Internships during school year + advice for a rising sophomore
Hey guys I’m a rising sophomore at a T20 wanting to go into IB/PE or consulting, just trying not to feel like I’m already dreadfully behind my peers. I’ve seen many of them doing internships during the school year and I wanted to ask how this works: what are the job titles to look for if you want a part-time school-year internship? Do you need to network for these as much as you typically do for junior summer internships? Is it worth it to take on this work on top of demanding coursework and extracurriculars?
Overall I’m just feeling lost and under the impression I’ve already trailed behind everyone else at my school. My freshman year, I didn’t get into one of the competitive pipeline finance clubs we have here so I feel like I should be making up for that, but at this point I feel so uninformed (about the industry, market news, different companies) when compared to people I’ve talked to.
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By following these steps, you can effectively navigate your sophomore year and set yourself up for success in securing internships and eventually a full-time role in IB/PE or consulting.
Sources: Should I Slow Down?, Entry-Level Natural Gas Scheduler, Some advice on getting a job or internship by Monty09, No IB offers for the summer...what now?, Need direction in life
bump, would love to get some advice as well!
I did one of these in school internships and would probably recommend against it as a sophomore. Realistically, IB recruiting is a 5th and even 6th class depending on how many networking calls you do.
taking on an internship will just make it that much harder to keep up in school, and is stress you do not need.
If you didn’t do anything fincne related this summer or don’t have anything finance related on your resume u might need to.
I’d start by getting in to the finance club at your school this year. And actually DEDICATING yourself to learning technicals.
If you feel behind why don’t u start reading the news? Googling good podcasts to listen to? Newsletters to read etc.
Take some initiative - this process is not rocket science so just start somewhere with learning
Thanks for all that!
I’m for sure going to start reading up on stuff and learning more on the technical side of things. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it isn’t rocket science - I’ve been so daunted by how much it seems like there is to learn and know in order to even be a competitive candidate that I’ve been putting it off. I listen to some of the WSJ podcasts and try to read the GS weekly briefings. Any other resources you suggest? (Not just for news but also for technicals)
Understand abt feeling overwhelmed, I felt the same way.
Truthfully don’t need anything other than the BIWS guides. Can def find on line
Ibvine.io for flash cards
Listen to Wall Street breakfast, thoughts on the market, Morningbrew
Other than that I think something people really struggle with is UNDERSTANDING what bankers, specifically analysts actually do. Know the sell side MA process in and out. Know how to run through an IPO - ie. Bakeoff, creating narrative for company, meetings w investors, pricing, mkt.
Just talk to lots of alumns
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