Starting off in ibanking-getting your foot in?

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:29:03 +0000

As stated before, since you are a sophomore, utilizing your campus recruitment and career services is generally the best way to go. Just ‘IBanking’ is very broad and you should know what you want to focus in and to do in the long run.

1) IBanking doesn’t just come from 1 side of the country. You can easily work in a small boutique regardless of where it is and learn everything you need to know.

2)If you enlist in the military, you will need to get your MBA before trying to enter the banking world. It is very rare to leave college and after a few years, want to enter banking without your MBA, and actually get in. Unless you have friends in the banking industry who can vouche for you, it probably won’t happen. Getting your MBA gives you a clean slate.

3) The advantages of graduating from a top 25 school is the networking and who comes to your campus to recruit. Not graduating from upper tier school means you will not have the same opportunities to meet certain recruiters and managers. Therefore you need to work harder and network more efficiently.

4) Since you are a sophomore, just work in any job related to your major and keep your GPA as high as possible. Very few sophomores have ‘stellar’ banking resumes. It is more about work ethics, your GPA, and how well you will fit with the company.