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Old 06-12-2008, 10:39 PM   #1
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Internships and previous experience

Do internships ask/require previous work experience?
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Old 06-12-2008, 10:39 PM   #2
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Most ask, yes. Prior experience may not be necessary.
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Old 06-13-2008, 11:20 AM   #3
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Isn't the whole point of an internship to get that prior experience that "real" jobs are going to want?? I don't think most internships require (or, more importantly, expect) you to have prior experience in the field.
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Old 06-13-2008, 11:37 PM   #4
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Some kind of job or involvement that demands responsibility is generally expected.
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Old 06-14-2008, 04:16 PM   #5
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^ by involvement do you mean like school clubs and organizations?
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Old 06-15-2008, 05:23 PM   #6
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For example, in banking, the experience tree goes something like this...

Stellar SAT scores + business club leadership => finance internship in sales and trading middle market => finance internship at bulge bracket => ib internship at bulge bracket => job offer

Its a long chain.
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Old 07-09-2008, 02:17 AM   #7
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ew. too much for my brain :] def. not a finance guy here
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Old 07-09-2008, 03:56 AM   #8
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lol test
wish it were that easy!
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Old 07-20-2008, 09:29 PM   #9
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So for your resume, in addition to putting down past employment experience, you may also put down school extracurricular activities and involvement (relating to that internship)?
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Old 07-20-2008, 09:31 PM   #10
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Does that mean the ones that are not involved in a business club in high school are left out? I just started considering business, but the club at my school are so self-selective that I don't really enjoy rolling with them.
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