I'm currently a junior and I have an internship offer at a small no-name algorithmic prop shop. I also have a superday for a BB (GS/MS/JPM/BAML) for a middle-office position in market risk. The problem is that this superday is on the same day I have my flight out of the US to go back home for winter break (I'm an international student). I called HR to try and reschedule the superday but the HR woman said that they don't have any other superday dates next semester (I call bullshit but what can I do).
My dream would be to work in S&T for a BB and I have a few S&T interviews lined up at HK/London offices for BBs and am scheduled to hear back for OCR NYC interviews in Jan. My biggest concern is that, incase I don't get a S&T internship, I want to best position myself to re-recruit next year.
Is it worth the hassle and cost of postponing my flight ticket home by about 8 days (and a cost of around 250 USD) to attend this BB superday? Would the no-name algo prop shop or market risk at the BB better position myself for S&T FT recruiting in senior year?
Take the $250 hit. It's not that bad in the scheme of things, assuming you've got a place to stay/food for those 8 days. Take the extra days to meet up with alumni or other contacts you've networked with.
Only because it's a superday, you should probably go. Why can't you get a sooner flight?
If you're at a target with a superb GPA, and know for sure that you don't want to settle for MO, then I'd say just go home, but that's just me.
Id qui et provident numquam. Perferendis quia aut et ad.
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