Just as the title says, am I screwed if I’m in Cornell ILR with aspirations to pursue a career in finance? I’ve heard most people in ILR who actually want to do finance end up in plain HR because their “ILR” major is difficult to market. How do I not end up in HR as a student from ILR? I’m not allowed to transfer to other majors. Is it that hard to go into finance from the ILR school?
How much of an uphill battle will it be as opposed say northwestern econ?
Cornell ILR is a fantastic program and places a lot into finance. That being said, apart from banking, a lot of the placement is consulting, of which a lot is HR consulting. Northwestern econ is a powerhouse, placing into both Chicago and NYC. While Cornell may be slightly better for banking, Northwestern trumps Cornell in management consulting placement, so if that’s your desired path, then go for it. But in terms of ILR, there really isn’t an uphill battle, per se. If you wanna break in to finance, you will from ILR. All you have to do is make use of its immense flexibility and take up some finance classes to demonstrate an interest. Hope that helps.
@harveyspecter123 I’ve been looking through finance job postings and internships (corporate analyst, etc), and a majority of them say they are looking for applicants with majors in a quantitative field such as math, econ, etc. I feel like majoring in something qualitative like ILR whilst competing against econ and aem majors will put me at a significant disadvantage will it not?