>> I would say first, the one thing
you can never change and, you know,
I've seen people have to try
and explain it, is grades.
You know, I went through sort of the freshman
year adjustment period that I know, you know,
a lot of people out there go through.
You can turn that around.
My sophomore through senior year was a
whole lot different than my freshman year.
That's something that's on your resume, and
it's a whole lot easier to explain a high GPA.
It doesn't need any explaining.
It speaks for itself.
Than having to explain why maybe you struggled.
The second thing is, when it
comes to finance, there's not --
you know, a lot of people say do I
have to major in something specific?
And I'm saying that I'm a finance major.
There's people I work with who are history
majors, a lot of liberal arts backgrounds.
You just need to show an interest in finance.
When you get into an interview when
you're thinking about the industry,
you really need to think if this is
something that you're genuinely interested in.
Because, you know, as I spoke about,
those people that do get kicked
out of the industry are the ones that maybe
got into it because they heard, you know,
bankers get paid a lot of money, or
they wanted to live in New York City,
and didn't get into the industry
for the right reasons.
So do your homework.
Understand that it's a demanding career.
But for me, it's something
that, you know, I don't take --
I have my work life and I have my home life,
but I'm happy to make it a
part of my [inaudible] life.
I like reading the Wall Street Journal
now and knowing what's going on.
It's something that you need to be dedicated
to in a little bit of a deeper capacity.
But I find that makes it a
little bit more rewarding for me.