How Long Does it Take to Hear Back from a Superday Interview?

I just finished a super day interview yesterday (Wednesday) and it's Thursday night and I haven't hear anything from HR. She told me they should let me know by the end of this week or early next week. I have heard many times that they either tell you the night of or the day after, which hasn't happened for me. However, one thing to note about this firm is that they are very disorganized. They took 11 days to get back to me after my 2nd round almost 2 months to fly me out for a superday after they confirmed I past the 2nd round, so their timeline is different from traditional BBs at least. What does everyone think? Is this bad news?

I Haven't Heard Back After Super Day Interview

Response times after super day interviews will vary by firm and by division.

Generally speaking, at bulge bracket firms for entry level positions, you will get a response after a super day within 2 - 3 days with some firms responding same day. However, these timelines are not guaranteed.

For smaller firms, there will likely be less of a defined HR structure and therefore it can take longer to hear back after your interview.

When interviewing it is wise to ask when you can expect to hear back about next steps. If you haven't heard back within that period, it is safe to reach out to HR to ask about your status.

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Usually if banks like you they will give you an offer the day off. Most banks will only extend offers after a week or two once top candidates reject their offer.

 

if u dont hear from them after a couple of days and the interview went really well u can try following up with ur interviewer via email to reiterate ur strong interest in the firm. this worked out twice (3x?) for me - i got invited to superdays late after all the other applicants had been notified simply because i did fairly well in the interview and expressed some extra interest. sometimes i sent the emails knowing that my friends had alrdy gotten the superday invite. frankly, im surprised this worked as well as it did. ..................................................... also id say average time on hearing good news from 1st rnds was within 72 hrs but sometimes as long as 5 days if they didnt plan on having their superday right away. bad news, maybe a month - sometimes came by snail mail.

 

The same day/night or the next day.

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Depends. Usually same day/next day, but if there are multiple superdays they might wait till they've interviewed everyone. I'm in that situation right now...waiting sucks.

 

I got mine yesterday having interviewed last Wednesday.

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people already heard back. im assuming your superday was on thursday or friday last week?

I had a superday on friday and haven't heard back...guess that means I'm on hold

 

Typically day of or day after.

If it's a larger firm I think saying "it's still early in the process" or "we'll be in touch within the next couple weeks" is just kind of a standard response to everyone right after the interview because they know they will end up wait listing some people. But if they are holding superdays with multiple candidates then they are making offers immediately in almost all cases.

 
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When you say holding super days with multiple candidates are you referring to a superday where there are multiple students being rotated around at the same time as each other?

In my case I was the only person interviewing at the firm during the few hours I was there...

Depends on the firm. If it's a smaller firm that's just interviewing people on random days over the next couple weeks and know they can only make offers to two or three, then yeah you will probably have to wait until all of their other interviews are done to find out. If it's a BB that knows they're going to hire 80-100 people this summer then they can make you an offer as soon as your interview is done if they like you.

 

The world's not that black and white. You can def move into BB after boutique.

Like others have said, you are prob on wait list.

 

There are so many banks in NY. Call everyone. Everyone.

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In the same boat. I interviewed last Friday and recruiter told us the latest we would hear back would be Monday. As of typing this, still have not heard back and I am nervous to say the least. I would guess it means the wait list option but we will see.

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I followed up and found out I didn't get the offer and I am not on the waitlist.

I started calling out banks and even Leerink Swan had given out all their offers already and was not recruiting. I feel like I'm finished.

Is it time to start looking for other corporate finance jobs? Really down right now, I just need motivation to get back in the game.

 

It took me exactly 10 days to hear back. I would follow-up again with the recruiter, and maybe cc' someone else at the firm who knows about youre situation. p.s. Don't cc' anyone without letting them know.

 

So I had a super day last Friday for a summer analyst role and they told me they would have feed back for me by yesterday. They did call me yesterday, but they said that because of the 4th of July week, they needed more time to decide and would get back to me by next Monday the latest.

Does this mean I’m most likely on the wait list or is it possible they just genuinely need more time because of people taking time off etc?

 

At the very least, I doubt it's straight up rejection. I honestly have no idea what HR looks at before giving out invites, but my offer for an SA position at a BB came a little over a week after my interview. And this wasn't because I was waitlisted; I kept on contact with everyone who interviewed in my group, and none of us had heard back at all. I also know people who were interviewing in other divisions, who only received acceptances a day before I received mine.

My guess would be that companies who take that much time are either following up on your references/doing background checks or trying to work out some other logistics (intern class size, who's available to extend the offer, etc.). Bottom line is, don't read too much into the 1-2 days after a Superday idea, because it varies from firm to firm.

 

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