What it feels like to land an offer
For those who have broken into your desired firm/industry, what did it feel like when you got the offer? Did the initial moment of pure joy subside? Did you find yourself with the offer you wanted in hand, but not as initially happy as you thought you’d be - surprised by yourself? Lost in even greater comparison to others and feeling unsure of who you are? I’ve realized this about myself - that it’s hard to be perfectly content with so many options available and being influenced by where your peers end up. I was just wondering if anyone else felt the same way.
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Non-target to NYC EB.
Felt great initally because I worked so hard for it. The excitement subsided shortly after. Days later I realized I was still a sad boy.
Any advice for incoming freshman? School is semi-target but i;m non diversity :(
got my dream offer in april, life happiness still up at least 2 points (out of 10) since then.
Congrats on PJT/HL/EVR ;)
Any advice for incoming freshman at non target? Going to JHU
For me it basically came down to 3 components for an offer - networking, technicals, and "do I like this kid?"/behaviorals. (Aside from obvious things like reasonable gpa, why this firm, why this industry etc)
Networking is definitely a bit of a luck thing. You only need one from each firm - if you're able to get one, then ask that person if there's anyone else that they can put you in touch with.
The best way to prep technicals is by either practicing w a group or helping others prep for their stuff. Teaching something is one of the best ways you can develop a full understanding of something.
For the final part, honestly just be yourself and don't come off as a finance hardo. You'd be shocked by how many kids ask technical questions in info sessions, at least at my school. If you can legitimately be genuine and come across that way in a call, this step is basically already complete. best of luck!
Feel lucky and thankful more than anything
It was awesome, I ran around as soon as I hung up. When you see than nyc caller ID the feeling just washes over you. gl to all
Ah yes that NYC area code just for them to tell you that you got rejected
Not as happy as I thought I would have been at that initial point of receiving the offer, if I’m being completely honest. Might be attributable to arrival fallacy, maybe a little bit of not being completely happy before starting the lateral recruiting process, and also partially dreading the need to have the conversation with my former employer about leaving at that point.
Now that I’m a couple weeks in though, realizing I’m where I want to be, and actually appreciating the luck, hard work, and time spent in getting here, definitely happier.
Definitely hard to break out of that cycle of always comparing yourself to where others are. Haven’t completely broken it myself, but trying to put things into perspective a lot more.
Felt great then I woke up the next day with a terrible hang over
The thing is: it is never enough and once the initial euphoria subsides you start worrying/thinking about the next thing. I don’t know how to be content that’s both good and bad:
Could you pm me? Incoming freshman seeking advice
I’m a former non-target, non-diversity student. Just started FT at an NYC BB after successfully converting on the internship last summer.
The feeling of securing the SA offer, and eventually converting on the FT offer we’re both more of a relief than an excitement.
I think if you were truly under/unqualified, you would feel some overwhelming excitement. Otherwise, like most everyone else, you have been working hard for a very long time to prove your worth, and landing the offer is more of a relief — the sense of finally convincing someone else that your value is what you have always known yourself.
My friends took me our clubbing and that was cool, but if I’m being honest the only thing I looked forward to in that moment was accomplishing the next big career milestone, whatever I considered that to be at the time.
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