What happens if a recruiter reaches out to you?

Should I feel confident? happy? nothing? 

I am not too sure how this all works, apparently someone forwarded a recruiter my resume and they emailed me to apply (keyword: apply!) for a BB IB role. Personally, I am not quite sure what to make of it or if it even means anything special. I am a first generation at a super non-target but I got incredibly lucky my freshman year and landed a BB internship and another at a VC micro fund. Anyhow, I am not sure to make this a big deal but the bank that reached out to me seems great and I would love to have an opportunity there. But, does it mean I have much stronger chances? 

Thank you all!

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Thank you so much for your kind words. I see you broke into IB, so congratulations to you as well!

 

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