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With all due respect, you sound like a fucking douchebag.
Gap year.
Live with normal ppl. You sound like an annoying try hard. Granted you're at LSE and the culture drives that a bit. But, you're a try hard even by LSE standards.
I recommend stop being a Cock
dude I know you feel like you've worked so hard for a career in IB. I was like that too when I got a sick internship with a greaaaat HF/PE fund.
But you have to realize you are NEVER entitled to an IB job. Doesn't matter have qualified you are, giving yourself a 70% estimate BB SA gig is ridiculous. People will pick you apart and deny you for whatever small reasons they can find if they dont like you. It's extremely tough to break in this industry, EVEN with perfect grades and a degree at HYP.
again, you aren't entitled to shit. And the irony is tons of "less qualified" NYU kids and non-target students will get a chance before you. It happens every year. Its happening to you right now. You can say its due to clerical errors but that's a lame excuse.
Especially in today's current market conditions when every single bank on the Street is firing people, including almighty Goldman. Goes to show how fucked up the industry is right now.
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It's better to be lucky than good. Since you're not lucky, you're not good. Find another career.
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Why not reach out to your LSE alum?
Apply for Corpfin positions at F500 firms and the Big 4 TAS divisions as safety nets.
alumni doesn't work as well as it does in the USA.... i know a few people but they are mostly analysts/etc who have no say in recruiting! lol
Yup Im applying to the big 4 etc just incase :)
This is flat out wrong. Granted, it's not as nepotistic / networking focused here as it is in the US but it still works. You are at LSE, you have the very best alumni base in the country and one of the top in the world. I've just finished undergrad at a uni which just scrapes into the top10 and I've had decent success with high-ranking alumni at top BBs. You just need to ask properly.
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Why opt for a gap year! You should totally apply for a MFin or Msc in Accounting & Finance at LSE. Don't waste your time on purely doing internships for an entire year. A Masters' will give you more time to search for internships.
Worst case scenario, take up a student loan.
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I spoke to the BoAML recruiter.... She said she had no idea what I could improve on and went back to the 'it's competitive'... Which didn't help :(
LSE undergrad 2:1 with all that shit you've done should be strong enough for a job. I think a masters is overkill at the moment. Maybe an MBA later but i think you're strong enough to skip the MSc finance.
If you're not getting a job, I'm guessing its your interviewing or networking. I still think you're not interesting enough which is why i suggested a gap year or at least some traveling. This would probably improve your "likeability" factor of the job interview.
And the LSE alumni network is very very good, especially in London. I don't know what you're talking about. There's goddamn alumni drinks every month and bankers only alumni events.
I'll be at the Dec. 4th alumni drinks and can cuss you out in person.
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any advice? I'm getting more and more rejections - yet other banks are saying my application is one of the strongest they received - I'm so confused!!!
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How did you manage to convince them that you can learn quickly? How do you know they were actually convinced?
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Anyone...?
wear some/less cologne to your next interview
post your CV on razume
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What's with all the fucking emoticons Charles-perry? That right there is reason enough to blackball someone from IB.
Can you please just stop being a cock?
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:) and :( are emoticons and they are in pretty much every single one of your posts. They make you look like a child.
When you send an e-mail to an MD do you say: "I would really like to work in Investment Banking :)"
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