Ready For Finance

Countdown to Your Finance Career: Junior Year

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Here are some areas to focus on during your junior year of college as you move forward with your finance career planning and development.

• Continue building on your Freshman and Sophomore year efforts.

• Begin researching internships early in the Fall semester of your Junior year.  Finalize your resume and your 60-second elevator pitch. Firms begin recruiting at schools in the Fall, so it is important for you to be prepared. Applications are usually due beginning of January.

• Continue building your network by reaching out to the industry professionals you have met during your internship.

• If you are not a business major, audit business classes to get familiar with the lingo and the concepts.

• Take on leadership roles in student organizations or in community activities.

• Continue doing informational interviews.

• Attend career fairs and other events hosted by professional student organizations and network, network, network.