Life After Graduation
As you can probably tell from my username, I come from a target school but feel like I messed up. I am a double major in Math and Econ with a high GPA (3.8+) but failed to break into IB. Did not get any of the "good" internships I applied to and had to settle for some random position at a low-tier bank (to be honest I do not care about the prestige of the bank, I just want experience). I know it stems from the fact that I did not network as well as I should have. A lot of my parents friends are high up in some banks and when I reached out to them they said that if I get experience then they will give me a shot, but I can't land any of these positions. I'll get some interviews, and then fold on my technicals. My past internship has some openings in Trade Management and at this point that looks like my only job opportunity period. I'm not going to give up on IB though, but I feel hopeless right now. I talked to my parents and a CIO at a PE firm and they recommended taking the Trade Management role and also doing two semesters at a community college to make sure my technicals are flawless. Is that worth it? If not, what are my other options? Again, I do not care about the name or anything, I just want the experience.
You don’t need to enroll in CC to learn technical questions, there are plenty of guides online (400 questions and WSO are really it) that have everything you need to know. Think back to what questions you’ve whiffed on and get those concepts figured out.
you can learn that yourself.
and you are not a failure because you didn't break in at some bank. be happy with what you got, re-recruit later with more experience.
You have a network, ask for advice, learn from it, keep the contacts and ask for a referral later on.
Appreciate that advice. I for sure underestimated the networking aspect and did not really have a plan, so I'm grateful for any advice I can get. Also, yeah you're right I have to put everything in perspective.
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