请教baobaobear和各位前辈，

2004m7

现在从事投行，不知道短期目标和长期目标应该怎么确立，请指点！

chipmunk

That's too easy. Normally you need an MBA to move up to Associate level. Long term goal really doesn't matter, just pick up something really interest you.

2004m7

以下是引用chipmunk在2003-11-18 11:18:00的发言：
That's too easy. Normally you need an MBA to move up to Associate level. Long term goal really doesn't matter, just pick up something really interest you.

Thanks, Chipmunk!

I am right now a project manager in a local IB. I find the reason for MBA is weak!

chipmunk

You still can say every VP in your company has MBA title. So, it's nature to pursue an MBA for you.

baobaobear

2004m7, sorry for the late reply.
yes, what chipmuk said is just the common career path for an I-banker in US. (Although you might have found that it is not the case in our local banks.) Anyway, since the IB is one of the major fields where MBAs come from and will head to, ADCOMs are quite familiar with this kind of applicants. Basically, they have known why you need an MBA before you tell them. As for the career goal of an I-banker, what chipmuk said is the truth. It is safe if you say so.
However, to be honest, I would like to suggest you to be more concrete and personal on this goal if you want to differentiate from those hundreds of bankers every year. Try to be unique.
As for your first question, don't be nervous. Everything related with IB, IM or Corporate Finance is ok for your career goal. You can chose one as you like. ADCOM can understand it easily if only it is reasonable for you. Remember, they are specialists and they have interacted with too many bankers.

funnytiger

I think the major problem for you is to convince them that you are indeed working for an I-bank.

I heard in some south america countries, all the banks are investment banks. So ADCOM don't really take your I-bank as their I-Bank. You have to convince them.

rachelywq

以下是引用funnytiger在2003-11-19 5:08:00的发言：
I think the major problem for you is to convince them that you are indeed working for an I-bank.

I heard in some south america countries, all the banks are investment banks. So ADCOM don't really take your I-bank as their I-Bank. You have to convince them.

what do you mean? I am a little confused with your words. Whether some adcom doubted whether the posion you are presently holding is a real IB one? Or whether the adcom doubted that the company you are serving is actually not a real  I-bank.

Sounds interesting! Is there anybody who are trying to cheat the adcom about his or her job nature? I think it is inconceivable!

joyoni

以下是引用chipmunk在2003-11-18 11:18:00的发言：
That's too easy. Normally you need an MBA to move up to Associate level. Long term goal really doesn't matter, just pick up something really interest you.

so that means they care more about the short term goal, right?

what if I tell them, I will go back to china right after graduation? because in this way, I will not affect their employment rate. can they believe if I really want? does that make me more competent?

chipmunk

As long as you can convince adcom through in your application, it should be fine.

baobaobear

以下是引用joyoni在2003-11-19 8:41:00的发言：

so that means they care more about the short term goal, right?

Normally, they have known the usual short- and long-term goals of those i-bankers.

what if I tell them, I will go back to china right after graduation? because in this way, I will not affect their employment rate. can they believe if I really want? does that make me more competent?

I have to say that so many Chinese have said so.