ECEC University Collaborations

Drawing upon a 40-plus-year HR Professional career at Citi, the ECEC Approach leverages my experience to assist your students in:

✔︎Securing that important first internship and/or

✔︎Their first full-time job as a graduating senior and

✔︎Maximizing opportunities during the beginning of a new position


Essentially, ECEC prepares clients for success throughout every step of the process.

Working with University Career Centers to Help Students Reach Early Career Success

Internships & First Jobs

Topical Group Seminars at discounted rates for groups of students who would benefit from incremental support on topics like defining your Ideal Job, enhancing your resume, cover letter and networking skills, acing the interview, building your personal brand, upskilling for the changing job landscape, etc. One-on-one customized coaching for students who would benefit from additional support on any aspect of securing internships and full-time jobs.

Your Source for Student Referrals

Let me be a resource for your Career Center Leadership team to refer students who would be interested in incremental support via 1:1 coaching. ECEC also offers partnerships with University Career Centers on any customized needs or topics that may be of interest to them, including bespoke group seminars.

Benefit from My Professional Network

Have top students interested in Financial Services or other targeted industries? As part of our relationship, I can connect them with my contacts in various firms and businesses, once the student is ready to apply for open internships or full-time roles (no guarantees of securing an interview, but Campus Recruiters are always open to review top candidates who have been referred).

Build a Partnership

During my time at Citi and continuing today, I built a very strong partnership between Citi and my Alma Mater - the University of Miami - that encouraged qualified Miami students to apply for internships and full-time jobs at Citi. Here are some highlights from this program:

• Over the past decade plus we branded the initiative - calling UM students who landed opportunities at Citi the "Citi Canes".

• Over 300 UM Students have been hired into internships and full-time jobs since the beginning of the Program including a record 49 in 2023.

• Happy to work with career center leadership in building a "Citi Canes" like initiative for your institution.

To learn more about if your University would be a good candidate for developing a similar program, please schedule a discovery call below.

What People Have to Say

  • Bill is a true leader. They don’t make them like Bill anymore. He always understood that helping others succeed was the most important part of business. I am where I am because of Bill. I feel unbelievably lucky to have had him in my corner.

    Kate Marro-Dibra, Head of Learning, Global Markets, Citi

  • Bill is a caring, thoughtful, knowledgeable businessperson and expert in his field who has given every role, opportunity and interaction equal amounts of passion and enthusiasm. He treats every person he meets, whether they are an entry level employee or a CEO with the same amount of care, concern and support. He can relate to anyone at any level, in any role, and meet them exactly where they are and then be able to guide them to achieve their highest potential.

    Minna Pomeroy, Chief People Officer, Digital Federal Credit Union

  • Bill has been instrumental in my career success. Starting from on-campus recruiting all the way to my international work assignments. He was both thoughtful and pragmatic when helping me transition to work abroad in the Tokyo and London offices. Bill's early career guidance enabled me to reach my highest potential. I very much look forward to continuing to work with him as I grow into leadership roles!

    Anonymous, Senior Vice President, Citi

Book an appointment.

Sound like something your students could benefit from? Let's set up an introductory call to discuss how ECEC might be the perfect compliment to the services offered by your University's Career Services Center.

During our meet-and-greet, we explore what you view as your students' needs and go over how we could work together to help them maximize their early career success!

Questions in the Meantime?

Don't hesitate to email me at bill@ecec.coach !

Why Bill?

Passionate

Relatable

Inclusive

Relationship-Oriented

Transparent

Engaging

Detail-Oriented

Strategic

Fun

Passionate Relatable Inclusive Relationship-Oriented Transparent Engaging Detail-Oriented Strategic Fun

I've led Citi's Global University Recruiting and Program Management Strategy, been in charge of Strategic Talent Management; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Citi's Institutional businesses and managed HR globally for various Citi businesses both on the Institutional and Consumer side of the firm.

I've poured the most important things that have helped all the students and young professionals I've worked with into the ECEC Approach and Framework. It leverages my experience to assist your students in securing that important first internship, their first full-time job as a graduating senior, and maximizing opportunities during the beginning of a new position.

"Working with Bill has made a huge difference for my early career success…He first helped me understand the importance of building a professional network during my college years...He also taught me the importance of building a brand - connecting with him 1v1 on calls where I had the opportunity to get feedback from him on how I can improve my professional skills was critical. On the technical side, he shared prep materials with me and ensured I have the insight and knowledge before walking into my interviews…Bill has continued to support me by providing advice on my long-term career plan and how I can continue to advance my career. Bill has been a huge supporter and continues to be an integral part of my personal and professional growth. If you invest the time and effort, Bill will genuinely fully invest in you as he wants to see you succeed.”

Ren Ito, Senior Analyst, Corporate Banking, Citi

“Thank you for believing in me from day 1 with many ups and downs. You gave me the opportunity and here I am 10 years later as Director. I will never forget our interview and all the good advice you always provided me. Thanks Bill!"

Manuel Moreno, Director Latam Trade & Working Capital Loans Head & Global Client Experience Lead, Citi