No Luck in Securing a Summer Analyst Position (Female)
I'm currently a rising senior at a non-target college in NYC. I have a 3.93 GPA, Boutique IB experience from last summer, Active in clubs- the president of the trading club & VP of another business club, leadership experience, volunteer work. My resume has been verified as "perfect" by bulge bracket Investment Bankers. With all this being said I am a white Jewish female so diversity is not on my side. Any opinions why I am having difficulty? Additionally, my guy friends at school secured internships with far less experience and lower GPA's and are very confused why I am having trouble.
You are a female, therefore you are diverse by banking standards. Maybe it's not your credentials or lack thereof, maybe your story needs work and you're not likable.
Why did you do that, Karen?!?! That was worth sixty thousand dollars!!
LOL "dates"
This is going to sound harsh and I don't want to make you mad, but if I do I do. I'm also not attacking you, just giving you my observation. Based on your post and responses, you sound like you have a "victim" issue. Why haven't they? Why don't they? etc. My daughter does this all the time and drives me crazy so I'll tell you what I tell her (also in a competitive environment - not IB).
The world doesn't care about you or owe you anything. It's not someone else's fault. It's not about someone else doing something. At the end of the day, it's no skin off any recruiters nose if you don't get an offer. The only one affected by you not getting an offer is you. No matter what, figure it out and find a way to get it done. Be creative, look under every stone. What ever it takes. Some people have to learn to grind. Now would be a good time to start.
You can't expect the world to move you along the funnel. Create your own funnel. It's not fair or unfair, it's just reality.
Thanks! I appreciate your realistic view. Been hustling hard.... one day it will payoff