i have recieved offers from target unis for bsc economics starting sep 2025 , howver during uni i do not want to apply to spring weeks or summer interships for various reasons , will my chances to break in be reduced if say i apply to ib firms 6mo or a year after graduating , as i have heard the recruioting process is very rigid?
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That's a lot of spelling mistakes in your post.....
Apologies , i rushed writing the post.
Most likely cooked
Why don’t you want to apply for spring weeks and internships
Thing is , I understand the recruiting process is intensive eg online assesments , hirevue , perfecting cv ,etc etc. Takes a lot of deidcation and hard work on top of keeping up with uni work , even after that yr 1 analyst is intense work weeks 70hr-100hr from what i've heard.
I want to sort of take it easier at uni and apply after i guess.
You don't do nearly enough at Year 1 to justify not applying to SW if you are truly serious about a career in IB. Year 2 and 3 will only get WAY worse, Year 1 is simply laying the foundations. Why do you think you will cope even better in Y2 and 3 applying to Summers and Grad offers when it will only get MUCH more intense? If you cba to do this stuff when you are not busy at all what makes you think you can when it gets crazy?
Is your chance to get into IB negatively affected by being completely unwilling to engage in the recruitment process?
Err yes, obviously.
Having a degree from a target is not enough to break into IB, why do you think people do all these internships?
Ok fair enough , the recruiting process is that rigid . How badly would you say my chances are affected?
Reading your replies, you're clearly not serious lol and you wouldn't last in IB so I'm just not gonna bother to entertain this further.
0% honestly have you bothered to research this forum ?
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