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Gmatclub,
Out of college, I was hired by a commercial bank as a sales assistant. After a few months I received a more client facing service role and well known PWM office.
I learned a tremendous amount about business, and I gained useful exposure to the world of finance. After a year there I moved to a work for a 'relatively' well know value manager as a sales person (RIA/Wirehouse sales). I enjoy my work here as I get to work for a true stock picking organization and get to learn in great detail why we own the businesses' in the strategy. I recently was promoted to an institutional sales role at the same firm selling to pensions,endowments, etc. I am 3 years out of college and would have 4 years upon matriculating to B School.
My goal is i banking. After working at a stock picking organization (albeit a sales role) I realized I ultimately want to work for companies in a capacity to help them raise capital and advise of acquisitions to help them grow. 3.2 GPA from a good school (not ivy but strong Liberal arts college), 710 GMAT.
Some advice on which schools would I be competitive at and do I have a chance at i banking post MBA? I would appreciate any other comments as well. For example, how specific do I need to be on my essays. For example - I studied chemistry (which i enjoyed) and would enjoy having the opportunity to combine my two interests via healthcare/pharma/biotech banking. Is this detail needed/ does it jive?
Out of college, I was hired by a commercial bank as a sales assistant. After a few months I received a more client facing service role and well known PWM office.
I learned a tremendous amount about business, and I gained useful exposure to the world of finance. After a year there I moved to a work for a 'relatively' well know value manager as a sales person (RIA/Wirehouse sales). I enjoy my work here as I get to work for a true stock picking organization and get to learn in great detail why we own the businesses' in the strategy. I recently was promoted to an institutional sales role at the same firm selling to pensions,endowments, etc. I am 3 years out of college and would have 4 years upon matriculating to B School.
My goal is i banking. After working at a stock picking organization (albeit a sales role) I realized I ultimately want to work for companies in a capacity to help them raise capital and advise of acquisitions to help them grow. 3.2 GPA from a good school (not ivy but strong Liberal arts college), 710 GMAT.
Some advice on which schools would I be competitive at and do I have a chance at i banking post MBA? I would appreciate any other comments as well. For example, how specific do I need to be on my essays. For example - I studied chemistry (which i enjoyed) and would enjoy having the opportunity to combine my two interests via healthcare/pharma/biotech banking. Is this detail needed/ does it jive?
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roberthesun Welcome to GMAT Club and thanks for your question about how to handle career changing with an MBA Program. The hurdle in your case and in the case of most career changers is to look for ways to leverage transferable skills that will help you reach your post MBA I-banking goal. Here's a link to an interesting article that was on Poets and Quants about how more prestigious firms have the resources to take a risk on career changers more than mid tier firms. https://poetsandquants.com/2015/01/17/ev ... h-careers/
One thing that will be very important to you in selecting a school is to find a school that emphasizes experiential learning because you want to get as close to the experiences of i-banking as you can while in your program. Here's an article from US News&World Report about some general information about how experiential learning is becoming a bigger part of the landscape. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-gr ... eds?page=2
Another thing that you can do with your interest in i-banking is to look for some of the Training the Street type courses where you learn financial modeling skills. This will help you regardless of the MBA program you choose. https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/ ... peed/?_r=0
A firm like ours, Stratus Prep, has many counselors who have been through this process and can help you select schools that will meet your needs and also help you to present yourself in the best light during the application process. We'd love to talk to you in a free consult if you'd like to learn more about how we can help people like you or you can also pm me. Congrats on your 710 GMAT Score as this will help you get a good luck at many programs and it will not be a reason for a deny in most cases. What you need to do next is tell a compelling story for why this change makes sense and why the school you choose is the right place for you to make the change. Good luck as you begin this journey!
One thing that will be very important to you in selecting a school is to find a school that emphasizes experiential learning because you want to get as close to the experiences of i-banking as you can while in your program. Here's an article from US News&World Report about some general information about how experiential learning is becoming a bigger part of the landscape. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-gr ... eds?page=2
Another thing that you can do with your interest in i-banking is to look for some of the Training the Street type courses where you learn financial modeling skills. This will help you regardless of the MBA program you choose. https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/ ... peed/?_r=0
A firm like ours, Stratus Prep, has many counselors who have been through this process and can help you select schools that will meet your needs and also help you to present yourself in the best light during the application process. We'd love to talk to you in a free consult if you'd like to learn more about how we can help people like you or you can also pm me. Congrats on your 710 GMAT Score as this will help you get a good luck at many programs and it will not be a reason for a deny in most cases. What you need to do next is tell a compelling story for why this change makes sense and why the school you choose is the right place for you to make the change. Good luck as you begin this journey!
