Interviewed with a branch of a boutique that specializes in "high yield" bonds for education places. Located about 30 minutes from my college (non-target) in an affluent suburb.
Work didn't seem that interesting/meaningful since it seemed like they didn't have too much deal flow/they rarely see clients. A lot of it would probably be busy/bitch work but he kind of implied if I bug him enough I could probably help him/do some stuff on my own that is more meaningful.
Ended up not getting the internship and did a F500 internship that was kind of a mix of accounting, logistics, and a small amount of finance.
The firm also was looking for a junior (I was a soph) and eventually went with a junior for the summer internship. Well in a couple of weeks I'll officially be a junior lol so I'll emphasize that.
Any tips on approaching this? At first, I was just going to email the guy who interviewed me but I'm thinking I might just call him sometime before school starts or the first week.
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and is a good place to start to avoid making him feel blind-sighted. It will also give him an opportunity to recall who you are which can avoid an awkward conversation of you having to potentially remind him of who you are. Your email should be clear, concise, and contain your best ideas. Try reaching out to alumni from your school who have worked in the industry.
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If you don’t hear back from him, you can follow up with a phone call. If you decide to do this, have a plan for what you are going to say. Not a script but make sure you know what you want the call to accomplish so you’re not stumbling around with it.
User @notthehospitalER suggests:
Probably couldn't hurt to ask, and if you do mention why you think your recent experience has now made you more qualified (ie why should they hire you now if they didn't want to earlier?). However, your post implies the internship isn't really that legit- why not try for something better given your recent experience, if you have the option? That being said, if you're from a small finance community and don't have many options, go for it and try and turn it into something better for your junior summer.
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That was a long post haha. Probably couldn't hurt to ask, and if you do mention why you think your recent experience has now made you more qualified (ie why should they hire you now if they didn't want to earlier?). However, your post implies the internship isn't really that legit- why not try for something better given your recent experience, if you have the option? That being said, if you're from a small finance community and don't have many options, go for it and try and turn it into something better for your junior summer.
Thanks for the reply.
I'm going to contact them/the guy who interviewed me this week now that my schedule is set and I'm situated down at school.
Yeah, the place is not ideal but I don't have a whole lot of options. Besides I don't even know if it will work out (I can't work too many hours since my schedule isn't that conducive to working and who knows if they even want a fall intern).
But I'll offer my services for free (summer gig was unpaid) and see if anything happens.
Thanks for the reply.
Sounds like a plan, good luck. If you're offering your services for free, consider asking them to let you work a combination of in-person/remotely. That way you can do some of the work on your own schedule and classes etc won't get in the way of doing the internship.
If you call him, make sure you have a plan in your head, run through what you want to say a couple of times. Don't have a script b/c that can make you sound like a robot but you don't want to make things awkward by not knowing what you want to say/you fumble up a bit. Good luck, let us know
Originally, I was going to call him because I think (and after reading things on here) that it shows "balls" and more initiative to call rather than email and they always say that business is done over the phone.
But I don't want to blindside/surprise him either and get shut down, so I might just send him a brief email, hinting towards a followup call or a meeting/interview at the office.
Thanks for the advice.
Can't go wrong with an email. Like you said, attempt to follow the email up with a call.
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