Any sense of the extent to which the market downturn and BB layoffs will negatively impact my recruiting season?
Any firms that you think are "targets" for me?
I summered at little-known boutique and received an offer. I have a 3.82 humanities GPA, and attend an Ivy with pretty strong banking recruiting. I consider myself a strong interviewer.
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Then you have nothing to worry about.
if you have a 3.8 at an ivy with strong recruiting and ended up at a no-name boutique, you are not a strong interviewer.
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