So I've been dealing with all of these rejections, death of a close family member due to covid-19, asthma/panic attack flare ups that were last a problem for me all the way back in sophomore year of high school (and randomly decided to poke its ugly rear right now, at the worst of times), and then the final straw snaps: Like my god, I'm literally begging to work for free!
MEGAMENU UBER LANGUAGE SWITCHER FREE
Meanwhile, my twin sister is making $50+ per hour as an intern at a well-known tech firm with free uber eats delivered to her everyday. I understand that this industry is tough, but I'm not applying to bulge brackets here, I'm literally applying to start up companies, small boutique banks, etc.and all of these internships are unpaid. I'm also studying for the GMAT and have been scoring in the high 700s on practice tests, so I expect a pretty good score when I take the actual test soon.Īnyway, why do I tell you all of that? Because despite all of this "self-development" journey BS, all 80 or so applications that I have sent out have been either rejections or straight getting ghosted. I also independently studied for and passed the SIE exam and CFA Level 1 exam.
However, in the process of simultaneously researching what it takes to break into the industry and applying to a copious amount of finance internships in a variety of roles, I have slowly started to realize the value of coming across as a team player, self starter, hard worker, and always striving to achieve subsequently, I've tried to highlight these qualities in my resume by self-learning a variety of programming languages like Python, C++, MATLAB, and completing independent projects with these languages, such as developing my own trading algorithm. This switch occurred at the start of my Junior year, so needless to say, its been tough trying to get opportunities in the finance industry with little to no previous internship experience.
Some of you may already know from a previous post of mine that I switched from a premed track (and Biology major) into my current major and a pre-business track. I'm a current Junior at UCSD pursuing a Mathematics and Economics joint degree. I want to give some context before getting down to the main point. I'm going to be honest with you it's hard for me to even type this out right now because I am so utterly disappointed and just damn tired of the same thing happening to me again and again. This is going to be a long one, so firstly, thanks to anyone who actually reads this all the way.
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