{"id":7351,"date":"2022-04-04T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/dev\/?page_id=7351"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:25:47","slug":"for-employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"For Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-background-color:#f2f2f2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center; --fontsize: 40; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"40\" data-lineheight=\"48px\">For Employers<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"860\" title=\"E\" src=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-1024x860.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-200x168.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-400x336.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-600x504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-800x672.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/E-1200x1008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"33.6px\">About the MAFN Program<\/h5>\n<p>Since its inception in 1997, students and alumni of The Mathematics of Finance Program at Columbia University have landed prestigious opportunities in institutions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Our curriculum draws on the diverse strengths of the university in mathematics, statistics, stochastic processes, numerical methods, and financial applications. In addition to our core classes, students are able to select elective courses that focus on their quantitative finance career paths of interest. For example, data science, financial modeling, quantitative portfolio management, risk management, and trading.<\/p>\n<p>The MAFN Program has a STEM designation, which makes our international students on F1 visas eligible for a 12-month post-graduation Optional Practical Training (OPT), followed by a 24-month OPT extension.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:56px;--button_padding-left:56px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/mafn-alumni\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAFN Alumni <\/span><\/a><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:46px;--button_padding-left:46px;--button_margin-top:2%;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/our-curriculum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Course Offerings<\/span><\/a><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:56px;--button_padding-left:56px;--button_margin-top:2%;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/mafn-faculty\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAFN Faculty<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#092465;border-color:#092465;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:0%;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:0%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" title=\"alumni_meeting\" src=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-1024x703.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-800x549.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/alumni_meeting-1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.4;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"33.6px\">Hire Our Students and Alumni<\/h5>\n<p>We would love to help you with finding candidates for full-time jobs, internships, or research projects. <b>Do you have a vacancy? <\/b>Send us an email with a job description- we&#8217;ll spread the word and direct the students\/alumni to apply on your website, or we&#8217;ll gather the resumes for you.<\/p>\n<p><b>On-campus interviews,<\/b> as well as <b>company presentations<\/b> (in-person or virtual), are free for employers. Please contact the MAFN Assistant Director of Career Development, Gloria Wong: ec3809@columbia.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:37px;--button_padding-left:40px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"mailto: ec3809@columbia.edu\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Hire Students &amp; Alumni<\/span><\/a><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:40px;--button_padding-left:40px;--button_margin-top:2%;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"mailto: mafn@columbia.edu\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Request Resume Books<\/span><\/a><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#092465;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#092465;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#6cace4;--button_padding-right:40px;--button_padding-left:40px;--button_margin-top:2%;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/interstride.com\/blog\/us-employers-guide-to-hiring-international-students\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Guide to Hiring International Students<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-font-size:13px;\"><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*<\/em><em data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"250\">Disclaimer: The guide is provided by Interstride and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Columbia University. Employers are responsible to verify work authorization before a student begins employment. The student is responsible for applying to the appropriate work authorization with the University.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#092465;border-color:#092465;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7351","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7351"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9639,"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7351\/revisions\/9639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/mafn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}