<p>How likely is it to get an internship in finance or consulting with a social science degree? Do you need a lot of work experience and is it possible to get one after you graduate without any relevant experience? Is there any possible way to break into these fields from this position?</p>
<p>If you social science degree is in economics then you’ll have no problem at all. What are you studying?</p>
<p>Network hard enough and you have a shot regardless of your degree. I have a neighbor majoring in English, and he’s interning at a local boutique (I’ve also seen others posts of social science majors [I’m talking about english and anthropology, not econ] getting into BBs, granted they were from HYPS).</p>
<p>my degree is not in economics. it is anthropology. I know someone who is also an anthropology major who got an internship at merrill lynch and they liked him so much that they gave him an offer for a job. I don’t go to an ivy league but a top 50 uni. I’m curious as to how do i advertise myself to get an internship in finance or consulting. the person i know got an investment banking internship which is even more prestigious. </p>
<p>I thought that you HAVE to major in econ, mathematics, or business to get an internship. but i’m curious as to how other majors get into these fields? besides coming from ivy league? Is there some skill set I need? Like learning specific programs? Taking math courses? Econ courses? How does a social science major or any other major set themselves apart from econ, bus and finance majors, besides saying that they aren’t of those majors?</p>
<p>also what does BB stand for?</p>
<p>And this might sound naive, but i seriously don’t know what you mean by networking? I’ve heard this thrown around a lot where people say you get to know employers and they help find you a job. Can you please elaborate more on how to “network,” and do you think its possible that after i graduate that i can get an internship in these fields?</p>
<p>An example of networking is asking your parents to talk to their friends, neighbors and co-workers to see if they know of entry-level jobs for new college grads. Another approach is to attend industry group meetings. In my area, there is a group called SPIN - Software and Systems Process Improvement Network that has meetings once a month I believe. You can go and attend the meetings and mix with people that work in industry. There may be something similar in the career fields that you are interested in.</p>
<p>Networking is meeting people, building relationships, and keeping track of those relationships for later use. Most people have an initial network of close to 100 people they could sell something to, or ask for help.</p>
<p>FB is almost an example of a part of a network. My network is in the thousands but on FB I only have 300 friends. I prefer in person 1 on 1 networking. It only takes a minute to make an ally. </p>
<p>All skill sets are needed in business depending on what type of business you’re in. Consulting will take any major. </p>
<p>Anthropology would probably be useful for international business consulting. Entering into foreign markets can be difficult and a specialist who can identify cultural traits to look out for would be great. HR and marketing would use knowledge of people and societies to define a more targeted program for each cultural region, or country. You’ll eventually need an MBA.</p>
<p>If im a college junior looking for a summer internship in management consulting in NYC and i am majoring in poli sci and intl development with like a 3.6 gpa at a top 25 school…how likely am i to get an internship and what companies would consider me?</p>
<p>what experience would i need on myresume/what school organiations?</p>
<p>Brown - it amazes me how many times people like you ask the same question on here. Go to your fricken career center at school. If you really go to a top 25 school, I am guessing they have a good network and good resources. Seriously, asking people on here those questions just makes you look like a tard…</p>
<p>lose the arrogance bro…its not appreciated and you sound like a ******</p>
<p>I’m sorry, BRO.</p>
<p>As long as you have a high GPA your major does not really matter much in consulting.</p>