What do you mean after graduation you clueless intern

ft recruiting happens in august how did you even get a cs offer 💀

 
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Why are you calling the guy an intern when you are yourself a fucking intern, intern

 

The way things are looking...probably very difficult. Recruiting without a return offer is tough in general and we all know more layoffs are coming. How many people in your program rerecruited 2Y WITH an offer? I would guess under 10%. 

 

I was dead set on working at a BB. I'm incredibly frustrated right now.

Am I being unreasonable?

 

I would recommend going to CS this summer if they honor the offers since there’s not many options right now. Full time recruiting is pretty difficult but some regional offices usually have spots and EBs in NY. You just have to proactively network beforehand 

 

The deal is closing in April or 2Q at latest, so I would not be so sure CS has a class or even exists by this summer. Ideally UBS honors offers, but they've been pretty clear they are going to wind down a lot of CS

OP, I would not renege the CS offer quite yet, but keep recruiting in the meantime... see if you can land a lower MM, that will take at least a month to actually get an offer and you should have more answers from CS by then

A lot of people who had 2020 SA offers pulled with COVID kept one line on their resume saying the internship was canceled so people knew they had a good IB offer at one point. Might be worth doing if you're headed to FT recruiting. People will cut you more slack for having a mediocre junior internship since this was so out of your control

 

Such a terrible position to recruit from. I would start looking for alternatives asap because even if the SA program goes forward, continuing on to full time at UBS will be such a crapshoot. Look for anything above a regional boutique. Be prepared for a tough market, though. When I was lateral recruiting for analyst spots this winter (post layoff) there were only a few name brand banks with openings compared to a dozen smaller boutiques I spoke to looking for analysts.

Not sure how it is for internship spots or how it will be a year from now when you full time recruit, but best of luck man. I have friends incoming at CS and really feel bad for the class. UBS too honestly since there are planned cuts all around at the new entity. It sucks and it’s out of your control. You can be proud of getting the offer in the first place, though.

 

I’ll begin by saying that I am genuinely sympathetic for everyone in this position. By no fault of their own whatsoever, a class of interns and incoming analysts is now in a state of nervous precarity at best, and joblessness at worst.

The good news is this: if you had the background to get a role at CS, prestigious until not long ago, you’ll likely not experience much difficulty in impressing less prestigious firms. Of course, many won’t see this as a prize. There’s little WSO loves more than bashing MMs, and perhaps many in the CS crowd even partook in this condescension itself. I see it even in these comments. If that’s you, be aware that no one owes you anything, and that appreciation and humility goes a long way.

Whilst it would be ideal to end up at another BB, and you should absolutely try for one, given the current lateral market this appears unrealistic. At this point, I’d take IB at a solid (stable) MM over CS. The competence that landed you at CS will continue to serve you well.

If you’re so condescending about things that you’d rather risk unemployment than land at a firm you see as below you, recognize that there may be consequences for this choice.

 
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I'll begin by saying that I am genuinely sympathetic for everyone in this position. By no fault of their own whatsoever, a class of interns and incoming analysts is now in a state of nervous precarity at best, and joblessness at worst.

The good news is this: if you had the background to get a role at CS, prestigious until not long ago, you'll likely not experience much difficulty in impressing less prestigious firms. Of course, many won't see this as a prize. There's little WSO loves more than bashing MMs, and perhaps many in the CS crowd even partook in this condescension itself. I see it even in these comments. If that's you, be aware that no one owes you anything, and that appreciation and humility goes a long way.

Whilst it would be ideal to end up at another BB, and you should absolutely try for one, given the current lateral market this appears unrealistic. At this point, I'd take IB at a solid (stable) MM over CS. The competence that landed you at CS will continue to serve you well.

If you're so condescending about things that you'd rather risk unemployment than land at a firm you see as below you, recognize that there may be consequences for this choice.

I don’t think anyone is knocking MMs, but I doubt any are recruiting currently for SAs. That ship has probably sailed and the market is materially tougher now.
 

Also, MM stability is always a bit of a crapshoot, look at Blair who had deep cuts.

 
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Yikes, lot of commenters here talking from straight conjecture and guesses. I work at CS (for now lol) and we’ve been told point blank by HR that ALL intern offers for this summer will be honored (let me repeat that: ALL of them). I have zero idea (same as everyone here on this thread) what FT offers will look like or if there even will be any, but at this point you and any other incoming ‘23 CS intern are better off just taking the internship and FT recruiting from there.

 

I wonder why HR isn't communicating this directly to interns if they're so sure? It's like how CS said all bonuses would

100% be honored then the Swiss govt overturned that the next day.

 

I'll be honest. I wouldn't put all your eggs in one basket and rely on this comment. I think CS will honor offers assuming the merger won't close until end of year. If it closes by end of Q2, which is what UBS thinks, then it's not up to CS

 

Does this Mean incoming FT offers will be honored as well?

 

I work at CS. I too heard, though informally, that all internship offers will be upheld. I understand it's a tough time but hang in there! It makes more sense to do the internship and re-recruit. All the best, may the regulators decisioning be with you !

 

I wonder why HR isn't communicating this directly to interns if they're so sure? It's like how CS said all bonuses would

100% be honored then the Swiss govt overturned that the next day.

 

So, just to clarify, you think taking the internship & re-recruiting after internship would be better than taking an MM SA offer (I'm UBS)?

 

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