7. KNOWLEDGE
Review course materials
Read a few other books
NETWORKING
Participate in relevant forums
Try out informational interviews
Make a broad list of companies you are interested in
Prioritize the companies and make 3 groups
Scan your friends, family, alumni and anyone within your network to find
people working in the financial industry
PROMOTION
Have a short and punchy resume where you can clearly differentiate
yourself
Prepare a few cover letter templates for yourself
8. DO YOUR RESEARCH
Study the company
Study the industry
Study the likely people in the interview board/top management
Prepare questions for the company
SHOW YOUR PASSION
For the industry
For the company
DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF