Best Pre B School Jobs?

Alexandre
Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:56:24 +0000

I am 100% Lebanese but I hold a dual citizenship (French and Lebanese).

In terms of ECs, I pretty much did what I always did. Tennis, writing, golf etc…

One of the things that made me stand out were my languages. I speak Arabic, French and Spanish fluently. Of course, I am also fluent in English. I had lived in several countries accross three continents. All this international exposure helped.

I had a couple of internships with large financial institutions, dealing with Equities, Fixed Income Securities and F/X. So I had shown interest in the field while still a student.

Obviously, double majoring in Ecnomics and Math from a IB hunting ground and maintaing a relatively high GPA didn’t hurt.

Finally, knowing about the actual IB industry helped. You need to read up on the business.