann.
Last words of wisdom
Go big.
