FT recruiting is brutal

Interned at a top buyside internship and fumbled the bag without any reason that I know why.

Have had numerous 1st rounds, but can’t seem to make it past after they ask about the return status.

Sophomore year recruiting first round to superday conversion rate was nearly 100%.

Been recruiting since August- not sure how much more I can take.

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Define top buy side, are we talking like a silverlake type? At the end of the day you could always spin it as headcount issue regardless of whatever actual reason. Also look downstream at smaller industry boutiques like Raine, even though I know they’re already done

 

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