HELP ME PLEASE
I have no body. I need help I am completely lost. I graduated in May from a big ten school (UWMadison, UIUC, ..) with an economics and computer science degree and 3.6 GPA. I had an investment banking internship at a no name boutique. I was a founder and board member of an organization on campus. I have not been able to land a job. I at situation where I am too foreign to be American be too American to be foreign (technical skills wise if that makes sense). I have not been getting many interviews but the ones I have been getting I can not progress. I have had interviews with in product strategy at fintech firm(ghosted), quant trading(not the best technically), valuation at a fintech startup(5 rounds left with positive feedback but when with more experience candidates), investment banking at a no name(not the best technically), private equity operations(ghosted), consulting at a no name(might have name dropped and employee which backstabbed me). These are the only interviews I have had that lasted from between 2-5 interview and nothing after. I am losing hope. Did I dig myself a grave but not stick to a skill and perfecting as in sticking to finance or sticking to computer science? What can I do now? I have been thinking of pursuing to apply to masters degrees at a very good target school which would give me a better chance at getting a job. But I don’t have the math level required for some of these programs or the letter of recommendation as I didn’t get close with my professors. There will be a program that I could apply to but what is the chance I actually get in? I am not sure what I am trying to get out of this thread. Was this my rant to get my pent up thoughts in one place or do I need an angel to help me figure something out.
TLDR: Graduated with a pretty good background. Can not get a job, because of me, because of market, idk. Have had few interviews but I’m fumbling. Should I take a masters? Help me!
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Sources: Recent grad, super lost. Can anyone give advice/help me choose between an MBA, JD, or MA?, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/real-estate/is-georgetown-masters-in-real-estate-for-me?customgpt=1, Which masters to choose?, Graduating MSF - no job, Master’s degree journey
You went to a good top ten school with a decent GPA and experience, have you been reaching out to your alum network?
seems like you need to figure out what you actually want to work in, your applications are all over the place and that makes it difficult to craft a compelling why this job/industry story, and difficult to properly prepare for interviews
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