Currently a senior at a non-target in Chicago with a 3.84 GPA. I am interning at a small real estate private equity firm. Due to lack of deal flow, I have not gained any valuable experience at this internship.
My goal is to land a position as an analyst at a boutique IB in Chicago.
The problem is that I will be graduating in November 2010, and I was unable to get a SA position before graduation. Would it be possible to get into a SA position after graduating (Summer 2011)?
I am still looking for any and all finance experience I can get before graduation. Also, I plan on stepping up my networking efforts with hopes to get in as an SA in the summer of 2011.
Is this even possible? What other options do I have to better position myself to break into the industry in the near future?
Thank you for any and all advice, it is greatly appreciated!!
If anyone has seen this done before please let me know. I just want to make sure I am not working towards an unreasonable goal.
I just commented on a similar topic in someone elses thread, but I don't think you can be an SA after you graduate from college. I don't know anyone who has done this, maybe someone else on the board has and can offer better insight.
Deal flow might be down, but working at a Real Estate PE firm must have helped you learn some skills. You must have worked on some sort of presentations and/or looked at some models that the firm used. No intern ever really saves deals or performs ground-breaking analysis (none that i've met anyways). whatever simple task you worked on, you need to spin that on your resume to show you added value. most importantly: be able to talk about the things you worked on with people who interview you.
i know people from non-targets with much worse grades and minimal finance experience end up at small no-name boutiques. you have a strong gpa and what sounds like a good opportunity to work in the financial services field. don't sell yourself short, network like hell, talk to the people you work with at the PE firm. If you've done a good job, they will undoubtedly want to help you get placed somewhere.
heres a sample resume, if you need help with how to word your accomplishments at your internship:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rgdjqwlyyqr
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