Comments on: Weekly Reader Q&A: Hedging Your Bear Stearns Summer Offer, Who Really Reads Resumes And The Value Of A Master’s Degree

By: Inquisitor

Inquisitor — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:58:10 +0000

Nick: Generally it’s tough coming from a non-target and getting into a bulge bracket unless you’ve 1) Had an internship before or 2) Have done a lot of networking and know lots of people in the industry. If neither of those is true, I would go for the MBA.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:26:18 +0000

will a high GPA from a SUNY school (plattsburgh) get me into a bulge bracket firm or should i go on to get an M.B.A (cornell or U of chicago)?

By: Inquisitor

Inquisitor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:24:43 +0000

Sure thing. Yeah, if you had a previous summer internship with Bear I think it might be better just to go with the truth or a close version of the truth because it’s going to look highly suspicious if you make up some other story… they know what’s going on, and there’s no shame in saying that because of the situation there, you’ve had to look elsewhere.