Postponing BB IBD start-date (full-time)
Completed a summer internship in 2011 and received an offer of employment. Contract for joining (BB in IBD) for full-time states august as starting date. However, if unable to graduate in time, are banks open to postponing the starting date to January? I know some interns from my class started in January 2012. However, I very much doubt it would be possible for someone set to start full-time in August 2012 to postpone the starting date to January 2013 (when having completed the internship in 2011). Nevertheless, thought I'd pose the question: What do you do when you know beforehand you won't be able to graduate in time for when your full-time employment starts? Is there any way in which to negotiate your way out of this? Do you miss out on your offer of employment due to this?
no. you are screwed
contact HR. I'n my experience there is very little chance they would work with you, but I'd go ahead and give it a shot.
What about Summer classes? Can you fulfill your requirements for graduation over the summer?
I would expect them to say no
Odds are you are fucked. Why are you not able to graduate on time? Maybe if there is a legitimate reason (as in you not being a fucking dumbass) they MIGHT be able to do something but even then I still doubt it.
Talk to HR, and also your past group managers if that is where you are placed. Take summer classes if not, maybe they bring you on as another SA gig this summer and you have to do the whole thing all over again to get a FT offer.
Not being able to graduate on time is probably the worst excuse that you can use to postpone your start date and typically not considered as a valid excuse. Personally I have never heard of anyone who delayed their start date because of this.
Talk to HR. Not a big deal at all. Ignore posts above saying you're fucked.
Fucked but you may at least try to talk to them. Every bank I know just rescinds the offer (won't particularly be hard given the current employment environment at the BBs).
If you have some courses to finish then simply finish them in the first summer session. Take all of them in the first session and if your school has a limit on courses then just tell them to make an exception. I know quite a few people who graduate in May or June and then complete any left over courses in the first summer session. Work with your school on this. Go to the effin dean of your school if you have to and tell them about your offer and how you must finish your courses before August. You have an offer from a BB dont do anything stupid that will ruin your chances.
I think you'd be much better off trying to work with your school.
Won't have graduated by time job starts (Originally Posted: 03/06/2013)
I may have an offer for a full-time position starting this summer, but am short 1 class for graduation in May.
What should I do? Take it concurrently during the summer when I'm working, or will they even verify that I've actually "graduated" ?
Ask your adviser if you can just test out of it or do a research paper to compensate for it
Will Graduation Date affect F/T Offer? (Originally Posted: 05/09/2010)
I got summer internship from GS. i have a question as to the f/t offer. assuming i am offered a f/t offer at the end of my summer internship. mostly, i will be expected to start working f/t in next june/july. but i have to take one class in next summer, which means i will graduate in aug. 2011. in this case, will it affect me to get the f/t offer? thx!
Why don't you just take on one extra class during the semester? It won't kill yiou.
I have 4 major classes left and each has prerequisite, so I must spend 3 semesters to have all of them done. I have planned to take one this summer. But it's said I will work over 40 hrs/week at GS, which makes taking summer class impossible.
Yes. They will fire you the moment you step in the building for "being late."
LOL. On a serious note, I've found that its virtually impossible to secure an offer for a FT analyst position (starting in June) as a December graduate. In fact, an insider told me one BB throws out apps for December graduates.
I have no idea who told you this. I had no problem securing multiple offers and neither did any of my classmates.
-shrugs- Guess I wasn't good enough then, and they were trying to sugar coat it.
Did they give you their logic?
Most interviewers didn't care that I was finishing school and many were impressed I was able to finish early and have good internship experience during my semesters.
The OP's issue is a little more severe, as most places require that you start in July (by which time he will not have graduated yet). The only insight I can offer for his situation is to look at big 4 accounting. CPA rules were recently changed so all incoming accountants need to take additional courses, so I know most big 4 has pushed back their start dates.
Are you kidding? IBD SA -> Big 4. Worst. Downgrade. Ever.
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It shouldn't matter. It's got to be something else.
winter session?
Unfortunately, it seems the class won't be available in winter.
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