vacation during on cycle…
Supposed to be out of the country for the last week of August - should I cancel my trip to be here in case on cycle starts then?
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Regardless of recruiting, taking a vacay during your first month on the desk is bold...
Probably a rising second year. First years likely don't have any accrued vacation days they can even take then..
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Yeah… saw someone get burned hard because they were traveling during oncycle
Yeah… saw someone get burned hard because they were traveling during oncycle
OP here. The trip is for a pretty important wedding… any thoughts on when on cycle is gonna be? Know it’s impossible to tell but is there like a 3 week range?
No one knows now, even headhunters. However, they will most likely know the week before. If it’s that important, maybe keep it booked and then cancel last minute if on-cycle happens then?
Bruh what.
It’s for an important wedding. Even if on-cycle starts, what’s the worst scenario? Taking a call at a weird time due to different time zone?
Come on, you can’t be for real.
Go to the wedding dude. Esp if it's close friend / family and it's already locked on. Stuff like that is way more important than banking or the PE dog and pony recruiting cycle
More to life than on-cycle, take the damn vacay especially for an important wedding, and in the chance you miss on-cycle there will still be plenty of great seats that you'll get opportunities for.
Gotcha thanks for the perspective
I recruited and landed an offer just after Covid when everything was still largely virtual while on vacation in Hawaii. A little different situation but it was brutal due to the time difference. The HH was aware but I don’t think the firm I interviewed with was. Hardest part was having to turn around the model test. Thankfully by this part of the trip (visited multiple islands) I was at least in Honolulu and was able to buy a cheap monitor and keyboard to use at my resort.
I would give up many things in life to have a virtual oncycle. Hats off to u
Go on the trip. Oncycle will be happening in late August. You can't go early than the next year decide to go a month later. The headhunters are more prepared than last year so they will be pushing their clients to go because if you're not first you're last. HOWEVER..
1. More candidates than ever are sitting out of on-cycle (this is your advantage)
2. You can still participate when you get back. The only actual funds that essentially do "on-cycle" within a day or so are MFs. When you get back I guarantee you that "on-cycle" will still be happening and plenty of opportunities will still be available throughout September and October.
3. On-cycle is for 2025, so if you're currently in your first year and looking at 2024 opportunities, work with a headhunter to see what those are since firms are recruiting now and likely may stop their search to not coincide with 2025 on-cycle
Please go to the wedding. You're not going to be on your deathbed thinking "damn I wish I skipped that wedding to recruit for a job" but you very well might regret missing the wedding.
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