Post Amazon Finance Internship next steps

I'm a rising Senior at UC Berkeley (Haas undergrad) finishing up my financial analyst internship at Amazon this Summer. After much reflection, I realized I may not like working in excel all day on boring metrics. I am having somewhat of a change of heart and I am no longer sure what kind of job I am searching for. This Summer seriously made me realize that I am much more into the deal, people, project aspect of business. I originally wanted to do IB like so many here, but missed the window for summer internship recruiting last year when I realized Berkeley and Haas had done nothing to prepare me for those interviews.

I currently stand at a 3.68 GPA, and will work hard to increase it in the next 2 semesters to a 3.7. I am the President of my Fraternity, VP of my Consulting Club, and am part of a Cal sports team.

At this point, is it reasonable for me to recruit for a full time role in IB? I understand being an analyst will suck. I am interested in the M&A and deal aspect of the job, but also understand I likely will be doing all the modeling and analysis work. But exiting into a Business development or VC role is 1 intended goal.

For all my life, I've considered being AF Pilot, and have been saving up to pay for flight lessons and apply to OTS after I graduate as a potential move. But I also love Business and want to do something where I can see impact, feel like I have ownership or am part of something.

I was therefore wondering what kind of other jobs I might want to consider that involve deals, people, projects? Something with creative thinking. Problem solving. Decision making. Maybe I've grown to love my role as President of a Fraternity, working to accomplish a vision, with key stakeholders both internally and externally, on many small projects, while creatively coming up with solutions to ridiculous problems, and making a real impact, that I can see. I love it, and I want to replicate that in a job, and hope to one day make large scale impacts through business.

I've been searching around and found that Microsoft has a Business Development Analyst role for recent grads that seems extremely interesting. Consulting is another potential path, but I understand MBB is extremely competitive. I also would like to go M7 or T16 down the line, so something that helps me get there.

I know I seem lost, and to be honest, it's the first time in my life I feel this way. I'm honestly completely unsure about what to do since finishing this internship was so easy for me and so uninteresting. But I want something that makes me proud and fulfilled.

I even am considering taking next Spring off, to discover things, maybe even start a business, travel, and work another internship in the Summer, graduating the next Fall.

**Any suggestions, job ideas, paths you have taken and want to share, life advice, or pointers are what I'm looking for. **

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Hi adam4st, any of these discussions helpful:

  • Two years Consulting and lost--> Next Step? (IBD,ER,NonProfit) I always wanted to do IBD but was guided into the consulting world instead after hearing from mentors that ... switched from consulting into finance and what was the path? What specific roles would be a good stepping ... TL;DR- Current Consultant looking to switch into finance reaching out Monkeys- Just finished my ...
  • Any other BB SA in IBD Realize This Is Not For Them? What Are Your Next Steps? doing a summer internship in IB at a BB, however, I realized IB in particular isn't right for me. ... I love the work, however, the hours absolutely kill me. Pulling 100+ hour weeks, week after week with no ... into corporate banking or something at the asset level (real estate finance, structured finance ...
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  • Moved from IBD => Compliance, next steps? I posted a few months ago regarding how I was transferred from a top BB IBD to compliance, and ... I wanted everyone's advice/opinions on what my next steps could be. This was particularly hard on me ... because I turned down other reputable IBD offers to accept the BB. The work is mind-numbingly boring, but ...
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  • Failed to "Break In" at my MBA Program- Next Steps? luck? Looking to see what the next best steps are here. to Sunday, January 20, 2019- 7:55pm ... I'm currently a first year MBA student at a top finance MBA program (Booth, Wharton, CBS, ... etc.) and was unsuccessful during the recruiting season and did not land a summer associate internship ...
  • Week 2 of IBD Internship: Hitting the Desk talented author of this post, moneymogul, is also the author of our Finance Internship Guide. Want to read ... established throughout the next seven days. After a couple hours of slogging through homework, I remembered my ... into my internship than these reports come out and things have gotten significantly busier. Details, ...
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