Hello All,
I am currently a 3rd year UCLA EE student with a 3.4 GPA. I have worked in Lockheed Martin and Broadcom as an engineering intern but realized I do not want to be an engineer. I am looking for alternate careers and I found a finance career to be very interesting.
My first question is, since it is too late for me to become a business major, should I just finish my EE degree and go onto a MBA school then pursue a finance career?
I will graduate in one year and can do one more summer internship before I graduate. Should I try to get a finance internship during that summer? How hard is it for an engineering student like me to obtain a finance internship?
I am thinking to get any summer analyst position in a boutique bank to see what it is like.But I am also considering getting an internship in consulting companies such as Accenture or Deloitte. What skills should I have and how can I prepare for transitioning into these industries? I have been reading Wall Street Journals and the Vault but I am not sure how much these materials help me.
I know it 's a lot questions, but thank you for your time and effort. I greatly appreciate it.
Stick with it
I went to UCLA (Bus. Econ/Accting Minor). Your B.S. degree is going to take you a lot further than Econ, trust me; it's almost worthless in terms of the knowledge you gain. On the otherhand, the accounting minor is really helpful.
You should have no trouble getting an internship as they are mainly looking for those with analytical skills. However, I would recommend taking Mgmt 100 (is it back to 1a/1b?). A 3.4 in EE is really high, recruiters/firms will definitely acknowledge that.
thank you
Thank you for the response, is there anyone else willing to post some suggestions?
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i had a similar background
i had a similar background to yours. engineering internships made me realize the being an enginerd sucks. but there is hope.
finance is very broad, you should do a bit of research and see what you like the most. because you are from an engineering background, it might actually be pretty easy for you to move into a quant role. there is always the possibility of doing a one year fin math or fin eng degree at somewhere like columbia, stanford or CMU to polish those quant skills. If you are into corp fin then it might be a bit harder to sell (and get interviews). I ended up doing a one year masters in fin and econ in the UK at a target to make the switch to corp fin because that was what I was more interested in. Once I sold the interviewers on the fact that an engineering degree helps me look at deals from a very analytical standpoint, getting the offer was not that hard.
Also, possibly seeks dosks advice on resume (even though you have to pay for it) because your resume structure is different from what it would be if you were applying to engineering jobs.
Good luck
thank you, any more inputs
thank you, any more inputs would be appreciated.