BBA in finance without experience.. will job hunting suck? (NYC)

[rolexryan329]

Hey all,

So I'm just about finished up with college, graduating next week from Baruch with a BBA in finance. I'm gonna be applying as much as I can hoping to catch a job. Just a few considerations:

1.) I dont have any experience working in finance. No internships or jobs to put on my resumé. All I have is 5 years at Starbucks and the same amount of time delivering for my local neighborhood institution
2.) My GPA isn't exactly the greatest

I would like to do something regarding FP&A but I'm not gunna be overly picky as I just want a job to start making enough money that I can move out of my parents house and get on with my life lol. Also, anything I could put on my resumé that I can leapfrog towards the next better position now that I'd have more experience under the belt. I have a pretty good network of friends who went to my school and found jobs and also, my family has a good network of people who can help me in my search. I'm just concerned that it's highly competitive in NYC and prospective companies would rather hire the Columbia kid or the NYU kid.

I just want some testimony from people who were once in my shoes or some insight from people who might work in the NYC metro area. thanks!