Welcome to your guide to Finance careers. Here we’ve gathered resources and connections to support your career journey into Finance, including industry insights, advice from Sloanies, and top resources. Choose your first step below:
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Careers in Finance + Alternative Investments
Recording + Presentation Slides
An introduction to the finance community at MIT Sloan, including faculty, staff, alumni, and student organizations, as well as top career paths. Published in 2023.
Investment Banking
An overview by Steve Tuekam, MBA ’20:
Introduction (For MBA, MFin)
Market Overview (For MBA, MFin)
Overview of Firms (For MBA, MFin)
Recruiting (For MBA)
A Day in the Life (For MBA)
Key Words/Vernacular (For MBA, MFin)
What I Wish I Knew (For MBA, MFin)
Venture Capital
Evan Hamilton, MBA ’21
Emily Yu, MBA ’21
Lindsey Nicholson, MBA Career Advisor
Quantitative Trading
Quantitative Finance
Nisha, MFin ’26
More Resources:
Private Equity
Private Equity Deal Process Introduction on Wall Street Prep.
This course covers the day-to-day responsibilities of a PE professional.
Sign up for WSP account here.
PE vs. VC Guide on Prequin Academy
MIT Sloan Finance Certificate
Gain exposure to institutions and practices, so you can learn principles of finance theory and how to apply them to real-world problems.
Action Learning | Finance Labs:
Finance Industry Clubs
MIT Sloan Industry Advisors
View the 10 MIT Sloan Industry Advisors with a specialty in Finance.
Explore Your Network
Tour options for finding Finance contacts through MIT and MIT Sloan student, alumni, and company directories.
A number of important factors will determine your recruiting process, including your degree program and job targets. We encourage you to leverage your career advisors and your program’s career site for more specific guidance:
MBA Program: Review key recruiting information and timelines on the Explore MBA Careers Page and join Career Core industry events this fall (for first- and second-year MBA students).
MFin Program: Check out advisors’ newsletters, Career Core events, and the Master of Finance career resources page to stay on top of the latest recruiting information.
MBAn Program: You will meet your career advisor in the fall and participate in Career Core in the late fall and winter. Visit the Master of Business Analytics career resources page for specific guidance and resources designed for your degree program.
Job Boards
Career Central (CDO)
Search jobs posted for candidates in MIT Sloan’s portfolio of programs.
Handshake (CAPD)
View jobs posted for all MIT students – undergraduate, masters, and PhD-level roles. A good source for analyst roles.
A top resource for job and internship postings as well as industry information.
MBA Exchange Job Board
Search Tip: Use relevant keywords and industry filters to find opportunities.
MBA Exchange Leadership Development Programs
List of leadership development and rotational opportunities from top companies across industries.
Job + Internship Sites
View job boards across MIT, including targeted industry and internship job boards.
Explore Companies Where Sloanies Have Accepted Roles | Links to Current Opportunities
Goldman Sachs | Jobs
Bank of America | Jobs
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Jobs
Morgan Stanley | Jobs
Barclays | Jobs
HSBC | Jobs (BB+MM)
Citi | Jobs
BNP Paribas | Jobs-Students | Jobs-Early Career | Jobs-Experienced
UBS | Jobs
Capital One | Jobs
PIMCO | Jobs
Balyasny Asset Management | Jobs
BlackRock | Jobs
Evercore | Jobs-Students | Jobs-Professionals
Fidelity Investments | Jobs
IMC | Jobs
Citadel | Jobs
Deutsche Bank | Jobs
Lazard | Jobs
PJT Partners | Jobs
Qube Research & Technologies | Jobs
DRW | Jobs
Jefferies | Jobs
Jump Trading | Jobs
American Industrial Partners | Portfolio Jobs
Capula Investment Management | Jobs
CICC
CITIC Securities
Guggenheim Partners
MassMutual | Jobs
Partners Group | Jobs
Squarepoint Capital | Jobs
State Street | Jobs
Stout Risius Ross | Jobs
Arrowstreet Capital | Jobs
Belvedere Trading | Jobs
Cubist Systematic Strategies | Jobs
Huatai Securities | Resume Drop
Man Group | Jobs
Moelis & Company | Jobs
Piper Sandler | Jobs
Rothschild & Co | Jobs
The Vanguard Group | Jobs
Two Sigma Investments | Jobs
AllianceBernstein | Jobs
Andreessen Horowitz | Portfolio Jobs
Anzu Partners
ARGA Investment Management | Jobs
Forgepoint Capital | Portfolio Jobs
PEI Global Partners | Jobs
Dodge & Cox | Jobs
Energize Capital | Portfolio Jobs
Centerview Partners | Resume Drop
CPP Investments | Jobs
MFS Investment Management | Jobs
Millennium Advisors | Jobs
The Blackstone Group | Jobs
The Voleon Group | Jobs
Visa | Jobs
RA Capital Management | Jobs
RBC Capital Markets | Jobs
Big Interview – Practice/AI feedback
FastMath – Quantitative Interview Preparation
Investment Banking Interview Guide (The Red Book) on Wall Street Prep – sign up for WSP account here.
Top Research Tools
- Capital IQ
- Pitchbook
- Preqin
- D&B Business
- Wall Street Journal (free access)
CDO Career Advisors + Coaches
Click your program:
MBA/LGO/MSMS | MFin
MBAn | SFMBA | EMBA
MIT Sloan Industry Advisors
View the 10 MIT Sloan Industry Advisors with a specialty in Finance.
MIT Alumni Advisors Hub
MIT alumni who have volunteered to help students and alumni with the job search.
