Volunteering in NYC - Do analysts have time?

Hey everyone,

I'm graduating in May and soon to be a 1st year analyst at a boutique bank in NYC. I was curious to know if other IB analysts/former analysts have had the opportunity to do any volunteering while working at the same time. I've been pretty active in volunteer work through HS/College and was hoping to continue doing so in the post-graduation.

Thank you in advance for the input

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

You can give half a day at a soup kitchen and get your hands dirty or push paper on the board of a nonprofit who desperately needs people with business/finance backgrounds.

NYC probably has the most volunteer opportunities of any city in the US.

Also, MBA adcoms love volunteering.

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