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.
Look through other recent FT Recruiting threads. A user by the name of Entrepreneur Hero (or something like that) has some helpful tips.
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