I'm interested in on cycle, should I reach out to HHs?

Incoming FT, but an LMM-MM bank - stifel HC NYC. I want to recruit for on cycle but HHs have not reached out to me.

My goal is MM/UMM buyout, would love everyone's advice on how to go about this.

Thanks!

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Yeah may as well reach out. They’ll add you to their distro lists so you can stay on top of timeline / opportunities. However, I’d suggest having your story down and a decent idea of what type of firm you’re interested in. Nothing crazy at this point, but being able to speak somewhat knowledgeably is important.

 

UMM on-cycle will likely be a stretch, BB/EB will get majority of the looks but can't hurt to get in front of HH's just have to be sure you are ready for interviews. i think Stifel HC is one of their stronger groups tho, you'll likely have a better interview hit rate during off-cycle with some deal experience. FWIW I was in a similar tier bank/group and didn't get a single HH outreach oncycle unsurprisingly, but they consistently flooded my inbox a few months after and it allowed me to make more informed decisions on where I wanted to end up since off-cycle isn't a psycho 24 hour interview period. 

 
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I started in the 2020 class so on-cycle was delayed for everyone like almost a year due to covid so timing might not be apples to apples to your situation, but yeah I was a bit over a year on the desk when I began off-cycle interviews. Helped beef up my resume since I had gotten good deal and modeling experience I could speak to intelligently. This lined up with when HH's started reaching out to me for opportunities, probably spent ~2-3 months going through processes at a few places before taking an offer. 

 

Reach out to them if they haven't contacted you by August but make sure your resume is in great shape and you're polished and ready to present yourself very well to them (if not, need to prep more)

 

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