Hello all,

I will be an incoming Junior student at UMN and I am currently looking to pursue a career either in consulting (MBB or Big 4) or investment banking (Lazard,Piper Sandler,JPMorgan Chase).

I am unsure how competitive I am compared to other amazing candidates out there. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do to land an internship in these two fields?

Also, could someone take a look at my resume and give me some feedback?

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So when you are looking for a “real” job not an internship, there is no reason to put your gpa on your resume, also knowing how to use Microsoft office isn’t a skill. Everyone who made it past grade school knows how to the Microsoft suite

Regarding gpa, I disagree, especially for MBB/IB. For a recent grad a GPA is one of the few things that can set them apart, Especially if on the higher end like OP.

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I’m in a similar boat as you are

Network, network, and network some more. Find out what banks and firms are active on your campus, if any. If not, start reaching out to alumni from your school at target firms, ask for 15 min of their time for coffee and ask how they made it in.

It doesn’t look like I can directly reply to people. Thank you D1 and M1 for the advice, so, 100% remove Microsoft Excel etc out.

UMN 1, do you want to connect on computer?

Hey author, yeah I see I cannot reply to comments either. We can connect thru computer if there is a way to email each other.

1. Research each company on your list and find out when deadlines are, if applications are open yet or rolling (eg some PwC opportunities I’ve seen are rolling) + apply ASAP. As a junior the summer 2023 internship deadline has passed for McKinsey, but Bain and BCG are still open. For investment banking all those firms are likely already closed but you can try, would apply ASAP.
2. Network and for consulting, case prep. Being able to case well will make you standout because it’s clear when someone hasn’t put in the work for casing for consulting interviews

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