Here's my story: I'm coming from a non-target, looking to graduate in December of this year. I have a high GPA, solid resume & work experience, and a number of contacts in IBD. I realize the economy probably won't be in much better shape by the time FT recruiting season rolls around in the fall, making it that much tougher for non-target kids like me, but I feel like I will interview well if given the opportunity.
I only need to take 6 elective credits to graduate a semester early in the fall. I have taken honors and graduate level courses ever since my freshman year, but looking at this upcoming fall I'm very tempted to take (2) 3-credit online courses that require little work. I would like to be able to devote the majority of my time networking, interviewing, and busting my ass to find some way to get into banking.
What are your opinions on this? Obviously it would be better to be in something more difficult, but my thoughts are that the time you interview for full-time positions, banks expect you to have your shit together. I have no problem taking 2 graduate level courses instead, but if it wouldn't make that much of a difference, I could definitely make use of the extra time.
Any advice would be appreciated.
It's fine-- most banks will not look at your transcript until they extend you an offer. As long as you've taken all of the advanced, related finance classes and can answer any technical question, they won't really care.
Just keep in mind that your chances are slim-to-none (if you're focused on a NYC BB). My bank is very unlikely to do any FT recruiting next year, and I'd assume most others are the same (I just talked to a contact @ MS [a major group head/MD] to try and get a friend a job and he let me know that as of now, they have no plans to do any FT hiring next year [This is a S&T MD-- I'm not sure if he was just referring to S&T or the whole firm]). Make sure you have a back-up option.
go enjoy your senior year
Not to come across as a dick but I find it interesting how some people are unable to man up, take a leap (whatever you want to call it), and make a decision on their own. I would have thought that such timid behavior wouldn't survive in investment banking. OK I realize that I definitely am coming across as a dick now but seriously. This question is somewhat legit but all of the one's like, "What kind of shoes should i wear on sat?", "What kind of suits do I need?", "How much of a tool can I be?", Jesus it's sounds like IB is full of a bunch of pussy's incapable of an original thought or the ability to define oneself. Just a little rant, I'm done now.
Do your rant or whatever the hell you find necessary, but for all I know some shit like taking the wrong classes could be the difference in getting an offer or not, especially in this market. I don't know how it would be considered "timid" to ask this, maybe an actual banker will tell me though. Thanks for the advice, and to answer your question ,"How big of a tool can I be?," you can be a big one obviously.
take the blow off classes, get the job, graduate in December, have fun for an extra 4 months before joining the corporate world.
Mate, I wasn't offering advice rather making as statement. Your being timid because you are not willing to taking control of your own life and instead relying on unqualified people (myself included) to point you in the right direction.
Do what you you think is best for your life/career and if you don't think that your best is good enough, try to stop being a pussy. When you become an analyst, you're associate won't want you coming to him every other second asking him minuet question after question, give it a try and if it doesn't work out right, make it work and learn from it.
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