Boutique ibank Directors/MDs

ssb101 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:05:26 -0500

Do VP/Directors at boutique/MM ibanks have the power or authority to hire someone right on the spot? I have a lot of informational meetings with alumni and I was just curios if they could actually do this, given that the meeting goes really well of course. Any thoughts?

P.S. I'm a sophomore.

networking options

ssb101 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:44:39 -0500

hey guys I have a question about networking with alumni. I'm a sophomore targeting alumni at boutique investment banks for this summer and I just had a question.

Head of GS TMT Retires

ssb101 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:19:28 -0500

The head of GS TMT just recently retired. How much do you think this will affect the group? Man, I wonder how rich this guy must have been...

Brookfield Asset Management

ssb101 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:21:12 -0500

Would they be classified as a RE private equity firm?

Anyone have any info at all about them that can't be found on the website. Thank you.

Resume opinions..lack of ecs

ssb101 — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:04:58 -0500

I just realized that when I apply for ibanking internships next year I am basically only going to have enough space for an:

Education column consisting of
- BBA program (low gpa)
- Summer school at LSE
- Canadian Securities course, wall street prep

Work Experience
- 1 asset management summer internship (last summer)

gpa after third year transfer

ssb101 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:21:01 -0500

Lets say you transfer to a different school for your third year after two years at another school. When you apply to summer analyst positions you will literally only have 1 semester of grades under your belt. Do you think its acceptable to average out that term and use this as your gpa after a semester at your new school?

Bankers and traders...how much cash after two years?

ssb101 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:35:13 -0400

How much cash do you guys expect to have in the bank after your two year analyst stint is over?

gpa conversion help

ssb101 — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:58:10 -0400

I go to a university in Canada that uses a messed up 9 point scale and need some help converting it to a standard 4.0 scale.

This is the scale that we use:
A+ 9.0
A 8.0
B+ 7.0
B 6.0
C+ 5.0
C 4.0
D+ 3.0
D 2.0
E 1.0
F 0

My school doesn't have a grade of A- and since my current gpa of 7.5 is between a B+ and A would you guys say that my 7.5 gpa appropriately converts to a 3.7 on the regular scale?? I understand that for ibanking a 3.7 is considered a "safe" gpa so I just want to figure out what I need on my scale to get that?

What to do in the summer....

ssb101 — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:24:01 -0400

So I bought the self-study program from Wall Street Prep and just had some questions about that and about this upcoming summer.

For people that have used WSP.... about how long does it take to learn everything? Also, besides taking summer courses to bump up my gpa, enjoying my last free summer or learning golf(all of which i'll be doing). What else could I possibly do before the start of my sophomore year to help me land an internship in 2nd/3rd year?

informational interviews

ssb101 — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:23:44 -0500

What should I hope to accomplish from an informational interview? Obviously its one of the best ways to network and that it could potentially lead to an internship but Should the goal be to get the guys business card/contact info so that I could keep in contact with the guy. Should I be blunt, and just tell them that I want to work for that company etc...

I've done a couple of them already and they don't seem to go to far. Heck I even ended up drinking at a bar with one of these guys and when I did a follow up the next day, I got no reply?? Couple months ago I had one with an associate at LB and I left the place without much progress. I'm a first year student(please don't post replies saying get out here your too young, I go to a school in Canada so I have to start now in order to get to NY) and my school isn't a target for the BB's so these informational interviews don't come easy for me. Therefore I can't afford to waste another one next time.