Should I turn down GS IBD offer?
(Chimp, 5
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on 9/9/11 at 10:09am
Please help me out! I have a FT offer with GS IBD. I decided I want to pursue a career in S&T instead since I'm more interested in the markets and can't handle IB hours. I have a week to respond to my FT offer. Should I turn it down and look for S&T opportunities at other banks?






LOL. Take it to your S&T
LOL. Take it to your S&T interviews and use it as leverage.
Can I have your recruiter's
Can I have your recruiter's contact info lol
I'll buy the offer from you.
I'll buy the offer from you. $50. Deal?
Just saying...
turtles wrote: I'll buy the
I'll buy the offer from you. $50. Deal?
I will literally give you 10k.
then why did you even
then why did you even interview for this to begin with?
hold out for kkr
hold out for kkr
but seriously I wouldn't
but seriously I wouldn't unless you have other options available, its a tough market and things aren't looking good, jobs are gonna be hard to come by but all of this depends on how much you really need a job and how passionate you are about another field
GS offers dont expire... why
GS offers dont expire... why would you decline it?
#upperclassproblems Seriously
#upperclassproblems
Seriously, so jealous.
"why did i interview for this
"why did i interview for this to begin with?"
i did like banking, didnt think the work would be so mind numbing at times and the hours so bad. i got internship offers for S&t and IB at GS but S&T is observational so decided banking.
"GS offers dont expire... why would you decline it?"
My offer (for my industry group) does expire - in less than a week.
"but seriously I wouldn't unless you have other options available, its a tough market and things aren't looking good, jobs are gonna be hard to come by but all of this depends on how much you really need a job and how passionate you are about another field"
FlySoHigh - I agree with you, that's is why I'm in doubt. I'm really interested in S&T, but with the hiring freeze at most banks and the competitiveness for FT S&T positions in this job market make me reluctant to give up on this even though it's not what I want.
hell no. in this market i'd
hell no.
in this market i'd take almost anything in finance.
not really though,
but you would be an idiot to turn down GS IBD. hours won't be too bad because there will be no deals! haha. suck it up.
bro1234 wrote: "why did i
"why did i interview for this to begin with?"
i did like banking, didnt think the work would be so mind numbing at times and the hours so bad. i got internship offers for S&t and IB at GS but S&T is observational so decided banking.
"GS offers dont expire... why would you decline it?"
My offer (for my industry group) does expire - in less than a week.
"but seriously I wouldn't unless you have other options available, its a tough market and things aren't looking good, jobs are gonna be hard to come by but all of this depends on how much you really need a job and how passionate you are about another field"
FlySoHigh - I agree with you, that's is why I'm in doubt. I'm really interested in S&T, but with the hiring freeze at most banks and the competitiveness for FT S&T positions in this job market make me reluctant to give up on this even though it's not what I want.
Also, I'm not from a core recruiting school for any of the bulge bracket banks so I would just have to send out online applications (most of which have not yet opened up).
What do you want to do in the
What do you want to do in the future? GS IBD will set you up for so many different opportunities, I would personally take it but ultimately its up to you. If markets pick up and you do a good job maybe you can even transition to S&T within GS if thats what you want. Thats just speculation though Im not sure how likely that is but Im sure if you impress the right people you can make it happen. Good luck bro.
If you don't like IBD and
If you don't like IBD and don't see yourself pursing a career in IB/PE, then why would you put yourself through two more years of that....?
first things first, if you
first things first, if you got an internship offer in S&T you might be able to swindle your IBD offer into an S&T one.
if not, you should be grateful for ANY job, yet alone GS IBD, in this environment, especially as a non-target.
accept the offer and try and internal transfer and/or start looking for a new jobs.
also, your performance will be shitty and layoffs will continue, so chances of your analyst stint lasting more than a year are very low. after you get fired, with GS on your resume you should be able to find a mm/boutique (or maybe even a smaller buy-side shop) job and start your markets career.
Just auction it on Ebay. Sell
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
Can you really auction off an
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
FlySoHigh wrote: hold out for
tlynch5 wrote: Can you really
Take it and just leverage it
OP - just take the offer -
12-24 months - You can do
unless you have above a 3.7
bro1234 wrote: "GS offers
ModusOperandi wrote: bro1234
God of Wine wrote: turtles
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You need to accept the offer.
A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.
Can you move to a product
If worst comes to worst,
Reality hits you hard, bro...
tlynch5 wrote: Can you really
reddog23 wrote: tlynch5
YOU JUST GOT TROLLED
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"Please help me out! I have a
Same issue here. How would
"Same issue here. How would
Interesting... And sorry to
"And sorry to belabor this --
Okay great, thanks! Very
Obvious troll
If you wanted S&T, you should
You're an idiot if you don't
I wouldn't renege on goldman.
pestilence wrote: I wouldn't
A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.
dkn2101 wrote: You're an
Sign the offer. Renege if you
Follow-up question: Would the