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congrats to all that got their invites. i have a question on recruiting. i am planning to pursue a career in investment banking and i was wondering if georgetown is a good school for it. is it a target school? do any of you know of the companies that come down to recruit?

Hi,

I am a first year student at Georgetown who is working to break into investment banking. I'm actually knee-deep in the summer associate recruiting process right now, and have been making weekly trips to NYC for networking.

Georgetown does have great relationships with a number of banks. Our strongest relationships are with Wells Fargo Securities and Citi. Current, 2nd-year MSB students secured investment banking internships last year at Barclays, Wells, Citi, JP Morgan, Lazard, Jefferies....even Goldman Sachs. And most of those students were offered full-time positions starting this June. Some students who pursued consulting or other internships were able to land jobs in ibanking as well. I believe that Wells hired the most students (4). All the firms are bullish on the economy and are increasing their internships and hiring for the coming year.

THAT SAID, if you want to go into investment banking, it is never too early to start preparing. While Georgetown is a core school for Wells and some others, we are still a top 25 school, and we are competing against students in top 5-10 schools. You have to be hungry and put in a lot of effort to demonstrate that you are serious about going into banking, that you know what the job is all about, that you know the technicals (for example, how to do a dcf, how to calculate Ke using CAPM, how to unlever a levered beta, etc., and accounting!), and that there is a clear link between your experience and skill set and the role of an associate banker. Some banks like Georgetown because we are more down to earth and collaborative than other schools, and those qualities are a strong fit with the culture of those banks. But some banks lean towards being, well, a bit elitist and seriously type A, and for these banks, Georgetown students likely enter the recruiting process as underdogs.

Hope this helps!

thx for the info! so, is it safe to say that it will take a lot of effort on the student's part to land on of these job? if you can share, can you tell us what ibanking companies come on campus to recruit? from talking to a few gtowners it seems like not many comes do and it is up to the students to use the alumni network to find jobs instead

thx!
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This year, banks that have come to campus are Citi, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, Lazard, and some mid-market banks. That said, all bulge brackets recruit from Georgetown. Though networking is critical wherever you go, it is more important at Georgetown since we're competing against top 15 MBA programs like Darden and Duke.
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hii to all ... i had my interview with kelly wilson today
The questions from very different from what are stated above ...... NO why mba, no why georgetown, no Strenghts or weakness and she didnot read my application or essays. It was more about my job. She was really trying to understand in what kind of industry i work in. The first question was about my responsibilities which i messed up .. i was nervous...lol.... Then she asked me kind of work i do... It was basically trying to know about my job and my family business.
But i must tell .She is very nice lady and the way she ask questions helps you to come over your shyness.. I am from punjab (india) came to delhi (india) on a two day leave for interview and meeting my friend.. And she knew where punjab is .. she said is it in north.. and i said yes...and she joked that she is quite good in geography... It felt nice that she knows about india.. and she found my name Guriqbal difficult to pronounce .. and she tried to learn from me how to pronounce it ... that was funny...
I am keeping my fingers crossed for the result and hoping to get admit and $$.. Best of luck to rest of u ..
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I would like to thank jordanhendrix, 2012applicant, and AF2013 for their very kind help and i hope to see u there in georgetown.. lol god bless u all
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have my interview on dec 18th...flying down from bangalore to delhi....lets see what happens...will keep u guys posted about my interview experience...keep the thread active :-D


all the best to one and all !
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hmm apparently emailing the Admission manager about interview invites was a good choice... She said they sent me an invite on nov 18th but apparently i never received it(from the email i sent her).... scheduled for next monday.... the most surprising thing is the plane ticket only cost me 240$ total especially in holiday season...
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Hey All.. There were so many people who got interview invites but only a few have mentioned there experiences :x

Cmon Guys!! Post your experiences ....
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hii to all ... i had my interview with kelly wilson today
The questions from very different from what are stated above ...... NO why mba, no why georgetown, no Strenghts or weakness and she didnot read my application or essays. It was more about my job. She was really trying to understand in what kind of industry i work in. The first question was about my responsibilities which i messed up .. i was nervous...lol.... Then she asked me kind of work i do... It was basically trying to know about my job and my family business.
But i must tell .She is very nice lady and the way she ask questions helps you to come over your shyness.. I am from punjab (india) came to delhi (india) on a two day leave for interview and meeting my friend.. And she knew where punjab is .. she said is it in north.. and i said yes...and she joked that she is quite good in geography... It felt nice that she knows about india.. and she found my name Guriqbal difficult to pronounce .. and she tried to learn from me how to pronounce it ... that was funny...
I am keeping my fingers crossed for the result and hoping to get admit and $$.. Best of luck to rest of u ..
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Thanks for sharing your experience.. All da best for final decision ;)
Mine is on 19th
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Forums are for sharing ur experience... Dont be just suckers ..... Contribute also....
i know we are all competitors.... but we have to show some morality...
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Hey guys,

Had my interview on campus with a student the beginning of December.

Was very pleasant and fairly conversational, with the expected questions of walk me through your resume, why gtown, why mba, with a few probing questions into my work. The interesting thing was that the student did not take a single note throughout the interview, whereas in all my other interviews, the interviewers were always taking copious amounts of notes.

Anyway, PM me if you have any questions. Good luck to all those left to complete their interviews!
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Hello, I'm applying R2 to Georgetown... Kinda annoyed the deadline is on New Year's Day, which effectively means that it is Dec 30. :P

Best of luck...
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Count me in for R2!
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Hey guys, what are you looking to focus on at Georgetown? I was planning on doing their consulting track should I get in.
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Had an off-site face-to-face interview this week with Georgetown.

The interview highlights:

-Duration: strictly 30 minutes. The interviewer had next appointment right after me
-Format: blind, the interview had only my resume
-Tone: friendly, warm, and encouraging. The interviewer made me comfortable right away, and I did not feel "interview-nervous" at all
-# of Questions: the number of total questions I received was 3-4, less than during the interviews with other schools. This is partly due to the 30-minutes restriction. With other schools, my interviews lasted up to 60 minutes. So if you are preparing for yours, I'd recommend to focus on the 'big picture questions' such as why MBA now, why Georgetown, and have a 'meaty' responses to each of these questions so that you can distinct yourself around these questions.
-Content of Questions: rather than following a strict set of pre-selected questions, my interviewer seemed to improvise some of the questions she asked. For example, when I said the post-MBA industry I wanted to work in, she asked me for the names of companies I am interested in. This is why I recommended having 'meaty' responses ready for the big-picture questions. You may be asked details that derive from these big questions.

Overall, the interview was a very positive experience, and I am now looking forward to visit the school, before the decision release on January 15th, to learn more about the program.

Hope this helps others who have interviews later.
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Had an off-site face-to-face interview this week with Georgetown.

The interview highlights:

-Duration: strictly 30 minutes. The interviewer had next appointment right after me
-Format: blind, the interview had only my resume
-Tone: friendly, warm, and encouraging. The interviewer made me comfortable right away, and I did not feel "interview-nervous" at all
-# of Questions: the number of total questions I received was 3-4, less than during the interviews with other schools. This is partly due to the 30-minutes restriction. With other schools, my interviews lasted up to 60 minutes. So if you are preparing for yours, I'd recommend to focus on the 'big picture questions' such as why MBA now, why Georgetown, and have a 'meaty' responses to each of these questions so that you can distinct yourself around these questions.
-Content of Questions: rather than following a strict set of pre-selected questions, my interviewer seemed to improvise some of the questions she asked. For example, when I said the post-MBA industry I wanted to work in, she asked me for the names of companies I am interested in. This is why I recommended having 'meaty' responses ready for the big-picture questions. You may be asked details that derive from these big questions.

Overall, the interview was a very positive experience, and I am now looking forward to visit the school, before the decision release on January 15th, to learn more about the program.

Hope this helps others who have interviews later.
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Even I had my Interview today off campus face to face..

Same questions + Any risk you took how has it paid off what were the surprises + What the most challenging thing you have ever done + Why should we select you .. n all .... almost all standard ones

n she played the same last name joke that she plays with everyone and @ the end she explained me how will I, If accepted, get my admission packet with scholarship note ( NOW this is also the same for everyone I bET ;) .. This is kind of ending I got from every interview even for the one I screwed ... I don't know why they make sure that people wait like anything till da end :)
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If I have a low UG GPA and a good post-bach GPA, is G-town worth a shot realistically? Does anyone know if they're lenient with GPA?
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^^^ Its more lenient than other schools, especially columbia/NYU
and your GMAT is higher than the average so hopefully it balances things out a bit for you.
There are people here with similar stats who have received interview invites.
Give it a shot!
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@jordan - thank you for the advice!
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Yes, I have not heard anything from Columbia / NYU which was why I was getting more concerned LOL. NOt expecting much from them at this pt....:p
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had my interview...the usual questions :

why mba ? why now ? how will Georgetown help you ?

then there were situational questions...like team based etc etc....

thats it -

simple interview......the interviewer is a nice soul....and it is a blind interview...where u need to show an ID !!
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Had my interview with Yasmin. She was very nice and she asked me quite a few questions... (lasted about 1hr)

1. tell me about your job/background
2. why mba why now?
3. Why did you do MS instead of MBA years ago?
4. How did you come to your goal? when did you figure this you wanted to do?
5. What is a person you most admire in the industry of your goal?
6. conflicts in job and how you resolve?
7. how do you perform under pressure?
8. What was a recent criticism you received?
9. what you found out about yourself while doing apps?
10. what is one extracurricular activity you would participate at georgetown?
11. What was most difficult part in doing the application? <- i think she might have mean application process but she didn't correct me when I replied in regarding to the application itself and my answer was Essays.

all in all it was decent.. she was probing my goals especially with that question to "test" me if i have a person i admire and of course i did :)
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