Advice for Athletes

Im a junior btw...

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for alumni athlete. athletes are usually perceived VERY well on wall street.

Find other athletes at the firms you want to go to, easy way to start networking. Try to find an alum from your team too, you'd be in like flint if you could.

I'm pretty sure playing football is better than having an internship. It helps a lot.

Why did you capitalize "State School?"

network with alumni. primarily athletes from your school and ideally those who played your sport.

you're after a summer spot, so if you act fast, you can get ahead of the game.

ask your coach/ad people for leads. with your GPA you are a very strong candidate, assuming we're not talking Kent State. If this is Mich/Wisc/etc, you'll be fine.

network with alumni. primarily athletes from your school and ideally those who played your sport.

you're after a summer spot, so if you act fast, you can get ahead of the game.

ask your coach/ad people for leads. with your GPA you are a very strong candidate, assuming we're not talking Kent State. If this is Mich/Wisc/etc, you'll be fine.

Because im a dumnb fucking athlete you idiot, keep in mind that I always can beet you up

you really should quote who you are responding to as to not turn off the others who have offered good advice. also, i believe you meant "beat" not "beet".

lol kent state

kent read, kent write, kent state is apparently the saying

just network with alumni athletes, if your talking about OSU, they should have a few people on wall street

What position, bbballer?

I understand not wanting to give away what school...but I'm sure position is not to much.

Just curious. Football is the greatest sport on Earth.

With such an attitude, you can forget about wall street. Doesn't matter whether you are an athlete, you must first learn how to spell, and oh, eat humble pie. You know how analysts are oftentimes treated by those above them, right?

I know this particular athlete - All American, BCS Conference Championships, First Round NFL Draft, College and Conference Hall of Fame, MBA, Wall St Trader. Now that's life.

look into trading. it's full of ex-athletes.

Thx for the advice guys, and sorry about that mark klein MD.

Why did the dude leave the NFL for Wall St....wtf...

career ending injury?

Things just didn't pan out. Team philosophy changed, etc. As a rookie, lot of the development depends on how the team uses you, etc. i.e. throwing a QB in the game first year with no protection or trying to fit him in a different style of offense always hurts.

CEO of global real estate (buy-side) @ JPM is an ex-harvard football player, ex-buffalo bills.

LOL.

How about the athletes in sports other than football or basketball ... like tennis, soccer, and swimming. Are they still looked highly upon in the recruiting process for Wall Street?

If you are a D1 Varsity athlete, it definitely makes a difference. In my experience, former athletes (whatever sport it may be) tend to look on other athletes favorably, no matter what the sport. I know I do.

BB's are full of athletes

You have alot of time to swing things your way: they key will be interviewing for this summer: do everything the people above have mentioned to break into a summer analyst position, preferably at a BB.

-cold-call alums
-send emails out
-do whatever it takes

I know "athlete" is a vague concept in Europe since sports aren't organized the way they are organized in the US, but does anyone know if recruiters in Europe look more favorably at people who are involved in organized sports?

Being even a D-3 varsity athlete helps. I know it helped me land my consulting and PE gigs.

Along the way, you no doubt will run into some senior guy who played your sport, and you can spend the interview reminiscing and bonding.

I shoot hoops in the driveway with Grandma and I did beat some JV kid in HORSE once. What are my chances on the STREET?