is it too late?

Sophomore target school. I’ve applied to very few of mid-market IB summer internships but started later than ideal. I haven’t done much networking yet and my technical knowledge is decent. Is it still worth pushing hard over the next month, or should I pivot to other finance roles and focus on recruiting for other finance jobs? I don’t want to regret not trying.

Keep recruiting or pivot

Keep recruiting
77% (10 votes)
Pivot
23% (3 votes)
Total votes: 13
2 Comments
 

bro what, it's jan 15th. keep recruiting and don't let the gatekeepers stop you. All it takes is a couple good chats to land you an offer .

 

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