I need ANY advice

Alright guys, so I'm sorry to treat all you rising stars with my misfortune, but here's my current situation:

I'm a finance/econ double major at a non target in Chicago. Ever since I started college, I knew that I had to bust major ass in order to get anything remotely good/decent in the financial world. So now after going through 4 pretty good internships, achieving a high gpa, doing extracurriculars, I'm in a bad situation. My internships include top PWM, small ibanking boutique,top tech consulting, and BB operations. The recruiting opportunities at my non-target are relatively low (no ibanks, consulting)....think BB operations, commercial banking, and big 4 accounting (doesn't apply to me) as the best interviews on campus. I really want to land an analyst stint within Ibanking or Consulting, but I'm running out of options despite networking hardcore. The only interviews I've been getting are through campus recruiting (see above). If I don't get any offers by November , what are my options given my interesting in Ibanking/Consulting? Should I still desperately apply to boutiques/small consulting shops in Chicago, or just focus on anything I can get? If yes, what is the most effective way of doing this besides networking? I'm currently applying to lots of Fin. Analyst (Fort 500).

I appreciate any advice!

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JuliusASo now after going through 4 pretty good internships, achieving a high gpa, doing extracurriculars, I'm in a bad situation. My internships include top PWM, small ibanking boutique,top tech consulting, and BB operations.

if the above is true then it doesnt make sense

  • are you having problem getting interviews or you get dinged at interviews?

try networking... your previous internship should have ppl that can refer you or help

try applying everywhere, consulting, banking, boutiques, F500 roles, and strategy/ frontoffice finance role you can get

 

get a commercial banking role doing credit analysis of some sort. you can learn a lot of relevant skills from this. (Hell David Tepper- one of the wealthiest HF managers in the world started there at a comm. bank in pittsburgh). After 2 years, apply to northwestern's 1-year MBA to roll out into IBD. That's an example of a best-case scenario. Otherwise, just apply everywhere, continue to work hard and study the GMATs.

 

After interviewing around, there were some people who worked at a small PE shop, or maybe at a PWM or something that involved a lot of analysis.

Just remember that if you don't end up going to IB for the first two years, it's not a problem. A lot of associates have come from business school after a stint in, say, accounting at a Big 4 or something.

So yes, I very much agree with runner99 (silver banana if I had it).

--Death, lighter than a feather; duty, heavier than a mountain
 
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