help with choice between summer analyst internship at HK with ML IBD, GS IMD institutional sales or JPM S&T?
Hello!
I have the following question regarding the choice of a summer analyst internship for the three roles:
Merrill Lynch - IBD
JP Morgan - S&T
Goldman Sachs - IMD institutional sales
I think this is particularly a hard decision as I am very interested in all three of them and each of them carries certain value to the so-called the make-up of the best job "what you are interested in, what you are good at and what has better growth opportunity".
I have a strong science background and I personally like playing with numbers and risk-taking - so S&T might be "what I am interested in". Whereas sales is "what I am very good at" and I deeply enjoy the chance to talking to people and honestly, I also enjoy the chances of just getting away from the office. Lastly, I think most of us would agree that IBD has "better potential" as there are probably more opportunities to work elsewhere. I recognize there are loads to be learned from IBD but just like most people, 130 hours might not be that fun...
I am sincerely looking forward to your suggestions as I don't have much experience in this field. I am not even sure of whether I should go with the primary market or the secondary market. In the long run, I want to start my own company or work in a distressed equity/debt HF, but I have long had an engineering education (even dwelling deeply into computer artificial intelligence research and data analytics) which explains my inclination towards sales and trading. Therefore I am also considering a future rule in S&T if I do well in S&T. But this is itself a chicken-and-egg problem as I will not know whether I do it well until I go with the internship.
Thank you very much in advance and any suggestion is welcome! Thanks!
You'll have to do a few things. First identify what you really want to do (looks like it involves sales) and understand the roles of each job. S&T is more market making than anything else, while you'll be more client facing and interactive in an institutional sales role at GS. Regarding your prospects for exit ops at a HF, either the IBD or S&T gig will put you in the best position to land at a solid HF.
Thank you very much, BillBelichick! I totally agree with you that I need to find out what I want to do and thanks for the helpful input. Merry Christmas!
Hi,
I'm in the process of applying JPM's quantitative analyst summer internship, would you mind help take a look at my cv and cover letter etc? much thanks!!!
Why are people interested in S&T given how the industry is changing these days? If you're interested in trading, wouldn't you want to be working at a prop shop? And if you're not interested in working at a prop shop aren't you concerned that your job will be continually squeezed out due to automation?
JPM S&T hands down.
IBD would be the more risk averse avenue.
Is ML seen as a lower tier in Hong Kong just as it is in the US?
ML is mid-top tier in HK. Likely to be seen as better than Citi/DB/CS/Barc.
It really depends on what you wanna do. One thing to keep in mind is that S & T jobs are a lot more riskier than IB in the current market. Personally I'd go with IB since it offers the most broad exit oportunities.
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