entrepreneurial ability vs leadership in a club
I'm new to these forums and I couldn't find much posted on this topic specifically. Just curious what first year analysts/ recruiters like more when looking at a SA resume.
President of say an investment club?
or
a person making short-films as a hobby but funds them by managing a pooled investment portfolio consisting his friends' money
I happen to be the latter. I did the whole deal with the clubs and leadership in high school and chose to do this. Both clearly have their pro's and con's.
School clubs = more legitimate since its structured and moderated
What I do involves bringing people together and aligning interests and building trust.
I know this is sort of specific to me, but I bet there are many students out there who have this entrepreneurial spirit but choose to dedicate a big portion of their time to school activities because that's what they "need to do".
I am a senior undergrad in a top 20 business school in the nation. I have the same problem. One of my majors is actually Entrepreneurship so I have tried (not succeeded) but tried various small (little to no start-up capital) ventures throughout high-school and college that I can elaborate on and gain some credibility within an interview. These range from tech start-ups to product innovations for different industries. I also co-founded a consulting group that didn't take too much work and was capitalized with $600 gathered from student dues associated with the club. Both of these I feel have somewhat well rounded me to be a legitimate candidate within certain job pools. Basically what I am saying is USE your entrepreneurial thought process (that only a few people really possess) and take action. Rather than joining a club, start one. It's rather quite simple and you only need about 20 interested people. Write a constitution get sponsored and obtain a little capital for your call-out and weekly meetings. And heres the kicker, the club you form (if you choose to do so) can be connected with and aid your real world activities that you stated above. That's what I did. Consulting club --> focuses on micro-business problems --> which focuses on product innovation (something i've tried to start numerous times) etc. and then you gain contacts that can grow your already real-world activity which could lead to an even bigger and better recruitment. Lastly, I'm sure you're more interested on someone who has been hired and working however I thought I would just give you a peer perspective since I am in the same boat as you. Nonetheless, just take action because even if you get half-way into something, it makes for a great conversation in the interview room and sparks interest amongst your given recruiter and who knows you could start something worth millions...
I'd be interested in this as well. Throughout my HS years I have focused on entrepreneurial endeavors (started an uncensored Internet cafe in the Middle East with $2000 capital) and I've found the experience of collaborating with a group of, say four partners, to be far more enriching than undertaking a redundant role such as chairman of the environmental club. Of course, this may change when I enter university this fall, where legit clubs actually exist...
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