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Sign Up NowNot sure what you mean, thought the point of this thread was to get feedback on my chances given my situation. Are you saying networking is the only way I'm realistically going to get an internship coming from a semi target, in spite of my ECs and work experience?It all doesn't matter. Just network your "ass" off.
I mean that this isn't the girl scouts. You can have all the cool-sounding achievements, but networking will yield much better return on your time. Whether you are 'semi-target', 'target' or the dreaded word 'non-target'. It's who you know, not what you know (or what your CV looks like), in other words.Not sure what you mean, thought the point of this thread was to get feedback on my chances given my situation. Are you saying networking is the only way I'm realistically going to get an internship coming from a semi target, in spite of my ECs and work experience?
Well I have been networking, that's the only reason I managed to get some relevant experience on my CV but now you seem to be implying that experience doesn't matter. Being at a semi target, I didn't have much in the way of networking events (only 2 banks came to visit), but I did get accepted onto a networking dinner with one of the elite boutiques. This might be anecdotal, but want to know how much that helped with getting a spring week after making some contacts? Didn't even get an interview with them, yet others from my uni who didn't network got to AC.I mean that this isn't the girl scouts. You can have all the cool-sounding achievements, but networking will yield much better return on your time. Whether you are 'semi-target', 'target' or the dreaded word 'non-target'. It's who you know, not what you know (or what your CV looks like), in other words.
Execution is everything. Advice is given to anybody, but that does not mean everyone who goes to a networking event will succeed. That is up to you to become good at.Well I have been networking, that's the only reason I managed to get some relevant experience on my CV but now you seem to be implying that experience doesn't matter. Being at a semi target, I didn't have much in the way of networking events (only 2 banks came to visit), but I did get accepted onto a networking dinner with one of the elite boutiques. This might be anecdotal, but want to know how much that helped with getting a spring week after making some contacts? Didn't even get an interview with them, yet others from my uni who didn't network got to AC.
So, I get that you're trying to give me advice on what I ought to be doing, but it's nothing I haven't been told or already been doing for the past year. What "networking" should I be doing in the 3 weeks I have before I start applying for internships? Do tell.
Average. Just attend all the events at Warwick when banks come, and make an impression. Build your relationships.Got rejected from all SWs, so want to assess my chances of getting IBD/ER this summer.
A level: A*AAA (Economics, Business, Russian, Information Tech)
Warwick Business School - Management, Finance spec. Have high results in finance,accounting, stats modules, which can also be leveraged in CV or CL I presume.
Going to have a month experience in markets.
Write for the market mogul on topics including valuation, economics and technology.
Interned at a estate agent in London and completed volunteering (National Citizen Service). Apart from that I have nothing else, except interning at a kitchen ware importer in Moscow, which I won't include due to being there for a relatively short-time.
Average. Just attend all the events at Warwick when banks come, and make an impression. Build your relationships.
No. You can get to a level where you will pass most tests with about 20 hours of practice. Spend the remaining time to connect with professionals.Cheers. Is there anything I can do apart from networking? I spend most of my time practicing numericals.
I've engaged in every opportunity available to someone in my position and I'd say my execution has been fine, the problem is networking is just overrated. Maybe it yields results for a few privileged people who already have contacts within their grasp or have plenty of events at their uni, but I guess it's only those people you hear about. Also, the networking stuff I've found on this site is fairly generic really.Execution is everything. Advice is given to anybody, but that does not mean everyone who goes to a networking event will succeed. That is up to you to become good at.
There are tons of articles on this site on how to network, go through the Career Advice page. 3 weeks is indeed not much, so you can't do anything. Just apply to as many places as possible. You have a decent profile. Might get a summer interview.
'Engaging'? Guess what, that is what everybody is trying to do, and then there are people who get interviews and then there are people who don't. Your execution was clearly not 'fine'. Also as I mentioned above this is a very competitive industry to get into, and I am sure you are familiar with compensation numbers, and that won't be given to people who are just 'fine'. My point is that there are people who are willing to put in three times as much work as you do in the networking department. There is no magic pill. If you don't like the networking advice given here, then do your own research to get quality advice for yourself.I've engaged in every opportunity available to someone in my position and I'd say my execution has been fine, the problem is networking is just overrated. Maybe it yields results for a few privileged people who already have contacts within their grasp or have plenty of events at their uni, but I guess it's only those people you hear about. Also, the networking stuff I've found on this site is fairly generic really.
If it isn't a magic pill then don't act like it, you're the one claiming all everyone should be doing is "networking their ass off" because it "yields a much better return for your time". Is it yielding a return for your time or is it a futility because "that is what everybody is trying to do"? Which is it? Make your mind up, and if the advice given on here is so generic that I need to find it elsewhere then don't act like you're giving superior advice droning on about networking without saying what you mean by it. I didn't post here for someone to refer me to some generic articles about networking, I posted to get feedback on my chances just like it's been given to everyone else.'Engaging'? Guess what, that is what everybody is trying to do, and then there are people who get interviews and then there are people who don't. Your execution was clearly not 'fine'. Also as I mentioned above this is a very competitive industry to get into, and I am sure you are familiar with compensation numbers, and that won't be given to people who are just 'fine'. My point is that there are people who are willing to put in three times as much work as you do in the networking department. There is no magic pill. If you don't like the networking advice given here, then do your own research to get quality advice for yourself.
