One sentence I've heard many times is "Work in USA? Study in USA!"
However, rules are meant to be broken. How are the chances to go from the best university in Scandinavia (Stockholm School of Economics) to a Bulge bracket bank in New York?
It is pretty easy to get a position BBs in London, but how should the path look like to get over the atlantics?
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Very difficult I would think. If it is indeed easy to get a BB job in London then do that and try to transfer over after a couple of years.
From Europe to NYC (Originally Posted: 03/11/2016)
Hi,
I'm a graduate student from northern Europe. I pursue a career in IB and hope to make it to the big city, NYC. I wondered that is here any other finance student from northern Europe who maybe have already gone through this path? I have notice some issues in recruitment process because I am from norther Europe and northern Europe schools are not so appreciated compared to southern business schools.
I hope to receive some stories about how you made it to NYC.
Thank you
practically impossible, you best bet is to start in London/Frankfurt -> internal transfer to NYC
I work in a US office of a Northern European bank. About half our office (fewer than 20) started in the home country, excelled, took a short-term assignment here, and converted that to a FT role.
Wall Street for Europeans (Originally Posted: 02/11/2016)
Hey,
I have heard it is very hard for Europeans to get their entry level job on wall street. But I was wondering what it will take to make it, other than an internship?
Thank you.
Interested in this as well. Especially, coming from a top UK university
Russel group or oxbridge? Of course you dont have to tell just curious. I come from a Northern target school and wall street just seems more interesting than London
How to break in to BB IB in NYC from Europe (Originally Posted: 06/25/2013)
Hi Guys,
NYC attracts me a lot! So I was wondering if could start my IB career in NYC instead of London.
My situation: I'm from continental Europe. This fall I will start with a 4 month internship at an European BB firm in London. Considering I will graduate in Fall 2014, what would be the best way to land a FT position at a BB in NYC?
A subquestion would be: How could I score an SA position for Summer '14?
Thx!
Is your euro bank in NYC? If so, just network within your bank and I am sure your seniors in Europe could put you in touch with the right people, as long as they like you of course. So don't slack off at all
this is a common sense but i am not sure if it is possible/works like that in reality...
im also interested in this anyone with some additional insight?
thanks
Worked this way for an MBA classmate of mine this past year. Summer in London, received an offer and convinced them to transfer it to NYC. (did have US citizenship though so less visa issues)
Yes. As I said it's a BB.
That is a fair point. But I'm not entirely sure to what extend I could push this. I hope this wouldn't make me seem ungrateful for the internship and thus ruining my chances to get a FT offer in London itself.
Would you wait until after I got the FT offer? Or should I make my intentions clear before the offer?
What about the subquestion? Any European, without US network, who got an SA position in NYC at BB?
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