What do banks look at mark-wise when reviewing applications?
Hey guys, as the title says, I'm curious as to learning what BB/EB/MMs look for grade-wise among candidates. I'm currently a first-year student at a target school trying to break into asset management/investment banking potentially and I'm facing some confusion as to whether recruiters look at your cGPA, your actual grade average (e.g. 85%), or a combination of both. If anyone has any knowledge pertaining to this, I would be more than happy to receive some clarification surrounding this. Thanks!
GPA, Major, SAT
Then job experience
Then extracurriculars and interests
I would say job experience is above all.
IMO: professional experience > GPA > extracurriculars > major > interests
Interests and grades matter in the final rounds from experience
That’s true for the real world, but not for summer analyst positions. Everyone knows your pre-Junior experience is 99.9% a result of familial connections.
Bad grades will get your resume tossed basically instantly at any BB/EB, barring a rec from a partner.
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Just had a question about the pre-junior year experience thing, why do you say it's always familial connections?
I meant just post using your account so I could DM you, but this is a pretty general question, so here goes:
For banking interviews, unless you’re a savant, your pre-junior year experience is usually a function of various connections. So while is good to have worked in a related industry, no one is going to look at a sophomore internship at KKR and think,” wow, he must be a killer” — they’ll think your dad is an LP. Again, relevant experience is a moderate plus, but there’s a cap on how useful it is, given how people discount it to a degree.
What about for pre-junior boutique and MM experience that I had to interview and network for myself?
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