No offer, grad in 2 weeks, am I cooked?

I'll be done my undergrad in two weeks and still don’t have a full-time offer lined up. I’ve been recruiting for corporate finance & IB roles over the past few months, but nothing has landed so far. I’ve had several final rounds, some “we’ll keep your resume on file,” and a lot of ghosting. 

For context:

  • Major: Finance & MIS
  • Relevant experience: a couple internships across tech and finance (Data Engineering & Commercial Banking)
  • mid GPA
  • Location target: Canada although I'm open to anything
  • I’m willing to start in any adjacent role just to get my foot in the door with the goal eventually being IB.
  • Taking CFA 1 in May

I’m starting to worry that I’m running out of time and won’t have anything lined up by graduation. For those of you who’ve been through this:

  • How bad is it really if I graduate without an offer?
  • Any ideas for roles that are easier to break into near graduation but still lead back to IB? Has anyone made the transition form Commercial -> IB? I see this as the only viable option I have right now.
  • Any roles that value a background in tech in a non-finance role?
  • Am I completely cooked for IB? Is there still hope to pivot after 3-5 years in commercial + CFA?
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Associate 1 in IB - Gen

Don’t waste a single second more on CFA if you actually want to do IB, useless and complete time suck.

Yeah I agree with this. I passed CFA L1 shortly after undergrad and in IB recruiting people were really vocal in telling me they don't give a shit. 

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