Assuming you go to a , your first networking in banking experience will be on-campus, and so the question invariably pops up “Is it a strategy worth pursuing?”

Well, for sure – because just like the fat walking-challenged birthday boy, all you have to do is sit around on-campus and wait for everyone (banks, college, clubs) to come to you.  It’s just so easy!

The will hold investment banking information sessions, canapé-n-drink fueled networking chats and even interview you on campus, however informally.

Your will lay on financial career fairs, banking career talks and other industry crutch-grabbing shindigs.

Meanwhile will put on mixers for students interested in becoming investment banking analysts, giving you even more contacts and knowledge.

But the catch is you’re not the only birthday boy at this party.  In fact your entire year level will be joining you and you’re really not that special.

So the unique quality that makes investment banking networking on-campus so attractive – being how accessible it is – is also its downfall.  In fact, it’s so easy to attend that even students with barely-there hard-ons for investment banking will come to these sessions.  and almost no barriers to entry.

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