2nd Year MbA Recruiting

Hey guys,

I currently go to a top 15 business school. I recruited for banking in the fall, but struck out(2 Superdays, 3 more first rounds). Is there any market for a second chance at recruiting ala consulting or am I finished?

Your responses are greatly appreciated.

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MitchMitchell, way too quiet in here. What about these resources:

  • Johnson (Cornell) 2nd Year MBA Ask Me Anything AMA once you get the interview school doesn't really matter. Bain, for instance, interviews all 2nd ... MBAs so much they've come back for another round of 2nd year interviews after doing their hires in ... posted AMAs on their b-school experience, I'm going to write about my experience at Cornell's ...
  • Recruit for banking in MBA 2nd yr or later a top 15 b-school in the US and tried to recruit for banking in my first year. Unfortunately, it didnt ... What would be a good kinda job (Business Development, treasury etc.) to get in second year so that ... Want to get advice from people who know how banking recruitment works. I am doing my MBA from ...
  • MBA Consulting Preferences at B-school completely integrated into PwC overall MC practice. Students also enticed by 2nd year tuition reimbursement ... you guys noticed at your school? business school mba ... Hey everyone, With MBA internship recruiting over, I am curious to see if anybody noticed any ...
  • What's the use of going to a top b-school if you can get the same opportunities from a lower tier b-school? question is why do people stress more on M7 even though no one cares where you got an MBA 2 years out? ... (esp Amazon) are generally the more traditional areas for MBA students to target for recruiting ... You can get the same from M7 and maybe the numbers are a little higher than these T15 schools but, and ...
  • Best B-School for Dallas? and/or an MBA. For funds and AM in Dallas, where do they recruit from? Still primarily M7 or do regional ... 2 years FIG IB at a bulge bracket + 1 year in a hybrid role doing mostly corp dev with some public ...
  • Biggest Decision of My Life: Undergrad B-School following schools: Georgetown Mcdonough School of Business Pro: Very strong placement into Wall Street ... in state. Cons: I have to apply to McIntire my second year (66% acceptance rate) Michigan Ross Pro: ... better) and I know that I am already into their business school. Offer mathematical risk management. Cons: ...
  • 2 year B-School or Combined MD/MBA? business school with no internship time. Would it be more worthwhile to apply out to a two year top ten ... self-taught and picked up by banker buddies. My school has a 5 year MD/ MBA program, but it is 3 semester of ... finishing up my first year at a top ten ivy league medical school. While I love learning about ...
  • What should I do over the next 3-5 years to improve my chances of an M7 B-School Admit? consulting field, work my way up and make partner in time. But, I consider joining a B-school as the ideal ... I'm in my final year of my undergrad at one of the Indian Institutes of Technology ... GRE 335/340 I'll be joining a tier 2 consulting firm in July this year. Internship: Unilever (2 ...
  • More suggestions...

I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.

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Get a finance gig (FP&A, Corp Dev, IR etc.) at an F500. Target IBD groups within the sector of your company. Leverage your industry knowledge of that sector and the main players, investors in that space.

Don't discount FP&A. You have to turn over every stone and understand every line item. You'll beef up your financial/business analysis skills. After 1 or 2 years, you can transition into an industry group and I bet you'll be able to sound very knowledgeable in interviews, conversations with bankers/clients in that sector. That translates to bank-ability/client ready.

Trust, this works. Good luck.

KC
 

Know a guy who did Top 15 MBA and didn't get a SA gig. He found something finance related for the summer, and then networked like crazy and ended up getting a FT offer in Charlotte. This is more rare than common and requires a ton of work, but it's not impossible.

 

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