<p>I am an economics major transferring to a either Berkeley or UCSD. I have recently been giving much thought about what I exactly want to do when I graduate but right now I'm at a cross I suppose. What are the realistic chances of breaking into the IB world coming from either Cal or UCSD?</p>
<p>If you are aiming for IB, VP, and consulting, Cal and UCLA are the best choice along with USC.
and for UCSD, use it as a backup plan behind cal, ucla, and usc.</p>
<p>For recruiting at Cal is it pretty good for Econ majors or do they mainly look at Haas students?</p>
<p>My daughter just graduated from UCLA and is job hunting. She was not in econ or business but another very competitive field. She is looking for a job in San Francisco. She has had 3-4 interviews already and has an additional 5 interviews this week. Besides graduation at the top of her class at UCLA the single most important thing for even getting an interview was her internship experience. Her last 2 years at UCLA she took classes only on Tuesdays and Thursdays and had internships at 4 different firms always on Mondays and Wednesdays, and sometimes Fridays. These internships were invaluable in her getting interviews and showing she has experience in the field. No firm would have been interested in seeing her without these experiences.</p>
<p>Wherever you decide to go, make sure you are in a city where internships are available. Most of these universities will be extremely helpful in pointing you towards internships. It’s up to you to be pro-active, ambitious and motivated to get them so you can stand out among the hundreds of people looking for a job when you graduate. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Cal is the best for ibanking, especially if you are in haas and you have a great GPA. There are lots of big banks and firms around the SF bay area so you might even be able to get some sort of internship before you graduate.</p>
<p>Econ though is NOT in Haas, it is in L&S. That’s why I asked about the recruiting prospects for those NOT in Haas.</p>
<p>Entry level IB can be done with any business related degree. If you want to advance further than that, a graduate degree is usually reccomended along with a lot of experience. They are both great Econ programs and you will have a good shot at entering the field. No guarantees after that. You enter in as an analyst and advancements continue from there usually based yearly. Associates usually require an MBA and anything above like director, VP, Etc almost certainly requires an MBA. Here are some cool stats for MBA grads from Harvard</p>
<p>[Employment</a> Statistics - Data & Statistics - MBA Recruiting - Harvard Business School](<a href=“http://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/mba/data-and-statistics/employment-statistics.html]Employment”>Employment Data - Recruiting - Harvard Business School)</p>
<p>Finance is huge and wall street recruits heavily from the ivies.</p>
<p>I do want to say that an analyst can make very good money and you don’t necessarily need to obtain an MBA or want to advance. If this information is redundant I apologize.</p>
<p>Where you go matters more than your major
Your GPA matters more than your major
Your work experience matters more than your major.</p>
<p>If you aren’t at a target though, you NEED to be very relevant(major in econ and/or minor in accounting and/or management or if you have the brain power to do it math/econ or statistics)</p>
<p>Aim for Cal or UCLA. UCSD is NOT recruited from. If you can’t get into UCLA or Cal, then I’d suggest UCI because it’s close enough that you can DRIVE to UCLA and USC during Fall recruiting(for full time) and Winter recruiting(for internships) so that you can network with the recruiters.</p>