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Typically FT recruitment will occur in the middle of the summer for most banks (EBs especially quick) as well as after the summer internship ends for their current SA class and they determine who gets a return offer, which interns accept, and how many spots are available. I know last year with COVID FT recruiting was kind of all over the place with some banks still recruiting later into end of the year but I think we can expect most banks to wrap up by the end of summer.
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Is it best to still target analysts for networking or is it valuable to network with more senior bankers?
I think for networking, associates are the sweet spot. A lot of newer analysts are scared of engaging HR and associates have the clout to have their recommendations taken seriously. VPs and above would have be an outlier in altruism to care about a junior trying to break in.
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