Honor Society® member
Yifan Li
Agreement Examiner Intern/Recruitment Intern at Interning at Dingran Info-Tech Corp., a car-insurance company that uses large data to design suitable insurance plans for customers. Currently sifting applicants' resumes based on age and major, calling applicants to answer their questions about the position, and scheduling interviews. Will be analyzing b2b contracts and examine its potential risks/areas of improvement for better strategies.
- Rutgers University-Camden
- Accounting and Finance
- Class of 2023
- Piscataway, New Jersey
Member since June 2021
About
My name is Yifan Li, a rising junior in Rutgers Business School double majoring in finance and accounting. I am aiming for a master in accounting program and finishing the CPA by 2024. Then, I will work in a major NYC audit firm for a few years, then return to China to do international business consulting.
Education
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Rutgers University New Brunswick
accounting and finance
2019 – 2023
Honors and awards
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5th place in Bender Trust case competition
Carried out qualitative analysis of Salesforce’s current market position, acquisitions, and customer relation services ∙Implemented SWOT analysis to evaluate legal, competitive, and technical threats if Sonny were to expand to Europe ∙Conducted quantitati
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4th place in Real Estate Case Competition
∙Proposed reengineering two old college auditoriums into a rooftop cinema, student dorms, etc. to enhance profitability ∙Determined each facility’s revenue by analyzing number of incoming students, retail store’s rent per square feet, and popularity of he
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Dean's List (Spring 2020)
Earned a GPA of 3.68 in summer 2020, half of which was online due to the pandemic
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I aim to achieve an internship at a major accounting firm in my junior year. Then, I will take the extra 30 credits to sit for the CPA exam, for which I have started preparing already. In the meantime, I shall work at a major NYC firm in auditing/taxes for a few years. Then, I will return to China/Hong Kong to do investment banking or international business consulting. I enjoy not only maneuvering the accounts, but also managing customer relationships, understanding their concerns, and creating circumspect strategies for their benefits.
- Graduate school interests
I may pursue an MBA in finance/consulting after graduation, but so far I have no other grad schools in mind.
- Outside the classroom
Hiking/Cycling
Playing the piano
Drawing cartoons
Reading investment books
Discussing stocks/financial statements with peers
Swimming
Writing bilingual poetry (Chinese and English)
Tutoring English literature to peers or children
Experience
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Agreement Examiner Intern/Recruitment Intern
Interning at Dingran Info-Tech Corp., a car-insurance company that uses large data to design suitable insurance plans for customers. Currently sifting applicants' resumes based on age and major, calling applicants to answer their questions about the position, and scheduling interviews. Will be analyzing b2b contracts and examine its potential risks/areas of improvement for better strategies.
Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
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Rutgers Virtual Research Assistant 2021
Assisting future Professor in taking detailed notes from articles about operating/finance lease classifications and how companies allocate money to each for maximizing revenue. Will be analyzing recent data on companies’ preferences of various leases, based on their asset management and strategies.
Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
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Youth Hostel front desk intern/language interpretor
Assisted 10 foreign guests with navigating city, booking travel appointments, and basic communication vocabulary. Learned customer service skills by sympathizing with customer’s viewpoint and devising creative, unconventional solutions to optimize their residence experience and resolve possible complaints
Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Volunteering
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Tutored 5 Chinese international students for 1.5 hours per week on verbal communication and expository writing skills. Shared personal cultural immersion experiences for 2 hours every week and improved class grades by over 15% to B+.
Volunteer English Tutor
Sep 2019 – Mar 2021
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Initiated this online book club with two American family friends for 12 Chinese missionary children, who lacked adequate English learning resources. In 4 years, read through all 7 books of Narnia, and held biweekly discussions about the plot and literary devices. Improved their English speaking and critical thinking skills for thriving in American high schools
English Book Club (Online)
Jan 2017 – Mar 2021
Languages
- Chinese (Hong Kong) Fluent
- English (US) Advanced
- Chinese (Simplified) Advanced
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