Too late to start looking for a FT analyst position?
At what point is it "too late" to start looking for a job as a full time analyst? I am a senior at a target school and never really saw myself at an investment bank until now. I'm not expecting a BB at this point, but do I still have a chance at finding a MM or boutique that will interview me? The interview schedules on my university's career website have pretty much dried up at this point, so how do I go about finding an open analyst position?
Definitely dude, just put together a killer resume and CL and start e-mailing it out everywhere. Good luck bro!
For the structured programs (BB's top MM's and boutiques), I would say it is probably to late, but still reach out to them and network since spots do open up late when kids renege or they realize they may have more spots to fill. It is definitely not to late for boutiques or firms without structured analyst programs, they mostly hire on an as needed basis. Just FYI, I had a networking call with an MD at a top MM about a week ago and although they have already done a majority of their OCR and Superdays, I got an email the following day to set up a first round interview. If you have no experience or no contacts yet, I would say to focus most of your energy on boutiques since any spots that open up at BB's or MM's will most likely be filled by more qualified candidates or kids that interviewed. I would try and get an internship at some boutique ASAP and work your ass off and try and convert the gig to a FT offer. My buddy did this and when they hired him as an intern, they had no intention on bringing him on FT and he is now working there.
You never know until you start applying
When you say look for an internship, do you mean work during the school year or a summer internship?
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