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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Business, Finance, and Careers > The Investment Banking Thread: Our Excel Models Smell of Rich Mahogany
 
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 I'd love to hear where everyone in this thread went to college and (if applicable) got their masters/MBA/PhD.

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CounterRandom posted:

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.
From what I've seen as a college senior looking for either a masters or PhD in finance after I graduate, you would be very well suited to taking the GMAT, aceing it, and applying to finance graduate programs. It may add a year or two, but about half of the resumes I've looked at that belong to current PhD candidates in finance at tier 1 business schools have had backgrounds in engineering, science, or mathematics. It may be easier to simply go to grad school for finance for a couple years and then get recruited directly from that program.

As far as introductory books go -- try looking at upper level finance courses at your university, finding out what textbooks they use, then buying older editions if possible. In particular, some variation of "corporate finance" will get you started on basic concepts, then "investments" and "derivatives" are the other things to look for.

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