Q&A: Community College -> Non-Target -> MM IB SA in SF/NYC
Happy to answer any questions in regards to the interview process. I'm willing to do mock interviews & send out all of the interview prep materials I have. Would not of landed this spot w/o this website.
Inspirational! Great job man.
bump, thanks for posting your story / offering to do an ama
What was your major? How did you handle recruiting for IB SA spots since it starts so early? I presume you transferred after 2 years at a CC. Were you interviewing before you had started at the 4 year university? How did you prepare for interviews and what do you think set you apart enough to get you an offer? Thanks for doing this AMA.
Finance. Transferred at 1.5 years. I was basically in my first semester at uni when I started interview prep/interviewing. I prepared for interviews by using WSP, and the guides. A couple of things that set me apart were for starters technical ability for example I didn't miss one technical at my superday. Second and more importantly is 1) being conversational during interviews 2) have 2-3 stories that you somehow tell during EVERY interview. Ask yourself what do you want your interviewer to think about you when he walks out of the room? Your stories should outline that for example for me it was being a flat out workhorse who was strong technically.
Detailed and sharp approach buddy, congrats on the offer
Can you send the interview prep materials please? I'll PM my email address if you are willing to. I appreciate in advance.
Absolutely.
Also, did you heavily network? Or, was your GPA high enough, so that you did not have to network too much?
Go transfer students!
Hey can you send me interview prep materials? Will pm you my email
I had a similar path as you did, hard (at times) but well worth it. Only difference is that I’ll be in Chicago doing a mm SA program for next summer. Again, congrats!
Congratulations. I just transferred from a community college into a top 30 business school this summer. I plan on doing a 5 year accounting program that allows me to get my undergrad in Accounting and masters in Finance. I'll be a junior in the fall, so i still have two summers of internships left. Do you have any suggestions for what types of internships I should shoot for in the summer of 2019 that would set me up for an IB SA internship in 2020? I am currently interning at a small commercial real estate firm right now.
If possible any private equity or private debt shop. Corporate finance, accounting internship, you can also do private wealth/hedge fund but internships above would be more relatable to banking. Who knows though you could do private wealth/hedge fund and decide you want to get into the trading side.
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