Finance Industry

CCD Timeline & Events

 

​Year ​Activities ​Actions
Sophomore​
  • Research Different types of Finance Roles
  • Learn about Companies​
 Join BIMA, BIBA or​
Junior: Fall ​

Apply to & attend NYC Investment Banking Trip

  • Internship Deadlines: A few Finance Leadership positions posted in October/November
  • Interviews: For just those roles, November
  1. Develop resume & cover letter
  2. Practice interviewing ​
Junior: Spring​

Investment Banks, Financial Services & More

  • Internship Deadlines: January (over break)/February
  • Interviews: February/March ​
  1. Attend Internship Fair
  2. Build Network ​
​Senior: Fall

Apply to Finance Jobs

  • Deadlines: September/October
  • Interviews: October/November ​
  1. Update Resume
  2. Create specialized Cover Letters
  3. Practice Interviewing ​
Senior: Spring ​

Continue Applying & Interviewing!

  • Don’t forget about finance positions within different industries​
 Network with Friends, Family, Alumni & Professors​

 

Learn more about the industry:

Finance includes a variety of job opportunities including:

 

Investment Banking​ Private Equity ​ Corporate Finance ​
Venture Capital ​ Sales & Trading ​ Wealth Management ​
Hedge Funds ​ Commercial Banking ​ ​

 

To learn more about each area, start by researching: Careers In Finance

Next, Download Vault Guides of Interest & Review:

‘Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking’
‘Vault Career Guide to Middle Market Investment Banking’
‘Vault Career Guide to Private Equity’
‘Vault Career Guide to Venture Capital’
‘Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading’
‘Vault Career Guide to Private Wealth Management’
‘Vault Career Guide to Leveraged Finance’
‘Vault Career Guide to Hedge Funds’
‘Vault Career Guide to Investment Management’

Vault Guide Instructions

  1. Go to Horn Library website
  2. Search for Vault Career Insider & Go to site
  3. Create Username & Password
  4. Search site for ‘Career Guide to Title of Guide’ in the Main search
  5. Download PDF & Review

Review Occupational Outlooks

Financial Analysts Occupational Outlook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos301.htm
Personal Financial Advisors Occupational Outlook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos302.htm
Financial Managers Occupational Outlook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos010.htm

Become an Industry Insider:

Join these Social media groups & Twitter Feeds

 

LinkedIn​ Facebook ​ Twitter​
Finance Club​ Wall Street Networking​ ​
Financial Services Career Center​ Investment Banking Professionals​ ​
​ALPFA ALPFA Babson Chapter​ ​
Financial Services Regulation​ Finance Club​ ​
Banking Careers​ Venture Capital and Private Equity Society​ ​
​Finance & Investment Management Future Investment Bankers​ ​

  

Read these Blogs
Attend specialized recurring events

Summer: ALPFA Convention

Fall: NYC Investment Banking Trip – Juniors Only – Apply through Career Connections

Inside Interview Information

 

Online Resources

Securities Industry Association 

Careers-In-Finance 

Career Bank

New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. 

American Banker
National and global source of banking news 

CareerBank
Career center network for Accounting, Finance, and Banking professionals. The site provides a nationwide database of job opportunities. 

New York Society of Securities Analysts
Industry news, education and career information 

Where Grads are Now

JP Morgan Chase
Fidelity Investments
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Deutsche Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Harris Williams & Co.
Putnam Investments
Smith Barney
American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.
John Hancock
Prudential Financial
Bank of America
State Street Bank
Mellon Financial Corporation
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank
Cambridge Associates, LLC
Rothschild, Inc.
Jeffries & Company, Inc.