I go to a non target, am a sophomore/junior and I'm interviewing next thurs for UBS. It doesn't seem like an IBD internship, it looks more like back office operations, well heres the description
We are offering Internships this fall to those students with a background in Business Administration, Finance and Economics. We are offering Part-Time internships of 10 to 15 hours weekly with the ability to earn up to 1 to 3 credits. These positions offer valuable experience toward your major. Gain career experience while working with our team. We have flexible schedules available to fit with your school schedules. We have a limited number of positions available and for the right candidates it could lead to Full-Time positions within our company. CompensationType: Unpaid CollegeCredit: Yes StudentsWillLearn: The ideal candidate will be working closely with the Operations Department and the Operations Management team in a cross-training capacity. This is a great opportunity to learn and contribute.
I figure this may be a good opportunity to network within the firm and could be advatageous in the long run. Any advice/suggestions/tips on how to conduct myself during the interview would be much appreciated.
It might be PWM. Ops in PWM handles deposits and such.
because he's not sure
"working closely with the operations department"...
answers your question.
-cackmenimble
what kind of questions could they ask? and would an operations internship like this look bad for a sophomore heading into junior year
Let me ask, what else will you be doing this summer? That is what one friend of mine tells me.
doing research at an M&A firm...not really learning that much there either, but ill learn a good amount about what the M&A industry is all about when im thru with it...would operations be a worse experience then that?
If you want to do IBD, there's very little chance you can get into it at a BB after working in operations. From what I've heard, when you go into op's you stay there. Unless of course you can leverage your time there into a top MBA program.
gomes, cant you read? ...he is just going into his junior year. Your theory applies to only full-time employees.
Dude, if you want to do IB, stick with your M&A firm and ask for more work that would contribute to your development.
Personally, i don't see why you can't work the two jobs. the Operations job only requires 10-15hrs a week and I'm guessing your research job is not full time as well. Working in operations would definitely give you access to the company and a better chance to meet the recruiters at the UBS.
my 2 kobo, naija
He can meet recruiters at UBS, but they're honestly going to see that he's an op's kid and if he were "good" enough to do IBD he'd be a SA in IBD already. Not that that's fair, necessarily, but if I were a recruiter that'd be the first thing I'd think.
Most SA are between their junior/senior year. He is going to be a junior so something like ops is better than nothing.
I recommend him working at a boutique if he is close to NYC.
Good thing you aren't a recruiter.
^^^yea thats what i was thinking....but what kind of questions would they ask for an internship in ops?
First find out if it is PWM Ops or a different division.
Operations can be anything so it is hard to tell what they want from a candidate if you don't know what division at UBS.
bumpp
^^^^should i start contacting boutiques for next summer this fall?
It never hurts to get your name out there too early. If you go to school near a decent-sized city, you might be able to get a part-time internship at one of the boutiques in the area. Then use that experience to get a summer internship with the same firm or use your connections made there to leverage it into an interview with a BB.
The op's job isn't bad for a sophomore/junior, especially if you can push your way into some talks with IBD people, but I do think there are better options if you live near NYC or another big banking hub (ie- Chicago, Houston, SF, LA, heck even Boston or Toronto or somewhere like that).
hey im working at ML in the operations departments..im going to be a junior this year and want to take up ibanking....do you think this internship will help me
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