Preparing for Summer 2028 Internship Recruiting

How does one prepare  mentally for IB recruiting? I need to mentally prepare myself for summer analyst recruiting this upcoming winter. I heard horror stories about sleepless nights, losing friends, never touching  grass, being a linkedin gremlin... I like seeing the sun and hanging out with my friends. Does investment banking recruiting really mean leaving it all behind? Honestly not sure if i have it in me. 

I heard that equity research, asset management, and sales and trading are much more reasonable. Do those even require as tight timelines? 

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SnT shouldn’t be any lighter recruiting wise. Plus if you’re recruiting for T you have to be pretty niche already and successfully network just as much as IB.

 

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