<p>Also, is Carnegie Mellon a good university for Economics/Business? Or do recruiters consider CMU under par in comparision to Wharton, Chicago, Michigan, NYU?</p>
<p>Alexandre,</p>
<p>I'm currently a student at Michigan and am planning on majoring in industrial operations engineering. I'm worried that this major may not be well known and was wondering if you think it would be looked highly upon by IB's. Also I really would like to get an internship this summer with an IB, what banks would you suggest looking at and do you have any advice on how to be noticed by employers over other candidates.</p>
<p>Go Blue!</p>
<p>IOE is a fine major. You will be more appealing to large Midwestern Manufacturing companies (like Ford, GM, DC, Dow, Eaton etc...) but if you play your cards right, you can acoompliosh anything from Michigan. I know for a fact that most Investment Banks recruit heavily at the college of engineering. So you will have the exposure. Here are a few tips:</p>
<p>1) Maintain a high GPA. 3.5 at the very least.
2) Take as many classes as possible in Economics, Finance, Acounting and English.
3) Be very agressive in pursuing potential employers. Go to their information sessions at Michigan and have your resume ready, make follow-up calls etc... Be sure to have done your hopmework in advance, because you must sound like you know what IB is all about.
4) Do not limit yourself to large IBs. Smaller ones are just as good at the inital levels. Obviously, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers are best, but there are plenty of good ones out there. UBS, Solomon Brothers (Smith Barney), Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Paribas etc...
5) Talk up any pertinent features of yours, such as knowledge of any languages, international experience, incredible quanitative skills (you are an Engineer afterall) and your knowledge of compouter operations etc...
6) It is important to know the "WHY"? Why do you want to be an IBer. Why do you think you would be good for the job? etc...</p>
<p>As for getting noticed by IBs once you meet them face-to-face, it's all about presence and confidence. This is not an individual contributor career you are seeking. It is a leadership/team oriented career. So you have to show the ability to work as part of a team while at the same time, you should show confidence and leadership potential.</p>