I believe alot of the white shoe firms (Goldman, Merrill et al) have I-Banking offices in Houston due to the oil industry. When I was at U of H, I know JP Morgan Chase was the one firm that actually interviewed alot the public universities in the state for Investment Banking positions. I should qualify that I don't anything related to this industry, but as a Finance undergrad I remember there were some smaller local investment banks like Simmons & Co., Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, Gulfstar Group or McFarland & Grossman that seemed pretty good about hiring local undergrads. My very first suggestion would be to go to Vault.com or Careers-In-Finance.com to get a nice idea about I-Banking, Asset Management, Corporate Finance and how those careers relate to each other. Because of the limited number of pure I-banking jobs out there, you might not want to turn down an Fund Management, Corporate Treasury, Real Estate Development or even Commercial Banking job if you ultimately want similar experience. If you're not reading the Wall Street Journal everyday already, you should probably start. Just thinking about the few people I know who've had these opportunities, I think the best advice is to keep your grades way up, like 3.7 out of a 4.0 GPA; because whatever I-Banking opportunities there are will be very few and very far between, especially outside of NYC. It also seems that Ivies and/or top/second-tier Private universities possibly get more recruiters for undergrad I-banking analyst positions than public colleges; although flagship public colleges with good graduate business schools might get some I-banking recruiters as well. It wouldn't be a bad idea to go to the Undergraduate Recruiting section of every I-Bank and find out which colleges they recruit at. Keep in mind also that your first internship opportunities won't come until after your Junior year.
Well crap! First off, I just applied and contacted them about a job opening on Monday morning, and while I'm a PERFECT fit for the position, it turns out they started the hiring process (job offer, background check, etc.) with another candidate just last week. Now I'm a day late with getting you this internship info! I guess timing is everything and mine sucks As for the internship, it was the only one I've ever had but it was pretty fun. The people in the Public Relations dept., most of which I believe are still there, were very welcoming and down to earth. I did a lot of clerical duties as most internships do, but I also got to draft official press releases, give input at department meetings, and I was fairly heavily involved in the planning and execution of media previews for three different exhibits (including Thornton Dial and Basquiat which were both awesome). My supervisor was very flexible on the hours too, but I'm not sure if that's different for summer. If I were you (or Derek) I'd go ahead and get materials ready for next year's application deadline and send them in as soon as they start accepting them. Even if you're not interested when the time comes, or if something better comes along, it can't hurt. You can always say "no thanks".
concerning MFAH, you could always volunteer in the docent (sp?) program. They are always taking on new people and it's a way to get your name known in the system.
Back in 2006, I guess we didn't have same classes considering the fact I came to UH in 2001. Are you still in IT field? Maybe you did or maybe not.
lol, there were only like three females under 30 in the entire IT program so I'm sure it was you. I think a friend of mine worked with you briefly. I took Sumrall's class in 2004 or 2005 (TECH 2320 I think was the number), I ended up dropping the class about halfway through the semester.
LOL actually I think there were 10 females You might have took a class with me. I took a couple of Sumrall's classes. I don't remember when but it was in the range of 2003-2005. Was that the networking class or operating system class? He was the man! Who is your friend? I was one of two tall hispanic girls that always were in IT classes together.
I am a finance major at the University of Texas, and I would like to go into investment banking. To the thread starter, you are in high school! You shouldn't be quite so career-oriented...go to college, learn a little, live a little. Go to a college that is recruited, maintain a good GPA, know how to talk to people, and you will be fine. To anyone in finance, get me a job!
you're still young. when you go to college, take some finance classes and see how you like them. you can always intern during the summer for an investment banking firm. it'll only last 3 months and that experience should let you know if you'd want to be an investment banker for your full-time job.
Kinda, sorta. Was doing IT Hardware/Software/Network Support for 5 1/2 years. Then within the same company, quit that and moved on to do Software Support for Financial Software. It's ok, but I want to move on to something else. My year for my current job is coming up in June. I hope to find a new dept, new everything (company rule - must stay within a dept you moved to for a year before moving to any other depts). But it's all about networking to get somewhere. Doesn't matter about experience, degrees, etc....maybe 10% . If you know someone and you impress them and make them feel you can be part of their team, you're in.
Let me know if you're looking for another job. We have a great IT department here. Poloshirtbandit, how did you figure out that Jermaine worked with me??? I would think you saw my halloween pic and showed to him. *shrugs*
