Steven Lee
Wells Fargo
UC Irvine Store Manager

What is Wells Fargo?
Wells Fargo employs 3,000 team members in Orange County, serves customers from 90 financial services stores across the county and last year contributed more than $2.5 million to more than 325 Orange county non-profits. Wells Fargo has been ranked among 2007/2008 Best Companies to Work For in Orange County by OC Metro Magazine and tied for second place for Best Place to Work in Orange County in the Orange County Register's 14th annual Best of Orange County.

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $575 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 6,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the U.S., and one of only two banks worldwide, to have the highest credit rating from both Moody's Investors Service, "Aaa," and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, "AAA."

Why are you involved with UC Irvine?
With University's student population, faculty members and staff, UCI is not only recognized for being one of the fastest-growing campuses in the University of California system and a first choice campus for many students but its campus population outpaces ten Orange County cities! With that kind of growth rate, its winning reputation and the successes of UCI athletic programs, Wells Fargo's recognizes this is a winning partnership!

Do you attend UCI athletic events?
As a student at UCI, I frequently attended events. As a sponsor and as an alumnus, I'm very excited about attending basketball games with my store team and customers!

What is your most memorable Anteater moment?
My most memorable moment happened after I graduated! That moment was last year when the Anteaters baseball team surprised everyone with the NCAA world series playoff run!

How can fans benefit from your products?
Wells Fargo is known for offering convenience, financial education, award-winning technology and quality financial advice to its customers. With our newest branch conveniently located in the UCI Student Center, we offer an ease of access to UCI students that is unmatched. We offer financial education through our Hands on Banking program that can help fans and students alike with organizing their finances, budgeting and managing their credit. For the technologically savvy, we have online stations and ATMs readily available as well. Most of all, our helpful bankers are available all day to offer sound financial and money management advice to students.

Is Wells Fargo interested in hiring interns or graduating students? If so, how can they find out more information?
YES we are interested in hiring students! Our people are our competitive advantage and we're looking to add more team members. Since BusinessWeek has ranked Wells Fargo among the top 50 Best Places to Launch a Career for the past two years since they began ranking this category, we hope more UCI students and graduates will launch their careers with us!

Wells Fargo's 3,000 team members in Orange County come from diverse backgrounds and cultures offering a unique understanding of our customers. As Orange County continues to grow by adding new communities, we expect to grow. We've added 450 new jobs locally since Wells Fargo established Orange County as its own region in 2004 and we will be opening three new stores in 2008.

Wells Fargo recruiters attend UCI job fairs throughout the year looking for individuals interested in providing expert financial advice; individuals who find satisfaction in offering the right financial solutions to help customers; those who like to have clear cut goals and take pride in exceeding them; people who want frequent recognition and rewards for top performance and people who enjoy being apart of a team.

Students don't have to wait until they graduate! Our teller career path offers UCI students the opportunity to earn a competitive salary in a fun environment, with flexible schedules and have the ability to increase their hourly wage while still in school and moving their careers forward.

For more information, go to www.wellsfargo.com/careers to search current job openings or to apply for a job

Is there anything else you would like to add?
Our vision: We want to satisfy all our customers' financial needs, help them succeed financially, be the premier provider of financial services in every one of our market, and be known as one of America's great companies.

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