So here's an interesting question for everyone.
I would like to break this down into 2 groups of different people: 1) Undergrads, 2) BB Analysts looking at exit-ops
How many different firms do you guys find yourselves interviewing with? Do you ever find yourself interviewing with firms that you are not particularly interested in, as a backup? If so, how do you treat these interviews and how do you feign your interest? Is it better to have a focused interview process where you only interview with firms you are truly interested in, or to play the numbers game, just in case?
As an undergraduate I believe it's truly a numbers game (UCLA). Only VERY select people have the luxury of choosing which bank they want to work out. Every year during SA recruiting there's generally about 1-2 superstars at our school that snag up a sickening amount of offers. The rest end up going with where they happen to get accepted. Unfortunately, many are left out in the rain.
I'm sure it's a different story for working analysts.
I am an undergrad at a target and sent out as many resumes/cover letters as possible. For FT recruiting I dropped my resume for over 50 positions. Some I really wanted and others were backups. Of those 50 I got 2 FT offers. I went on many first rounds where I feigned interest. I did my homework for every single company and was always able to answer the question "Why our firm?" and at least seemed interested in their company. For the firms I was truly interested in I did more research and always tried to attend the info sessions and do the networking thing. In this market play the numbers game especially at the undergraduate level.
The point is not just to be employed while doing Audit if you are interested in M&A (or vice versa)
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