How hard is it to land even the most lowly finance job in Manhattan?
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on 5/16/10 at 12:49am
Well! How hard is it ? Im in school right now and im trying to find out how hard it really is to land that first finance job, in even the most unknown boutiques in the area. Id be happy with any job, just as long as it has to do with a professional finance career in Manhattan.





Not hard at all, right
Not hard at all, right now...
When the reform goes through its my hope that that will no longer be the case, and only those truly capable and devoted will be structuring debt, pricing derivatives and controlling market volatility.
I think we've proven that we've taken a lot of the prestige out of Wall St over the past 3 years, and shrinking it will be one of the best things to ever happen to it.
So chances are even if you got in now your firm, fund, or job, may no longer exist in 1 year.
Thoughts from somebody already in the field?
LOL It's really not that
LOL
It's really not that hard, it'll just be a shitty job - something like customer support at Smith Barney or sales at Bloomberg. You'll be able to say you work in finance, so hopefully that'll keep you warm at night, because you probably won't be able to afford heat
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drexelalum11 wrote: LOL It's
LOL
It's really not that hard, it'll just be a shitty job - something like customer support at Smith Barney or sales at Bloomberg. You'll be able to say you work in finance, so hopefully that'll keep you warm at night, because you probably won't be able to afford heat
LOL
M.C. Trader, shut the fuck
M.C. Trader, shut the fuck up. WS losing prestige is as good a thing as your mom being gang raped by MS 13 and then buried alive.
OK , let me rephrase this
OK , let me rephrase this question. Since I am looking for a mature answer. When I speak of a "lowly" finance position, im talking about a position that is worth interviewing for in finance, you know, the ones all the ivy league students go for, except at the not so popular institutions. Thats all I am trying to say, is looking for a high paying finance job as a college graduate, even at a small boutique , hard to get compared to the "bulge bracket" investment banks/firms?
FYI heat is free in nyc if
FYI heat is free in nyc if that makes you feel any better
drexelalum11 wrote: It's
It's really not that hard, it'll just be a shitty job - something like customer support at Smith Barney or sales at Bloomberg. You'll be able to say you work in finance, so hopefully that'll keep you warm at night, because you probably won't be able to afford heat
brilliant. SB to bring you back to even par from the insecure prick that dinged the comment
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OK..... I thought I joined a
OK..... I thought I joined a helpful forum willing to assist other people, based on some of the posts I reviewed. San Franciscan, you are correct, maybe I should be more specific. But I am talking generally within a high paying finance career because I really just wanted to attract more responses from other high paying professionals and maybe they can shed some light on how their interviews, and job performance matches that on "paper" per se.
I guess your 115 baboon points would count you as a senior in this forum and gives you "rights" to speak on behalf of all the distinguished members, compared to my poultry 6 points, fine. I just want to make this post worth reading becuase I am serious and content in receiving a response from some actual experienced professionals in this forum. So here is my "specific" question hopefully I can get some worth while responses........:
Is the competition for investment banking analyst positions for boutiques just as keen as it is for bulge bracket institutions like GS?
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10243406 wrote: ...compared
...compared to my poultry 6 points
aaaaaahahahahahaha made my day
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rooster wrote: 10243406
...compared to my poultry 6 points
aaaaaahahahahahaha made my day
Ahahahahaha that's excellent!
Random integer, I realise you may not have that many bananas, but if we were keeping track in double downs, I'm sure you'd be doing fine.
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lmao!! i think you guys need
lmao!! i think you guys need to let him know why you're dying of laughter.
We really don't want him to go elsewhere griping about "poultry points"! hahahhahahahaha!
rooster wrote: 10243406
...compared to my poultry 6 points
aaaaaahahahahahaha made my day
This is the best word usage fail ever.
Poultry points sounds like what you earn on your KFC credit card.
lmao the double down is
lmao the double down is delicious, by the way
10243406, it is very
10243406, it is very doable.
Even if you are late in the internship/job-search season and looking to join with no previous experience, there are ways to get in.
Try offering to do an externship for someone through your school, or someone you know. Or even an unpaid internship: if it puts something on your resume that leads to a paying job, it will be a successful investment.
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Thanks for the quick response
I wouldn't get hung up over
Pruf Said: I wouldn't get
Internships help but it's not
Make sure you list how many