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How many applications did you send out before getting an offer ?
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Quite literally at least 100, a lot of these were cold calls and e-mails though. It's best to just stick to what your career center has and go from there. If I only counted those then I was probably in the teens somewhere, granted all of the deadlines were around each other so I ended up turning down some interviews as I already had an offer.
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in college, EVERY single posting i've seen for a full time job. just remember it only takes one offer. but to get it you will probably have to ride a large wave...
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I have submitted about 15 applications so far and am waiting to hear back for interviews. My entire life right now is investment banking and will be until I finish the recruiting season.
Wait until you start working, then see what your entire life is like :-p
what's wrong? I am in the 100+ category. Have applied to everything from Secretary to BO to FO??
Quality usually trumps quantity. Soft skills usually trump hard (except in the sack).
illini : my career services counselor gave my resume the nod of approval and said my cover letters were "exceptional". not sure how one gets to the soft skills part in paper? have only had 2 personal interviews recently. in 1 I made a very good impression, the other, I didn't quite hit it off with them too well. The one where I didn't hit it off; I am pretty sure they made up their mind in the first minute they weren't interested. how is this possible? (all the obvious things are fine: i.e. attire, presentation,etc. ) Helpful comments are really appreciated! I need a job !
I don't know man, I'm still looking to land a SA position myself!
General advice: Be the most vocal / ask the most questions in every one of you classes. Figure out how to engage your professors quickly and use this skill on bankers. Get contact info from everyone you talk to and thank them for their time right away (24-48 hrs). Email them again when you apply asking them a few questions. Get them to remember your name.
Focus on the junior people. They are ones that pick out resumes for interviews anyway. Think about who you would want to work with for 80-100 hours a week and be that person. Make sure that person comes across on paper. Talk to the junior people about other things than finance / banking. Stand out a bit.
Most of all, don't get discouraged. At best this is a crap shoot. Be honest with yourself about what you want, tell that to the bankers you meet, and let the chips fall where they may. You can't really do much else.
Please read Monkey Business about annoying applicants who ask too many question for the sake of asking too many questions. And then stop giving such shitty advice. I see the correlation between annoying brown-nosers in class and annoying brown-nosers on info-sessions, and these are usually the same people. These people are looked at with an immeasurable amount of disgust and nausea. Don't be that guy.
300+
O very impressive
1... Lucky
Too many to count...
10 and still going strong... one interview so far that I got through a friend who worked at the bank.
i'm in the same boat as vanilla. I got a verbal offer after talking to a senior executive whom i met through a MD. I did take the initiative to visit the BB again, do some job shadowing, and had to talk to various professionals - so it was kind of like an extended interview.
Granted it was a verbal offer, I'm sure a senior executive wouldn't go back on his words. So that's my backup for now - it's not official so there's always some risk, and of course we're always looking for better ;)
Moral of the story: Networking is king.
1 (sent 3 applications, got 2 offers, declined interview for last one)
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