Too old to intern at 27 year old?
Hey all,Would you say it's too old to start interning at IBD when you're 27?I started my career a little late than my peers as I spent ~2 years in the military. And I have FX derivatives sales & Start-up Corp dev role under my belt.I am currently a 1st year analyst at a PE focused consulting firm (mostly known as DD house) in Korea, looking to pivot into the IBD side for the long term career preferrably in Singapore or HK.While it is pretty normal for 27 y.o to intern and become a 1st year analyst in Korea, I am not sure how my age will be perceived in above countries.Any perspective on this?
I interned at 31, you're fine.
would love to hear your story man.
Rarely, if ever, have I found someone old as me just starting.
I’d love to tell it on the WSO pod one day….
Met a guy with two kids in my intern class so I think you should be good
Yup, Happens more often than you think. Military, Religion, another career, are all the reasons I have seen this before.
I turned 35 during my summer MBA internship after the military. US you'll be fine going through MBA. Is this Korean mandatory military service that you're talking about? I've got to believe they'd be understanding if so.
A lot of Singaporeans went to military as well, 25ish as 1st year analyst in SG is pretty normal. So you're not far off.
HK cohort is indeed younger, pretty much in line with US. 21/22ish as 1st year.
Starting FT an1 at 29, just do good work and dont be weird
We hired a 28 yo out of a grad program. Age isn't as a big as attitude
No. Source: interned as a 27 yo, returning ft at 28.
Interning this summer at age 30. Will (hopefully) graduate and start at age 31.
No bro it’s not too late for anything. If you never start you’ll never know.
I’m 28 atm. Interned in PE last summer and currently work part-time in IB while doing my MSc. Currently in my 1st year of my MSc. Age is just a number as long as you blend in.
age is just a number
i also think it’s really hard to get any top level role in finance, consulting or law while after uni….because life is not given to everyone vs kids that go to top universities, have pvt school education and probably raised in functioning family etc. All of these have to be aligned to land a top role on wallstreet and ofc there’s some odd balls here n there but still very low
that’s just my view and from what i’ve seen
No, never too old. That’s the scarcity mindset. I wish I took a gap year when I was 18 to figure out what I really wanted to do. I know a lot of military who are older in college and interns in high fi and Ibd. Go for it
Switched careers from medicine to IB.
I’m 31. Currently an intern at a no-name boutique. Zero experience. For me, its just seeing ppl my age be just leagues ahead of me gets to me sometimes but i try to take it day by day.
I was 33 years old when I did my internship. Your age will not be an issue as long as you have the right attitude. In my opinion, the most important thing for you is to be humble and recognize that individuals younger than you know more than you do. This is especially important when being led by younger people, as they are more likely to find it awkward to lead you than vice versa. However, given your military background, this will not be a problem for you because you understand the importance of rank, responsibility, and expertise over age. Finally, it's not all downsides, your age can also work in your favor early in your career by making it easier to connect with older colleagues, managers, or clients.
The average age of a MBA Aso1 is like 28 so you’re fine
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