Best way to go about "shopping" a full time offer

I just received a full-time offer at a elite firm (think Greenhill, Lazard, Evercore, etc.) after my summer internship, but I am not 100% sure yet if it is for me, and I would like to see what my options are first with other banks.

Can anybody who has successfully "shopped" their offer give some advice on the best ways to do it? I won't have time to go through the normal full-time recruiting process because I have less than 2 months before my offer expires.

Thanks!

 

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I would suggest targeting the network you put together before internship interviews, and start doing so ASAP. Many firms, especially the top ones that I assume you will be looking at, have expedited processes for summers that get offers but are looking elsewhere. And I hate to tell you but this process has already begun. For instance the GS application deadline for summers was Aug 4, before most kids even had offers. If you missed these deadlines you may have to coordinate with HR to try to sneak into a super-day, otherwise you may have to revert to OCR/Regular FT recruiting. Best of luck. Source: In your same position but have been networking all summer

 

i have a related question:

if an interviewer asks if you're interviewing with other banks or if you have offers from other banks, even if you don't you should say you are/do, right?

but what if they ask you to name the specific banks? should you just pull out some random banks? what else can you do?

will the hr department contact the other hr departments to see if you actually interviewed/have an offer?

 
The Sour Patch Kid:
Regardless of industry, there are few reasons to NOT shop an offer...

Good point. Thanks. Any specific advice on how to approach this?

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

Do you think there is any chance that you can get an interview due to having another FT offer? Ie if you have an offer from one MBB, can you "negotiate" an interview with another?

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

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