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Does being a SA really make it easier to get a FT job?
 

lonestaffer's picture
(Monkey, 58
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 9:23pm

As a SA, you have 10 weeks to constantly be judged. Easier to make mistakes, ruin relationships, etc.

When you interview for FT, you're hired based on your potential. Its easier to let go an SA than it is to fire someone once they've become a FT employee.

Sure, I know there are fewer spots for FT, but SA recruitment isn't necessarily easy either.

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tellmewhatyouwant's picture

Yes.

ST
(Monkey, 61
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 9:39pm

Yes.

SirBarney's picture

You do realize most places

O
(Gorilla, 505
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 9:41pm

You do realize most places reserve almost all of their FT positions for their SAs right?

leveRAGE.'s picture

As an SA you are still hired

ST
(King Kong, 1,161
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 9:42pm

As an SA you are still hired based on your potential. Yeah, they know more about you, but it is still little more than a glorified 10 week interview. In this climate, SA is basically the only way to get into an analyst/associate program. At many banks, as high as 90% of incoming FT analysts/associates may come from programs--so that shows you just how much harder it is to break in during this type of economic climate.

Cola Coca's picture

lonestaffer: As a SA, you

O
(Orangutan, 321
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 10:19pm
lonestaffer:

As a SA, you have 10 weeks to constantly be judged. Easier to make mistakes, ruin relationships, etc.

When you interview for FT, you're hired based on your potential. Its easier to let go an SA than it is to fire someone once they've become a FT employee.

Sure, I know there are fewer spots for FT, but SA recruitment isn't necessarily easy either.

Don't think about it as 10 weeks to fuck it up. Man up and think of it as 10 weeks to impress them.

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lonestaffer: As a SA, you

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 on 8/5/12 at 11:33pm
lonestaffer:

As a SA, you have 10 weeks to constantly be judged. Easier to make mistakes, ruin relationships, etc.

When you interview for FT, you're hired based on your potential. Its easier to let go an SA than it is to fire someone once they've become a FT employee.

Sure, I know there are fewer spots for FT, but SA recruitment isn't necessarily easy either.

In general, yes it is much easier. In your case, i suspect it will be much harder given how worried you are about being judged on performance. The good news is that even if you would have received a full time offer, they would have even more time to judge you and potentially fire you working there full time. So, it's probably better that you didn't have to go through all of that.

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Have you ever heard of

(King Kong, 1,911
 
Points)
 on 8/5/12 at 11:45pm

Have you ever heard of proving yourself under pressure?

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