Comments on: Getting your Foot in the Door

By: IBanker

IBanker — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:22:58 +0000

They can recruit there, but might not recruit for banking, or might recruit on a very limited basis for front office as opposed to back and middle office

By: MA

MA — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:04:23 +0000

Barclays, CIti, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Lazard, Morgan Stanley, and UBS are listed as companies that recruit at USC. Does that make it a target or is it possible they recruit but extend very few offers?

By: MA

MA — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:23:21 +0000

The Career Center website lists Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Lazard, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Lazard as companies that recruit at USC. It doesn’t indicate the degree to which they recruit from USC but the fact that they are listed means they at least make some offers, right?

By: IBanker

IBanker — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:34:23 +0000

Definitely not a target, probably closer to non target than semi – but you attending the school will know better than anyone else – check out your career center and see who recruits there.

By: MA

MA — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:35:31 +0000

I was wondering is USC/Marshall Undergrad considered a target or a semi-target? I have a very strong GPA and leadership EC’s but am worried about “school brand”. Thanks!

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Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:12:41 +0000

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By: IBanker

IBanker — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:01:34 +0000

Bankers generally like consulting experience, provided it is management-based and involves some analytical work that they would see as definitely applicable to their field. That said, the big problem with consulting internships is that you will then have to answer the question of why banking and not consulting (your answer shouldn’t be – I couldn’t get an IB internship). In other words, you will need to know not only why banking, but also why not consulting – what consulting lacks that banking has that interests you (just as when I interviewed for IB I was asked why IB and not S&T since I had S&T internship on my resume as well). If you can get over that hurdle you are in good shape – the experience should be fine (again, as long as you are gaining useful experience and working on projects.

By: HL

HL — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:49:23 +0000

How do bankers perceive consulting experience? Is that the next best next alternative if one could not find an i-banking internship? (applying to SA in January) Thanks