Where should I be applying?

Hi,

I moved to NYC a couple of months ago after graduating with a BA in Economics from a non-target. I'm looking for an entry level position in pretty much anything that isn't brokerage, but am having difficulty in figuring out where I should be applying. Who is hiring relatively fresh, but intelligent, undergrads right now? Debt restructuring is something that I am very interested in, but really I am interested in most everything. Any guidance would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

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You need to apply everywhere.. you're a non-target you're fucked without a wide-net / network.

'Before you enter... be willing to pay the price'
 
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Don't take this the wrong way, but you graduated from a non-target. If you moved to NYC, you can't expecting to be working at Morgan Stanley just because you're "intelligent." If you actually are intelligent, you wouldn't have graduated from a non-target (I'm not trying to bash you here, I'm just helping you envision the HR thought proces). Brokerages can open doors believe it or not, and considering your current situation, you have no doors open. Why should HR bet on you who graduated with a BA in Economics from a non-target, when they kid from UNC, UVA, Cornell who is also unemployed and graduated with BA in English can grasp the job faster and IS actually intelligent. Again, I'm not trying to bash you, just trying to help you realize the uphill battle you face. Take what you can get, even if it includes brokerage.

 
fezDon't take this the wrong way, but you graduated from a non-target. If you moved to NYC, you can't expecting to be working at Morgan Stanley just because you're "intelligent." If you actually are intelligent, you wouldn't have graduated from a non-target (I'm not trying to bash you here, I'm just helping you envision the HR thought proces). Brokerages can open doors believe it or not, and considering your current situation, you have no doors open. Why should HR bet on you who graduated with a BA in Economics from a non-target, when they kid from UNC, UVA, Cornell who is also unemployed and graduated with BA in English can grasp the job faster and IS actually intelligent. Again, I'm not trying to bash you, just trying to help you realize the uphill battle you face. Take what you can get, even if it includes brokerage.

If you actually believe what you just typed you need help as there are plenty of intelligent people that graduate from non-targets and break in. The path is much more difficult and not as easy as targets have it when doing well in school and clicking 'submit' to your OCR will get you a decent shot at interview, but some make it. That being said you do bring up a good point, HR wants to and has every right to minimize risk (i.e. hiring where they've always hired from (targets) and avoiding risk from non-targets etc.). But as for the rest, stfu.

'Before you enter... be willing to pay the price'
 
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fezDon't take this the wrong way, but you graduated from a non-target. If you moved to NYC, you can't expecting to be working at Morgan Stanley just because you're "intelligent." If you actually are intelligent, you wouldn't have graduated from a non-target (I'm not trying to bash you here, I'm just helping you envision the HR thought proces). Brokerages can open doors believe it or not, and considering your current situation, you have no doors open. Why should HR bet on you who graduated with a BA in Economics from a non-target, when they kid from UNC, UVA, Cornell who is also unemployed and graduated with BA in English can grasp the job faster and IS actually intelligent. Again, I'm not trying to bash you, just trying to help you realize the uphill battle you face. Take what you can get, even if it includes brokerage.

If you actually believe what you just typed you need help as there are plenty of intelligent people that graduate from non-targets and break in. The path is much more difficult and not as easy as targets have it when doing well in school and clicking 'submit' to your OCR will get you a decent shot at interview, but some make it. That being said you do bring up a good point, HR wants to and has every right to minimize risk (i.e. hiring where they've always hired from (targets) and avoiding risk from non-targets etc.). But as for the rest, stfu.

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