Auto Ding?

If you are scheduled for a Super Saturday and request to go in a day or two early because of another Super Saturday (or for any reason), will that get you an auto ding, being that your priorities are obviously elsewhere?

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While it may be a minor point of discussion, it will certainly not be an auto ding for you. The bank should be more than willing to make adjustments for your schedule.

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If anything it signals to the bank that you're in demand. They've got to be understanding and they'll understand that you're making your first career move here.

 

I agree with CompBanker and Trampledmonkey. It will be probably be a point of discussion, and it does make you look in demand. Always seem passionate about the firm you are interviewing for even if you are not. Do some homework and know the recent deals/important news. If you do this it shows that your priorities are not elsewhere. It just shows that you are interviewing at multiple firms which everyone hunting for a job is doing.

 

Does this apply even if the firm you request to reschedule is only a MM (think Baird, Blair, etc.), and you are going to a BB bank (think Citi, BofA, Wachovia... yes I know Citi is in a different league than the other two, but lets just say for this example). I guess my worry is that they'll see it as a lost cause with the competition of the other bigger banks. Thanks

 

No it does not apply because lets face it. If you are interviewing with the likes of BoA (I am partial) and Citi and still entertaining MM that means you will not make it into a BB, they know this. Therefore, to them they will let you spread your wings but know you are not flying anywhere.

I only say this because a close friend with me at school was a tweener: Good enough to get all of the interviews but would not close at a BB and would crush a MM interview. If you are BB material you would not waste your time. For example, if you are Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Yale quality (Call these BoA, Citigroup, GS, ML, MS) you do not apply to University of Massachusetts for a safety (Weisel, Blair and Baird). BC, Williams, Duke, Brown, etc( call these Jeffries, RBC, Lazard) are your safeties.

 
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As someone who ended up turning down ML for BoA and Harvard for MIT. I use all of them with the same breath. Save that pettiness for those who cannot do either.

GS, ML, MS, etc like Harvard, Princeton, MIT etc are only elusive for those who never had the chance. Those of us who had the chance realize, though we are fortunate, it is not that big of a deal.

You are who you are no matter what your transcript or business card says. If you need that padding to make your work that much more credible than you probably suck anyway.

 

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