Curious what some of the most impressive applicants for IB roles you guys have come across? I ask because I recent hire we had for a MD role blew me away:
-No name inner city school in Brooklyn
-Princeton undergrad cum laude
-8 years in navy seals with multiple deployments
-2 years working in India/Sri Lanka for a renewable resource company
-Harvard MBA
-Post MBA associate at megafund
Whats are some of the most impressive people you guys have come across in finance?
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Only cum laude? That's like 75% percentile, how plebeian.
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