Alishah Ishfaq

amazing school. I can't say enough great things about it. But yeah, so I ended up at Baruch and freshman year, I was attending a lot of like, we had career fairs. So we would have like recruiters from different companies come in and speak to students. So I was attending a lot of those trying to like get an idea of, Hey, like what is banking? What is investment banking?

Because when you walk in, when you come in as a freshman investment bank, I feel like it's very glamorized. And so everybody's like, yeah, I wanted to do investment banking, but little do people know what it actually takes. Um, uh, And so I think just realizing that, trying to speak to people and ask them important questions like, what does your day to day look like? What skills do I need to have?

Because when you walk in, when you come in as a freshman investment bank, I feel like it's very glamorized. And so everybody's like, yeah, I wanted to do investment banking, but little do people know what it actually takes. Um, uh, And so I think just realizing that, trying to speak to people and ask them important questions like, what does your day to day look like? What skills do I need to have?

Because when you walk in, when you come in as a freshman investment bank, I feel like it's very glamorized. And so everybody's like, yeah, I wanted to do investment banking, but little do people know what it actually takes. Um, uh, And so I think just realizing that, trying to speak to people and ask them important questions like, what does your day to day look like? What skills do I need to have?

Right. So try to match that with what your values are, what you essentially want to do. So I think a lot of networking was the key in like landing these internships, especially my junior internship. I actually didn't even do an application for that. It was straight through networking. So I was part of Fez and we have a lot of connections, alumni.

Right. So try to match that with what your values are, what you essentially want to do. So I think a lot of networking was the key in like landing these internships, especially my junior internship. I actually didn't even do an application for that. It was straight through networking. So I was part of Fez and we have a lot of connections, alumni.

Right. So try to match that with what your values are, what you essentially want to do. So I think a lot of networking was the key in like landing these internships, especially my junior internship. I actually didn't even do an application for that. It was straight through networking. So I was part of Fez and we have a lot of connections, alumni.

a finance and economic society. So it's like the largest finance club, I believe. And that's who came to tour here. That's cool.

a finance and economic society. So it's like the largest finance club, I believe. And that's who came to tour here. That's cool.

a finance and economic society. So it's like the largest finance club, I believe. And that's who came to tour here. That's cool.

We'll also be back on Wednesday for our second tour.

We'll also be back on Wednesday for our second tour.

We'll also be back on Wednesday for our second tour.

It's a semester thing. Yeah. So, you know, I was just networking a lot and I reached out to somebody that was recruiting, doing a resume drop at TV Securities. And yeah, he was like, we love your resume. I'd love to like have, you know, a first round of interview. I was like, yeah, let's do it. So it was like the very next day they called me. I did a phone call interview.

It's a semester thing. Yeah. So, you know, I was just networking a lot and I reached out to somebody that was recruiting, doing a resume drop at TV Securities. And yeah, he was like, we love your resume. I'd love to like have, you know, a first round of interview. I was like, yeah, let's do it. So it was like the very next day they called me. I did a phone call interview.

It's a semester thing. Yeah. So, you know, I was just networking a lot and I reached out to somebody that was recruiting, doing a resume drop at TV Securities. And yeah, he was like, we love your resume. I'd love to like have, you know, a first round of interview. I was like, yeah, let's do it. So it was like the very next day they called me. I did a phone call interview.

And before I actually even got to send a thank you letter, they're like, hey, we'd love to do a super day. So like I didn't even have time to send a thank you letter or like, you know, prep a The next morning, I had super days with the two MDs from TD. And, you know, it was a great casual conversation. Really enjoyed it.

And before I actually even got to send a thank you letter, they're like, hey, we'd love to do a super day. So like I didn't even have time to send a thank you letter or like, you know, prep a The next morning, I had super days with the two MDs from TD. And, you know, it was a great casual conversation. Really enjoyed it.

And before I actually even got to send a thank you letter, they're like, hey, we'd love to do a super day. So like I didn't even have time to send a thank you letter or like, you know, prep a The next morning, I had super days with the two MDs from TD. And, you know, it was a great casual conversation. Really enjoyed it.

And yeah, before I even got to send them thank you letters, they're like, hey, we'd love to extend the offer. So it all happened very quickly. And yeah, that's kind of how I landed my junior summer internship.