Do I have a shot at Investment Banking? Please be honest
Graduated from a Non-target in 2016 NYC with a decent GPA and spent my entire career in internal audit at a BB (top 3). I am currently working in audit and doing my part-time MBA at NYU (easy enough, and did not have to take GMAT) with the intention of completing it in 2-3 years. Do you think I have a shot at investment banking? What about corp dev at a F500? Please be honest.
You shot yourself in the foot doing part time mba
Yes, you have a shot but probably in MM.
So here's my hot take. There will be some firm that will be willing to interview you somewhere in the US after your masters. The quality of that firm is probably going to be low and you will probably be working on small deals. you can try and transfer internally, but I think that is going to be pretty tough.
Abort the mba now if you are in first two years and reapply full time if you want to do banking 100%. Otherwise reach out to your alumni who pulled it off. I personally know people who were hired by very nice banks at the end of program. But you will work your ass off first.
Yes, you have a shot. Couple of short sighted comments seem to have already been posed about how you need to be in a FT program, they are incorrect. Most university MBA programs have the same recruiting opportunities for both FT and PT students, you're fine. I worked on my MBA in a PT program and completed it in 3 years and halfway through I was actually hired by a by a bank as an Associate where they allowed me to complete my program while working as a banker, most banks will want you to have your MBA first though before hiring you FT. If you're already at BB start networking with the bankers there.
I had a friend who started in audit then became an IB analyst and now works in PE. Absolutely doable, but you aren't going to start at a top firm by any means if you get in. Just try to get in anywhere you can.
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