Top 40 non-target, 3.9 GPA sophomore - trouble recruiting this fall?
I'm a sophomore at a southeastern Top-40 business school that is traditionally non-target (CS & JPM only OCR for ops/CADP/tech) and I am going to be going through SA recruiting in the fall for 2018, preferably in DCM. I have a 3.9 GPA, involved in student radio, professional fraternity & starting as president of my school's stock-trading club in the fall.
I've been reaching out to alumni (at least 3-5 per month) since January, and haven't made any great connections thus far. I'm also cold calling PWM firms in the Boston area, where I'm from, to find work for the summer, but haven't had luck yet.
I plan to keep doing what I can to find alumni to reach out to, but will I have trouble getting an offer going through recruiting? I'm not dead-set on any specific bank, nor any size. Is there anything else y'all would recommend I do?
Congrats on the 3.9. Major accomplishment. You shouldn't have much difficulty landing a position in DCM with a GPA like that, target or not.
Also, smart play reaching out to alumni. However, I'd slow down a bit on how many you reach out to and try to narrow your focus to a handful you can consistently follow up with. You don't want 50 alums talking about you because you are having the same convo with each one of them.
Much appreciated - I think I get too much in my own head thinking "I'm not doing enough" but it's reassuring to hear folks already in the industry tell me otherwise. Will having a PWM internship this summer make an impact? Or is that something just for my own learning at this point?
Also, I never thought of that with alumni - always was under the impression that the more you reach out to, the better.
What about SunTrust, WF, or BAML aren't they close by? Look to target them as well this year.
For this summer in Boston? I've been talking to a few folks at WF because they do a lot of recruiting for Charlotte too (forgot to mention them), and I actually called my hometown BAML and they said any postings, even teller postings, would be through their careers page
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