As specific as you can be about internships you had during undergrad or b-school, and which role did you get coming out of school. Including your school's general tier (hate to say it) would help paint a clearer picture.
Would be helpful to get data points on how internships lead to FT positions.
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After freshman yr: Tech startup intern doing market research and creating marketing materials After sophomore yr: Wealth management intern for ~1.5 AUM company After junior yr: IBD SA at MM
Returning FT at the MM.
Congrats! How well does your school typically place?
Thanks! Not that well. It's a really highly ranked liberal arts school but it's super small and only a small % of kids want to go into finance.
After freshman yr: Corp dev at FT 500 After sophomore yr: Big 4 audit After junior yr: Big 4 Audit
First year out of school: Big 4 Consulting & Deals Second year out of school: MM IB (M&A)
Currently: chasing down cats in my neighborhood, taking a quick break to post this via my smart phone.
School is a Semi-Target on the west coast
After freshman year: Operations at a surgery center After sophomore year: Acquisitions at a boutique RE investment firm After junior year: Investment management intern for a $10-20B AUM Hedge Fund
Currently: MM IBD as a generalist
How did you find the HF->MM for FT transition to be?
Sophomore Summer: BB PWM Intern Junior Spring: MM IBD Part-Time Intern Junior Summer BB S&T SA
Hoping to secure the S&T offer but apply to BB/MM IBD FT regardless.
After sophomore year: BB PE After junior year: BB S&T First job out of undergrad: Real estate private equity
After freshman year: Accounting at FT500 After sophomore year: Boutique M&A shop After junior year: MM IBD First year out of undergrad: Top BB IBD
After junior yr: Corp Fin at FT 500 First year out of undergrand: Big 4 Advisory
After freshman year: finance at a F50 company After sophomore year: summer school After junior year: travelled After senior year: took a FT role at a small company doing menial roles 1 year post graduating: FT role at BB in London
hs: PWM at BB After sophomore year: corporate venture arm After junior year: MM IB First year out of undergrad: FT role at a SFO
education: non-target highly ranked liberal arts
After freshman/sophomore year: boutique PWM After jr.: Corp fin During sr: operations at an AM
first FT job: analyst at a company thst published periodic research on various areas of financial services
fresh: startup soph: credit hedge fund junior: BB IBD
Here comes the rollercoaster. School: semi/non-target Freshman summer: none Sophomore summer: small business lending Junior fall: part-time at a small WM shop Junior summer: big institutional AM Senior year: data analytics for a local firm FT offer from an business val/advisory firm, pulled a month before graduation because of a downturn Stayed at the local firm FT. Starting at said bus val/advisory shop in a month as they stabilized now
towel boy @ brazzers
Is that FT or an internship? Either way, not too shabby.
Corp. Tax PE FoF Bus. Val. Boutique IB
FT MM IB
After sophomore yr: F100 Corp. Finance After junior yr: Big 4 & MM
First year out of school: BB IB M&A and recently switched to the buyside
After Sophomore Year- I worked at a small (8 employee) commercial real estate firm in Chicago, I helped identify new properties for acquisitions and worked was tasked with developing strategies to squeeze more revenue out of existing properties.
After Junior Year- I got a summer internship at a middle market PE Firm (25+ professionals). I networked my ass off through my alumni network just to get my foot in the door. I learned a ton and was given a great deal of meaningful work. Unfortunately, this firm was not looking to hire anyone pre-MBA so there was no chance to start here once I graduated.
FT: I interview at a major bank and received an offer from their Real Estate Equity Investment Group (250+ employees). Three years later I'm an associate and I'm working up through the ranks. I'll continue to examine other options in the REPE space and my eventual goal is move there when I find the right opportunity.
Fresh Year - Engineering Firm Soph. Year - 1.2 AUM HF Jr. Year - BB OPs... (hated every second) FT - 1.2AUM HF
Fresh Year - Engineering Firm Soph. Year - 1.2 AUM HF Jr. Year - BB OPs... (hated every second) FT - 1.2AUM HF
Fresh Year - Family Office SA Soph. Year - PE at a small shop Jr. Year - BB S&T FT - BB ER
Freshman Year: None
Sophomore Year: Got a part time sales job for a major insurance company. Increased my hours to full time and worked there until I graduated.
After graduating: Financial Analyst for a F50 media/entertainment company.
School was complete non-target
After freshman year: Corp Finance at F2000 After sophomore year: MM IBD After junior year: BB S&T First year out of undergrad: BB S&T
Sophomore year: Lower middle market PE firm Junior year: Mid-tier BB First job: Same mid-tier BB
Freshman Year: Bus. Dev. for a startup Sophomore Year: Ops for a F50 Junior Year: BB ER After Graduating: BB IBD
non-target school
After Freshman yr: Wealth management at MS, boutique no-name IB internship After Sophomore yr: FO in structured products at large investment bank (top 20?) This summer: IBD at large investment bank (top 20)
complete and utter non-target
Freshman: none Sophomore: Research at an economic publication, Research at a L/S HF Junior: Trading at a multi-strat HF Senior: Research at an AM
FT: MM ER
freshman: market research, $100mn public company sophomore: $30bn FoF/AM junior: BB ER 1st year out: same BB ER
Non-target state school
Sophomore year: Wealth management at BB
Junior year: Real Estate Investment internship at large U.S. Pension Fund
First year out of undergrad: Real Estate Private Equity (top 5 firm)
what bank did you work for in freshmen year?
Non-target state school
Sophomore year: Wealth management at BB
Junior year: Real Estate Investment internship at large U.S. Pension Fund
First year out of undergrad: Real Estate Private Equity (top 5 firm)
how did you secure a wealth management internship at a BB....Is it hard to get into?
School: top state university
During Sophomore year: PWM Merrill Lynch Junior summer: FLDP Analyst Program for Siemens FT: Top MM M&A IB (3 years) Currently: Associate MM PE
Summer after first year master's: BB IBD FT: same BB IBD, same group
Target but utterly unrelated major undergrad, ditto for grad
complete not target
Sophomore Year: Credit analyst at a leading SBA lender in my state
Junior Year: Incoming IBD SA at BB
We'll see where this summer takes me...
Fresh/Soph: None to speak of Junior: Boutique PWM Senior: Winter intern @ B4 Audit, summer intern @ MM IBD First Year Out: B4 Transaction Services Second Year Out-now: Boutique IBD
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