SEO First Deadline

sorry man, but i know of three kids that have already moved on to the next round. they usually call you within a few days of you submitting the application. perhaps you should give them a call.

i got a phone interview within a week. did in person interviews already. they do rolling admissions and i've heard of people being offered an internship late, but i think u should get an interview pretty quickly if they're interested.

Guys I have to ask this. I've heard a lot about SEO and its benefits, but how does it actually help in getting you the internship - not fasttrack interviews etc.

Sorry for hijacking this thread

Thanks

why dont you go on their website, that's what it's there for. it has a faq and takes 5 minutes to read

what's SEO, and what are the benefits?

Everything blue said is right. I'd add that SEO is really competitive, offering mid- 300 positions with over 4000 applications annually. I'd say as far getting you in the door, SEO offers the biggest advantage to students from non-target schools. A lot of high achieving students from target schools can get internships directly, but if you're from a non-target you probably have a better chance getting in through seo (competitive though it is) than throwing your resume into the heap against all the target candidates.

Also heard SEO guaruntees FT offer after the internship. Any truth to this??

That's not a guarantee that SEO interns have the offer settled once they start their internship. They have to work just as hard, if not more than the average intern.

Because they represent SEO, there's much responsibility on the candidate to make sure they follow through on their summer commitment.

Does anybody know when you'll hear back from SEO after the first-round face-to-face interview last week?

I was wondering the same thing...what is the normal turn around time for SEO in-person interviews?

Got through the phone interview and the in-person interview. Thought there was only 2 rounds but it turns out that this year SEO added a new 3rd follow-up phone interview from an alum in HK.

Can anyone give me some information regarding this new recruitment process? Is the follow-up phone interview the last one for BB in HK?

Also, does anyone know the firms involved with SEO in HK this summer?

Thanks!

As long as it takes to make an informed and fair decision regarding your candidacy. I wouldn't stop at just SEO, but this would go for BB IBD Analyst recruiting as well. Keep in mind that you should also be applying to the firms directly, in order to maximize your chances of securing a spot on Wall Street.

Anyone with offers from SEO already?

I have a packet and the date that candidates from the first round will be notified by is Jan. 23rd, so its a safe bet to say, the longer you don't hear back, the better. I went through the interview process so far and from what the campus liaison told me, there is only the phone interview and 1 in person.

I'd say the longer you don't hear back the worse, as they will admit strong candidates immediately, and reject all weak candidates on the 23rd.

my buddy still in cornell told me SEO recruits only hispanic and black minorities...they dont take on indians at all..oh well..i helped him get an interview anyways

anyone applying for second round?

when's the earliest that anyone's has gotten an offer?

SEO does rarely take indians

fukk..i thought i was gonna do seo but im an indian...under what circumstances does SEO take an indian? exceptionally brilliant??

load up those volunteering and leadership activities.

SEO certainly takes Indian and Asian (East Asian) minorities.

it does but i hear the proportion is much less than other minorities...because..there are so many indians and there are tons of ibanking opportunities for indians in India, so why take them in the US??

damn...do u know if a lot of indians apply? and what stats does seo usually take for an asian?

I don't have stats or anything of that sort. I do know several indians who have applied with phenomenal GPAs, SAT scores and essay writing skills from ivy leagues(Although this doesn't matter), and they weren't even offered interviews. They might take one or two indians in a really large pool. All I can say is, if you are an Indian, I hope your SAT scores and essays are out of the world.

It seems you go to Baruch college, I believe quite a few BBs recruit there. CS and MS both do if I'm not wrong, why not go the traditional way instead of SEO?

yea im in the honors college at baruch and yes bb's recruit there but mainly for operations. only jp and bear have started recruitment for ibd this year. i dunno if i should go the traditional way b/c i think its gonna be harder for me. but it sucks to hear that these brilliant ivy leaguers got rejected. i really wanna do an internship in india this winter at a ibank. i have good credentials (sat's) and most definitely a great gpa by this year. i kno i wanna do ibanking but i dont know how to approach it. can u give me some advice?

Bear and JP are both excellent firms. My suggestion to you is to approach your finance or business professors and ask them for help. Finance professors have amazing contacts, yet very few people approach them. Just read a finance professor's paper and then email him telling him you would like to talk to him about it. That way you build a relationship with the Professor. Once you do that, try and bring the topic of trying to secure an internship and he will work his contacts to your benefit. That is the best way to go about it.

lol thats a great idea b/c our finance chair is indian and loves to talk about cricket. and it just happens that i hv played cricket at natl levels. damn why didnt i think of that before. lol thanks man.

i received an offer in asset management a couple weeks ago. I had 3 interviews: the primary phone screen, the in-person, and the follow-up phone interview.

See you in one of the SEO Receptions in Summer 2008.

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