<p>So I'm a sophomore, pretty much an econ major; though officially undeclared, I'm taking many econ classes and I will declare by the end of this semester. I want to do an internship for the summer related to finance (I want to look into investment banking); trouble is, I've never done a finance/business/economic internship before. I've had some experience with fundraising (mostly local stuff in my hometown and some college stuff), I'm good at math, I have good computer skills, and that's about it. It seems like most of the big companies (Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citigroup, etc) want students already with plenty of experience under their belt. But I can't get that experience because I don't have it to begin with. So how do I go about breaking that cycle and securing a "beginning" finance internship? I have a 3.8 GPA at a competitive liberal arts college, if that helps, and I don't know if SAT scores matter but I aced the math portions of both the SAT I and II; but I don't have any other econ-related awards/accomplishments (should I mention other misc. awards on my resume?). Should I mention in my cover letters that I basically have no experience but am eager to learn? How do I get my foot in the door? Sorry for the length, and thanks so much for reading!</p>
<p>Does your college have a career center? It might help to go there and talk to someone about your goals, what kind of internship you want, have them help you with/critique your resume and cover letter and stuff since you don’t really know where to start.</p>