<p>The first question that arises here is the obvious lack of "industry experience". How will this affect someone trying to land a IB gig coming out of B-School?</p>
<p>What's I'm really interested is in getting a sales position. I am not really interested in IB or Trading -- I am good with people and want to become a salesperson for a BB.</p>
<p>And, does the college come into play or not?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>College : SUNY Albany/Bing transfer to Hamilton/CMC.
Leaving as Captain. Military Intelligence branch.
Aiming for a top B-School.</p>
<p>Sales is a different animal than IB, and it really depends on what you mean by Sales. From the IB point of view, this is definitely an acceptable path to get into an associate-level IB position. </p>
<p>While you lack industry experience, your MBA (from a target school, I am assuming) will provide you with a strong network as well as the hard skills in accounting and finance necessary to succeed on an analytical level. Furthermore, while you lack that industry experience, you have what many other candidates don’t - a proven leadership skill set through leadership experience. Associates are the junior bankers groomed for senior banker roles and leadership presence and the ability to communicate are definitely important to the position. If you utilize your network and take the proper coursework, you should be able to leverage your background into an IB opportunity for sure. </p>
<p>Also, while I’m not sure what you mean exactly by sales, keep in mind that IB is definitely a sales position of sorts. Good luck.</p>