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Hi everyone, I go to a semi target (Michigan, Berkeley, UVA type), and so we have sprinkled listings from various bulge brackets for various divisions.
So I have several questions about applying. I am a US citizen who lived in Hong Kong and open to working either in the US and Hong Kong. So my questions are
1. If the same bank posts for two listings, not necessarily 2 divisions, for instance, one listing for equities and one for fixed income, am I allowed to resume drop for both? Or should I stick to one? How bout different divisions, does resume dropping for 2 different divisions, say S&T and AM hurt?
2. I often see people say they are interviewing with whatever group. Like let's say M&A, TMT. or for S&T say commodities... Does this come later in the process? Like do they look at your resume and decide what group you should interview for? Or do they have seperate listings for each at targets that I just dont see here? Or Is there somewhere you can make your specific preference that I am missing?
3. Sometimes I see very general listings like "global markets" while other times I see very specific ones like "alternative investments-Chicago". Is regional or specific group recruiting sometimes run outside of general HR?
4. Now I sometimes see people interviewing for positions for say in London or Hong Kong. I never see listings for overseas. Do they sort you into regions or how do you make your preference?
I know I sound like a newbie but everyone gotta start somewhere no? So I am looking forward to any answers and I really appreciate it.
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To your questions:
1. Yes, you can drop resumes at both groups, if each group is recruiting separately - sometimes it is the same app going to the same person under a few different names since they are technically recruiting for all. If the groups are recruiting separately, or if you are applying to different divisions (S&T, IB, AM, etc) it is fine to drop your resume multiple times - organizations are too big, and, frankly, don't care until it comes down to decision time.
2. It depends - if you are interviewing with a standard BB during a general superday, you will be interviewing for a seat in the IB, not for healthcare, or M&A, etc. If, however, you are interviewing off-season, or if you are interviewing with a satellite office for a job with the satellite, then you will be interviewing for a specific team - that team that has the need and is conducting the interview. In the general process, you rank the groups in order of interest during a separate process called a sell-day after you have already received and accepted an offer.
3. Pretty much the same answer as above - satellites and boutiques operate differently, or at least often do, than BBs that are recruiting for their general analyst class. These processes can be run concurrently, but, for example, when you interview with morgan stanley menlo park you are interviewing for tech.
4. This is a bit trickier, but usually you will interview for overseas positions separately based on school location and bank interest.
Good luck.
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