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10 Steps for Breaking Into Finance
1) Get your CV into top shape - it should always be updated with your most recent experiences, GPA, and interests.
2) Perfect your 60 second elevator pitch on who you are, what you've done, and why you want to be in finance.
3) Stay up to date on the news and the financial markets through the Wall Street Journal, and have opinions on the things you read about, even if they are basic.
4) Network - reach out to current Middlebury Students that have secured internships or full time jobs at the firms you are interested in (listed below). Talk to them about their recruiting experiences, and ask them to connect you with alumni that are analysts and associates at the firms they will work at.
5) Get on the phone with the alumni and be prepared to talk at length about items 2 and 3, do your homework on them and have questions prepared for them. Send the alum an update every few weeks on your classes, interesting things you've read about, and more areas for conversation, building a close relationship with them as time progresses - make them feel invested in your success.
6) Once you have made a good impression with an alum, ask for more people to talk to at the firm at the end of your calls with them and in your thank you emails (including non-Middlebury people). This will allow you to grow your network exponentially.
7) Get ready to wow alumni when the banks come up for info sessions and coffee chats after having done your research on them and already talked to them. Know where in the banks you are looking at going to desk-wise and start to ask more targeted questions.
8) Start prepping for interviews and their technical/behavioral questions by spending 1-2 hours a week on it with a study buddy and using the study guides we have provided.
9) Meet alumni in person in NYC for coffee throughout the year, stop by the city whenever you have the opportunity to have an in-person interaction (in-transit, long weekend).
10) Send out applications early and leverage the network you’ve built to get yourself on recruiting priority lists.
1) Get your CV into top shape - it should always be updated with your most recent experiences, GPA, and interests.
2) Perfect your 60 second elevator pitch on who you are, what you've done, and why you want to be in finance.
3) Stay up to date on the news and the financial markets through the Wall Street Journal, and have opinions on the things you read about, even if they are basic.
4) Network - reach out to current Middlebury Students that have secured internships or full time jobs at the firms you are interested in (listed below). Talk to them about their recruiting experiences, and ask them to connect you with alumni that are analysts and associates at the firms they will work at.
5) Get on the phone with the alumni and be prepared to talk at length about items 2 and 3, do your homework on them and have questions prepared for them. Send the alum an update every few weeks on your classes, interesting things you've read about, and more areas for conversation, building a close relationship with them as time progresses - make them feel invested in your success.
6) Once you have made a good impression with an alum, ask for more people to talk to at the firm at the end of your calls with them and in your thank you emails (including non-Middlebury people). This will allow you to grow your network exponentially.
7) Get ready to wow alumni when the banks come up for info sessions and coffee chats after having done your research on them and already talked to them. Know where in the banks you are looking at going to desk-wise and start to ask more targeted questions.
8) Start prepping for interviews and their technical/behavioral questions by spending 1-2 hours a week on it with a study buddy and using the study guides we have provided.
9) Meet alumni in person in NYC for coffee throughout the year, stop by the city whenever you have the opportunity to have an in-person interaction (in-transit, long weekend).
10) Send out applications early and leverage the network you’ve built to get yourself on recruiting priority lists.
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