Hello, I've done my fair share of looking around on WSO and was hoping for some advice on my path in the upcoming years. I saw a few posts related to this topic, but with recruiting moving so far up I had a few specific questions that were still unanswered.
BACKGROUND I just finished up my first year at a lower Ivy (Brown, Dartmouth, Penn-non Wharton) with a 4.0 GPA in Economics. I've attained 2/3 leadership roles in various finance related clubs and organizations, am working in leadership role for my part-time job, and was elected to the board of a non-profit that was founded at my school. This upcoming summer, I managed to secure a Corporate Finance internship at a F500 company (on the lower end of the list, but F500 nonetheless). I've also been networking extensively with alumni, and have conducted 15-20 informational interviews over the phone
QUESTION 1. What should I be aiming for as an internship for next summer? With the recruiting cycle moved so far up, and not being a non-diversity candidate, I don't think that I will be able to land a BB IBD internship. Would my best bet be to reach out to regional boutiques and try to land a role in that manner? When exactly should I begin emailing and reaching out to try for a role such as this?
- What should I be doing this summer to position myself for recruiting next year? Should I just be following up with my contacts that I've already conducted informationals with? How exactly should I be following up with them? Should I be aiming to get them to submit my resume for me, or should I apply through traditional portals and then try to get them to flag the application?
Thanks so much for the help
I dont think it is every too early to start. Start reaching out now to alumni/banks stating you are very interested/want to pursue a sophomore summer SA position.
Yes follow up with contacts, let them know how you are doing ask them deals they've been working on/what you can do to best position yourself. Either - does not matter. Best is to see if they bring it up or you could phrase a questions well saying like is it best for me to just apply online/through OCR etc... they will get the hint.... sometimes though you need to be direct
keep in mind though if you secure a sophomore SA BB position, I think I would think hard about if that is where you would like to stay. with all this weird recruiting timeline it could be hard for you to interview/get away from desk as a sophomore intern during your BB gig, people may notice i.e. jeopardize return for next summer etc...
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In a similar position here as well...
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