getting those interview you mentioned is pretty impressive with a 3.3 gpa. It is a tough market, keep at it. i'm in a similar situation.

i would def. make this semester highly productive (internship, publish ur shit, financial modeling training, networking) good luck.

This. Even that amount of interviews is impressive for a 3.3 gpa. And 6 superdays where there are only 1-3 candidates and you were chosen for none of them? Maybe you smell bad or something.

The problem for him isn't networking but rather it's that he can't close any of the leads (ie: super days).

As others have stated, it sounds like your weakness is interviewing. If it's that you just do poorly because of nerves, then that is something you can work on. If it's because you naturally come off as someone who no interviewer wants to work with, then you have a problem that can't be fixed.

I don't think applying for SA positions is going to help you because you're going to run into the same question every time regarding why you are in this position. Networking your ass off is just about your only hope at this stage in the game.

I know i made that crass remark in the beginning, and I may sound like and even bigger jerk because of this, but what do you look like? how are you dressing to these things... because 15 interviews and 6 superdays really is alot...

This isn't strictly wrong, but to get so many super days with a 3.3 from a semi target means he's doing SOMETHING right. I have a feeling its more about composure and soft factors than anything. Doing a 6 hour superday is a lot harder than a 30 minute phone interview where you just don't have to fuck up too bad. Maybe OP isn't taking any risks, not differentiating himself from the competition, giving safe answers, or just being awkward in general.

15 interviews...good luck getting that with your apparently amazing stats!

Any tips on how to improve interviewing skills? I know WSO has a mock interview thing but 200 is a lot for an undergrad....

3.3 AND a chick. gg

It irritates me when interviewers are cryptic like this. What they should of said is your competitive peers sounded more interested then you did, not that you didnt sound interested enough. Again, this just reflects how competitve this year's talent pool is. You're obviously interested enough in finance.

I agree that not getting any results from 6 superdays indicates that there is something wrong with your interviewing skills (although to be fair it sounds like you were interviewing at smaller places without many spots on offer). I would read through everything www.mergersandinquisitions.com has to say on interviewing and perhaps even purchase their course on interviewing (through www.breakingintowallstreet.com for $100). It has the best interview guide and also has detailed videos that walk you through how to tell your story, which will probably help you to be able to better convey your interest in the positions.

I am shocked that you landed that many interviews with 3.3 GPA from a non target college. that's sick. I know many kids from Ivies with 3.5+ GPA who got like 2 interviews.

Btw, how did you not end up with an offer, after having like 15 interviews?? Such a waste of an opportunity. If I got that many interviews and fucked things up, I would fucking cut my balls off or something

Damn dude, I feel ya. Btw, congrats on getting such many interviews with 3.3 GPA, honestly, that's fucking ballin'. I haven't heard of anyone at my college (ivy) with gpa around yours having such success in landing so many interviews. That's fucking sick.

But, going 0 for 15 means there is clearly something about your interviewing ability that needs to be evaluated. If i had that great of an opportunity and fucked things up, I would be so fucking pissed I will break my laptop, get fucking drunk, buy some prostitutes, and start hate fucking for like 5 days like a fucking ape.

He goes to a semi-target....

OP it's a 'you' problem, fix it.

wear a shorter skirt to interviews and cleave it up too

I'm with RE Capital Markets on this. I think the OP is probably a pretty good interviewer to have gotten 6 superdays out of 15 first round interviews. And I think many of you are over estimating how easy it is these days to get an offer out of a superday. I know at several firms you can have as many as 10-20 kids interviewing for 1 full time offer slot. Those aren't great odds, and at the superday stage you are going against some very good candidates; if there are target school candidates there on the same day you might be at an even bigger disadvantage. Offers are very hard to come by. Keep your chin up OP - you are doing plenty right.

But the leads are weak . . .

any truth to this speculation that there is 20:1 competition at superday to get an offer? This sounds way too competitive, and doesn't sound right. usually, most people get 4-5 superdays and they end up with an offer or two. if it was this hard to get an offer after superday stage, I don't think anyone would get an offer.

wow, this is rough. so each bank hires about 2 new analysts and about 20 kids interview at superday. that's about 10:1 ratio.

Btw, do banks really hire only 2-3 new analysts per year? are these only small boutique firms you are talking about or also the BB's?

i'll bet anything that this chick isn't hot.

face like a smahsed crab. making sure you look hot is standard...if you're hot...

melvaar +1

This is brutal. Was your office in large city, like Chicago or LA?

Try to go for Big4 accounting or F500 corp finance. Get 3-4 years of experience, then go for top 10 MBA. After that, getting into banking as an associate won't be too difficult. Try to take some comfort knowing that being an IB analyst kind of sucks...

The funnel for all boutiques is brutal. 200-300 applicants per opening and you have to convince them you are the best.