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I have 2 bachelor's degrees in Art, but took extra courses in business. Taught art for 3 years before changing and working for a bank. The bank taught me everything I needed to know. Once I was hired they paid for my MBA. Every interview I have ever done, they really don't care about your education, just as long as you have one. The interns we get who focused only on book smarts were overwhelmed and weren't asked back. They care about the things they can't teach you: intuition, dedication, consistency, results, and making inferences and deductions. No one will be there to hold your hand when you're on the phone with clients, you'll be expected to be able to use all of your skills to navigate conversations. So bach in finance is good, but mix in some other classes that help with relationship building skills like business psychology or anthropology classes.
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Try to get an internship there. They are super competitive though. I remember super days and having to interview 20 or more people for the 3 slots we had in my office for the interns. But most of my interns over the years got return offers.
You can always look for analyst level roles to get your foot in the door and move up.
Hey there, I started my career out of college at Goldman Sachs. It's a great company, and what helped me was start by getting internships as early as possible even at smaller banks. Build a strong LinkedIn presence and network with people already working at JPMorgan or Goldman Sachs. Joining finance clubs, and mostly clubs that value diversity like SHPE (Latinos em Tech), and practicing case interviews can also help a lot. Being a SHPE president at my university made me get the job because they wants people doing more than just regular work, they wants people that goes beyond.
What college did you graduated from? I know GS wouldn't recruit anyone other than Ivy league schools.
In today's competitive job market, Business Administration will not cut it. It's unfortunate University still offer such degree. If you want to work for a financial firm, the likes of Golden Sachs, Blackrock, JPMorgan, you better transfer to an Iverleague school because these firm recruit from these schools. I know this is hard to swallow but it's the truth. I spent 15+ years in banking, the landscape has changed so much. Don't get me started with AI! Once AI is integrated, it will wept out alot of White collar jobs especially in banking. I hope i have scared the crap out of you because I hate to see anyone spending so much $$$ and time in school and it all be wasted. If you still like finance, I would suggest get an accounting degree. It's more specific and accounting firms recruitment are not as picky. Lastly, if I could go back to the future, I would have pick up a trade rather going to college. You don't need to follow the herd. Time are Changing. Good luck, I hope I help!
That sounds like a really awesome plan. I would definitely recommend trying to do an internship and doing lots of networking while you are in school. That is one of the best places to network and meet people that might help you later on.