MiM to Sales and Trading in IB
I completed a social science degree at the University of Toronto. I was pretty law school focused in undergrad, but I've recently been interested in a career in sales and trading. So I'm wondering which, if any, MiM offerings could land me in Sales and Trading despite my background (no financial internships, 1 year WE in research). I'm currently looking at applying to Duke, Georgetown, Kellogg, Booth, LBS, Imperial, and LSE.
I understand that Duke has the +1 year MBA option for top performing MiM students, so I'd aim for that if admitted. Though I'm not sure how useful an MBA is without any work experience..
Based on the most helpful WSO content, transitioning from a social science background to Sales and Trading (S&T) through a MiM program is possible, but it requires strategic planning. Here's what you need to know:
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Ultimately, breaking into S&T from a non-finance background is challenging but achievable with the right MiM program, skill-building, and networking efforts.
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Can talk about the European options. LSE, LBS or Imperial MiM will not get you into S&T. They have undergrad level finance courses at best. Sales is possible maybe with networking, but trading not a chance.
Only focus on MiFs. In US I've heard Princeton and columbia and MIT have really good ones. In Europe LBS, LSE, Imperial, oxbridge and hec, escp, bocconi etc.
Otherwise wait a bit longer and do an MBA directly.
Thank you for your insight. Unfortunately, most MiFs aren't accessible to me because I didn't take many quantitative classes throughout my degree. So the MiM represents the best chance for me to break into business. Would you say it makes sense to get the MiM, work in consultancy/other financial services, before going back to school for an MBA? I'm only focused on the Sales side.
There's a few MiMs that do strong finance specialisations, mostly French ones like Hec and Escp but there's bocconi IM cems with finance electives which is solid too. With hec you can graduate with a MiF in your 2nd year like a double degree. Escp has a really strong markets specialisation. I think St gallen requires previous bachelor in business/economics etc.
These are all 2 years + optional gap year for internships which is really useful for employment after. You can do like 3 semesters of different specialisation (IB, markets etc.)
The 9 month MiMs in the UK won't be enough for you to build experience and master level knowledge.
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