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I had a quick question for everyone in the investment banking field. I'm a senior studying physics, math, and electrical engineering. I have good grades, several publications, and have presented at an academic conference. I have a lot of research and work experience; however, it is all in physics and engineering. I have recently decided that I wanted to try and join the financial service industries, specifically investment banking. I have no training in finance and no work experience related to the field. I have been applying hard to try and get an internship after graduation, but after about 200 emails/applications, I have only managed to get one interview with a boutique firm. Am I wasting my time looking for an internship? Would my time be better spent taking some finance classes after I graduate to improve my resume? I have some pretty good job prospects at some engineering companies, but I really would much rather work in finance. Also, if anyone could recommend some good introductory finance books that would be useful to study I would be very appreciative.
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Jan 29, 2011 23:38
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Thank you everyone for the valuable input. I have been studying finance on my own time, but there is only so much time in one day. I'm going to let everyone's advice sink in and spend a couple weeks thinking about what I should do if I don't get an internship/career in finance by summer. I'm not crazy about the idea of going to get a masters or phd in finance right now, I'm really tired of school and just wanted a break after this year. If worse comes to worse, I can work an engineering job for a couple of years and save up some money so when I go back to school I don't have to live in poverty and bring my girlfriend down with me.
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Jan 31, 2011 05:29
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