Am I in an okay spot to get into NYC banking full time?
Due to personal reasons I ended up missing out on a couple months of summer analyst recruiting and fell behind with my networking, applications, etc. I ended up getting back in the process super late and took a M&A generalist summer offer at a MM bank in Chicago (Piper, KBW/Stifel, Lincoln, Baird type). When full time recruiting comes around am I in an okay spot to move into banking in NYC? And does anyone have any advice on making that move?
additional details: semi-target east coast, non-diversity
I'd appreciate any words of advice, and I know this is very premature since I haven't even interned yet, but I guess it's more of a peace of mind thing.
Long story short: yes... but it will take significant work. First off you'll be recruiting with M&A experience at a respectable shop, but you have to network and strategize. Early spring I would start by reaching out to alum at firms you'd like to work at in NYC and just ask for "advice for your upcoming summer." This will show them you want to be a good intern and you are thoughtful and resourceful. Halfway through your SA stint reach out to those same people and say you like it... but you'd like to be at their bank because xyz. Assume 1 in 5 banks will hire full-time from non-interns, so basically network like hell 20+ places and you should be able to line up like ~4 interviews in which case the ball is in your court. All this is assuming you have solid credentials. Good luck!
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