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Buddyfox
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(Senior Orangutan, 499
 
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 on 12/18/12 at 1:00am
long road ahead

mod note: this was originally posted on 6/25/12; definitely one of the most inspiring stories of the year posted on the site

I finally landed a FO gig at a top MM investment bank.

I have been waiting a long time to finally have the opportunity to create this post. I am a non-target, barely 3.0 gpa, and am 3 years removed from school. This is going to be similar to many other posts you've read - if you have a decent job, are not depressed about finding a new one, and do not totally hate your life, then skip this. Because this is the type of post that I needed to read now and again to keep me going and help me break out of periods of severe depression as I grinded my way through this marathon of a job search. The purpose of this post is to give hope (and some tips) to those of you who have walked in my shoes and almost want to give up.

A little over 3 years ago I graduated with just under a 3.0 GPA from a non-target. I began working FT in a finance group of a large insurance company in NYC. It wasn't what I wanted to do, but having graduated just after the credit crisis, it was the best I could do. Honestly I was very lucky to even have this (my prior internships at this company paid off).

I began my job search two years ago, after I decided I hated my job. Applying to jobs on company websites, writing cover letters, updating my resume. This was getting me no-where. Now and again I'd be lucky to get an e-mail confirming that a position was filled or closed. That was the only response I heard, this got me nowhere. I won't even count the first 3-6 months as part of my job search - it was a waste of time.

I began talking to people. Meeting people in the banking industry through friends and family. Same story from everyone - "I'll keep an eye open for you, but no one is hiring right now". This is where I first learned that I had no idea what I wanted to do or how the different departments of an investment bank even worked. Looking back on some of my responses to the ‘what do you want to do’ question, I am completely embarrassed that I actually told VPs and a C-level officer that “I'm looking for some sort of a front office or maybe even a middle office position” = completely asinine.

I made a point to learn the industry. Know how the different divisions of a bank worked. Got more involved in current events and googled anything I didn’t understand. WALL STREET OASIS, was huge. I got a lot of ideas from here and ran with them. How to e-mail/cold call people. What to say. GETTING YOUR STORY DOWN IS SO IMPORTANT.

Once I was able to talk the talk, I went hard on my college’s alumni database. I went to a big state school and have a lot of alumni on the street. I tried to e-mail a few people each week and had a decent success rate (id say about 40% replied, while 25% were willing to meet up in person). Doing this it is important to put an excel spreadsheet together to keep yourself organized. These ‘blind dates’ are weird in the beginning, but after the first few times I grew to actually really like meeting people like this. People really do want to help you and I’ve met some pretty great individuals along the way that I plan to stay in touch with. (Also just a side fact, it seems like MDs were the most willing to help and meet up for some reason. And mainly men, very few women even applied to my e-mails, let alone meet up). I did this for about 6 months.

I did not see results from this networking immediately. It took a few months for some people to follow up with me and see how I was doing after we had met for coffee/beer/whatever. Others I would contact when I saw a job I was interested in on their company website. I was able to land a few interviews from this after a few months of having met these 2 dozen or so individuals and trying to stay in touch with them.

Got an offer for a BO gig at a bank that I declined. Screwed up a PE analyst interview at one of the large funds (didn’t screw up, but was just way out of my league experience-wise). Finally after several interviews over 6 weeks at this one mid-market bank, I received an accepted the offer. It is exactly what I was looking for, with a group of people that seem awesome, and I couldn’t be more excited about it.

I want people to understand how close I was to just quitting altogether several times. I mentioned ‘severe depression’ earlier in this posting. I was in a job that I saw no future in and had no interest in and not getting paid well. I felt like every day I spent there I was getting stupider, lazier, and wasting my life. I debated quitting, moving home, and figuring out another career. Maybe helping one of my buddies who have started their own businesses. I honestly became a miserable person.
My only advice is to not give up. Honestly things take time, and in this economy, they’re going to take a little longer for non-targets with sub-par GPAs. If you’re persistent and want it bad enough it will happen. Be patient (read: I have no patience whatsoever, which made this that much harder).

A few quotes that I had written on post it notes around my computer and next to my bed, that honestly did help me keep going and can hopefully do the same for you:

- “Success in business comes from the willingness to grind it out. It’s not because of the brilliant idea. It’s because you are willing to work hard. That’s the key to my success” – Guy Kawasaki
- Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up” – Thomas Edison
- “Don’t give up, the beginning is always the hardest” – Fortune cookie
- “It’s a brutal race I’ve chosen to run, back up and keep your eye on the prize” - ?

Also, thank you WallStreetOasis and everyone on here who contributes meaningful, intelligent thoughts/advice to the website. You guys make this site successful and are the reason WSO is going to be a household name one day. And fuck the site’s cancers like swagon that are good for nothing (throw all the monkey shit you want).

Sorry for the length. I’d be happy to get into any specifics or answer any questions.

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historiclegend's picture

Congratulations man

historiclegend
     
 
(Baboon, 111
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:26pm

Congratulations man

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CanadianPositiveCarry's picture

congrats bud, love to hear

CanadianPositiv...
      IB
 
(Senior Orangutan, 462
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:32pm

congrats bud, love to hear about stories like that!

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pickle's picture

Congrats man. How much did

pickle
     
 
(Monkey, 44
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:35pm

Congrats man. How much did your GPA affect your chances at all?

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Value_added's picture

Great stuff, congrats man.

Value_added
      O
 
(Senior Orangutan, 462
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:39pm

Great stuff, congrats man. You said you started your search 2 years ago, I'm assuming you kept working at the insurance company while job searching?

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Moneyball's picture

congratulations! i hope to

Moneyball
      ER
 
(Senior Orangutan, 404
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:49pm

congratulations! i hope to write my own story like this soon.. :D

Moneyball
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WallStreetOasis.com's picture

Awesome post - thanks for

WallStreetOasis.com
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 on 6/25/12 at 3:57pm

Awesome post - thanks for this. Made my week!

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rufiolove's picture

Congrats on the success!

rufiolove
      IB
 
 
(Neanderthal, 3,317
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:01pm

Congrats on the success! Always love hearing about people accomplishing their goals. It's more satisfying when you know you had to fight for it.

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pktkid10's picture

awesome motivation

pktkid10
     
 
(Baboon, 159
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:07pm

awesome motivation

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Bobb's picture

Congrats man! Sounds similar

Bobb
      AM
 
 
(Senior Gorilla, 936
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:14pm

Congrats man! Sounds similar to myself, hopefully I turn out as well as you

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Addinator's picture

Congrats! I tried to give you

Addinator
      ST
 
 
(Senior Gorilla, 927
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:35pm

Congrats! I tried to give you multiple bananas but it won't let me.

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Johnny Ringo's picture

Awesome

Johnny Ringo
      HF
 
(Senior Orangutan, 474
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:42pm

Awesome

Eventus stultorum magister.

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Buddyfox's picture

pickle: Congrats man. How

Buddyfox
      O
 
(Senior Orangutan, 499
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:53pm
pickle:

Congrats man. How much did your GPA affect your chances at all?

GPA did severely limit my chances of being getting looked at for an interview. Once you're in there, you're on more of a level playing field with the other candidates. But most people usually have a minimum GPA and if you dont meet the cutoff they're not even going to look at the rest of your resume.

Advice: keep the GPA up. I had no idea how important it was when I was in school. I thought a degrees a degree, but its not in Finance.

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Buddyfox's picture

Value_added: Great stuff,

Buddyfox
      O
 
(Senior Orangutan, 499
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 4:56pm
Value_added:

Great stuff, congrats man. You said you started your search 2 years ago, I'm assuming you kept working at the insurance company while job searching?

Yes had to work full time to pay the bills and my student loans. I would've loved to quit and just focus on my job search - definitely made it more difficult to network over coffee and whatnot around work hours, but I think the contacts appreciated the hustle.

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General Disarray's picture

Nice job. Congrats!

General Disarray
      IB
 
(Senior Gorilla, 791
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 5:00pm

Nice job. Congrats!

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Anacott_CEO's picture

Very awesome! In a similar

Anacott_CEO
      CF
 
(King Kong, 1,259
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 5:17pm

Very awesome! In a similar position as you and I just accepted a SA gig after a long grind and a few offers being revoked, so I'm glad to see you're on your way!

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illiniPride's picture

Congrats!

illiniPride
      IB
 
 
(King Kong, 1,099
 
Points)
 on 6/25/12 at 5:26pm
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davel's picture

Congrats on breaking in. I'm

davel
     
 
(Senior Chimp, 26
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 6:03pm

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Buddyfox's picture

Thanks guys. Just wanted some

Buddyfox
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(Senior Orangutan, 499
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 7:59pm

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njmonkey46's picture

Awesome man. Way to go!!

njmonkey46
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(Baboon, 166
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 8:29pm
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Boreed's picture

That's an awesome story man!

Boreed
      PE
 
(Senior Gorilla, 952
 
Points)
 on 6/25/12 at 8:36pm

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goodL1fe's picture

I thought you just had sex...

goodL1fe
     
 
(Senior Orangutan, 447
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 8:59pm

Robert Clayton Dean: What is happening?
Brill: I blew up the building.
Robert Clayton Dean: Why?
Brill: Because you made a phone call.

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The Kid's picture

Congrats!

The Kid
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 on 6/25/12 at 9:49pm
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KKS's picture

Congratulations! Is there any

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Congrats!! this was a great

jpmoranmonkeysachs
     
 
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 on 6/25/12 at 10:22pm
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09grad's picture

Well done. Can you share

09grad
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(Orangutan, 335
 
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swordfish24's picture

great story and awesome quote

swordfish24
      CO
 
(Baboon, 161
 
Points)
 on 6/25/12 at 10:30pm

I knew that even with all my past failures, if i could make a ton of money and become a big swinging dick, I knew that banking would fill the void inside of my life, that at least for a moment the burden of this conundrum called life would be lifted from

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Human's picture

I am very happy for you. Glad

Human
      PE
 
 
(King Kong, 1,891
 
Points)
 on 6/25/12 at 10:35pm

"I am the hero of the story. I don't need to be saved."

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Abdel's picture

Bravo jeune homme !

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 on 6/25/12 at 11:24pm
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eatmybananas's picture

Stories like this keep me

eatmybananas
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mokey1234's picture

Congratulations! And thanks

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 on 6/25/12 at 11:59pm
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StyleT's picture

This is good stuff. The

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 on 6/26/12 at 12:03am
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thepman's picture

Congrats and best of luck in

thepman
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(Monkey, 57
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 12:40am
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kmess024's picture

Great to hear more

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      EN
 
(Orangutan, 312
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 12:54am

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Glad2mn's picture

congrats & thanks for the

Glad2mn
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Flake's picture

Cancer? I heard swagon is a

Flake
      ER
 
(Neanderthal, 3,586
 
Points)
 on 6/26/12 at 8:11am

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.

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MonkeyDoodoo's picture

congrats man, im hoping to do

MonkeyDoodoo
     
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 8:40am
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hitmikey's picture

Buddy - can you speak more

hitmikey
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(Chimp, 9
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 8:58am
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Buddyfox's picture

KKS: Congratulations! Is

Buddyfox
      O
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 9:42am

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NineOfive's picture

Congrats! thanks for the

NineOfive
     
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 9:42am
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George87's picture

SB for you sir, for your

George87
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(Senior Baboon, 243
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 9:45am
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Buddyfox's picture

09grad: Well done. Can you

Buddyfox
      O
 
(Senior Orangutan, 499
 
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Buddyfox's picture

Boreed: That's an awesome

Buddyfox
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Buddyfox's picture

hitmikey: can you speak more

Buddyfox
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Congrats, always love reading

JimmyDormandy
      VC
 
 
(Senior Gorilla, 775
 
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 on 6/26/12 at 10:47am

"Jesus, he's like a gremlin; comes with instructions and shit"

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ram15's picture

Great story, congrats on

ram15
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(Senior Monkey, 95
 
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 on 6/27/12 at 3:35am
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goodL1fe: I thought you just

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This kind of stuff genuinely

Rumplesmoothspin
     
 
(Senior Baboon, 206
 
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 on 6/28/12 at 12:10pm

When do you sleep?...Sunday

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Swagon would say, "haters

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Congrats, WSO is a great

energyanalyst
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Thank you so much for sharing

Senvik
     
 
(Senior Baboon, 187
 
Points)
 on 6/29/12 at 2:28pm

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." - IlliniProgrammer

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