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by Jordan Chapman

In about three years, Ivaylo Ninov 鈥�08 went from graduating with a from to becoming the chief financial officer of a company in New York City.

Some believe that kind of advancement lives on the same plain of possibility as winning the lottery鈥攂ut it doesn鈥檛. Mr. Ninov started down his path by being hired as an intern in 2007 and is now featured as one of Adelphi’s inaugural .

Students won鈥檛 find success by sitting in their dorm rooms. As a senior, Mr. Ninov made his way to Adelphi鈥檚 inaugural Careers in Finance event, a resource that allows students the ability to network with alumni who can be simply a resource or transform into regular mentors. As members of the program, individuals can share information about their career path, meet others in the field and gain insight into various professions.

As Mr. Ninov explained, there were three companies present that he was interested in: , and .

As it happens, alumnus Peter Amari 鈥�73, then-president of Parkmont Capital, was the most receptive to Mr. Ninov鈥檚 story and goals in finance. The rest is history; he soon found himself working closely with Mr. Amari and .

鈥淩茅sum茅s were encouraged and they called me back,鈥� he said. 鈥�. They allow you to see if what you want to do is something that you like.”

Mr. Ninov openly admits that without this internship he is unsure where his road would have led him. 鈥淚t鈥檚 my favorite story,鈥� he said, explaining that though he never thought he鈥檇 work in high-end real estate, it fits his strengths; another discovery internships can produce.

In his current job, Mr. Ninov said that two such strengths are keeping an open mind and knowing that there is value in figuring out how to solve problems.

鈥淭his is a very diverse job. Every minute, you鈥檙e doing something different,鈥� he said.