Ways to increase chances at Wall St job by starting early?
Hey everyone, I'm gonna drop some info about myself and see if anyone would share some advice about how to increase my odds of working on wall st or anyones personal stories.
I am 19 years old and recently finished my freshman year of college. I am a finance major and economics minor at a non-ivy and non-target business school. My GPA so far is 3.4. I'm on the ice hockey team and golf team. I hope to be working as an econ tutor and business coach next semester. I am a very active trader and investor. I am completing a internship with a real estate brokerage / economics advisory firm in London. I plan on completing internships my sophomore year summer and junior year summer as well, hopefully with well known companies. The stock market is my passion so any job related to that would be great for me.
I will appreciate any help I can get, and if anyone wants to drop there own stories that would be great too.
Look inot BB S&T shops. Learn about different desks and what they do. Cool username btw
Thanks man, I'll look into those.
Few words of advice.
1) 'Wall Street' is an incredibly broad term, it's best to develop an understanding of roles in finance that would interest you. Equity Research, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Private Equity are all different jobs that require different skill-sets. Do some research on the options available, rather than just seeking a job on 'wall-street'.
1) Begin networking early. Many (if not all) competitive finance jobs typically fill spots via internships the summer after your junior year which, assuming strong performance, lead to a return offer to start after graduation. Networking is key here. In my experience coming from a "non-target" but still top school, analysts may be more likely to respond to you if you're reaching out early (sophomore fall) rather than the spring when thousands of other students are also looking to get them on the phone. They likely can't speak with every student they get requests from and probably get tired of calls at a certain point.
2) Raise your GPA. Shoot for a 4.0 in the fall (if you plan to recruit for summer 2025) if possible to raise your GPA. Being from a non-target with <3.5 will be challenging. It's more understandable given you're a multi-sport athlete which is likely a big commitment, but try as hard as you can to get that number up, even if it means taking slightly easier classes to guarantee an A.
3) You mentioned your passion for the stock market. Do you plan on trying to find a buyside role after undergrad? Many of the well-known hedge-funds, etc. with analyst programs (DE Shaw, P72) are extremely competitive, especially coming from a non-target unfortunately. Many times, doing two years in IB allows you to make that transition more feasibly. If you're interested in that, I'd recommend reading more about recruiting elsewhere on this forum, and plan to start preparing ASAP.
Hope this helps
This all helps a lot, thanks a ton man. I've seen many times that I need to network, but never told how to network. Any advice? Also you're correct I do need to do more research into what role I want to go into, all I know right now is I want something stock market related since it's what I do on a day to day basis.
Check out this thread for more info on networking: Lots of good info on this forum elsewhere as well if you want to learn more: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/job-search/13-networking-tips-and…
If you're interested in the stock market, look into AM/ER roles at investment banks. Long only shops and HFs can also be an option down the line once you have a couple YOE
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