IBD to PWM to IBD for FT?
Current rising senior international student at a non-target.
Last summer I interned at a top BB in Asia, but return offer rates are only around 40% and I was, unfortunately, part of the 60%. I definitely should not have asked if it would be possible to interview for a U.S. office later, before the internship ended.
This past recruiting season was rough, and I have learned from my mistakes when I was lucky enough to have an interview. Many times I did not even make it past the resume screen for some reason. I need visa sponsorship as I really would like to stay in the U.S, and so I am somewhat limited in the firms I target.
For now, I will be doing PWM at a very small regional firm as I kept trying for banking until most opportunities were gone. Right now I plan on:
- Try and get a US IBD FT offer at a BB/EB
- Try and get a IBD FT offer in my home country
- If I haven't gotten an offer by October, I will go with the Big 4
I want to start networking for FT, but how can I make a logical story of top BB IBD -> PWM -> IBD? I feel very comfortably technically. Should I openly state this in my initial emails? I don't know how to get the analysts/associates I am emailing to give me a chance instead of assuming I'm not good enough after seeing my background. Any help appreciated, thanks.
Any advice? To the PM I received, it says I have reached a limit on responses until tomorrow.
Off topic, but could I ask if you find it generally easier recruiting for IBD in Asia (HK or SG?) than western countries? I'm an international study abroad but returning to recruit for Asia SA BB IBD next year. Any tips on getting into top BBs (seeing as you already have a SA stint at one?)
It's as equally difficult to the process in western countries. However, from what I have noticed, Asia tends to accept students from a breadth of universities across the world, whereas U.S. and UK recruiting prefers students who are studying in the U.S./U.K. I wish I could give special advice on getting into top BBs, but, as I mentioned, it's as difficult as in western countries.
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