FT Recruiting Timeline?

I’ve heard processes are more unstructured than SA, but when is outreach advised/ application timeline.

Sooner the better, or wait until later in summer after some experience?

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Class of '29 Nov 2026 Cohort

5.00/5

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“Wilson was incredibly helpful throughout our mentoring session. He communicated exceptionally well and took the time to research my background beforehand, which made the conversation feel personalized and meaningful. He started the call with enthusiasm and guided me through everything step by step, making it easy to discuss my goals and concerns. He also generously spent more than 30 minutes with me, allowing me to ask all the questions I had wanted to discuss with a mentor since joining WSO. I genuinely appreciated his preparation, patience, and willingness to help. Wilson represents exactly the kind of mentor I was hoping to find when I chose WSO, and this experience reinforced why I decided to join the platform in the first place.”

Class of '28 Nov 2026 Cohort

4.56/5

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“Very easygoing, helped quite a lot with the specific questions I had with how AI is changing the work analysts are doing. Really helped with narrowing down my focus on what's important to be focusing on. It was very easy to understand, even though the call audio disconnected for a second. All of this, on top of the fact that I scheduled it last night and had a conversation with him pretty much 12 hours after scheduling, the ease of scheduling is quite significant. Overall, I put a 9 because I think the communication with it lagged once for a little bit, plus the noticeable French accent kind of bumped it down from a 10, but everything else was fabulous. ”

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