Wharton/Harvard recruiting IB 27' SA / help
If i haven't networked at certain bank do I submit my app now then try to network or try to network then submit
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You'll never be able to network with every bank. That's why you target a few and slam apps on the others. And honestly speaking, some of the ones you never even networked for can be the ones that offer you the role. So just submit tbh. Maybe network with 1-2 more banks if you've got the time, but at this point applications are out, so whatever you've done to this point will be 99% of the networking done.
ok thanks - and if i do try to network with with a person at xyz bank should I apply first and wait to speak with them then apply
Apply then network, makes no difference at all
not trynna be that guy but does prospect in ib mean ur a student
Upperclassmen at H/W. Most of the interviews i got were through chats done after applications dropped / i applied
I was worried about this. I'm struggling to network and worried if it's too late since apps have already opened. You said it's worked for you but like what happens if banks reject you then you get referred - would the referral still count? How did you successfully network when apps opened up and is this a short window for networking?
Banks don’t send rejections until they fill their classes, at which point a referral means nothing anyway
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