No internships still-what am I doing wrong?

xxcobra02, I'm guessing you're pretty cute. In one of your other posts:

This reminds me of a past internship that I had, where I had a cute little blonde co-intern. Her supervisor had these weird little "lunch meetings" with her, where he would talk to her about random stuff in obscure locations, such as the local library or nearby park. Totally sketchy.

Anyway, to calm your worries, you shouldn't worry because cute girls can just flirt with interviewers and easily land a position. At least at Lehman.

looks like we got a stalker here...just kidding.

cobra, you applied to 20 places so what? What else have you done? You need to network as a freshman to get internships. Reach out to alumni, you still have a month or two left before the summer so get started.

It is very difficult to get decent internships as a freshman, and even quite difficult as a sophomore. Network and perhaps continue your current internship through the summer. If you are cute, that should help.

b2--no, my boss does that with all of his interns, male or female. And we don't talk about just anything--he allows me to ask questions I have from class or from current events, and also we talk about the deals I'm working on.
CDN: thanks for the advice, although I have no idea how to reach an alumni. My school doesn't give out list of alumni names to freshmen.

I can only continue my current internship part time. I learn a lot from it because I get the opportunity to ask questions, but I really don't think it's that intense, and if that's all I have for the summer, I'm worried I'm not going to stand up to the competition when it comes to next year.

I can only continue my current internship part time. I learn a lot from it because I get the opportunity to ask questions, but I really don't think it's that intense, and if that's all I have for the summer, I'm worried I'm not going to stand up to the competition when it comes to next year.

Who has to know it was part time? Your CV doesn't have to specify how many hours you worked.

The most important factor applying for BB sophomore programs is that you are an under-represented minority and/or female (better if URM). Few freshmen have relevant work experience.

omega. *sigh*

The thing is, I thought I would have a pretty good chance of getting a summer internship, given that I have a pretty relevant internship experience right now, and a high gpa. But still I don't get anything, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Interestingly, in the one interview I had, the interviewer said "tell me about yourself," and when I talked about how I have an internship at a venture capital firm right now, he's like, "oh, I didn't see that, where is that?" Honestly, what do they do with the resumes? It's right there, the first thing under experience.

I'm new to the forums, but from what I've been reading, everyone seems to be on top of their shit.

Cobra, you're a freshmen, stop tripping out. You're already ahead of the curve by just thinking about your future. I am a sophomore, and I probably will have to take summer school again because of my business school requirements. It might be different at your school, but I know plenty of juniors who had zero RELEVANT work experience going into their spring interviews and landed jobs at BB banks. As long as your G.P.A is high as you say it is, can demonstrate leadership/teamwork through your extracurriculars, and do well on the interviews, its all good. Networking also helps tremendously, get on it.

Don't worry - some of my younger friends have gotten that high finance experience their Freshman years, but actually struck out sophomore year - did very well their junior year. I wouldn't sweat it.

Another thing : keep your head up, stay confident in your abilities, and always stay optimistic. There is nothing worse than somebody who walks into an interview thinking that he's doing something wrong.

"It might be different at your school, but I know plenty of juniors who had zero RELEVANT work experience going into their spring interviews and landed jobs at BB banks"

Getting harder and harder.

Good lesson. Always assume they haven't read your resume, or that they don't remember it. And don't take it personally.

To answer your question - What do they do with them? Skim them. Yours and hundreds of others. Simultaneously while doing a million more important and urgent things. You'll understand when you do it some day.

Count on your resume not to be memorable - even if it's good. It's your job in the interview to be memorable.

yeah I got another interview!! This is for something else though.
but I'm so happy.

recruiting is stressful. best not to get happy when you receive interviews and sad if you don't. you don't want to go on an emotional rollercoaster.

I lifeguarded freshman year, worked as a finance intern at city hall my sophomore, and still got multiple BB FT offers from a nontarget. Stop freaking out. If you get 3-4 quality internships by senior year you will be fine. Even though I started late, by my interviews this fall, I had experience in finance/accounting, marketing, corporate development, and boutique investment banking. If you get internships during the school, they are nearly as good or sometimes even better than summer ones, because it shows you can multitask (school+work).