<p>I know that it is virtually impossible unless you are some sort of genius to obtain an internship freshman year and that you should basically think of working. However, my question is whether it is possible to go to boutique banks and try to obtain an internship with them so as to "work up the ladder" to more prestigious firms because when I enter my junior year in college I don't want to write on my resume for Work Experience that I had absolutely no experience and entering a BB will be my first time in ibanking.
-simpleperson</p>
<p>yeah i'm interested in this as well. i think anything to put down on the resume-paid or not paid- would be extremely valuable in this more competetive college recruiting world. as the article posted in the forum states, internships are increasingly more and more mandatory.</p>
<p>You're talking about just a summer internship, right?</p>
<p>Sorry to be a noob, but what is "BB"?</p>
<p>bulge bracket</p>
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<p>Yes, I'm basically asking whether its possible for freshman to obtain internships not necessarily from BBs so as to increase their marketability and get work experience which should help during Junior Year.</p>
<p>collegebound-
BB: Bulge Bracket, biggest and most well respected banks on Wall Street e.g Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, UBS.</p>
<p>... I heard as long as you work somewhere during the summer you're fine.</p>
<p>can somone remind me which banks are boutiques?</p>
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<p>Yes it's definitely possible. But even if you go to a target, firms will not be recruiting freshmen. That means you'll have to do all the work yourself. Shoot for a meaningful internship at a MM so that you'll have deals you can talk about when you interview for internships later on. You might have to settle for a PWM at BB though.</p>
<p>even a middle market internship will be hard to find for a freshman, and "settling" on PWM is not really a realistic back-up for a freshman, especially since there are several sophmores and juniors from non-targets that apply to those. as long as you do something it is fine. it doesnt even need to be finance related. just something thats shows you can work in an office setting with other people and can handle responsilbity. most of the freshmen who do get internships freshman year have a hookup, but as long as you have a good gpa you could probably find something like an administrative assistant type internship at a firm.</p>
<p>you can definitely find something if you try hard enough!
check out monstertrak, your school's career services,
********, and yes, even Craigslist</p>
<p>You'd be surprised to know that small HFs posted on NYC craigslist. Or a boutique equity research shop posted for San Francisco...Some of these may say you have to be a local to apply but just tell them you're ready and willing to move.</p>
<p>Just browsed to give you an idea: Intern</a> - Stock Research Analyst - Hedge Fund</p>
<p>If you apply to a lot of these positions...you're bound to get something in finance, even as a freshman! It worked for me, although my job isn't as substantial like the one I posted.</p>
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<p>It is definatly possible to get an internship after freshman year, I am currently interning at Morgan Stanley, although very competitive get networking as soon as possible and use all your resources.</p>