Possible to break into banking as a jobless 26 year-old?
Hi readers,
My situation is as follows; two years gap year in college playing poker, went back to school and changed my major which costed me another 1.5years. I will graduate in December with no IB internships under my belt. Lately I finally found the motivation and courage to take hold of my own life, and I'm considering several career paths with IB at the forefront. It would take a few months for me to self-learn IB material and practice my interviews before I put in any job applications. For context I went to USC for my undergrad, currently residing in NYC.
Impossible is nothing. Get into a MS program, then go get an internship, get referals (you have tons of alumni in IB), and you'll get in.
No shot. Get an fP&A job, go get an mba. Then associate route.
Yeah I don’t think IB would be a fit for you. This personality type wouldn’t mesh well with the uptight autistics in IB. You would probably thrive in S&T.
This, just based off this post you aren’t the IB Type-A personality. S&T would be up your alley but ngl probably other paths out there for you.
Not impossible but odds are stacked, prove us wrong I guess
Thank you for the encouragement. What is the best way for me to break into S&T? Is it as relationship-heavy as banking?
It’s a tough spot but definitely possible. If you do a pdp or msf at another good school which will delay your graduation to Dec 2027 + get any sort of intern experience you might have a shot at FT.
I will say this would be extremely hard cuz most FT spots (that don’t come from interns) get hundreds of apps from student who didn’t get returns at BB, EB, or even those who did but just want to move banks.
It’s definitely not impossible. I know a guy who went to a not top 100 school, got an internship at a local boutique (like 1-10 people type shop) after doing a msf at a semi target and somehow turned that into a ft offer at a respectable MM. I have no experience here but just sharing what I’ve seen. Nothings impossible and best of luck!
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