<p>So i heard about the SEO program, but I was wondering, does it in fact get you no respect in the workplace because the internship was obtained through SEO? I ask this because after doing a search on the forums about SEO, a knowledgable poster, leo187um said a couple months back, " ... From what I hear, interns out of SEO get no respect in the workplace." </p>
<p>Can anyone knowledgable about SEO talk more about it?</p>
<p>That's not true from what I've heard. I was accepted to the SEO program this year (though I turned down their offer because it was Non-Profit). My research and chats to individuals in various corporations revealed that gaining an internship with SEO has no negative implications. The fact remains that you are, along with your colleagues, employees of a firm. Each of you is interested in corporate and individual success.</p>
<p>Also, when you update your resume, you don't say: SEO Internship-Lehman Brothers. You say...Lehman Brothers-Research..whatever.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply.. but i have a question, why did you turn it down because SEO was a nonprofit organization? </p>
<p>what do you think I should do to prepare for SEO placement? other than reading wsj and knowing what's goign on. (i'm gunning for ib-sales and trading)</p>
<p>What Dearsiryes means is that the internship that SEO connected him with was with a Non-profit organization, and he was probably not looking for such internships, therefore he turned it down.</p>
<p>Thanks, toblerone. That's exactly what I meant. I listed Investment Banking-Research as my top choice, but was not offered that. </p>
<p>I think there are a BUNCH of SEO threads. What year are you in? I was a freshman who was a second semester sophomore by credit at the time of the first round of applications.</p>
<p>In terms of preparation, you should definitely fine tune your resume and be prepared to talk about any aspect of your achievements, work experience, academic work in detail. You should make sure you have fantastic recommendations. You don't necessarily need to read WSJ daily, but it would DEFINITELY help you have a firm understanding of how the market operates. That's definitely more important than keeping abreast of current events.</p>
<p>In my second round of interviews, one of my interviewers (there were three in the room) asked me about the financial story that most intrigued me. I discussed the Amaranth meltdown. First, I gave an explication of the situation (from their corporate goals, to their successes to their then future plans and how the sum of those things and an ambitious trader led them to crumble). Then, I explained how the market mechanisms for their disaster. </p>
<p>That shows you are aware of both the events and the reason for the events. Abuse vault.com and if you have a good career services office, go there as well. I didn't do the latter, but many other successful applicants claimed this method as being helpful.</p>