Transition to S&T?

Hello all,

I am a student at a semi-target school pursuing a MS Finance (4.0). I have an undergrad in ACCT(3.6) but never wanted to go into accounting, just got bad advice.

I want to end up in S&T but I'm not sure about how to get there. I had several interviews with S&T desks at several BB and got a second round with GS but didn't get the position. I have interned in the past at a Big 4 consulting firm but hated being on the road so much. This summer I'll be working in a private bank rotation for a BB and want to know what I should do to attempt to move into S&T at the same firm or another BB.

Should I attempt to network into the AM or S&T areas or would that look bad? I'm not sure when to tip my hand that I plan on leaving the PB and don't want to burn any bridges.

I'm just looking for some advice on how to get to S&T or AM from where I am or if its even possible.

Thanks in advance.

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“John listened before giving advice. I told him I had accepted an offer at Bank of America but was still interested in JLL and Wellington. Instead of telling me what to do, he asked what I wanted from my career and helped me think about which path would give me more options. I also liked that he was honest about what he knew and didn’t know. He gave me a clear reason to keep working toward JLL, while reminding me that Bank of America was still a good place to start. When I practiced my interview answer, he told me what worked and gave me one simple way to improve it. That made the feedback easy to use. Most of all, John made me feel less stressed about figuring everything out right now. He offered to help with a mock interview too, which meant a lot to me. ”

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