Advice on Re-Recruitment (Part 2)
Hi,
This is in relation to a post I previously made on re-recruiting.
I am currently a junior in college and set to graduate in May 2027. I went through investment banking recruiting for the summer after my junior year of college (Summer 2026), but I was not able to get an offer in investment banking. However, I did get an offer that I accepted at a reputable bank for transaction banking for Summer 2026, but I don't want to do that. Investment banking is my goal. I am now planning on re-recruiting by pushing my graduation date back and recruiting for Summer 2027 internships. I have a few questions about my transaction banking summer analyst role.
On my resume that I am using to apply for Summer 2027 investment banking internships, is it fine if I have "Incoming Transaction Banking Summer Analyst at Reputable Bank" for Summer 2026, even though "Reputable Bank" is expecting me to graduate in May 2027? Additionally, if I do get a return offer from "Reputable Bank" while also having an investment banking Summer 2027 offer, how do I navigate this?
One final question that I have is regarding the graduation date on my resume. Does it matter what I put on my resume in terms of graduating in December 2027 or May 2028? If I list May 2028 but end up finishing in December 2027, will that affect my eligibility? And vice versa as well? It's a little far out so not exactly sure about when I'm graduating. And also do banks favor seeing one graduation date over another, and if so, which one do they prefer?
this is fine just have a tangible reason for pushing back graduation and a way to talk about it as a value add
Gotcha thanks!
This reminds me of kids who would get held back to play another year of high school football
Here’s how I’d handle it:
Short answer on dates: Dec 2027 vs May 2028 does not matter much. You will start full-time with the July 2028 class either way.
This is a huge help, thank you so much! I have a couple follow-up questions for you if you don't mind. In your third bullet you mentioned that I need to let HR know that I'm extending my graduation, but should I do that before or after I get the IB SA 2027? I would think I need to do that after I have secured an IB SA 2027, correct?
Again, thank you so much for your assistance!
Happy to help.
Does that make sense? General approach is keep quiet, land the SA '27, and let TB know as late as possible.
How are you planning to delay graduation?
I am thinking about two ways:
I'm not exactly sure which way to go yet. Most likely number 1, but I need to discuss more with my parents as they are paying for my tuition
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