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So you already landed the role but are considering scrubbing your resume to appear younger? Wouldn't it be too late as they would have already seen your resume?

Regarding the age, you'll be fine as long as you can take constructive criticism well and dont mind learning from people younger than you. Sounds like you've had an impressive career already.

 
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I got into an IB program at a reputable group in Canada, where there is far more laxness wrt candidate age/WE/pedigree.

I know the US is far, far more structured and rigorous. So, my plan is to leverage this position to try and lateral to a BB, in Toronto or the US if possible (I have a decently strong connection to two BBs in the US), but to do so, I want to scrub my age and graduation date a bit to make me appear a bit younger. I believe ageism is a way bigger thing in the US with its highly structured pathways and programs.

I already took five years for my undergrad, so I can say "class of XXX" and reduce a year, but I'm wondering if I can remove my graduation year altogether, remove my first year of non-relevant work experience, and skip right to me cofounding my own real estate investment firm and then make myself appear 2-3 years younger, which I believe will be more palatable to BB IBs as a transfer with some experience already in IB.

 

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