What do sophomores usually do for internships?
A little bit of background: I'm a currently a freshman at a non HYP Ivy. I qualify as a diversity candidate. My father was born in Mexico and grew up in Spain (his grandparents moved to Mexico after Franco took power and went back right after he died) and my maternal grandmother is Argentinian. I also went to a couple diversity events this semester. 3.8+ GPA with some clubs and activities. Interning at a small PE firm in Texas this summer.
My question is what do people usually do in the summer before their junior year? I just want some advice/examples to help me decide whether I should go all out and network this summer to find an internship at a BB or EB. Doesn't have to be strictly IB but something in finance (maybe like Asset Management or sales and trading)
You could have easily tried for BB this summer. It's too late now but I suggest looking at more diversity programs as you think about next summer
Edit: whoops, I thought you were already a sophomore. In that case, make sure you apply for diversity fly-in programs and try your best to network in your free time
I think actual IBD/PE summer positions at big banks/funds are few and far in between, but I know a lot of big companies do leadership development programs or other summer positions of that nature for upcoming sophomores and juniors. You could look into that or to try to get a corporate finance summer position. I don't think it'd look bad if you weren't an IBD SA the summer after your freshman year. Just try to get in the industry you want generally and get some good, quantifiable project experience. The bigger the company name, the better. It'll build credibility for you early on and expand your network.
While it is not a total prerequisite, many interviewing Juniors have completed some form of finance internship experience. As you can read in this forum, BB IBD as a sophomore is possible, other common internships are non-IBD roles within larger banks. Your stats are solid, I'd suggest that you try your best to find an internship opportunity at a small boutique this summer if possible. Other options are bootcamps and externships that are still open to applications. Besides that, do your homework this summer and get ahead of recruiting and find any/all diversity programs you can apply for in the fall.
Enjoy your last summer and have some great story to tell.
I would have studied abroad doing an exchange program my freshman summer if I could redo it again rather than doing a semi decent internship. Be sure to apply to everything available next semester (BB, MBB, Tech, even Big4) and take the best thing you can get. Recruiting for junior year internships will be easier depending on what you get for your sophomore summer. Good Luck!
You have a competitive profile to begin with, so this should be a cakewalk as long as you aren't a mouth-breathing idiot who can't carry a conversation. Presuming that you aren't, begin networking across the bulge bracket now.
Look for alumni of SEO, MLT, and Inroads and reach out through LinkedIn or cold-emailing based on the firm's email format. Look for diverse alumni of your school. Keep the emails brief: introduce yourself as a freshman from X-Ivy about to start a private equity internship and interested in learning more about banking. Best is if you can include some kind of campus leadership position that'll indicate your diversity; together, all that ought to get you a lot of responses.
(e.g.)
"I'm a freshman econ major from Columbia and Secretary of the Hispanic Student Association. I'll be spending the summer interning at a small private equity firm, but I'm interested in learning more about opportunities in banking.
I'd love to learn more about your experience at Firm. Do you have 15 minutes for a short call?"
If you start that now, you can have six months of interaction with these people in the books by the fall; that's great, because it lets you apply warm for the diversity externships you can do as a sophomore.
These can be one-day, weekend, or week-long programs. Teller had a comprehensive thread outlining all of them: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/tellers-comprehensive-guide-to-di…
You should also apply for the sophomore internships. Goldman doesn't have a formal one but accepts competitive sophomores (usually high-performing diverse kids, relatives of employees or clients, or simple networking studs) for their superday process. MS has the Sophomore Rotational Program plus the RBF Scholarship program. JPM has Launching Leaders. Credit Suisse has Doug Paul (may be renamed by now). Barclays has one as well (used to be called Generation Next). Deutsche Bank had one for a few years, not sure if it's still active.
In summary, begin getting to know people now. You want as many people strongly on your side as possible by mid-fall; the applications for both the externships and internships available to you as a diverse sophomore open then. If you can get in as a sophomore, the world (of finance) is your oyster. You can either stay at your firm for junior summer or look to 'upgrade' to a better-regarded firm. (Goldman loves to poach sophomore interns from other banks for their junior internship, for instance.)
With all the free time you get back by not having to recruit as a junior, you can hone your skills so you get better projects as a junior, and eventually, analyst; it can be a huge leg up if you're returning to a group you summered in twice, which leads to better deal staffing, which helps for buy-side recruiting.
Competitive sophomore diversity candidates will summer at BBs as sophomores. Competitive non-diversity sophomore candidates typically will do either MM PE or boutique IB in NY/SF (whichever market they are targeting). The latter is way more unstructured and 'harder' to get a spot at in terms of legwork (there's a lot less structure and it's really up to you to just cold-email places and get a spot).
Since you qualify as URM and have a high GPA it should be extremely trivial to receive interviews, but i'ts up to you to convert them into offers.
Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll definitely going to start networking and meeting people this summer!
Also, besides JPM, MS, and GS (really really competitive for sophomores), do firms like UBS, CS, RBC, Nomura have sophomore positions? Are they easier to obtain than somewhere like GS? UBS, CS, RBC, and Nomura don't do on campus recruiting (or I haven't seen them around campus). Same with WF.
It's actually rather simple. Network and then apply to SA positions (sophomore ones if the banks have particular sophomore positions). If that fails, apply to boutiques. Even with a boutique IB sophomore SA, you should breeze through junior SA recruiting.
You better be fluent in Spanish so you can intern in a Mexican IB and hope you don't get kidnapped. Talk about having a story to talk about after summer.
This is really a question I used to ask myself for so many times. Just wish Asia is the same... It is rarely possible for junior students to work in BB front office here, and for those who made to the IBD, they would usually get the return offers as well. Basically junior students are just not eligible for applying to the role in Asia (well not true only if your parents is the target client of the BB u gonna work in lol) Anyway, personal experience is sometimes a fruitful summer of junior years that gives u a really unique story to tell is better than a semi-decent summer internship.
How can a sophomore secure a decent internship? (Originally Posted: 03/04/2013)
Hi guys,
I'm currently a second semester sophomore attending Pace University in downtown Manhattan. I am a Finance Major with a Minor in Economics and I am Vice President of the Finance Club. I have a pretty decent resume and an okay GPA (above a 3.0). I have been applying to multiple boutique firms, banks, and investment firms online and have been having no luck. It's getting pretty frustrating applying and not hearing back from anyone since I walk past Wall street nearly everyday. The closest I have gotten to attaining a summer internship, was to work for Northwestern Mutual. Which I turned down because they wanted me to sell insurance. I have been emailing people regularly with no response. Should I just not give a shit and start cold calling now? The only reason I have stopped applying through my university is because they only seek juniors and seniors.
Just was looking for some advice and encouragement I guess. Where should I be applying? and What should I say when I'm cold calling?
Summer school.
Pace actually has a great career services program (I just graduated from there) although I've noticed right now they've been slacking on opportunities, at least for full-time. My advice is stay active with the career services dept, keep applying and keep sending out those emails. Good news for you is you still have plenty of time, so don't be discouraged. Being VP of the finance club on your sophomore is year is still pretty impressive so keep doing what you're doing. Best of luck.
Go for informational interviews? Connect with Alumnus? YOU ARE RIGHT THERE IN MANHATTAN!! Meet the bankers in person!
I second that
Im a junior but did this last year. First be open, even if you don't get a offer for something exactly what you want, as long as you learn that's what a internship is for. Dont think i-banking or nothing. You can move to a prefered division later. Pace isn't a bad school and has a good career network. Go through them and contact as many alum as possible and use LinkedIn for any connections you may have.
Thanks for the advice, still on the hunt and trying to secure anything I cam
What's your cold e-mail format look like? If you're not getting any responses there might be something wrong with what you're saying. What time are you sending your e-mails?
I've had a lot of luck going on LinkedIn and searching through my University and Fraternities alumni groups. I go to a Non-Target and was very surprised by the amount of UG alum I found working in investment management (field I'm pursuing).
Has anybody ever interned as a Sophmore? (Originally Posted: 02/25/2007)
Has anybody ever interned as a Sophmore? Did you do the rotational program? any info about the salary or interview?
Thanks in advance for your time-
I interned as a sophomore in m&a at a lower end BB in london. interview was fit, motivation and competencies. was paid £600~$1170 a week.
thats quite a bit for a sophomore intern.
That some kid from Penn did GS TMT as a sophomore...kinda crazy...
I know two guys that interned as sophmores at top groups. One did GS TMT (didn't go to Penn) and the other did UBS LA and then decided to fast track her degree in 3 years and started the next summer.
comp etc were all the same.
I know one guy who worked at Credit Suisse (don't remember the group) as a Sophomore.
I think that people get in under the pretenses that they will be graduating in three years. I know a kid that did ML Palo Alto (Menlo Park?) as a sophomore from Haas and then decided to stay for four years.
I know a sophomore that interned at GS in TMT, but he got it through SEO
many people do intern under that pretense but there are some non penultimate year students who do get internships at BBs. Some apply for regular internships and get offers if they are top superstars while others use easter or summer programs which are actually designed for juniors/sophomores to impress and build a network which they leverage to get further internships. in the US these 1st or 2nd year programs tend to be for minorities but in Europe they are based on merit (albeit there is a bias favouring women).
For example in the UK you could do a 1st year easter internship at GS/JPM/CSFB/MS or others - impress them big time, convince them you are a superstar and get a placement for your first year summer.
GS stated in their info session for the summer at my school that they are looking at sophmores and juniors. I'm assuming that it's possible just the threshold is higher for sophs.
I had a friend who did a summer rotational program at Lehman brothers in Boston as a freshman last year. She got it through connections, but that's still damn impressive. She's returning to Lehman again this year but in NYC.
i know was a freshman at MIT who did Goldman technology his freshman year, then one of their industry groups his sophomore year. I think this summer he's going to be at Perella, so it's been a nice progression for him.
I wish I would have thought of the early graduation thing last year. Heck, I could have done that my Freshman year. Oh well.
do you guys know which banks ... boutique or whatever... that is more likely to recruit for sophomores for summer intern positions? would love to get some experience in this industry.
i'm a sophomore interning at Goldman this summer in technology. the impression i got was that they don't look at sophomores for IBD.
Goldman IBD takes some sophomores, but these kids are truly impressive (top of their class at a target with some other distinguishing characteristics).
Are these sophomore who decided to stay for the 4th year generally invited back or are they given the job as a deferred hire and just given the summer off or neither?
Where did you intern after sophomore year? (Originally Posted: 10/01/2015)
I'm a sophomore currently on the hunt. Looking to see where other people interned after their sophomore year so that I can narrow my search.
Find out where the most successful juniors interned then reach out to them and ask them to pass your resume on to their former employer. You could cold call small boutiques, but having a successful former employee refer you will take you much farther.
You could also apply for BB sophomore internships, but those are very difficult to get if you don't fall into the demographic that they are actively looking for.
Try for a boutique, then BB next year. What are your career goals?
I want to either go IB or ER. Unfortunately I go to a non target but have a strong GPA and excellent involvement around campus. Also interned at a Ft 500 Bank this past summer. I've been networking aggressively with the few alum in the industry and have been cold calling boutiques. any other advice? I feel like I'm at a dead end.
I would try VC funds or even startups. Definitely the road less traveled on but can be effective if you know how to spin it right. If you're interested in tech coverage, even better.
what internships are usually common among sophomores (rising juniors) in college? (Originally Posted: 01/16/2018)
I heard that getting an investment banking internship is not usually common for sophomores,so I was wondering what internship do most sophomores get during college?
Killua1234, pure crickets, that's where I come in. Any of these useful?
No promises, but maybe one of our professional members will share their wisdom: Dim-S mtz_dc md8
Hope that helps.
Rising Sophomore Internship?? (Originally Posted: 01/06/2011)
Hi, I'm currently a freshman at Yale,
w/ an atrocious GPA of 2.42 1st semester because i've been really slacking off
and drinknig too much.
Nonetheless I'm looking for some internship opportunities in the summer,
and I plan to actually get back on track come 2nd semester.
Do I have a chance at any internship positions??
I recently saw this: http://careers.JPMorgan.com/student/jpmorgan/careers/us/undgergrad/inte…
JP Morgan Fr+Soph INternship programs? Does my school being a target matter here at all?
Or would my GPA and my grade level prevent me from landing anythign?
I would also not mind positions in KOrea for consulting firms, etc.
I mean, I did see the minimum 3.5 GPA. But it wouldn't hurt to try right?
LOL
Forget about anything relevant unless you've got some sweet hook ups... and they would have to be really sweet.
chrol
You go to Yale and your spelling is that atrocious? /grammar Nazi
Typos my friend. Typos.
Enjoy freshman summer. Get a shitty job, drink a lot, meet women. It will probably be the most relaxed summer of your adult life.
Stern Sophomore applying for summer internships. (Originally Posted: 06/04/2011)
Hello there, I just finished my first year of school in upstate New York and I'm starting my Sophomore year at Stern this fall, with that in mind I am interested in pursuing an internship as soon as possible that will provide me with the necessary experience to apply for a full time analyst position when the time comes.
I've been heavily involved with the development of a startup web company which has given me a ton of general business experience especially with regard to B2B sales but I don't have any experience related to finance.
I also know very little about how I should structure a resume when applying to a finance related position so any and all advice is appreciated. My previous school is still listed since I have yet to actually start at Stern and I'm not sure how I should go about listing that on my resume.
http://www.razume.com/documents/20236
Thanks for your time.
Updated format
http://www.razume.com/documents/20242
Update 2
http://www.razume.com/documents/20243
Who told you to use that "format?"
That's the dumbest shit I've ever seen
Google "Mergers and inquisition resume format"
It's better than the one you posted.
Would suggest using bullets though.
Perfect. I'll re-write my resume around that more established format thank you for that. Now in terms of content any suggestions?
@Devil88 - Would you mind taking a minute to elaborate on your opinion of the formats?
Use the M&I format. Change the language. Add Interests to make it "Skills & Interests."
It's incredibly late in the game for anything this summer. Everyone at bulge brackets starts tomorrow with a few the following Monday. Boutiques may be your last shot, and you could probably swing something unstructured given your GPA if you did some persistent cold-calling over the next two weeks. Aim for maybe an eight-week internship, but at this point to sell your candidacy you're almost guaranteed to have to go for unpaid.
Do you have access to Wasserman's website yet? Postings on there may be your best bet. Just from looking at your resume, you have a long road ahead of you at Stern.
Thanks for the feedback i'll start re writing my resume asap.
Can anyone help me on the transfer issue? How should I displays stern until my first semester grades are in since I won't actually have a gpa?
Here it is in the new format
http://www.razume.com/documents/20242
your SAT is crap. I don't know how you transferred into stern. Don't put it up there.
Ok thanks for the tip I'll pull that out.
I cleaned it up significantly thanks to all your help guys.
http://www.razume.com/documents/20243
any other suggestions, comments, quips will be appreciated.
Take out all the personal pronouns and stuff. Honestly, the M&I format gives you the language, go off that. Don't keep saying, "In this position, I...." Just go right into it, it's understood that you did that in that position since that's where the bullet is. You have too much fluff and not enough quantified information.
I'll adapt my resume around those suggestions thank you. Any tips on the best way to quantify things that aren't necessarily associated with a number value. By that I mean If I didn't actually save a company money or make them any additional money does that make the experience negligible in this industry?
No, but you can make the wording results-driven. You have a lot of passive wording, vague phrasing, and poor communication of the results of what you did. Don't stress too much now, go in to Wasserman in September and just get a half-hour appointment. They'll help you and it's way easier than over a forum.
Sophomore Career/Internship Advice (Originally Posted: 01/18/2012)
Hi guys, I'm a sophomore at Villanova and looking for some advice. I'm double majoring in Finance and Economics, with a co-major in International Business and a minor in Accounting. If that seems a bit scattered, hear me out. My university was very generous with AP credit, as I took 6 AP classes in high school. Short of graduating in 3 years, which I did not want to do, my only option is taking a ton of classes. This isn't overloading at all, I just got lucky and got out of a lot of required core classes.
That said, am I crazy for having 2+ majors and a minor? Will interviewers question my motives? I'd explain my decision of course, but I feel that it can only help me stand out, assuming I can keep a reasonable GPA up at the same time.
I've had an internship at a F500 company (you've all heard it and probably used it) in a corporate finance role since October, and will be staying with that firm through May, working about 25 hours per week and taking classes at the same time. While it is ultimately not my goal to do FP&A / BO roles full-time, I have learned a great deal and worked on some interesting projects. I figured that it was better to gain some experience versus none at all this year.
Also, instead of pursuing a summer analyst position for the summer (summer between sophomore and junior year) as most seem to consist of BO roles or PWM, I have chosen to do a study abroad program in London, which is split in two parts: the first half being an internship in an area of my choice (IBanking, PE, or Investment/Asset Management) and the second being classes at the London School of Economics. Does this look impressive on a resume? I wanted to study abroad and figured summer would be the best time to do so, in order to be on campus for recruiting/networking purposes during the school year.
I'm also a member of the Villanova Equity Society, which manages a significant amount of University funds. Members of the club have flown out to Omaha and met Warren Buffet for the last two years, and it seems that one can gain many opportunities career-wise through this club (speakers come in often, etc.).
I'm not a 4.0 student, but I do have a solid GPA which will likely improve over the next 5 semesters. I've started networking to make up for this, and have multiple contacts at a few middle-market investment banks.
Am I on the right track? Any advice? I know this is very broad, but ideally I am looking for IBanking or Asset Management FT after graduation. Still not sure what I want exactly, but it seems like that's ok as a sophomore, and internships can help with that. Looking to work in NY if that affects your answers.
Thanks. I appreciate any feedback.
I have similar majors/minors. I'm triple majoring, in an honors program, and I have a minor. Yes, I've gotten some questions about my non-business major, but I usually just say it's something I enjoy and I believe that school should be about learning what you love as well as about getting a job. Your internship seems beyond awesome, you have nothing to worry about
Thanks man, appreciate it. Anyone else have any suggestions?
Sophomore BB SA Positions (Originally Posted: 07/13/2013)
I'm a rising sophomore at UChicago and have just started to look at internship opportunities for next summer. I am unsure whether I ultimately want to pursue IBD/S&T/AM out of undergrad, so my target is to work in one of these divisions at a BB next summer to test the waters. I would appreciate anyone who could shed some light on the recruiting process for the BB summer programs for sophomores. How many kids do they typically take, and for those who have worked in one of these programs, what was your experience like? I'm also curious as to which BB freshman/soph programs are primarily diversity programs; it's a bit unclear from the searches I did on WSO, and the BB webpages don't make this clear.
UChicago, Econ & other subject double-major, GPA > 3.95, two previous jobs (one in financial sector), significant participation in two clubs (one is an investment club, leadership position in the other), and two club-level sports. Hopefully will be admitted into UChicago Careers in Business, a feeder program of sorts. No race/diversity advantage; is it feasible to land a summer position at a BB without that advantage?
Much appreciated.
To answer your questions:
1) Most of the sophomore programs have 10-20 spots per year
2) Yes, most of them are aimed at increasing the diversity of the SA classes
3) Before you start discriminating between "top BBs" and "not top BBs", you might want to just worry about getting an offer from a reputable shop
Still interested in more information about these programs if anyone has any, particularly re: which BBs' sophomore programs are purely diversity programs.
Barclays Next Gen, CS Douglas Paul, DB Demystifying IB, Barclays IB Bootcamp, CS BA Explorer are all billed as "Diversity" programs. MS has one as well, I believe. Some of the ones I've listed aren't SA programs, but are shorter symposiums-type programs or rotational.
These are just the ones I've found in my search so far.
Sophomore Year Internship - Sophmore at a top ten Uni (Originally Posted: 08/21/2013)
I'm about to start my sophomore year at a top ten US University (Think Duke/UPenn) and I was currently trying to weigh my options for what to do during the summer after my sophomore year. I interned at a small PWM firm this summer, and was looking for something different.
Right now I know I could get an internship at a big name PWM place under their president. It seems like an amazing opportunity, but PWM seems almost useless to consulting and kind of boring and repetitive (although the firm would be a huge step up).
I also have ties to the EU Parliament and could intern there, hopefully in a finance department or something along those lines. It seems kind of cool, but I'm not sure how great it would be in terms of experience.
I also recently stumbled upon a Major League Soccer HQ finance internship in New York, where I'd work on league finances and it seemed relatively educational.
Lastly, with connections, theres a decent chance I could get an internship at a relatively small consulting firm in Dublin (Ireland). I have connections and could hopefully get a decent firm (Highly doubtful for Bain and McKinsey this summer obviously but with smaller firms I have a decent chance). This would probably be the worst in terms of "brand name" on the resume, but consulting experience can't hurt.
Sorry for the long post- but feedback on what internships would be useless and which ones I should pursue would be amazing.
Thanks
do the best one you can get- corp finance is ok- you're right that PWM is boring and the standard "i want to be a banker" soph internship. If you work at EU- see if you can get something about banking/regulation.
if you had to say what the best one is which would it be? I guess it depends on the consulting firm, but I'm not expecting anything huge
whatever is most relevant to what you think you want to do.
They all seem pretty decent, especially the latter 3. EU Parliament and major league soccer seem like they could be really interesting, too
In my experience, consulting firms love seeing the interesting / out-of-the-norm internships...especially if they're with a good brand name too.
If I were you, I would go for the EU or MLS.
SA for sophomores - Sophmore at a non-target (Originally Posted: 01/19/2014)
What's up everybody, I'm seeking a little guidance and advice at this point in my pursuit of IB at a BB.
I'm a sophomore at a non-target currently doing an analyst internship at a boutique investment bank in Manhattan for this spring term. My goal for the summer is to intern at a bigger and more well known MM because my ultimate goal is to get the coveted junior internship at a BB.
My questions revolve around how to best obtain such a position for this summer. I got my current internship by sending lots and lots of cold emails and eventually interviewed and got the gig. I was very direct in these initial emails and simply stated that I was looking to intern. Would it be a good idea to use the same approach for MM banks? Should I go the informational interview route instead? To anyone who did a SA role as a sophomore, what methods did you use?
Also, I was wondering whether anyone knew several reputable MM banks that take sophomores/have a sophomore program. Does anyone know of any MM banks that they would recommend for someone looking to make it to a BB?
I know this post is no giving and all asking, but I'm really seeking some advice at this stage.
Cheers
advice: stop signing with "cheers"
Really valuable insight into the investment banking industry and how it is predicted to transform in the next few years. I will use your comments throughout the rest of my career in finance.
Cheers
any MM works...and informational interviews...if you go direct you lose about 30% chances because some people are put off
Thanks for the input. Would you suggest asking to grab a coffee or for a phone call in the initial email?
Honestly, no one bank that you intern at your sophomore year will funnel you into a guaranteed BB junior year internship (unless you do your sophomore summer at a BB as well, but then you wouldn't be too worried for junior year). Just having IB experience your sophomore summer -- assuming it's legitimate experience and not just getting coffee at an IB firm -- is pretty impressive.
Zero also has a point. "Hi, my name is Mitt and I want an internship for the summer," could put off some great people who'd otherwise be happy to help you out. It's a bit like dating; you don't randomly go up to someone and go, "Hey, will you be my bf/gf?"
Thanks for the input. Figured the info interview route was the way to go.
Internship Help! - Sophmore at a top 50 (Originally Posted: 05/07/2014)
Monkeys,
I am very interested in a career in IB after graduation. I am a sophomore at a top 50 US News school. I just interviewed for a credit analyst intern position at a commercial bank. I was wondering if taking this job would help me get an IB internship next summer.
Thanks.
How many other offers do you have on the table? I
Thinking "I am too good for this" without having other options will do more harm than good. Not having ANY work experience is what really hurts your chances for getting any kind of job. It is very unlikely you will be able to get a summer internship in ibd for this summer, which would be the best path for locking-in a full time investment banking position.
I'm still waiting back on a local boutique about whether or not they have the capacity for me. Other than that, I do not think I'm "too good for this." I was wondering if it would help me if I did have this?
From what I've seen, most of the BBs don't bring on a ton of sophomores for IBD summers analyst roles. For example, the firm I was at over the summer (GS/MS/JPM) only had 10 sophomores in IBD (none from your traditional top UGs either surprisingly). So clearly it is not necessary to intern their during your sophomore year to get to get an internship during your junior year. Nevertheless, having any sort of finance experience/internship will better prepare you for recruiting/interviews next year.
Can you ask the commercial bank for more time before you decide? Hopefully this will allow you to hear back from the botique. Either way, be happy you have something as most people don't have much of anything during their sophomore year in the way of internships.
Sophmore PE Internship -- Who Do I Email For Interviews? (Originally Posted: 12/29/2014)
I am currently a sophomore at a semi-target school.
I have researched PE firms within my area and have created a database of approximately 100
After reviewing a few of their websites, I am completely and utterly lost with deciding who to email -- the list on their websites normally includes Partners, Associates and Analysts....
Does anybody have any thoughts on who to contact as a SOPHMORE at university with a PWM internship under their belt for experience?
Also, what kind of "internship" should I ask for -- meaning -- in my email, should I say something along the lines of:
My name is ___________. I currently study ________ at ______________. My GPA is __________. I have worked at ____________. I would like to intern at a PE firm this summer (2015) to broaden my finance experience and learn more about company valuations and transactions.
Thank you for your time and looking forward to hearing back,
Sincerely,
Probably easier to ask for an informational interview, where you can then broach the topic of internships over the phone or in person. Or if not, they might know of someone who is taking on interns. There's a good template on the Mergers and Inquisitions website under informational interviews.
I would shoot for the closest connection you have - if there's any alumni from your school, that's your best bet. After that, maybe there's someone who shares an interest with you (if the firm has short bios). Beyond that, your guess is as good as mine, but I'd err toward senior guys over junior guys since they end up controlling the personnel decisions.
Interested too.
That is the most robotic cold-email I've ever read. Best to refine that email first.
definitely needs to be wayyyyy more personalized than it is now. it will take more time but as it stands now i would just delete such email. also, try to be unique. last year, a friend of mine got caught red handed for simply copying the text and just changing the name on the top. someone he sent the email to checked with someone at another bank just to find out they received the same email.
my 2c
Definitely too impersonal. Try the M&I way.
"My name is XXX and I am a sophomore finance major at _______. I came across your firm while _______________ and was intrigued by ____________ (some interesting thing about them). I was wondering if you were available for a brief chat over the phone."
You don't want to straight up ask for an internship, from my experience, most people infer that anyways. You want to give a little bit of background about yourself as a general thing to do. Finally, you want to show that you actually did some research on the company and are interested in it and that you're not just blasting this to everybody out there.
Try to personalize them as others have said. I'm noticing a higher response rate now that I actually try to make a connection with the person in the email. Look for common things like majors (if you're both non-finance), same schools, from same area, hell anything that you two share mutually. Quality > quantity
Sure -- all of these comments are great -- for the email part
However, my original question was WHO to contact -- I am feel like contacting the guys at the top is too risky for a simple sophmore with barely any finance experience
Should I be scared to email guys who have HBS MBA's and are associates with the firms?
I was in a similar position during my sophomore year; I had little finance experience yet I was gunning for a PE internship. I mainly e-mailed MDs, because at smaller firms with not a lot of formal recruiting or HR support they typically have a significant amount of say in the hiring process, so reaching out to them and making a good impression can land you an interview / job.
Note: I'm sure there are differing opinions on who to contact, and it's quite dependent on the size of the firm and other factors, but this is just what I did, and it worked out for me.
Too risky? What are they going to do, find your name and report you to the PE police? Worst they can do is say no. Also you were answered your question, by CHItizen. Find common ground and build from there.
OH NO -- no the PE police!!! haha -- made me LOL!
OH NO -- no the PE police!!! haha -- made me LOL!
Thanks for all of the advice -- I appreciate it very much
Sophomore - Summer Intern (Originally Posted: 05/25/2015)
Hey guys, I'm fairly new to WSO and I am just looking for some advice as to what I should do with my summer. I'm not 100% sold on investment banking as a career, but I know I want to do something investment related. Basically I am in a toss up between S&T or IB.
Anyways, a friend of mine said he could help me get an internship at a small risk and compliance firm since I have applied to over 15 firms and have received no answer. Should I take this internship or will it just mean I will be viewed as a back office talent when I apply for my junior year internships?
I would be doing a lot of cold calling/sales at the risk and compliance firm if that counts for anything. Besides that I am still sending emails to small boutique banks and equity research positions. Any thoughts?
Thanks
You're very late in the game for landing an internship for this summer. Your best bet is probably to take whatever your friend can give you, and then work your ass off networking and keeping your grades perfect to land a better internship next summer.
Hey, I studied abroad my sophomore year summer. When I got back, I had 4 weeks until school started so I cold called every finance and accounting shop in a 10 mile radius until a mom & pop accounting shop let me intern.
I was still able to land an internship with a great middle market investment bank, for the next summer and also got offers from a couple bulge brackets. (this is all from a non-target and with a 3.5 GPA)
As long as you do something finance related this summer*** and really figure out what you want to do by the fall you should be good. Also having a GPA higher than mine will help alot too hahah!
Best. Reach out if you need more advice because I was in your shoes just a couple years ago.
Sophomore summer internship, another boutique or small PE/HF? (Originally Posted: 10/11/2015)
Hi guys,
I'm a sophomore at a non-target (3.9 GPA) with internships at two boutique investment banks (one this past summer, and one currently for the fall).
If my goal is junior SA at a BB/EB, what kind of internships should I be aiming for this summer as a sophomore?
I'd apply to BB sophomore programs, but I'm not diversity. Should I aim for MM banks/ another boutique? Or would something at a small PE or HF be better for me at this point?
Thanks
thoughts anyone?
Another IB internship would look great for BB SA, you would be a very impressive applicant and should get basically all first rounds on campus if there is any recruiting
Sophomore internships 16 (Originally Posted: 12/27/2015)
Are there any more bb banks hiring sophomore summer interns? I know a lot of the deadlines have closed already....
Well the bright side is that most of the banks that would be easier for a sophomore to break into in the first place (i.e. MM/Boutiques) have hiring schedules that end way later than BBs.
Sophomore Internship Opportunities 2017 SA (Originally Posted: 10/06/2016)
I was wondering what sophomore internship opportunities were still on the table? I knew that JPM just wrapped up its program and GS is in the swing of things right now too. I interned in a boutique my freshman year, so I definitely want to move on now.
GS still sending emails i got 2 interviews so far with JPM, waiting on results
Summer internship freshman/sophomore (Originally Posted: 01/02/2018)
Hello All,
I was wondering if it was possible to get a summer internship at a big consulting firm before junior year in the US or even abroad eg London/Dubai etc
Hey Keepingitreal, I swear if I had a silver banana for every lonely thread I posted too I'd be richer than @compbanker ...
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Sophomore Internship for Haas Undergrad (Originally Posted: 04/30/2008)
Hey,
I was recently accepted to Haas for UG Business, and am seeking a good shot at the SF offices of the BB's next year. Because Haas requires its students to take classes during the summer, I'm unfortunately extremely limited in my Sophomore internship search.
As of right now, I'm looking in to this internship at BTI M&A Group. Directly from their website: "BTI Group is the largest and most active merger and acquisition ("M&A") firm serving the western United States".
Responsibilities are listed as:
1) Deal Source: Contact and build relationships with CEO’s via cold calls and direct mail campaigns 2) Perform Company, Industry, and Market Research 3) Develop M&A Offering Memorandums and Deal Books
And their description:
Apprentices are exposed to the major elements of M&A transactions through a module-style teaching structure. (Examples of modules include deal sourcing, deal financing, and company valuations.)
Each week apprentices receive interactive MBA style training led by Managing Director J. Michael Fernandez.
Our apprentices learn how the private equity world functions, how various industries and businesses relate to each other, and how private equity groups and corporate buyers find, value, negotiate, and structure transactions. Interns are assigned numerous projects, ranging from daily to semester long.
Does anyone know more about BTI Group? I spent some time searching for them, but nothing major came up. Its an unpaid internship, but I think it would help for recruiting next year. Your thoughts?
Better than nothing if you cant find anything else, but the problem is it's essentially just cold-calling from the looks of it, not actual finance work.
I'd suggest using the regional boutiques list in the Ibanking Bullpen and try to find a place that will let you work for free. That would give you the best work experience and give you a good idea of what i-banking actually does and look better on your resume also.
hmm, you have to take mandatory summer classes for haas? good thing i didn't go to berkeley like the rest of my high school friends! it beats nothing as the above poster said.
Hey bud, it is your sophmore year, as long as you do any job where you have to at least mess a little bit with Excel you will be fine. Trust me, your junior/senior year if you still want to do IB will be filled with extra rigorous internships.
Thanks for the feedback guys. To guts, I don't regret coming to Berkeley at all, it's been a life-changing experience in one of the finest universities in the world. Haas just adds icing on the cake, and we're incredibly privileged to be here.
I'll be trying to contact boutiques in the meantime.
Internship help... - Sophmore fin/acct major (Originally Posted: 02/23/2010)
Hi all,
I'm a sophomore fin/acct major at a non target and have an interview next month for a summer internship with a real estate/mortgage subsidiary of a major BB. I have the option of interning in either the Investment Management, Loan Asset Management, or Mezzanine Lending departments and I'm trying to decide which is best. Honestly I don't know much about any of them, although I've researched mezzanine tranches and am pretty interested, so which do you think is best in terms of experience/opps? Can anyone give me a brief overview of what each division does? Thanks
Bump
investment management or mezzanine lending. In mezzanine you'll learn how a company operates and why you should give them loans, can they repay, risk, management etc. investment management is self explanatory.
Military Vet. sophomore looking for summer internship. Little help? (Originally Posted: 12/09/2010)
Im a 6 year military vet., currently a sophomore at an ivy, have a 3.5 GPA, and trying to break into a banking internship for the summer. Unfortunately, every BB I've spoken with has told me that unless I was an ethnic minority, a woman, or gay, I would not make it into their sophomore internship program. Does anyone out there have some advice, or know of any sophomore internship programs, or ones that maybe sophomore friendly?
All of the sophomore IB internship programs are exceptionally competitive. You can expect them to be roughly ten times as selective for sophomores than juniors. However, I don't think you should give up on trying. The way to get your foot in the door is going to be by networking at company events (you're at an Ivy so you should have this opportunity) and following up with your contacts. You're going to have to show them why you're a better fit than the other insanely qualified sophomores you are competing against.
That being said, don't get overly depressed if you apply everywhere and it doesn't work out. You may want to focus your efforts on a few of the less prestigious banks for now and see how it goes. No matter what, you should collect as many contacts as possible right now so that you can utilize them to their fullest extent for your junior summer.
Hey NavalMonkey, first off, thanks for your service. Secondly, congrats on being at a great school with a good GPA.
As far as your question is concerned, you should check out American Corporate Partners.
http://www.acp-usa.org/
Truth be told, this may or may not work for getting you access to internships in IB, and if it does it will likely be "the long way around", but I'm a member and will attest to the benefits of the program even outside of any possible internship positions.
The good thing is, the program administrators attempt to find someone who has similar interests and background and generally someone who is geographically close. These people can provide great advice about transitioning to corporate life, etc. and they will usually go out of their way to vouch for you and help you out, so it's potentially a fantastic networking opportunity and if you happen to get someone who is currently, or was previously, apart of the IB industry, that could be your ticket into a sophomore internship. Best of luck, hopefully you will get selected if you apply.
Regards
My 2cents
-seek out RELEVANT experience regardless of the company size/name. -network along the way with alumni/ people you meet at OCR events
This will absolutely differentiate you come junior year/senior year (not that 6 years of military experience won't lol)
I actually don't think it's worse as a sophomore than a junior. Junior year, every single kid in the world is looking for an internship at a top-tier shop that will get them a FT offer they're happy with. Sophomore year, although there are far fewer publicly advertised sophomore programs, you also have less kids competing.
It's not so much the fact that you're a sophomore that will hold you back; it's how well you network, what you do to differentiate yourself, and how strongly you can position yourself as a candidate.
Basically, it oughtn't to be hard to leverage what you have available coming from an Ivy like you do, particularly with such a strong story behind you as a military vet.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/job-advice-for-military-to-ibanki…
All the military guys want to go into banking and gays are trying to go in the military. Strange.
Despite your Ivy league pedigree, you are a non-traditional candidate, which puts you at a disadvantage when dealing with HR dumbasses who are looking to check a box (and have 1000’s of candidates who fit their desired profile). Bureaucrats just don’t know what to do with 26 year old sophomores.
Use your service to your advantage. Reach out to Navy vets on the street (there are plenty of them) and try to work your way into an internship. While HR people may not want you, I guaran-damn-tee you an ex-Navy officer VP will gun for you when he sees your resume. If you can find someone who went to your school, then went into the service (any branch) and is now on Wall Street, you are golden. Good luck.
Thanks for all the advice guys. I'll be busting my ass this winter. You've been really helpful.
Co-sign cphbravo and buyside cfa. Very solid suggestions and you should definitely explore them. I'll add a tid bit that isn't directly the sort of answer you're looking for, but may help a bit.
As a soph, you're still working with time on your side and F500s (I would honestly aim for F50s if I was you) love military guys. Worst case scenario, a CorpFin gig at Google, GE, Microsoft, etc... would be a huge helper down the line, both for keeping your options open to a variety of industries and to your goal of landing in IB.
Good luck and thank you.
Good call. You would/should definetely have a leg up on the competition at F500s and that will make you a better candidate going forward and, as MMM pointed out, leaves you some wiggle room if you decide IB isn't for you. Good luck.
Regards
Sophomore Looking for Finance Internship (Originally Posted: 01/07/2011)
Sophomore at state school looking for a solid summer internship. Just started to get my feet wet researching the big banks and the rest of Wall Street. I definitely do not have the credentials to get an internship on Wall Street this summer. I just want to have a business, hopefully Finance related internship.
I am more interested in learning about helpful websites where I can apply to multiple internships.
Does anyone recommend any websites that were useful to them throughout their internship search?
Obviously aside from Wall Street Oasis (this site rocks), but I have gone to my career center and they haven't been too helpful with regards to helping me narrow down companies to look at.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/ask-me-for-a-list-of-ibsam-firms-…
Advice - Sophomore summer internship to prepare for S+T (Originally Posted: 02/07/2011)
Hello,
I am a sophomore at a non-target school, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendation on where to look for an internship this summer.
I have past experience conduction research under a professor, working in wealth management, and I currently conduct financial research at a local firm.
I am hoping to find something that will be more market-facing and somewhat quantitative to prepare myself for a future career in sales and trading.
(I am looking for something outside of the BB sophomore programs, and there are not many local opportunities that would provide valuable experience)
Thanks for your help!
Apply everywhere. Anything in your field of interest, and any touch businesses. Do not be picky. Be grateful for whatever you get. Once you have an offer, you can start drawing the line and being choosier.
Summer internship advice - Sophmore at semi-target (Originally Posted: 03/26/2011)
Sophomore at a semi-target with two options for a summer internship, which one should I take? My goal is to get an internship at a BB in S&T next summer.
1) Convertible arb hedge fund It is a small fund (around $100mm) with 9 people working there (2 traders).
2) Agency only institutional brokerage firm. 15-20 traders working there, two desks: Institutional equities service and dealer execution services.
Which one would be the best learning experience and look best on my resume? I am leaning towards option two but would love to hear some thoughts. Thanks
Convertible arb hedge fund, atleast that is the one I would take. SOunds way more interesting and looks a bit more 'exotic' on the resume.
agree with the convertible arb fund
What do you mean by "agency only"? Is the broker a well known name?
Even if its a broker at a well known name, i would still choose the convertible fund.
Sophomore Internship Opporunities (Originally Posted: 04/20/2011)
Looking for some advice on what the best course of action is going forward. I am not very knowledgable in IB yet and this is why I am posting in this forum to hopefully get some valuable information.
I'll start off with I am currently a freshman and my goal is SA at a BB my junior year. What I am trying to figure out is what the best course of action is going forward to set my self up.
What would be the best option for sophomore year, is SA at a BB an option? Are there other opporunites for internships at BBs like ER or something other than an SA?
How would MO or BO at a BB look as a sophomore is it the next best option or is a boutique/MM going to be more valuable and how hard is that to attain?
Lastly how would an HF look?
Thanks in advance.
For the summer after your freshman year, if you can get something finance related (literally anything, likely unpaid PWM or a research job at a boutique/HF), that's great, if not it's not the end of the world.
For the summer after your sophomore year, a boutique or MM firm will look best on your resume. Some BBs do offer sophomores SA positions but these are ridiculously competitive and I'm sure you have to have your shit together before college starts to have a legitimate shot at those (ie know what investment banking is and have a finance related internship or two under your belt). HFs can offer solid experience too, but a MM/boutique experience sophomore year would be preferable. At the end of the day, I think all that really matters is getting at least one solid finance internship on your resume before junior year (I had an internship at a small FOHF and got multiple SA offers junior year).
is FOHF- Fund of Hedge Fund and was that local- you just cold emailing/ calling and getting an interview?
I am shooting for a research job at a boutique/ hf this year...
Yeah, fund of hedge fund and it was close to campus - they posted a position on our career services website. Like I said, it's great if you can get one of those positions you're going for freshman year, but there's no need to be discouraged if your search is unsuccessful. I worked at a golf course summer after freshman year.
Dude honestly, don't even worry about having an internship after freshman year. I'm looking back now and I'm glad I just dicked around and hung out with my friends. It'll literally be one of the last summers you'll have free for the rest of your life, cherish it. For sophomore summer, I would recommend finding an internship during your sophomore fall semester that you can leverage into a boutique/MM IB (most likely a local regional office). After you have that under your belt, it's all networking and killing your interviews. Best way to do it is to cold call alumni and local banks. Your school OCR will probably have resume drops for local boutiques also.
freshman summer: unpaid PWM at local BB -> sophomore summer: boutique IB -> junior summer: SA at BB
Sophmore Summer - Internship (Originally Posted: 04/10/2012)
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Go after alums as much as possible. Since you're a soph most places won't be looking to hire you full time after your internship, but you could try working PWM or a buyside shop in whatever capacity they can use you (paid or unpaid).
Internship as a Rising Sophomore (Originally Posted: 05/18/2012)
Short background: I decided to switch away from the premed route and into business towards the end of last year. I had always been considering both fields, but a degree in finance ended up winning out.
Here's the problem. I can't find an internship, not even in PWM. I've cold called multiple firms, and the firms I have connection with already have interns for the summer. I don't live in a city known for finance, so the options are limited. I just got home from school last Saturday, and I am trying to find anything. Am I completely screwed if I work as something like a bank teller or a server at a restaurant? And do you have any advice finding an internship this late?
Thanks guys.
I'm in the exact same spot. Try to find smaller companies that aren't as easy to find, maybe they won't have interns and would appreciate someone interested in finance since you're from a place that isn't big on finance. Otherwise from what I've read this is our last summer off. So find a fuck off job and party.
Even if you don't live in a city known for finance, you should be able to find a local wealth management office for Merrill, MSSB,etc. Reach out to the office manager there and see what comes up. If that fails, find small firms that are more familiy oriented, something out there you just have to find it...you then have to convince them that you are worth their time. Offer an unpaid gig and see where you get. If you can't, make some $ and enjoy your summer. Work exp is a plus even if it's not finance related
When you say you switched from premed to business at the end of last year, is that the end of freshman year or senior year of high school? Sounds like you have completed 2 years of college? If so, you are a rising junior, not a rising sophomore.
No, just finished freshman year of college. Completed one year. So rising sophomore.
And there is a JPM firm, I'll reach out and see what I can get with them. It's about the last place I haven't tried yet, however. I am taking a few classes and continuing some finance-related research I'm doing with a professor, so worst case, I'll pick up a normal job and make some bank I guess.
Have you tried nearby cities? Or considered relocating for the summer? I don't think JPM would have anything right now because they typically don't do PWM freshman intern programs.
Freshman summer isnt too important. You can just use it to read up on lots of books and be in even better shape than people who did freshman PWM.
Help a rising sophomore prepare for future internships? (Originally Posted: 06/02/2012)
I'm at a non target, the summer internships on offer seem to require all kinds of skills which I have no clue about. I'm planning to apply for internships next summer, how do you guys recommend I go about doing that?
you need to clarify what type of internship you are looking for.....ibd,s/t, equity research, asset management? people can help you if u are more specific. Generally however, use wso, read wsj, vault guides, and find books related to your target internship
Hey sorry for being vague, I'd like to break into ibd, but I'm open to anything else. What would you recommend for ibd?
1) Start learning about banking, fast. Like rs12 said: Use WSO, Vault, M&I, Rosenbaum book, and anything else you can get your hands on to understand (at least at an overview level) of what you'll need to know and what you'll be doing.
2) Start networking, yesterday. Best way to do this is by finding alumni. I'm not sure how big your school is, but I would hope that you have at least a few alums in finance. Ask your academic advisors to help. Just ask for 15 minute informational interviews, and don't ask for internships. At the end of the call (or in an email after), ask if they can connect you with somebody else they know (like an analyst in banking).
3) Fix your resume up. Post it up on WSO for critique - it helps a lot.
4) Try to find another kid from your school that has done what you want to do, ask him/her how they did it.
Best of luck.
rising sophomore bb pwm internship whats next (Originally Posted: 06/09/2012)
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Damn, some people have all the luck with family connections.
I was like you in that I did a ML pwm internship after freshman year. One thing I wish I did at the beginning of sophomore year was to get a school time internship, either fall or spring. Do a normal or heavy semester, then cut classes back and do an internship part time.
My problem was that I didn't believe there were any boutique banks or pe firms were around my school. Now, however, I realize how many finance opportunities are around. -I recommend you check the area around your school. Even if you don't think they're there look for IB, PE,or VC that could be a possible school time internship for that extra resume boost.
Networking is good for a sophomore. You can use this year to really practice networking and probably get some good opportunities. I was able to get some interviews from networking; I interviewed at a MM IB as a non target sophomore because of networking.
-Network with any and every i-bank you can find. (Because you're gonna need those connections for: boutiques for sophomore internships, MM & BB for possible sophomore but more likely junior internship) -If I were you I would reach out to alumni at the MM and BB banks in the fall (October-ish) and just try to make connections/ get an interview or two. -Come January/February you're gonna want to be reaching out to boutiques for internships.
^I know I'm phrasing this as you should get a boutique ib internship sophomore year, but that's just what I believe is most realistic(Go for MM or BB just don't get discouraged). Sophomore year is a real pain to land internships. Good luck and keep learning about the industry from your own research and from networking with professionals.
Great advice thanks!
Which school? If your get OCR you're a target/semi-target.
Hahah thank you kind sir.
Hey, sorry to bring back an old post.
How do you apply for sophomore internships with Boutiques? Reach out to alumni/try to network yourself in?
Yes Duke. I'm trying to reach out to local boutiques right now and I'm getting mixed results. Some are strictly recruiting juniors only (im a sophomore) and have sent out a resume to others. Well I couldn't call that mixed but depends what type of response I get back. Likely will be unpaid as well but I'm okay with that.
Internship Options - Entering sophmore year (Originally Posted: 08/01/2012)
I'll keep this short. I'm entering my sophomore year and I have an internship at an Investment Management shop this summer (115Bil AUM). I had lunch with the president today (really likes me). He said he could get me any internship I wanted within the company next summer. The goal is to make it to IBD after undergrad, so here's my question. Should I stay with the Investment Management shop and get an internship on the trading floor/with a PM, or should I go for PWM? Prolly won't get IB next summer since I'm from a non-target. Thoughts? Thanks.
If you're in PWM now, then go for trading. Diversify your experience. You might even like trading.
I'm in a Compliance role right now, so I'm just aiming for a more finance oriented role next summer.
I'm in similar position, rising sophomore, IM internship ($20B AUM) but my goal is to do buy side research (HF research).
if i were you, i'd probably move to the trading desk or even ask to go to the research department and just pick these guys brains.
PWM is easy to get any year. Do what you want. Sophomore trading to IBD is a more common path compared to doing PWM to IBD. As someone doing BB PWM, it's a little boring especially since we don't have the necessary qualifications to handle accounts and such. Maybe you can get a more hands-on role since you know the president though.
I'm a rising junior at a 500b+ AM firm. I'm trying my heart out to get a fall trading internship there and am coming up short. Reading your posts it seems that everything just "falls" into your hands. What am I doing wrong?
I've really worked my ass off this summer, and my supervisor has rewarded me with really high praise to everyone that asks about me. The lunch with the president was actually a stroke of luck. He is wanting to start a financial literacy program for colleges in the state of Iowa and I just happen to be the founder and president of a financial literacy program at my school. Long story short, get lucky...
Resume of Sophomore seeking MM IB SA position (Originally Posted: 08/28/2012)
Chances for MM summer analyst position (summer 2013)?
Thanks
Resume: http://www.razume.com/documents/27239
Good resume overall. I'd expand on the Leadership/Voluntary experience with your VP positions and cut out the Politics from interests (you don't really want to go into a discussion on that?).
Otherwise, I think you'll be fine with grades/work exp as a sophomore. Just start networking hard.
I don't know which MMs you are looking at or which school that you go to but MMs like HLHZ, Stifel, Cowen, etc. only accept juniors but people lie about their year and get in. So, in essence, I recommend lying about your year if you want to get a 100% chance. However, if you want to be truthful regarding your year there will be less chances compared to applying as a junior. You should just look into sophomore programs at BBs like JPM.
This is just from experience. Also, interned at a lower MM bank doing deal sizes +$100MM. Shoot me any questions if you want to get an idea of how to get a MM internship during your sophomore year.
I figured since there are so few spots open at an already small number of BB sophomore programs, I would be better off applying for analyst positions at a bunch of banks even with a sophomore status.
PM'd
Make the dates align (change Spring and Summer to actual months). Dash under your IB internship is different from the rest. And the sub-bullet under that internship should have the indent decreased a little bit, it's too far in.
You should make a new section for your extracurricular involvement instead of having it blend in with the rest of the material at the bottom. Recruiters like to see these activities stand out.
Sophomore internship question (Originally Posted: 12/27/2012)
Just wondering if my summer would be better spent doing an internship at a boutique firm domestically, or a large healthcare consulting firm overseas with a big presence & name in Asia and the Middle East (not so much US).
I'd likely get a better role (more responsibilities and ability to work closer with the higher-ups) at the firm overseas, but I'm not sure whether it would be better to work domestically in order to leverage myself for a better internship next summer here in the US.
I'm at a target btw, if that makes any difference.
What are you trying to get into and are both for consulting?
I hope to break into MBB. And yes, both are for consulting
I know it sounds cliche, but if neither are an eye-catcher name...Go for the one that you believe will give you the most meaningful experience
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