When to stop recruiting
I realize this perspective is incredibly privileged and pretentious, but it's a genuine dilemma I’m facing and would like some advice. I’m currently a third year and, over the past year, I’ve received offers from seven firms (all IB, PE, or HF's). After my first offer that I accepted was rescinded due to changing business needs, I ended up accepting every subsequent offer out of fear that it will happen again.
At present, I’m happy with the hedge fund offer I’ve accepted, but I still find myself wanting to keep recruiting for better opportunities. What are the implications of continually reneging on firms that have extended offers to me? I feel guilty knowing close friends who have interviewed at the same places didn’t land anything for Summer ‘26 knowing I might be holding a seat that could have gone to them only to renege later.
How do you know when to finally stop recruiting? What’s the best way to decide you’ve secured the right offer that combines the culture, work-life balance, and career trajectory you’re ultimately looking for? Would appreciate any perspectives from those who’ve been in a similar position. I apologize for the pretentious post.
So you've accepted six different offers without letting any of them know you're pulling out? Respectfully, you're an asshole, a greedy one at that. After all that, dude still wants to recruit lmao. It seems there's no satisfying you so maybe just try doing all 6 at the same time during the summer
Thank you for your response, even if it’s a negative one. I only got the offer that I’ve decided to move forward with a couple days ago, so I plan on reneging on the rest this week.
I'd be pissed too if I was at Cantor Fitzgerald while some college kid is choosing between offers
So firms are allowed to hire and fire at a second's notice but a student can't do the same?
What a sperg
Definitely don't stop recruiting until you have claimed every spot at every bank.
So you should get 100 offers from each BB and 50-60 from each EB and only then can you take some pressure off the gas pedal.
I’m usually on the side of banks don’t care about you so just keep recruiting and renege, but you are like a fat kid in a candy shop. You know the answer is to stop recruiting now.
Search internally for the acceptance and recognition that it’s clear your parents never gave you but you so desperately crave
6-7 offers is usually enough.
Also dont u wanna like live ur life for a while
Thanks for the comment. I plan to enjoy my senior year. I've decided to stop recruiting because it's been constant stress the past two years.
Are u op or is this a troll comment?
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Do you happen to go to Stern and are part of any of the Big 4 (FS, IAG, QFS, PEG)?
I go to a public school
IU behavior
Thanos of try hard white collar culture
which hf
Smaller MM like Verition/Exoduspoint/Weiss
Look at BAM they have a process rn I think
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