Mentorship
The Mentorship Program
Through our flagship Mentorship Program, GIS seeks to provide a select group of USC’s most accomplished sophomores with access to best-in-class resources and professional development opportunities. Our program emphasizes developing a strong mentor-mentee relationship, as well as an intimate, hands-on, and collaborative cohort-based learning approach. Our program helps students secure top internships in the financial services industry across fields such as Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, Hedge Funds, and more.
Admitted Mentees Will Be
Paired with an upperclassmen GIS Member to receive direct 1-on-1 training, alongside rigorous weekly sessions with differentiated advice and proven strategies
Individualized coffee chat trackers, technical & behavioral workshops, resume reviews, mock interviews, weekly deliverables, and a library of extensive resources to streamline the recruiting process
Direct access and special opportunities through GIS Alumni at leading financial institutions
Invited to apply to exclusive internship and full-time opportunities with partner firms
GIS Menlo Park Trek
The GIS Mentorship Cohort will visit Menlo Park for exclusive firm visits and networking sessions. As the only USC club offering a Menlo Park trek, GIS gives students interested in technology investment banking direct exposure to leading firms in the industry.
Meet Your Program Directors
What You Need to Know
- GPA greater than 3.7
- Former internship experience in the financial services industry
- Majoring in a relevant field — Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, etc.
- Able to dedicate 3+ hours per week
Testimonials
GIS Mentorship bridges the gap between what is learned in the classroom and what is required to land highly coveted internship and full-time roles. Our extensive technical training and interview preparation is a proven methodology that has resulted in offers from firms such as Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Apax Partners, among others. This mentorship program helps mentees refine their behavioral and technical skills, ultimately allowing them to make the most of their interview opportunities.”
Throughout the Investment Banking recruiting process, being able to find community in fellow mentees and dedicated mentors was amazing. GIS Mentorship provided recruiting guides, hours of mock interview prep, and mentors who knew exactly how to train for the most prestigious investment bank interviews. My success would not have been possible if not for the unparalleled effort of GIS Mentorship and my offer is just as much a function of their effort as it is of mine.”
GIS Mentorship gave me the tools I needed to have a successful recruiting process. Whether it was mock interviews, or tailored advice, I received help along every step of the process.”
What stood out most to me about GIS Mentorship was the level of attention they gave to each student throughout the process. The mentors were genuinely invested in our individual goals, and having a one-on-one mentor on the buy side who tailored mocks and feedback to my specific interview processes made my experience within mentorship especially valuable.”