Recruiting for Sophomore Rotational Programs

Hi,

I am currently a sophomore at a great school (not ivy league though). Every bank comes out and recruit here every winter. I have a decent resume/experience/gpa (pe, boutique, mid tier ibanking experience with a 3.8+).

I am looking for people's input on sophomore rotational programs...

do they still exist?

what firms?

level of difficulty? ( i know is hard.. but how hard?)

What i should expect besides a typical ibanking interview?

chances?

backup plans?

I have heard of people from ivy leagues that intern two summers straight at ibanks (in their summer analysts program) and there has been a few cases too at my school..

will it hurt my chances for junior year recruitment?

will ibanks really let a sophomore intern?

should i be content at the midtier that I am at? or even apply for their summer analyst program

Thanks guys.

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I think most of them do sophomore rotation programs, then there are diversity ones.. I would look at the bank's websites bro, I am guessing all the internships are on there.

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And UBS has a presidents rotational I believe.

 

junior internships.

demonstrated interest (coursework, prior work experience & networking), good grades

i suggest you pursue SEO if you meet their criteria that is. Since you are a rising sophmore, SEO may be able to get you a decent internship that could open up doors for you down the road.

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Please start putting your threads in the appropriate forum (Get a Job) and using the Search function. The archives are pretty extensive.

I don't think there is a definitive list of sophomore programs on here but searching helps. Below is a list I pulled up in about 20 seconds by searching "sophomore".

//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/morgan-stanley-ibd-sophomore-rotational-… //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/sophomore-internships-1 //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/sophomore-consulting-internships //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/Citigroup-sophomore-rotational-program-0 //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/GS-sophomore-spring-break-program http://wallstreetoasis.com/forums/those-who-applied-to-lehman-brothers-…

 

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Almost all of the listed programs above except for maybe UBS and Citi are geared towards URMs. Almost all of the spots are designated for URMs but there may be a handful of slots for non-URMs who network like crazy.

As for UBS and Citi, the people who tend to get it are at Wharton or top targets have previous financial experience and/or network like crazy.

At the end of the day, networking is key.

 

The rotational program is meant to give you more exposure to a variety of areas of the bank before you lock in to your FT target during your junior year. Depending on the bank you may rotate through up to four or five divisions of the bank and have an opportunity to gain offers from each of the divisions to come back for an internship the next year.

 

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