Sep 04, 2020

How helpful will a BB sophomore IB internship be for recruiting?

Hi, I am a rising sophomore and will be recruiting for SA 2022 but I had a query regarding that. I know a BB IB sophomore internship is very difficult to get and usually makes recruiting for Junior internships easy, but I was wondering how much will it be helpful if I get a sophomore BB (GS/JPM/MS) IB internship but not in the US. I will be recruiting for US SA 2022 though. So, just wondering if it would still be helpful.

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Intern in PE - LBOs

Obviously it will, lol. The fact it's in a different country helps even more, I'd imagine you're bilingual? Either way, yes it'll help...lmao.

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I am billingual but not in a language that has any importance in the states. I am crazy to think that they'll prefer a guy with a boutique internship in US over a guy with a BB IB internship outside of US right?

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Agree with what has been said above. I feel that a soph BB internship anywhere would help you.

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... what type of question is this? no offense, that’s very impressive. weird flex but okay.

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Bump - If anyone who works at a bank can chime in. Would you discount the value of the BB internship if it is from outside the US?

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