Comments on: How Hard Is It To Get a Junior VC Job? http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/ Technology. Startups. VC. MBA. SF/NYC. Things I Like. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rayizam http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Rayizam Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:47:00 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-334 Hi, Great article. I am a entrepreneur that has been involved in the wireless communication space and biotechnology space for about 4 years now. I am interested in working at a VC. I am interested in the book you mentioned, "Vault Guide to Venture Capital". Have you read, is it any good? I am debating whether I should buy this book or not. Thanks. Hi,

Great article. I am a entrepreneur that has been involved in the wireless communication space and biotechnology space for about 4 years now. I am interested in working at a VC. I am interested in the book you mentioned, “Vault Guide to Venture Capital”. Have you read, is it any good? I am debating whether I should buy this book or not.

Thanks.

]]> By: Brian Rothenberg http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Brian Rothenberg Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-148 Good luck in your interview today and thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. The mere fact that you've gotten final rounds at 6 VC funds means you're in the top 0.5%. Keep at it and something great will pan out. Good luck! Good luck in your interview today and thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. The mere fact that you’ve gotten final rounds at 6 VC funds means you’re in the top 0.5%. Keep at it and something great will pan out. Good luck!

]]> By: Cflexman http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Cflexman Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-147 I stumbled onto your blog this morning which is ironic as I have my final round of interviews with a VC firm later this morning. I've made it down to the final round (met full partnership) at 6 VC firms yet no offer. Almost tempted to crack out my old stats book to figure out what my odds were of getting to that point and what my statistical likelyhood of getting an offer is after today..... None the less great post and an encouraging start to my morning. I stumbled onto your blog this morning which is ironic as I have my final round of interviews with a VC firm later this morning. I’ve made it down to the final round (met full partnership) at 6 VC firms yet no offer. Almost tempted to crack out my old stats book to figure out what my odds were of getting to that point and what my statistical likelyhood of getting an offer is after today….. None the less great post and an encouraging start to my morning.

]]> By: Canaan Partners is Hiring an Venture Capital Investment Analyst | BrianRothenberg.com http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Canaan Partners is Hiring an Venture Capital Investment Analyst | BrianRothenberg.com Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:06:22 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-31 [...] a junior VC job know they don’t come up often, and when they do, unfortunately they’re very difficult to get.  That said, this is an amazing opportunity to work closely with a couple incredible partners on [...] [...] a junior VC job know they don’t come up often, and when they do, unfortunately they’re very difficult to get.  That said, this is an amazing opportunity to work closely with a couple incredible partners on [...]

]]> By: Brian Rothenberg http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Brian Rothenberg Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:39:28 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-14 Thanks Sarah for stopping by! I actually recently spoke with your colleague James Cham on this very subject. I subscribed to your blog so will look forward to reading more. Thanks Sarah for stopping by! I actually recently spoke with your colleague James Cham on this very subject. I subscribed to your blog so will look forward to reading more.

]]> By: Sarah Tavel http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sarah Tavel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:14:40 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-13 Great post (and blog), Brian, and thanks for the shout out! Great post (and blog), Brian, and thanks for the shout out!

]]> By: Jason http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jason Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:58:36 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-12 good stuff Brian...looks like your well on your way to that <1%!! good stuff Brian…looks like your well on your way to that <1%!!

]]> By: Healy_Jones http://www.brianrothenberg.com/how-hard-to-get-junior-vc-job/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Healy_Jones Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:34:12 +0000 http://www.brianrothenberg.com/?p=106#comment-11 I believe that when I graduated there were less than 30 MBAs, nationally, who got jobs at firms that you'd actually know of. Maybe there were more, but I'd be pretty surprised.<br><br>It's not just that there are very few of these jobs each year. These firms tend to hire when they need the person, not around the MBA graduation schedule. These firms tend to hire so infrequently, maybe once every two to four+ years, that they have no idea of how to enter the recruiting cycle at an MBA program. Having an opening line up with the graduation cycle is pretty rare, as is having a fund know to start recruiting in the winter. You often have to graduate or near graduate without a job and jump into one of these positions when the fund is ready, not when you are. I believe that when I graduated there were less than 30 MBAs, nationally, who got jobs at firms that you'd actually know of. Maybe there were more, but I'd be pretty surprised.It's not just that there are very few of these jobs each year. These firms tend to hire when they need the person, not around the MBA graduation schedule. These firms tend to hire so infrequently, maybe once every two to four+ years, that they have no idea of how to enter the recruiting cycle at an MBA program. Having an opening line up with the graduation cycle is pretty rare, as is having a fund know to start recruiting in the winter. You often have to graduate or near graduate without a job and jump into one of these positions when the fund is ready, not when you are.

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