2025 Associate Recruiting - am I late to the party?

Hello,

I'm sure this is addressed somewhere in the archives but I don't use this platform much, so please forgive me in this regard. I am currently a full-time analyst at a LMM fund wrapping up their first year. I started getting approached by recruiters for 2025 associate positions a little over a month ago.

Recently I began reading more about the recruiting cycle, and from what I'm seeing, it's sounding more and more like this should have been a focus for me in late 2023. So my question is: from your experience, am I late to the party? Would now be the tail-end for 2025 recruitment? Any general advice?

Thank you,

BingChilling73

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