<p>Okay, that tile was basically to just grab your interest at first since everyone on this site loves IB. So, I just found out that a family friend whoi have known for like 10 years is a major Investment Banker. He has 19 years experience in the financial industry as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Wachovia and Vice President for Private Clients at Merrill Lynch. His ventures include Rubicon Global Asset Management, Rubicon Global Holdings, Rubicon Global Research, Always On Network, Maui-Rubicon Broadband and Z Motors US. Anyways, I am attending a little 3 day seminar where he is basically giving us a class that he usually gives CEO's of company's and major players around the world. He went to REED and Portland State and got his financial certificate from Wharton. I was wondering if a recommendation from him would help my chances. The reason i am not sure is that the class is only three days long and maybe colleges will see this as how in the world does this guy know me from 3 days even though he has been a family friend for awhile. Just your advice on stuff please.</p>
<p>Your chances where? It sounds like it would depend on how and how well he knows you. If he has simply known you, why would that matter to anyone? If he has some insight into your academic qualities, the way a teacher or counselor would, based on your long association, that might help. Attending the seminar, irrespective of knowing the teacher, might be a small plus somewhere.</p>
<p>Well, he can introduce himself in the rec as a family friend and the teacher of that seminar.</p>
<p>No, it will not help your chances. </p>
<p>As vossron stated he could not write about you in an academic capacity and your ability for college level work. You have never worked for him so he could not write about you from an employer perspective. Basically all he could say about you is that he knows you (or your family) for 10 years and you took a 3 day seminar. IMHO, skip this recommendation.</p>
<p>Yea, that's what i was thinking. Guess i'll settle for advice!</p>
<p>Yes it would be a waste of a recommendation - and remember that more is not better. Adcoms won't necessarily be pleased with a ton of recs, especially if it's easy to discern that they don't really know you that well.</p>
<p>Sorry to burst your bubble but this guy would not be considered an investment banker. At ML, guys who deal with their private clients are called brokers. The VP level is also pretty junior. The investment bankers work for large corporate clients. Wachovia and such companies do not employ investment bankers. So he my be an investment manager, but he is not an investment banker. These are not the jobs the kids screaming for IB want.</p>
<p>Okay, so he's a stock broker..you caught me!</p>
<p>Not that a random investment banker would help, but isn't a rec from a stock broker, who I'm guessing charges for his program, kind of silly?</p>
<p>Why can't i delete this thread? Stop answering my question..it's done with</p>