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Recent grads struggling to break in?
 

SymphonyBanker's picture
(Baboon, 114
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 12:50pm

Just wondering how many Class of 2012 grads there are here still hoping to break in. I know a lot of the posts are aimed at SA interviews or lateral moves, or trying to break into PE, but how many of us (myself included) have or don't have past internships and are trying to get a FT/internship offer?

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Guilty as charged

IB
(King Kong, 1,914
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 1:23pm

Guilty as charged

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TerpStreeter's picture

Second that..just working

HF
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 1:28pm

Second that..just working hard at networking or cold emailing, etc. It'll come for us at some point, stay confident.

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I was in the same boat until

CS
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 1:53pm

I was in the same boat until fairly recently. It's a tough hiring landscape out there and I can sympathize with the frustrations. Best of luck, and keep at it -- it only takes one offer!

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Currently: quantitative marketing/business development
Previously: management consulting, investment banking

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Just got an offer a week ago.

CO
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 3:31pm

Just got an offer a week ago. Hang in there, it's tough

SymphonyBanker's picture

Awesome to those breaking in!

(Baboon, 114
 
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 on 7/24/12 at 5:05pm

Awesome to those breaking in! Share stories/tips please? Did you have previous internships? What techniques worked?

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This is providing me with a

 
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 on 7/25/12 at 2:16am

This is providing me with a bit of relief! I was just about to give up TODAY. I thought I was the only one, but I guess not :]

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I know a friend (target

(Monkey, 42
 
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 on 7/25/12 at 9:47am

I know a friend (target school) who just got offered a corporate finance job at a F500 a week ago. He networked/sent out resumes like crazy after graduating in May.

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If you have a good enough

CO
 
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 on 7/25/12 at 10:52am

If you have a good enough resume (In relation to most people not to the higher standards prevalent on this site e.g. I'm a nontarget with a 3.6 GPA and good internships) use a combination of the linkedin job board and cold emails to your advantage. That's how I got my offer. Had probably 50 phone interviews, 10-15 in person before I got an offer at a great position imo.

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It's rough; most of my

CS
 
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 on 7/25/12 at 11:40am

It's rough; most of my friends had jobs lined up at BBs/MBB/top tech firms by December of last year, and I was still searching up until graduation. For me, I just kept cold-calling/cold-emailing. Worked an internship in the spring, so perhaps that helped a bit. There's not much you can really do that I bet you haven't done -- it's just a matter of continuing to stick with it. I also had a paradigm shift of sorts in the month right before I got my offer, which may have helped me relax more in interviews and also branch out to more opportunities. PM me if you're interested in the nitty-gritty.

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Currently: quantitative marketing/business development
Previously: management consulting, investment banking

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I graduated May '11 and still

 
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 on 7/25/12 at 9:43pm

I graduated May '11 and still have had no luck. Only responses I get are from companies who want me as a sales rep.

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Tyelcadhel: I graduated May

HF
 
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 on 7/26/12 at 8:50am
Tyelcadhel:

I graduated May '11 and still have had no luck. Only responses I get are from companies who want me as a sales rep.

Definitely don't do that unless you are getting desperate. Of course I've had my share of those calls and have even gone on some interviews just for the practice, but don't jump on that unless you have to or if its for an unbelievable company.

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TerpStreeter: Tyelcadhel: I

ST
(Orangutan, 301
 
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 on 7/26/12 at 11:14am
TerpStreeter:
Tyelcadhel:

I graduated May '11 and still have had no luck. Only responses I get are from companies who want me as a sales rep.

Definitely don't do that unless you are getting desperate. Of course I've had my share of those calls and have even gone on some interviews just for the practice, but don't jump on that unless you have to or if its for an unbelievable company.

Umm I would say being more than a year without a job is desperate. Time to start broadening your search. Took me around 3.5 months to find a job out of college, in the meantime I was applying for every job out there - overnight stocker at Lowe's, pizza delivery, you name it. Whatever pays the bills, can't be above any job.

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Whgm45: TerpStreeter: Tye

 
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 on 7/26/12 at 11:37am
Whgm45:
TerpStreeter:
Tyelcadhel:

I graduated May '11 and still have had no luck. Only responses I get are from companies who want me as a sales rep.

Definitely don't do that unless you are getting desperate. Of course I've had my share of those calls and have even gone on some interviews just for the practice, but don't jump on that unless you have to or if its for an unbelievable company.

Umm I would say being more than a year without a job is desperate. Time to start broadening your search. Took me around 3.5 months to find a job out of college, in the meantime I was applying for every job out there - overnight stocker at Lowe's, pizza delivery, you name it. Whatever pays the bills, can't be above any job.

I took a job immediately after school at the grocery store doing customer service. 3 months later I got a job as a wealth management rep answering the phones for a large brokerage firm. It's a place that I have a decent job to put down on my resume but nothing near what I want to be doing. I definitely wasn't going to be sitting around with nothing to do. I despise the kids I graduated with who are just too lazy to find jobs and mooch off their parents all day. Some of them even got bad jobs, were laid off, and now collect unemployment.

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Whgm45: Umm I would say being

CS
 
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 on 7/26/12 at 12:02pm
Whgm45:

Umm I would say being more than a year without a job is desperate. Time to start broadening your search. Took me around 3.5 months to find a job out of college, in the meantime I was applying for every job out there - overnight stocker at Lowe's, pizza delivery, you name it. Whatever pays the bills, can't be above any job.

This. You need some source of income, or at least something that keeps you going so you don't become that lazy kid who sat inside and ate ramen/watched TV all day. In my job search, I too was applying for random things -- PR of non-profits, night audit at a hotel, bubble tea server, etc. Got some interesting stories out of that too, haha. Either way, best of luck to those of you who are still looking to break into the industry, but be practical too. A year without a job is definitely desperate. Most periods of unemployment average 4-5 months.

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Currently: quantitative marketing/business development
Previously: management consulting, investment banking

SymphonyBanker's picture

bumpy bump.

(Baboon, 114
 
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 on 8/6/12 at 1:21pm

bumpy bump.

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I'll be receiving my offer

 
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 on 8/6/12 at 1:35pm
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WSOWill: I'll be receiving my

(Baboon, 114
 
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 on 8/12/12 at 2:18pm

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