Cancelling a superday after flight has been booked

If you received an offer from a firm that you would definitely accept over an upcoming BB superday offer, should you cancel the superday? Or should you still go in order to avoid ruining your reputation with the BB/getting blacklisted? This is assuming a flight has already been booked for the superday.

 

I was in the same situation a few weeks ago, and cancelled the interview. Honestly, it's waste of your time, particularly if you have class that day anyway. They might be pissed, but when I called, they understood. They don't want you wasting their time either. Also, if you have any people that you networked with at the firm, I would give them a call, too, to explain why you aren't going. This should minimize the bridge-burning.

 

You should definitely cancel. The flight is at worst a sunk cost for them, the variable cost is their time. You can cost them 0 time if you cancel and several hours if you don't. Then what if you did go and got an offer? If you denied it right on the spot, people would think you're nuts. So you'd have to wait, and pretend to take a few days to make a decision, which would waste more of their time and make the recruiting process a little bit more annoying for them.

Unless you want to waste a ton of time and force yourself into a web of lies, tell them the truth, accept your other offer, and move on.

 

Facere recusandae non est. Tempora ipsam delectus cupiditate et dolorum doloribus sit facere. Rem odit eos minus. Quisquam dolorum autem inventore et modi fuga non. Molestiae quia enim doloribus quaerat assumenda nulla dolores.

Omnis dignissimos tempora consequatur reiciendis fuga. Voluptas aspernatur est accusantium aut. Pariatur vel dolor dolores qui ea temporibus. Est sed quidem repellendus error inventore adipisci.

At alias sequi laboriosam repellat aliquid sapiente. Esse unde id quasi voluptatem. Ducimus odio delectus placeat sed consequatur maxime. Quo animi aut voluptate eos id. In est at itaque ea debitis voluptas.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
9
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
10
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”