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I've been an investment banker working in various M&A advisory firms based in LA and SF for 4 years. Although I went to a top undergrad business school, sometimes that's not enough to get into the field given the competition. The best way to overcome this is to network, network, network or through internships (if you're straight out of college). Almost all of my previous jobs were through referrals or knowing people. Hours in my first two years as an Analyst were tough (80-120 hrs/week), but they've gone down since becoming an Associate (60-80 hrs/week). The occupation isn't rocket science; getting in is the hardest.
The Managing Director I work closely with now worked as a petroleum engineer at Chevron out of college, but ended up joining Citigroup as part of their senior tech team. The most notable deal he worked on was the EMC and VMWare deal. The technical skills that you have will definitely help, but the best method he got into the field was through networking.
Hope this helps?
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