MBA --> Oil & Gas IB

Do you need to be a former engineer or have a background in Oil & Gas in order to break into Energy/Oil & Gas IB in Houston?

I will be attending an MBA program this Fall, and I'm considering recruiting for O&G IB in Houston because I want to move back there long-term to be closer to family and friends, however, I'm worried that my lack of relevant experience (I have a Tech/IT background pre-MBA) will make me considerably less attractive to the banks in Houston compared to the other MBA candidates that are former engineers.

 
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Ex petroleum engineers get a leg up, but people of any decent general background can break in with the right mba (ut and rice place most, MBA business schools">m7, some other southern schools like vanderbilt, fuqua), good gpa, solid on-cycle networking, good finance grade in mba

 

But to be clear, there aren’t nearly enoughsolid and willing ex pet engineers to fill the ~40-50 good Houston spots

 

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