Impact of COVID on Investment Banking Associate recruting

Hey guys,

With investment banking events being mostly virtual this fall and with a lot of foreign citizen's currently not being able to obtain visas, is there going to be a dramatic change in Investment Banking recruiting? Or are banks just going to adjust and bring in smaller #'s of summer associates?

Curious as to what you all think COVID and visa restrictions are going to do to the associate recruiting process.

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Investment banking will move online, we will communicate with each other via a VR office, play golf with clients using VR and motion control. No visa needed.

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