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There are three ways into the finance world; straight out of undergrad from a 'target' school with at least one summer intership at target bank, MBA from a targ
by rchaud 7mo ago
There are three ways into the finance world; straight out of undergrad from a 'target' school with at least one summer intership at target bank, MBA from a target school, or Math PhD from a well-regarded school.
- tombert 7mo agoIs there a fourth way of doing it by befriending a random person who already works there and can get shoehorned in? Probably not, I'm sure they care about the pedigree more than basically anything else. I send an application to RenTec every six months, almost as a joke because I would be extremely surprised if they continue after seeing <NOT A TOP 20 SCHOOL> on my resume. Granted, I don't think you really "apply" to RenTec to begin with, I think realistically they actually find you.
- rchaud 7mo agoYes, if you know someone and they can vouch for you and provide an introduction, that's a possibility, but you will need to have some prior experience that's relevant to the role. The other way would be to be working at a management or strategy/IT consultancy that is working with the financial institution. That way you can build your own relationships, understand their business and get head-hunted into an internal role when one comes up.
- tombert 7mo agoYeah, I figured that contracting is probably the only way I'll break in. I haven't ruled it out, though I really hate working for consultancies like that. Maybe I should just get my mom to write them a note explaining how clever and handsome I am, because I don't know that that comes through clearly in the resume. If I attached that as a cover letter, it might at least be memorable :)
- nostrademons 7mo agoOr outperform everybody who is already in the finance world. Left as an exercise to the reader.