Can someone opine on the prospects of landing a job in asset management or hedge fund industry in San Francisco (or Southern California) from Berkeley MBA program? I have a CFA, 5+ years of experience in fixed income. Berkeley MBA is a great program, definitely top 10, but I have not seen a lot of Berkeley MBA grads in the industry, so makes me a little cautios.
youre trolling right… ?
sure you are qualified… Berkeley is a top 10 MBA (in the west coast) ;P…
the real question is what are your salary expectations? are you looking fro a senior or junior role?
Ethics fail.
I just want to join a (macro) hedge fund as an analyst/trader, even if that has to be junior. I just need a platform to learn and move forward. Berkeley is a good school, but I am alittle sceptical about on-campus recruiting on campus for internships and jobs.
Major Fail.
“but I have not seen a lot of Berkeley MBA grads in the industry”
Where exactly are you getting this information?
ucbv_din, the information is based on personal observations. I am located in southern California, though…
ucbv_din, the information is based on personal observations. I am located in southern California, though…
Haas actively tries to send fewer grads to stereotypical MBA jobs, like banking and consulting. So, their on-campus recruiting is going to be a little weaker than an Ivy school. That being said, it’s still a top 10 school, so the OCR will still be really good.
Source: I interviewed there last year, so I talked to a bunch of folks. My interviewer said that they try to discourage the stereotypical placements, so students will be less focused on just making money, and more focused on making the world a better place.
Good luck
What the hell kind of philosophy is that for a graduate business school?!?!?
http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/academics/finance.html Hass is pretty good for finance, but if you could get into Stanford GSB it would be better.
Yea i call bullsh*t on that. They want students that can boost their school stats and are most likely to be successful, which means making money, so future students will see it and want to go to their school. You can’t quantify making the world a better place, there’s no “make the world a happy place factor” in bschool rankings
I don’t agree with schools looking for people focused less on making money, but do agree with looking for people making the world a better place. It’s not as easily quantifiable, but certain areas of work produce more tangible benefits to society than others. For example, bschools has a tradition of accepting volunteers from Peace Corps, Teach For America, Engineers without Borders, etc. These aren’t exactly the most lucrative paying jobs, but theoretically do provide more benefits to society.
Berkeley is especially well regarded amongst financial firms in the SF bay area if that’s where you want to work. I know Blackrock is a big recruiter for sure if that’s what you’re looking for.