Summer 2026 Recruiting Timeline?
Could someone direct me to timeline by months for the recruiting process. For example these months u should network, study cases, this month applications open, this month first rounds, etc. I'm currently involved in ib recruiting as well and figuring out how to balance the two
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Yeah managing ib and consulting recruiting is rough I also did that and this is what I'd recommend.
Jan-March: too late for ib networking but can try, ib technicals, ib applications. start consulting recruiting in feb if ib is looking shit.
March-May: heavy consulting networking - reach out to more firms than you think you need. continue ib applications.
May-July: heavy case prep, re-connect with march network in june-july + network with more senior employees (hopefully with referral)
July-September: consulting applications, email networks about you applying, potentially look into economic consulting if mgmt consulting is looking shit.
(August maybe) - September: ib applications re-open for some firms so get back in touch in August and apply September. (note: hard to predict which ones will open but can email network and ask if they will)
post-september: continue ib, mgmt consulting applications. econ consulting applications will open around sept-oct so even starting networking for this in sept is fine
Tip: keep a really good comprehensive networking tracker - it will change the game
Also a lot of people applying IB to BBs also apply for their wealth management practices so that's a good option to keep open I think timeline is about the same.
PE applications are the same as IB but I don't think they re-open in August/September
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