Have been told in my mid-summer review and otherwise that I am on track to receive an offer at the end of the summer. I think I have been doing well but don't know if this is something they tell everyone or if they actually mean it. for those that have gone through junior IB internships would you be able to share if you got an offer (or didn't) when you were told you are on track to receiving an offer?
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Don't overthink it. They're not trying to trick you, most banks have 90%+ offer rates and you have to really mess up to not get an offer. Even those with lower rates would give you some pointed feedback by this point. Keep doing what you're doing for the next 3 weeks.
agree with the Aso 3’s comment above
dont overthink it. If you’ve asked for honest, candid reviews of your performance and suggestions to get better, you should have received input on where you can improve. They wouldn’t withhold anything.
the most important things are
1) producing good work but more importantly showing improvement. It’s about where you finish, not where you start (e.g. Wharton versus liberal arts college kids will have different learning curves). Don’t don’t don’t repeat mistakes, do good work, and ask good questions when relevant. This is the easy part, the only input is effort - totally in your control
2) attitude and culture fit: Luckily attitude is totally in your control. Obviously (or, not so obviously, since some people fuck this up) have a good attitude, be willing to work hard late nights and not complain (or brag) about it. Recognize you are an intern and don’t overstep boundaries / be too casual.
team fit is the element to the least of your control, but it’s important to come off as a likable, socially competent guy. Some groups are fratty, some nerdy, some sharp elbowed, etc... just don’t be an outright freak
The thing that fucks with me is some give responses like above saying not to make any mistakes twice or you wont get offer and others say you have to really fuck up to not get it.
Making a mistake twice is super reasonable, as long as you don’t continuously fuck up the same shit after your analyst has corrected you and explained it several times to the point where it’s like “come on dude”, you’re probably fine
I think I did really well (like full points) in the review in technical skills, team fit, work ethic, attitude and knowledge retention but the one place where I am getting dinged is attention to detail which I think is the most important one.
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