How important is 1st year experience for Finance wannabees?

>>1436055
was it in IB? was it in a HF? IB looks for internships in IB, HF looks for internships in HF. so if it was more of an accounting firm, it surely doesn't hurt your resume. but not as much as you'd think.

try to use that experience to get an internship next summer in a field that you're actually aiming for.

>>1436055

buy monero

>>1436140
This. My firm doesn't give a flying fuck where you interned unless it was here or one of the other big guys.

>>1436140
>>1436199
Gotcha

Thanks for the help

>>1436055
>My question: is first year experience (internships and part time work that will hopefully continue in the years to come) going to set me up for the top tier finance like IB, trading for an IB, hedge funds etc or am I not really at that great of an advantage?

You don't want to do that. You're better off in the small - mid tier firms

>>1436055
You have an advantage because you will be able to start making connections and getting experience early. Great job. However, it really only matters once you have 3-5 years of experience under your belt. Then you can start looking at associate or senior-level positions.

>>1437761
lol That would be funny to be senior at a firm upon graduation

Yeah this makes sense. Everyone there either came from a big 4 or a bank so i think you're right about the networking thing.