Bad time to search for a job?
This is probably a really bad time to find a job, right? I'm a senior at an Ivy graduating in May, and have put of the job hunt till now. Guess I got what i deserved, haha.
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Finance, will take literally anything at this point.
If you talk like that - there is literally no good time for you to get a job. Period.
Start with the following if you've done nothing so far:
Get a decent resume together. If your career center can't help you, neither can we.
Do you have a good GPA or not? My guess would be it's middling (no offense) given you are looking now as you are about to graduate.
If you answered anything except - it's really good - to number 2, start crafting your story now. You'll need it. You should also begin to build out a network - start with a list of places you want to work, firms that interest you, etc. Then start reaching out to alumni and start applying as many places as possible.
Accept that this will be an uphill slog. At best - things will open up in a few months, at worst you are going to see entire industries get blown up and/or in distress which will put a damper on things certainly. Be realistic. Make sacrifices.
Then go forward from there. Also, never say you'll take anything. Ever. You need to at least have some concept of what you are looking for. Try this if you must: I'm looking for opportunities at a financial firm that will give me exposure to a variety of different avenues in finance (name a few) and your firm has blah, blah, blah." At least have something.
Last thing - I was in your shoes. I walked out of school, didn't take getting a job seriously and luckily managed to happen into something. It was a slog and not ideal but it worked out. That said - you need to take getting a job as seriously as having one.
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Attention to small details matter in finance, especially for first impressions.
I think the posters above are underestimating how much this is going to affect the US. I believe your graduation in May will be a significant challenge and you should postpone it if that is possible. Nobody wants to interview you now when half the office is in self-quarantine.
I wouldn’t be surprised if things are worse in a month from now, because that’s when the hospitals surpass their critical mass. Wuhan has been quarantined for more 50 days and they only managed to isolate the virus because they had soldiers pulling people out of their homes if they had a fever. How do you think that would go down in the land of the free?
I work for a large asset manager in Europe and we are recruiting for a credit analyst.
1) We have cancelled all final round interviews as all of us are working from home and each candidate needed to present a case study to the team which is not possible right now.
2) PM's and analysts are busy trying to put out fires and make sense of these markets. We simply don't have time to meet a junior analyst.
3) Almost all funds expect to face redemptions which may change budgets and head count assumptions/needs.
I hope things return to normal by summer and we can restart the process in Q3/Q4.
More importantly how do you feel about EPL being postponed? Not being able to find a job was already draining now there are no sports either.