2020 IB FT at this point?

I did an internship at a BB this summer but didn't receive FT offer because of headcount. It came a little as a shock so I missed the boat on recruiting, tried to network to get superdays but didn't have any luck with receiving offers, and by now I know everything is already full.

Would boutiques still be hiring? What is the process with off-cycle recruiting? Any advice on what to do? Feeling pretty discouraged at this point.

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Advice - keep looking and applying. Nothing more you can do honestly. Have a better answer for why you didn’t get an offer and look at other cities (ATL, CHL, CHI, LA, etc) and look for small boutiques as well. I know of one boutique in particular in LA that has not started full time yet so there are opportunities. Best of luck.

 

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