Not the best position to be in. Most people at this point have their offers -- for the big names they're done for the most part I believe. Still some MM / lower-BB postings going up so you wouldn't be screwed, but if I were you I would still be applying/networking to hedge my bets. The longer it takes the worse your odds are.

 

Are you applying for FT or SA?

FT is more or less done. Maybe a few stragglers opening up one-off positions in their groups if they just got approved for 1 more analyst or something

SA is wrapping up but still some processes ongoing

I would start looking into IB-adjacent jobs - boutique firms, corp banking, big 4 "IB", valuation. Anything you can transfer to IB after a summer or a year.

 

Because it potentially puts you in August with no job and no additional year of school to get a FT job... it's next to impossible to get a first job when you've already graduated months ago. If you got BB SA then sure, worth extending grad or doing a masters, but I wouldn't just float past grad with no FT job for a tiny boutique internship

Stuff like the things I listed above will be 1 year in that seat and then you can happily lateral to BB/EB/MM IB, it's a well-trodden path

 
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dude idk why you're fighting with me on this.. start a new thread and ask if people think you should pursue a FT job in some IB-similar role or a SA at a no name boutique with no guarantee of a FT offer and see what people who actually work in the industry say.

yeah hopefully you get a return offer but it's not for sure. if you don't get an offer you are completely screwed. why not just get a FT job... again, maybe at a BB this calculus works out but a no name boutique is not worth potentially having no job for the chance to intern at

 
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Saw that the posting says generalist. Is the entire process actually generalist, or will a specific group contact you if selected for interviews?

 
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I got my SA offer deep into November a few years back. I secured an internship in deal advisory around the same time which took some pressure off. I would leave no stone unturned and hit up every MM, global banks, boutiques, & especially banks frequently reneged on. I started full time this summer and there are analysts in my class who interviewed as late as the spring. It’s not over until you tap out

 

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