NYU Stern在校学生答疑 - 新增国际学生节活动照片!!

kanwa

以下是引用koalatt在2007-3-8 7:33:00的发言：

Hi, I'm another Stern MBA1 from China this year. Your experience is actually quite interesting! You've got qualified numbers and working experience, i don't see any obstacles in your application. Most people are here to switch careers, not finance people to get a finance degree. So just have a try!

Hi Koalatt

Is 1 year Stern experience enough to prepare a non-finance guy well for a summer internship in a Wall Street firm? How to convince these firms to pass this kind of candidates?

I'm working with a consulting firm and I'm interested in a career in IB. I don't have much knowledge regarding corporate finance. So I have this question... Thanks in advance.

coffemug

I will speak from my perspective.  I am a career switcher too, and I knew nothing  about corporate finance when I came to school.  Now I will work in IB during my summer internship. 

The question should not be "whether school will prepare students ready for summer internship".   School will prepare your knowledge, and provides  resources for you to learn.   But a lot of things you only learn on the job.   Summer internship is more of an opportunity to learn, and to prove that you can learn and you are willing to learn. 

It is tough to switch career.  I have met way more set backs than I had expected.  but if you have decided, nothing can stop you, and the name of Stern definitely helps a lot, really, A LOT!   And the location advantages is unmatchable!!     

coffemug

danghui80 同学

你的经验很丰富呀！ 我们同学里从咨询转财经的人很多，我在面试时也遇到过很多次这个问题，可能和我OPERATIONS经（INTERNAL CONSULTING)的经验有关。 典型的回答是consultants
have no control of the project once the proposal is submitted, and the
project might die even before it starts for shortage of resources. 

        

但你要注意的是recruiters可能已经看惯了千篇一律的回答，一定要结合自己的体会来写。
不是一定要独树一帜，一定让他们觉得真实才行，这是最基本也是最重要的。
也许你完全没有任何的finance背景，但你要能证明你对这个行业有一定的认识，决心要做相关的工作，而且你是个QUICK
LEARNER,这完全是可以的。 另外一个方法就是避而不谈转行，就说你要继续做你的工作（但一定要有拓展）。
无论怎样写，原则是真实，原则是你的MBA教育是你事业中必不可少，而且非常重要的一环！！

        

GPA当然是越高越好了。 但并不是说低就不行。 象你这种情况就应在申请中说明原因，而且用其他证据来证明你的优秀，比如班级排名，获奖证书，社会活动，等等。

祝你好运！！！

    

coffemug

asurazhang,

+U+U!!!

coffemug

lihaoshall

我也来插一句，谈起申请各项指标的重要性， 个人觉得：

GPA已经是过去式，

GMAT尽力去考好，

ESSAY非常重要，这是面试前唯一能表现你的personality和志向和对mba,学校认识的机会。

    

过去式就不用在操心了，把握好现在的机会才是最重要的。

coffemug

davidli发发发发

Best wishes for you!!!

coffemug

        

apsaras2006,

不好意思没能及时给你回贴。申不申请没有人能帮你拿主意，也没有人敢给你拿主意，至少我不敢 。   我去年申请也是心里一点普都没有，不过结果还不错。相信很多人都和你有相似的想法吧。 不过无论如何，都希望你能相信你自己。

        

祝你好运！

coffemug

joewoo198256,

你的名字怎么很象我们一个韩国同学的名字呀？！

    

也许你独特的背景更能使你脱颖而出呢！  Be yourself, and Be the confident yourself!!!

davidli8888

以下是引用coffemug在2007-3-26 8:48:00的发言：
davidli发发发发

Best wishes for you!!!

Thank you, that is really sweet. It will be a worrying period until 1st June, when a decision for interview invitation or ...

Anyway, wish I can come into Stern ... soon ...

God bless me .... and all those applied to Stern ...

davidli8888

以下是引用lukapurple在2007-3-25 9:08:00的发言：
顺便介绍下，Hantl同学已经顺利步入wall street trader行列了哦！

Congratulations. Best wishes for the further development along the wonderful career path...