<p>You used the following statement: “Please find me some examples of PE, HF in NYC area hiring USC grads.” as the rationale for “USC may be a “target” in California, mainly S California. If you ask people in NY, it’s only known as a football school.”</p>
<p>I was therefore merely arguing against the idea that HF/PE recruitment is what determine “targetedness” - (since the concept of “target” is vaguely defined and is really up to us to determine, I’m saying that as long as IB recruits, the school is basically a “target”).</p>
<p>“Others” would be high school alumni that go to SCU. As for USC, I’m also relying on the fact that USC is nationally regarded, whereas SCU has less national visibility, being more of a regional university.</p>
<p>I was also referring to undergrad (as OP is an undergrad).</p>
<p>^^Do you know what taking words out of context mean?
OptimalDV is including USC as a target for IB, HF and PE in NYC area. I am merely asking him to show me examples of USC grads working in these areas (front office) in NYC</p>
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<p>Then how do you define a “semi-target”? The recruiting that goes to the school but not going through the doors?</p>
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<p>Perhaps you should get your information from those who actually have a job in an investment bank because these same high school alumni also did not tell you that IB gives out 2 year contracts.</p>
I would agree that USC is not a target for HF/PE. Then again, many top tier schools that are recruited for IB are not recruited for HF/PE (or are semi-targets).</p>
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A semi-target would be a school where only some firms recruit, in my opinion.</p>
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<p>The two-year contract concept is misleading because you can still be fired at any time.</p>
<p>Please…don’t show your ignorance. No school has recruitment by all the firms in the country. Not even HWYPS. So are they semi-target?</p>
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<p>That’s right. Perhaps our perception of top tier schools differ.There are NOT too many top tier schools recruited by buy-side finance period.I could count them on one hand.
Do you know what buy-side finance is?</p>
<p>You are a high schooler trying very hard to show what you don’t know. Do you even know personally even know one person who works in front office IB?
I don’t even know why you have > 500 posts giving advice.</p>
That being said, forgive me for imprecise use of language. I meant that a semi-target is one where only a few top firms recruit, in my opinion.
It is important to underscore just how subjective the target vs. semi-target vs non-target distinction is, since people’s conceptions of “top” firms can vary.</p>
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That being said, this is another example of imprecise language. Buy-side encompasses a wide variety of areas.
I think what you meant is that only a few top tier schools are recruited by top-tier buy-side firms, which is certainly true.</p>
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Thinly veiled ad hominem really has no place here. You do realize that we’re on an online forum - anyone can “say” they are anything, without any guarantees of veracity. That’s why I try to rely on some basic intuitive assumptions and extend them with logic.</p>
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Yes (truthfully). But again, this is an online forum. Nobody can rely on anecdotes from people on online forums as the whole “truth.”</p>
<p>Yeah that one got me too. Users needs to realize that anyone with 1/2 a cell of common sense won’t take anything they read on an anonymous forum as divine truth - they should be able to tell what is worth taking by the constructiveness and sincerity (and possibly by majority opinion like this one shows).</p>
<p>Anyhoo, for the OP, I think the majority opinion is still USC. Best of luck!</p>
<p>When you are considering a career path, remember that plans can change. Just because you think you are going to work in SF, it doesn’t mean that life won’t pull you in another direction in 5 years.</p>
<p>I went to the University of Illinois, worked in the Chicago office of a Big Four firm, and then decided to move and see another part of the country. When I interviewed in my new city, everyone that I interviewed knew that my alma mater was a top Accounting school. That came up in multiple interviews. </p>
<p>Also, if you decide to get an MBA, I still believe that the quality of your undergrad degree matters. With USC on your resume, you’ll stand out more than someone from Santa Clara. </p>
<p>Finally, connections, connections, connections. If you relocate to any major US city, it will likely have a USC alumni chapter. People from bigger schools like to meet on Saturdays and watch their alma mater play football on the big sceen and to network. It may sound silly to someone that didn’t attend a big school, but it’s a big deal to people that attended schools with big-time athletic departments.</p>