Non-Target, 3.44 GPA, CFA Level II candidate How to build up career

Hello everyone,

I'm new here. I'm a non-target school undergrad student major in Finance. I'm graduating this December. I've been looking for jobs for couple months. I currently have an internship at State Street Corp. as operation analyst. I took my CFA level I this summer and passed. My dream department is IBD, but I know for me as a non-target school student with ok GPA can't compete with better schools students with tons of internship experiences. I'm here want to get some suggestions about how to build up my career so I can eventually get in the field I want to. I'm interested in asset management & wealth management too. I hope someone could lead me a road. Thank you.

Best regards, Yuqiandaren

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