Internship and Sales and Trading

I am a freshman at mediocre business school and did not get a Sales and Trading internship for this summer. I was wondering when I should try and start pursuing an internship for the summer of 2011 and also am wondering what are the work schedules like for a Sales and Trading job? Do they work every day of the week, every week of the year or do they get time off?

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Many freshman do a Private Wealth Management internship freshman summer. These are not too competitive to get and can be set up by calling an office in/near your hometown and asking for an interview. It's not sales and trading, but will build a little bit of credibility and interest into your resume.

S&T days/hours vary by desk, but you should expect about 12 hour days 5 days a week with days off corresponding to the normal market holiday schedule. This differs for fixed income (bonds) and the more familiar stock market (equities).

http://www.sifma.org/services/holidays.html http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=Calendar http://www.nyse.com/about/newsevents/1176373643795.html?sa_campaign=/in…

 

Anything finance/investments related will get you off to a strong start. Just make sure you do something of value over the summer.

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Do you think it is too late to try and get an internship for this summer, even if it is a bottom of the barrel unpaid internship?

 

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