engineer wanting to get into banking
quick summary about me:
engineering student, canadian university, did co-ops in chemical/oil & gas industry, interested in corp banking, credit risk, research.
i definitely do not have a resume glamorous enough for IBD, though i think it is acceptable. GPA in the mid 80s (my school doesn't do 4-pt system), with 2 70s in the past, which i hope isn't detrimental to my transcript. took a couple of finance courses. i'm not the president of X society or Y club, but i've been involved in extracurriculars (will try to get into bigger roles that develops skills). nothing special, but i started a community program at a local library (i deal with prospective U students, their parents... lots of presentations and Q&A to be done).
as for my co-op jobs, they're mostly project management, simple analysis (like looking at trends in excel graphs and explaining them), preparing powerpoints, making presentations, etc. skills evident in these experiences are nothing technical; they're mostly things like communication, leadership, teamwork, organization. still a couple more work terms to go, and i'm trying to use them to get internships at banks.
so my question is, how much more work needs to be done before i become competitive enough?
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That was real helpful.
That was real helpful. Thanks.
i'm an engineer myself
i'm an engineer myself working in IBD. i've found that a lot of the technical and analytical skills picked up with an engineering degree is very helpful in banking. and finance/accting skills can be picked up very quickly on the job. i think the hardest part for you is to get the interview. once that happens, you're pretty much on the same playing field as anyone else interviewing.
also, if you're an engineer, they won't grill you too much on financial and accounting questions during the interview =)
don't call yourself engineer unless you've worked as engineer
otherwise, you are just an engineering student.
it makes a huge difference.