Where should I apply to get a job given these possible statistics:
3.5 GPA from a school that rounds out the bottom of top 20 universities in US by USNews
Math/Computer Engineering Major
An interesting EC with some awards to boot
intern experience at big 4 tech consulting
Where would you apply?
| +186 | Ideal College/Recruiting Timeline | 38 | 2d | |
| +126 | Military Officer vs. IB analyst | 47 | 4s | |
| +75 | Lied on CV? | 60 | 46m | |
| Got fired after 1.5 years as an Analyst, want to stay in Banking but I am confused | 10 | 1d | ||
| +26 | Amazing offer but I’m drowning in debt | 13 | 2d | |
| +25 | Is there a point to networking if you have (nepo)? | 7 | 1d | |
| +23 | Are Single Managers Just Not Hiring? | 10 | 4d | |
| +23 | How do I go about explaining huge gaps in a CV for Spring & Summers? | 11 | 2d | |
| +21 | IB > PE, except burned out. What now? | 8 | 11h | |
| +18 | Laid off, what next? | 8 | 5d |
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If you are looking for a job right now, its more like "where you can get a job".. so apply everywhere..
As what you should apply, what do you want to do is the first question. Then reach out to potential alum contacts or networks as applying online yields to less than 1% response rate.
Ling~
I am going to have to agree, take what you can get...
What is it that you'd like to do exactly? That would help us point you in the right direction. I was in the same boat as you, I wanted to do banking (assuming you do as well since your on this forum) but I was hard pressed to find anything in banking since I don't go to harvard, penn or the likes so I took a job in sales and will be making just as much as the boy's/gals working 100 hours a week in ibanking.
Connections are your friend....talk to anyone/everyone you know.
Work is a four letter word, and is terrible. That said, assume that because of my upbringing and whatnot, I am still willing to work as hard as it takes to make the $$$$$$$. But as far as what I want to do, it doesn't matter, its all terrible.
Also, assume I have no connections. I have no family and my alumni connections are terrible at my university of choice.
So, no matter if its PE, HF, banking, consulting, whatever. No comments telling me, its really what your interested in, you can't compare those different industries, HR koolaid hooha...
Pick your poison. What are my shots at any job that is "finance" and where should I apply.
Heh.
tough to get anything these days dude. i think companies are hiring financial advisors (axa, Smith Barney, etc), and while its not glarmous, you can make decent $ if you are a hustler
This kid doesnt sound like a hustler to me and FA is difficult to get started (building a book).
I would literally send your resume to everyone...BB, middle-market banks, corp fin jobs at GE, HFs, its slim pickings out there and there are plenty of talented guys out there who have been laid off
You can try for a transaction services group at one of the Big 4s. Looks like you have some Big 4 experience under your belt, and they will look favorably on that. In the least, have that as your back up choice. I know I did.
well with your background ever think of a job at a prop trading firm using your CS math background for programming? They are usually hiring. Check out firms like DRW, Jane Street, etc. Search around the forums or let me know I can post some more firms to look into.
And have applied to a few. GPA too low methinks.
GPA is not too low for prop
I'm sorry but are you kidding?!
So what do you do? -I work for an investment banking firm. Oh okay; you are like my brother, he works for Edward Jones. -No, a college degree is required in my profession
yea your GPA is no too low for prop, especially if you have programming experience.
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