Narrowing Down Choices
Hi guys,
I'm currently trying to narrow down choices for my summer internship. I currently have one offer - a generalist offer at BAML IB and GCM. I have final rounds at Bain, Moelis, Audax, and Barclays, and am waiting to hear on Morgan Stanley.
I would like to start narrowing down some of these final rounds; no point in flying up to interview if I wouldn't take the job over my current offer. So what do you guys think?
I'd take every one of those interviews over BAML.
why?
Because I think the deal flow and experience would be better at all of those firms.
I think you should make a decision on Bain, however. It's unrelated to the rest of your interviews.
BAML is top 3 or 4 in the league tables every year...i'd say they have some deal flow
^^^ that's what I was thinking too. Although one argument I've heard counter to that is that they also have a lot more analysts to share that deal flow
Agree with the above. Before narrowing down based on reputation or alleged deal flow - what do you want to take away? Do you already know what you'd like to do FT?
MS Moelis Barclays-BAML Bain Audax
I've been leaning towards banking the entire time, but lately the idea of working less hours and having a more set track, i.e. consulting, has seemed appealing. But if it helps you guys out, forget Bain. Just help me narrow down the rest
Which group at Audax? I had to look them up and they seem to be divided by city/group.
Mikebrady's ranking unless you have a strong interest in PE/mezzanine.
Thats foolish...take every single interview and explore every opportunity...you never know when you might need to hit them back up down the road if you can an offer and take a different one
Agreed with Pike.
Have the offers in hand before you begin to narrow down choices. If, for example, Bain is your last choice on the list and you chose to interview. Because you thought of them in a "negative" light, you will reflect the negative "energy" to your interviewer whether it be your facial expressions or body gestures or simply the way you speak to them.
The interviewers can tell and will ding you immediately. I am speaking from first hand experience where I thought less of a MM shop and didn't even get past the second round phone interview.
Be very careful but good luck, its a great problem to have.
Thanks everyone. I think that's what I'll do then - go to all the interviews and see where I get the offers and then decide from there.
And EuroLocust, it's Audax PE at Boston.
Great, then you should really pursue that opportunity!
Good luck with Bain as well - I once interviewed with them and they managed to turn me from a "would be nice" attitude to a "I really want this" within a 15 min speech from their partner. A great place to be in consulting!
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