ONEWIRE.COM???

I've expressed interest in 10-20 positions, only got a call from 1 (Harris Williams). Doesn't seem like there's a lot of activity on there. Actually, with Harris Williams, I applied for the same position on their site directly. So, that call-back probably had nothing to do with OneWire.

i joined onewire awhile ago, but the jobs it matched me for had nothing to do with my background. i have 2.5 years of experience in banking and it once told me i was a "match" for an admin. assistant position.

Great site, thanks. There was a similar website that I came across a few years back that had longer (30 min+) interviews. Either way, more insightful than Seinfeld reruns at 3:30am.

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Thanks.

http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/onewire http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/onewirecom

Looks like mixed reviews. I applied to maybe... 20? Heard back from 0.

ehh, onewire was not very helpful to me when i was doing off-cycle recruiting about 2 years ago. the matches were terrible and not in-line with what I was looking to do - even tho i had been explicit in what I was interested in (ie. looking for a private equity job and would get set up for some commercial banking stuff)...i discontinued the service after about two months and doubled my networking efforts instead.

again, i used it quite some time ago and maybe they've gotten better at matching people with the right job openings, but i was not impressed. a marginally better option is Job Search Digest, which allows you to receive a string of job openings depending on what you are interested in (IB, PE, ST, etc). I say "marginally" better because the jobs posted were more aligned with my interests, but applying through this platform is still a crapshoot.

in my opinion, you are better off doing some old-school networking.

It was a little over a year ago that I was using it (had been using it for about a year at that point). Didn't receive any responses to applications, but a few solid MM firms reached out to me through the site that didn't have public listings. So, it's worth posting up your resume and all that crap, but I wouldn't hold too much stock in their listings.

I also had a few solid MM firms reach out to me and had success in getting PE iviews. It's not perfect but you can find some interesting listings from smaller firms which would not otherwise advertise online. I did not rely on being "matched" and simply searched for buyside opportunities and applied directly.