hi ppl,nice to be back.im currently pursuing an ITmgmt program at a top-tier school in the east coast. Im not looking at quant roles as i neither have the suitable background or the capacity for the same. I also donot have any work experience. What should be my strategy when the big ibanks come on campus for internship interviews.kind regardslemma

Tell them that you don't mind working on technologies like MFC, CORBA, Visual C++ 1.5, Qt, GTK, Motif, Sybase, RogueWave etc.

QuoteOriginally posted by: ananihdvTell them that you don't mind working on technologies like MFC, CORBA, Visual C++ 1.5, Qt, GTK, Motif, Sybase, RogueWave etc.So many, it is difficult to say.

QuoteOriginally posted by: ananihdvTell them that you don't mind working on technologies like MFC, CORBA, Visual C++ 1.5, Qt, GTK, Motif, Sybase, RogueWave etc.So many, it is difficult to say.

I would try becoming shit hot at Excel, and stating that what you want is to work with the traders doing spreadsheets, and learning the business.There is a shortage of bright Excel specialists, and whereas it's probably not what you want to do fo the rest of your life, it might be a way of elbowing your way in.At's plausible that you may be able to get a more permanent posting on the trading floor from this.Of course it should not be the only tactic.

QuoteOriginally posted by: lemmahi ppl,nice to be back.im currently pursuing an ITmgmt program at a top-tier school in the east coast. Im not looking at quant roles as i neither have the suitable background or the capacity for the same. I also donot have any work experience. What should be my strategy when the big ibanks come on campus for internship interviews.Erm, tell the truth ?

@ananihdvi dunno any of those langs @DCFCthanks for de reply....even i was contemplating this....starting out with excel with give me a break as u suggested....but i rarely find internship job postings mentioning the same....wat are the career sites etc that i shld be looking at?@TJi want to get to comp finance....but im neither in a phd or mfe program.....and im good in math but may be not the best.....and yeah....i want to work on de programming side.....

BOUNCE.....waiting for ur replies...

Of the banks I've worked at (MS,GS), they viewed the intern programs as a cut-down version of the grad recruiting program. Pretty much by definition, intern programs are for people without industry experience. So I wouldn't worry too much about not having business experience.The interviews aren't just about technical abilities, they are also covering wider subjects like motivation, how well you work with others etc. The way they try to assess this with people who haven't worked is often by talking about specific situations outside of the world of work that have some parallels to work. For example, if you doing a group project, talking to you about that.Ideally you should try to get an idea for what kind of areas they will be covering and think through specific situations you've encountered in the past that are good illustrations of your competencies or behaviours (google for competency based interviewing).This is all in addition to the normal advice on doing your homework about the organisation (read the handouts!), being keen, being able to articulate why you are keen on the business/firm/work area...The other issue is what your actual project will be. Many places recruit interns first and then place them into projects later. Probably the best strategy here is to try to find out as much as possible about potential projects as the interview process progresses. The tricky part is influencing which project you end up in. Perhaps the best way is to highlight skills that you think could be useful on your desired project. If you push to get onto one project above others that may not help with getting the offer.Hope this helps...Harry

thanks a lot harry....was quite helpful

There's a risk trying to sell yourself on the basis of your excel skills (particularly on a cv), because so many people with average excel skills put down on their cv that they have advanced excel skills - I suspect most hirers tend to discount these sorts of claims. Which is a pity, because advanced excel skills can add so much value to a bank.

QuoteOriginally posted by: gjlipmanThere's a risk trying to sell yourself on the basis of your excel skills (particularly on a cv), because so many people with average excel skills put down on their cv that they have advanced excel skills - I suspect most hirers tend to discount these sorts of claims. Which is a pity, because advanced excel skills can add so much value to a bank.oh...so wat r the other aspects that i shld be highlighting ....