Scared of gambling
I have an upcoming interview at a BB (& confident of probably getting one or two other IB interviews), but I'm scared that if I stop applying to other banks before it's too late to guarantee more interviews, I risk turning out without a job for 2025—due to failing this upcoming interview due to bad luck or situations beyond my control, despite using up all my time for preparation, as opposed to applying to banks like Citi that will close applications by 30th. Just asking this to hear advice from voices outside my head, with regards to managing downside risk of not having a single offer for 2025 due to not applying to enough places & getting a safe numerical mass of different banks' highly selective interviews Also, for perspective on my dilemma, I'm non-target
Cast a very wide net nothing is guaranteed
Do you have any back up offers?
None for now
You can spend 100% of your time now preparing for your existing interviews.
You can spend 100% of your time now applying for new interviews.
It isn't a binary decision though. There's a lot combinations of those two numbers. I agree with other posters and your gut instict that you need to lean HEAVILY into new applications.
Don't faff about too much with existing preparation. Now I don't know your starting point, but come equipped with a solid technical base, competency basic outlines, and your "Why banking" and "Why Bank X" responses. Do not spend much time tailoring your response to an individual bank. They're all pretty much the same. Don't spend hours getting ready to evangelize citi's ESG program.
So to summarise, trust your gut, apply broadly.
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