Am I a Fish in a Big @SS Lake?
First off I want to extend many thanks to WSO and it's quirky members for their often humorous yet helpful musings that make a previous lurker like myself keep coming back.
That being said I need your help... I'm a Finance major solely interested in CF and beginning my career as efficiently as possible right out of undergrad. Here are the facts:
-I have two years left until graduation -I have decent grades(3.7) -One leadership role in a club and 3 years work experience in unrelated menial jobs
-My school has 58 thousand students -8 thousand are in the business school alone
Next summer would be the only semester I could squeeze in an internship
Finally, let's assume that 50% of the students at my school are completely inept, which is undoubtedly true so why assume?
How the eff do I differentiate myself among the masses when it comes time for scouting for jobs in CF? What's the best way I should be spending my two years?
Thanks in advance
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In before everyone starts in with the usual, "Networking! Networking, you dumbass!" That said, it is good advice...
See if you can get off-cycle internships as well? I've known a lot of people who do PT internships their senior fall, etc. when their courseload allows them days off.
*Start a company, I don't care if all you're actually doing is mowing the neigbor's lawn. People like seeing this stuff
Do "corporate" work, as most kids are chilling in the library or some other non-career job.
Apply to EVERY JOB AND INTERNSHIP you can. Intern this summer.
NETWORK, duh. Join business frats / clubs / student societies
Talk to everyone: deans, professors, randoms on LinkedIn. Open your mouth
breath. These jobs aren't as hyper competitive as working in a bank.
Hail Mary option: transfer to a school that recruits for CF
Bottom line: work hard...just get busy. You have good grades, so they know you're smart, now go DO STUFF to show that you're a workhorse. Also, create a rasume profile and post here asking for comments.
Thank you for the replies. I did use the magical search button after posting and got many of my other questions answered, go figure. But,
I have one final question. I work at Lowes part time and I believe they are a F50 company; would they be a good option to launch a career or should I be looking at other companies?
Wondering if you go to the same school as I do. As far as I know there are only two schools in the country that can say they have 58,000 students...
EDIT: Just checked your profile. Just as I suspected. Feel free to PM me, we have similar concerns as far as CF recruiting at our school.
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