Master student with less than 2 years non-finance experience

Hi guys,

Just wondering.. for the above situation, should the person apply to BBs at Analyst level, would he have to start as a 1st year analyst like everyone else? What are the chances that he would start as a 2nd / 3rd year Analyst?

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even with an mba, without prior corp/inv banking experience, it's a tough sell for an assoc position at a bb (unless you went to a top school or was a professional athlete/military in your prior life). try a boutique or a regional

 
Japanalystfemale(and yes, some MBA programs do accept people without prior work experience)

University of Phoenix in da house!

 

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