is it too late?

my options for FT IBD are dwindling... out of 8 interviews I've heard positively from 2, maybe 3, but I'm not banking on making it to superdays let alone get a full time offer from those. Is it too late for full time recruitment? What kind of banks are still recruiting in New York?

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KevinNYCA lot of the private (meaning non-public) banks are still in the midst of hiring season. Also a lot of research houses are still active. Are you dead set on ib?

yes, I have previous experience at a small shop, I want to move up into decently sized MM firms... currently interviewing with SG, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, and similar banks. Would it be too late to apply to other firms? I'm going to be calling a lot of banks tomorrow to see where they are in their recruiting schedule, but I'm a bit afraid that I waited too long / relied too much on my few interviews on working out to the end.

 

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