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Be prepared for technical interview questions. Technical questions are related to specific accounting and finance topics (CFI).
Government regulation of financial institutions, their corporate structure, and business models are quite different from other industries, so it’s good to brush up on the financial services industry before facing a case (myconsultingoffer.org).
Sample Internship Opportunities
Sample Internship Opportunities
Commercial banks (M&T, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, American Express)
Credit Unions (NFCU, PenFed)
Equity/fixed income research (Brown Advisory, T Rowe Price)
Hedge funds (Blackrock, AQR, Bridgewater)
Investment banks (JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs)
Money management firms (Vanguard, Raymond James, Charles Schwab)
Sales and trading (Buy Side: Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle Group; Sell Side: JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse)
Venture capital
Undergraduate Resources
Undergraduate Resources
Cawley Career Center
Cawley Career Center
Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through Handshake.
Networking
Networking
Reach out to alumni through Hoya Gateway, Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn, and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
Georgetown offers a number of opportunities for Undergrad Hoyas to get involved in Financial Services. Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as FGI - First Generation Investors, GPS - Global Platinum Securities, GSCP - Georgetown Student Capital Partners, Hilltop Microfinance Initiative, SmartWoman Securities.
Graduate Student Resources
Graduate Student Resources
McDonough CareerView
McDonough CareerView
Appointments for industry guidance, career exploration, and practice interviews are available through MCV.
GradGov
GradGov
Georgetown University Graduate Student Government (GradGov) is the official voice of main-campus graduate students to the University administration & faculty. GradGov promotes graduate student interests by offering year-long opportunities for professional, social, and academic development across all graduate school programs.
Networking
Networking
Reach out to alumni through Georgetown’s alumni page on LinkedIn and Georgetown University’s Alumni Career Network.
Student Organizations
Student Organizations
Georgetown offers a number of opportunities for Graduate Hoyas to get involved in Financial Services. Join career-focused clubs that cover the functional areas that you are most interested in such as the Graduate Investment Fund (GIF).
MBA Resources
MBA Resources
Student Organizations, Career Treks, and Career Days
Student Organizations, Career Treks, and Career Days
The Georgetown McDonough School of Business is home to an array of student-led organizations dedicated to the various recreational, cultural, mission-oriented and career pursuits of the MBA student body. These clubs often partner with the MBA Career Center to organize opportunities for student engagement with employers who share a common industry or functional focus. Key opportunities for involvement include Career Treks and Career Days.
The Finance Club is the student-led club that organizes Career Treks and Career Days related to Finance.
Career Treks
Student site visits to employer workplaces offer a unique supplement to the traditional on-campus information session, allowing you to directly experience an employer’s workplace culture and interface with key executives. Treks have brought groups of 10 to 100 students to employer destinations including New York, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Boston, Hong Kong, Washington, D.C., and more. Advantages of participating in a trek include:
Students observe the organization and culture first-hand.
Treks allow students to position themselves as a select group of focused MBAs who have a demonstrated interested in the employer’s organization.
Treks are offered in a variety of locations throughout the year, allowing you to take advantage of multiple opportunities and experience a variety of business locales.
The Finance Career Trek (also known as Wall Street Week) takes place during fall break in October and is geared towards first-year students seeking internship opportunities. Employer locations are focused in New York City. Past participating employers include American Express, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo. Contact the Finance Club for details.
Career Days
Career Days are informational, “day-in-the-life” events with a specific industry or functional focus, including Marketing, Healthcare, Finance, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Operations, and Energy. Students who participate in Career Days have the chance to discover new career paths and opportunities in their area of interest. Co-organized by the Student Organizations and Industry Practice Leaders, Career Days typically are scheduled on Fridays during the fall semester. Alumni and recruiters participate through panels, keynotes, roundtable discussions, or networking receptions.
Finance Day is typically held in September. Contact the Finance Club for details.
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