>> The students that have been the most successful at getting into, whether it's my role
or another role within my firm, have been phenomenal communicators.
And what I mean by that is there is a difference when you're sitting around the apartment talking
with your buddies than when you're speaking professionally to a colleague.
If I were to close my eyes and speak to a college student, I wouldn't want to be able
to distinguish I know that's a college student or I know that's my colleague.
It should -- they should sound exactly alike.
So it's just a nuisance in the way that you speak.
That's number one.
Number two is the networking and the follow-up.
So many students make a great impression at, you know, information sessions
or at the Wall Street Boot Camp that Penn State puts on, and then I never hear from them again.
The best students that I've worked with, that come on the Black Dock [phonetic],
have really walked that fine line of keeping constant communication
without being overwhelming or annoying, being very, very professional,
but finding a way to it, kind of, to a personal, friendly level,
but still maintaining that level of professionalism.
I think finance and economics help in what I do because it gives you, it gives the student,
it gives the professional, a great foundation upon
which they can build their industry knowledge, market knowledge.
However, on our sales desk, I sit next to a guy who was a teacher before.
There's a phenomenal wholesaler we have that was a marketing major.
We have one gentleman who owns a music production company
and decided to do this as second career.
There's a fine arts major, math major.
So, really, anybody can do it.
It's are you intelligent?
Can you learn what it is that we need to teach you,
and can you sit across the table from someone?
Articulate yourself concisely, clearly, and in a very persuasive manner?