IB Interview Tactics

Hi folks,

First post here, so please be gentle.

Details

• I'm a rising senior at a target school majoring in finance and accounting. I'm very interested in and passionate about finance, and I spend a great deal of personal time reading books, HF letters, commentary, etc.

• I intend to pursue a career in IB post grad. I'm well aware of all the commitments involved and I'm willing to work hard, sleep little and do whatever it takes to get this experience.

• I've had a number of finance internships over the last three years, and my GPA is 3.7.

Situation:

It's not my intent to whine, but I'd like your thoughts on my situation, which has grown difficult of late.

• I went through the OCR process, applying for 70 positions and receiving two interviews, both at places where I had strong personal connections.

• I learned late in the process that there had been a technical glitch with my recruiting account, where HR managers were unable to find me in the system to call me in for an interview.

• This was disheartening, but thanks to personal connections I was able to land SOMETHING, albeit in capital markets at a MM bank instead of BB IB. When I signed my offer, I was promised (in writing) a spot on the Debt Capital Markets desk, since I felt these would allow me to transition to IB most easily.

• Three days into training, I was told that I had been placed in electronic trading, specifically in a client facing role involving technology (akin to Ops). I petitioned the HR manager but was told that the assignment had been made on the basis of the bank's "business needs" and that it was permanent.

• I've spent the majority of the summer working hard in my division, and spending nights/wknds conducting my own quantitative/qualitative analyses of companies, hoping to "teach myself" some skills relevant to IB.

Next Steps:

-I'm concerned about my ability to successfully recruit for an IB job given the non-market-facing experiences that I've had this summer.

-I'd be grateful for any thoughts and suggestions for how I might be able to land any full time IB (not necessarily BB) job this fall.