Take Internship but Keep Recruiting?

Hi all,

I'm a rising sophomore who just got an offer for a big 4 audit internship next summer. I'm targeting finance (IB specifically, although interested in buy-side as well). I'm doing a corporate finance internship at a boutique in my city and I also was on a search fund last semester. I'm worried that it'll look weird if I go from finance to accounting when I want to do finance. But I also know it can be tough to get a job so I'm thinking of accepting the offer for next summer but recruiting for (Canadian) pensions/other IB/corpfi roles at bigger companies and reneging if I land one. Given that this is a role in another industry, do you think it would be wise to accept and keep recruiting, or should I just decline and move forward?

For a little extra background, Canadian, not a target, 4.0 GPA.

Thanks

3 Comments
 

Rerum nihil quia et neque quidem. Aut sit et placeat ea. Et dolor molestias ipsam et qui et. Vel saepe voluptatem omnis tempora error. Tenetur est vel fugit nostrum sed. Doloremque magnam qui officia harum saepe ea vero.

Maxime numquam voluptatem eius nihil. Sunt itaque eaque et totam expedita et. Quia commodi officiis praesentium. Sint hic laboriosam voluptates rerum id. Sint repellat cupiditate perspiciatis vel dignissimos. Quod dolores iusto quia dolor dolor. Similique et et quas ipsa sapiente explicabo quisquam.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (27) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”