Incoming freshman at target school. Any advice on how to prepare for IB recruiting, club apps, etc? Also, how do you get internships during the school year-is it through just cold emailing or other mechanisms? Thanks for the help.
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There’s a bunch of threads about this already. Read before you ask - just a good habit
I understand, honestly just wanted a good answer to the second question because I didn’t feel as though the threads I looked through gave sufficient answers. If you know if any good threads off the top of your head, that would be great!
Internships in the first year are different for everybody. It can be pretty random. There are cycles that may be a little bit streamlined but usually you have to reach out. I would recommend looking at other students from the same school and seeing what they did their freshman year. What firms/funds seem to hire freshman and maybe coffee chatting to see how they went about getting it. Talking to people at your school with the experience you will literally be having beats any random monkey on WSO. Go reach out!
Definitely join one of the finance clubs but more importantly find some way to become friends with upperclassmen. When I recruited it was a huge help to be able to mock interview with guys who just went through recruiting, talk through behavioral answers, know what resources they found helpful for prep. Could be through one of the likely many finance clubs your school has (there was only one at my non-target), a fraternity, sport, anything you do. Best prep freshman year is just learning how recruiting is done at your school so you’re able to participate in whatever on-campus recruiting there is. Doing any kind of prep and networking during freshman year will keep you on track. It’s good you know you want it from the outset. I started light prep the summer before freshman year and it made a huge difference. Wouldn’t have had as good a shot from my school. Unfortunately knew many guys who learned about IB in their third year and had already missed recruiting. So accelerated nowadays I’d be surprised if it doesn’t end up creeping into the summer / fall for sophomores.
Make sure you enjoy college too. The friends you make are undoubtedly going to be successful. It’s a very fun time of your life and the kids at your target will be a great group to know.
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