William Blair FT

Does anyone know what the ft recruiting process is like at WB in Chicago? doing my junior sa at a smaller mm this year and would be my goal of landing a ft spot there.

On linkedin I've really only seen people lateral to WB after some FT work at another bank. anybody have experience/knowledge ab this?

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Got placed into FT recruiting at WB by a connection I know there. The applications open towards the end of the summer but it seems like there is a lot of weight on networking. I know for a fact that they can suggest people and you can probably get a first round.

 

Since I networked with someone that I knew beforehand, YMMV. But, I reached to him around End of June and he kept me updated on when applications were opening and him submitting his recommendation. 

 

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