Recruiting for economics major

bleedblue12345
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:14:20 +0000

Freshman econ major here. Personally, I am probably not going into finance, but I know several people who are shooting for that path. To put it bluntly, Hopkins finance recruiting is not spectacular (it is probably one of the strongest schools academically that does not place well into finance). That said, the new center for financial economics and recent efforts by the administration has improved the situation quite a bit. Several firms came here in the fall, and there are resume drops on the Jconnect website (BAML, Citi, GS, etc.)

If you are dead set on finance, I don’t think Hopkins would be a great choice. Going to an undergraduate business school or an Ivy institution would probably be better if that is your goal (Wall Street loves prestige). However, plenty of people here do go into finance, and there are alumni at every major bank.

Conclusion: If you want it, you can do it. Hopkins will not hold you back. Recruiters will very much respect the school. However, you will have to network yourself and get out there. It will not be as easy as a place like Harvard/Wharton.