Associate w/no work experience?

rndmacnt

15y

A finance professor at my school told me a story of a guy he taught in undergraduate who was absolutely a genius. The kid was taking graduate level courses and being the best student in them. The professor told me that the student, when interviewing at banks, would accept no less than an associate position, and he got it.

Another very impressive fact about him was that, according to my professor, the kid apparently made over 250 contacts in the industry.

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Barbell Capital

15y

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rndmacnt:
A finance professor at my school told me a story of a guy he taught in undergraduate who was absolutely a genius. The kid was taking graduate level courses and being the best student in them. The professor told me that the student, when interviewing at banks, would accept no less than an associate position, and he got it.
Another very impressive fact about him was that, according to my professor, the kid apparently made over 250 contacts in the industry.

I am sorry but I think your finance professor is lying. 1) You don't have to be genius to do great in ibanking. Graduate finance courses is not that impressive or rare. Some upper-division math/engineering classes > graduate finance classes. 2) So this kid had 4.0 GPA, great job. We all know 4.0 won't get you very far. 3) What kind of elite ibank hire an undergrad straight to an associate positions. 4) Who would want to work with a guy who demanded at least associate position?

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dentyne13

15y

@ rndmacnt, what school are you from?

rndmacnt

15y

I attend a semi-target with a reputed business school. I am not comfortable divulging any further information, sorry.

Investment Banking Analyst JD

you-down-with-SEC

15y

nufc you may want to give some banks a call and see how they handle MSF candidates

I'm not sure what's up with the random story above... wrong thread? delusional?

nufc

15y

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