3.3 GPA, Weak internships, approaching the end of junior year. Any chances that I could still go to Bay St?
A little more info:
I am a 3rd year student at McGill (Not Desautels) doing a joint honors in Economics & Finance, and the degree will take me 2 more years to complete.
In terms of work experience, I have managed to find internships for both previous summers in an area that is scarce on internships that aren't shady(Vancouver). For my first summer, I did door to door sales and made a decent amount of money, and managed the pr & social media of a record label at night (unpaid). For my second summer, I worked as a business analyst intern for a tech startup, helping them find new ways to bring their product to market as well as acquire partnerships (B2B experience) and capital funding.
I also have a minor in computer science, as well as superb math skills ( A- in Calc 2 and A in Calc 3, and relatively consistent performance for all other math courses).
My morale is rather low after the recent recruitment season, where I didn't hear back from any of my on campus recruitments, and after landing a couple informational interviews with some boutiques for investment banking (think small like Evans & Evans), I was discouraged to pursue them due to the shockingly low volume and compensation their analysts get.
At this point, I am now purely focusing on networking and improving my GPA, so I could land something like equity research or wealth management for this upcoming summer.
Is there anything I could do at this point to secure a solid IB/S&T internship in the future which could lead me to a career in investment banking or S&T?
Try narrowing it down a bit, and figure out what are you exactly looking for within finance. You're studying economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, have work experience in sales, marketing, consulting, and looking for internships in wealth management, equity research, sales and trading, or investment banking. Impossible to tell what you want...
If your resume looks reflects what you've described here, tailor it (you could make a few versions) so that it fits one sector more than others. Sometimes you need to omit some stuff so that you look more focused.
Forgot to mention, but since you have 2 more years of school don't worry too much about that. Good experience you can leverage into better a future internship or a full time job trumps a few thousand bucks.
The best thing you could do for yourself right now is to bring your GPA to a 3.5 minimum and narrow down your career options. Whatever industry you decide to pursue, get a relevant internship for the upcoming summer (even if boutique), and you'll be competitive come your penultimate year.
Nevertheless, I believe GPA is even more of a "weeding out" mechanism in Canada than anywhere else, so really try to get that up.
Why are Vancouver Internships shady?
serious question hahaha cause I am from Vancouver and this is the first I have heard of this.
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