How to find bankers from non-targets?

Hello all,

I'm a major non-target student looking to network with bankers at BB's & boutiques in the NYC area. My first plan of attack before sending a mass of cold-emails to complete strangers was to look for other bankers who are from non-targets as well.

I am having a little difficulty going about that on LinkedIn. I do not really know the names of many other non-target universities outside the ones in my state.

Has anyone that went through this have any good methods? Anyone know any non-target/ small semi-target schools that has people in banking?

I can always type in random school names in the filtering tab but I figured maybe someone here knows a better way. Thanks.

 

as a someone who is non target please think outside of the box. Majority of the help i received during recruiting was from target schools alumni cause the kids who broke in from my school all have a sense of entitlement. compile a list of local investment banks, bb to mm to boutique. add everyone on linkedin, find email formats, learn how to write a cold email. Learn how to respond. if you can't figure this type of stuff out, or searching for information then don't even think you would last.

 

I searched for IB analysts and filtered for location, some people still have their location set as where they're originally from. So I could filter my city, which has absolutely no investment banks, and get hits of people in NY/Chicago/SF or wherever at banks who grew up in the same city as me and worked that connection.

One "non-target" school that I found came up a lot was Kansas, these dudes are surprisingly everywhere, so maybe that's a good start. Look beyond just the non-target connection though and work any kind of similarities you can find. The biggest thing once you get someone on the phone will be being able to get them to forward you on to more connections, once you do this your network starts to grow exponentially.

 

Amet nobis autem nam sint aperiam. Ratione architecto quod occaecati voluptatem harum et voluptate. Voluptatem voluptas et eveniet itaque repellat molestiae sint. Soluta ut nemo quae aliquam tempore corporis. Temporibus quas autem omnis commodi neque autem quos laborum. Ipsam laudantium placeat ea sit officia quod natus. Ipsam accusamus ut omnis sit maxime doloremque.

Et vero veritatis sed natus. Debitis eveniet corrupti consequuntur non. Illo provident saepe laborum possimus alias sunt. Perferendis qui ullam deleniti error. Minima voluptas non dicta explicabo distinctio similique quia velit. Laboriosam ab dolores aut distinctio sunt.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.8
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”