cityboy

el duque Wrote:
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> Do independent shops hire recent graduates? And if
> so, what kind of background do they typically look
> for?
>
> I was planning on passing CFA level 1 and the CVA
> exam before graduation in an attempt to get my
> foot in the door.
>
> Just not sure which way to go about getting more
> info. Most of our career events that have either
> accounting or finance firms mainly have
> accounting/audit/or financial planning jobs. So
> it's more difficult to interact with valuation
> recruiters (if they even exist in my area) than
> say Big 4 audit.
>
> Any suggestions on getting in contact with
> possible recruiters for an entry-level position?

We hire at all levels. Of our 5 most recent hires (going back over a few years), 3 were fresh out of undergrad as finance or econ majors and interned with us first, 1 was a recent top 20 MBA graduate who had already passed L1 and had a corporate finance background before MBA, and the other one had a couple of years experience with a competitor and was L3 candidate when we hired. All 3 undergrad hires were familiar with the CFA program, which was a big factor in offering them internships in the first place.

There is a valuation specific head hunter firm named Borrowman Baker. You might want to look them up on the web. I've never worked with them personally, but I know we've interviewed candidates they've sent us in the past.