Recruiter or Headhunter
Has anyone had any luck using a recruiter or headhunter to land any IBank Interviews? If so, would you share who you used, a little about the experience, and would you recommend them to others? Thanks
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WSO Employment Rate: for those of you searching for a job, have you received an offer yet?
Yes
55%
No
45%
Total votes: 76
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ugrad or MBA?
ugrad or MBA?
UGrad
Undergraduate - BS in Finance from Private school in TX
Been a Financial Advisor for a couple years, but figure that will not help at all. Even not counting the experience as worth anything, I still feel I am qualified for most Analyst positions, I am just a couple years out of school.
Headhunters might be more
Headhunters might be more motivated to get you the highest-paying job possible because their fee is 1 years salary (the firm pays this).
Headhunters Fee
HH fee's are more like 1/3 of base salary (not incl. bonus).
most HH's will not be of
most HH's will not be of help if you dont have prior skills that can be applied in IB. if I was you id start networking big time
anyone have names of people
anyone have names of people they had luck with? flashpwb@yahoo.com
Online
You can look up headhunters/ recruiters online - try google. search terms: jobs, investment banking
robert walters and michael page
Couple of suggestions:
www.robertwalters.com
www.michaelpage.com
hh's dont help if you dont have it
a hh resume better be better than otherwise since the firm has to pay for the talent. wont take a flyer on a longshot.
headhunter
Many bulge brackets work with exclusives. Most I'm sure have exclusives for each group. I have been at 3 bb's and each time I have worked with people that had brought many people onto a particular firm.
My opinion- best way to get your foot in the door is to know someone who can forward your resume within the company. I have a policy that if I receive a resume from someone I work with, I at least owe it to them to give the potential hire an interview. It doesn't guarantee they will get the job but it will guarantee that they will get a chance to get hired. If the person is not right for my group, by talking to them, they might be right for another.