Interview Pitch

Hi all,

I'm pretty new to recruiting, and am currently interviewing for hedge fund internships for next summer.

For one of my applications, I was required to write a short 150 word stock pitch, and will now be interviewing with that firm. However, the investment I wrote about was one I researched a while ago, and since then, I've found better investments and created more convincing ideas that I would rather present instead.

I have not been told whether I will be asked about this pitch in the interview (or even to pitch at all), but ideally I'd like to present a more recent idea if I do pitch. In this context, is it acceptable to email the recruiter I'm in touch with to ask whether, if I am to pitch an investment, I can talk about a more recent idea rather than the short 150 word one I wrote about?

Thanks!

 

Hi, thanks for your feedback! I was thinking more of writing an email that said something like, "I've worked on a newer pitch idea that I find more interesting, would it be possible to update my application with a newer one instead? Here's the new 300 word version..." Do you think this would come across better? Thanks!

 

It was really just around 3 weeks ago since I sent it in, so probably 2 weeks since they reviewed it. I've worked on the current one for around a month, but it wasn't ready to send in at the time. Thing is I really think my current pitch is A LOT stronger than the previous one, and I definitely feel I could defend it more effectively...

 
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Disagree. If it is not an in-house recruiter, your recruiter is your advocate and his incentives are aligned in getting you hired. They're your objective 3rd party who wants you to do well so they want to give you advice and they also may have some insider knowledge on the process. It also looks like you're invested in the process and want to make an extra effort to nail it. I've done this with recruiters in the past and it has helped me. 

If it is an in-house recruiter then you're totally right. 

Edit: didn't see that he had already submitted something

 

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