Breaking In For Free

Hey Yall,

I have been trying to break into IB for a long time. I have also offered to work for free for many firms, because of my genuine interest. With one firm I had been interviewing for 3 weeks and on week 4 & 5 I had to create a deliverable. I had created the dilverables and submitted it. After the 5 week the dude had ghosted me. Now I dont even know what to do. I graduated a few months ago too. I want to be a banker. Do I keep pushing???

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