Hey guys I am a freshman At Ohio State and my goal is by my sophmore year to get an IBD rotational program at a BB.
As a freshman I have 2 paths so far.
1) do some work at a small VC in San Fran ( the MD has worked IBD in both Goldman, and BAML, and I know him very well so I can use him as a connection)
2) or go to JPM Chase (Columbus, its a big branch) Finance and try to internally switch to NYC and hope to get into a rotational program there (I dont have any connections there but I feel like if I can impress them I can move to JPM's rotaional program internally).
Which do you guys think is a better option?
Someone was also trying to tell me to go to a Big4 freshman year, but I think that would not help too much.
Thank you very much
I'd work at the VC for the transactional experience.
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I'd say the more entrepreneurial opportunity would be better for you; you're working in a more intimate environment with a senior guy who has experience at some good places, and if you do something that differentiating as a frosh, I imagine you'd have absolutely no trouble parlaying it into better placement next year even if the guy was absolutely silent on your behalf. If he pulls for you with people you know (which you'll enjoy there as opposed to the bigger shop where you might end the summer with no one really knowing you), you're golden.
Thanks a lot! This makes a lot of sense.
Getting a job is not about who you know. It is about how well the people you know, know you.
Thanks
VC without a doubt
there is a pretty wide chasm in terms of the potential of these opportunities...
and not to hate on Ohio but wouldn't the opportunity to live/work in SF be more interesting than Columbus, Ohio?
True that, I think that SF would be a lot of fun. I just dont want west coast banking ( I love NYC for some reason)
But that isn't an option this year. You have Ohio and SF. One is clearly better than the other. Geographical proximity doesn't directly relate to future placement opportunity.
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