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For someone who did recruiting for both, I can tell you that is not necessarily true. PM me if you want to ask me any questions. In fact, Asia may actually be harder to break in just because they don't recruit for that many spots in the first place (for HK, a typical BB SA class is 10-20 with a substantially lower offer rate than NY) and get applicants from not only the US, but UK and rest of Asia as well. But if you are an Asian native with relatively weak English skills, Asia will probably be easier for you.

 
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In my experience, Asia (HK) was definitely easier.

Background: Top academic school in the US, international student. (The school itself is not a target school for BB, and no I'm not from HK).

For the US, I rarely got through first round with BBs and even if I did HR recommended me to S&T (STEM Major, Asian name have to do anything with it...? idk, but that's how it felt when I was going through the process) Ended up getting couple MM IBD and HF (through Bloomberg Assessment Test Introduction) at the end of the process.

For HK, I got at least superday for every BB that I've applied to. If you don't speak Chinese, it is a bit harder for a bank like Citi. (Yes, they actually test you - to translate stuff - during the super day).

One thing that I would consider is that [I heard] HK has lower conversion rate for interns.

 

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