What do I do now? No summer position.

Hi, I've read these forums for a while and they helped me with interview prep and to some extent getting interviews. The sad and pathetic part is, I have no summer position lined up and don't know what to do now.

I had about 4 different interviews over a long time frame and failed to receive an offer. I did get one offer from a firm in October but it was unpaid and they wanted a response in a week but I had second round interviews at two other firms so I declined.

I failed one interview in the second round and the remaining two in the third (one of the firm's was only hiring 2 people out 15).

Now, I have no clue what to do considering I have no summer position and am graduating in December.

Note: I don't plan on taking summer classes as I only have to take 3 classes that must be taken in the fall, so no value there.

 
Best Response

deleting your double post

comment on the other one by user Determined:

What type of summer position are you looking for and what year are you? I was still in the interview process earlier this week but not for IB and so there's still a possibility for summer employment. Don't call yourself pathetic, these things happen, just keep trying.

Here's some choices for you:

  1. Cold call as many boutique banks as you can to see if they have positions open, even if they're unpaid
  2. Look into PWM, I know my friend is still in the process of interviewing at UBS for the summer, it might not be what you want but it's better than nothing.
  3. Explore some volunteering opportunities and dedicate yourself to a cause during the summer. Employers look for interesting, passionate people so if you have enough of those attributes you may be able to counter your lack of experience.
  4. See if you can work on a campaign for an elected official, again it's better than nothing.
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