Dealing with Rejection
Got rejected from my two top EBs after having superdays with both. Feel as if i worked hard but not hard enough given the outcome. I’ve focused so much time on these two firms the past year and now feel discouraged about the rest of recruiting.
So close yet so far and that’s what stings the most about it. I’m trying to use it as fuel and motivation to keep going but I’m struggling. I know it’s not the end of the world, but would appreciate hearing some of your rejection stories and how things worked out in the end.
Cheers
Happened to me as well- I would take a bit of time to relax and recalibrate. I was also overtly fixated on a firm (EVR) for a lot of this year and ended up getting rejected after a superday. After a couple days, you realize it's not the end of the world.
After that break, start thinking about what you could have done better or prepped more for. Was it the technicals? (you mentioned EBs and those tend to be very technical). Or was there industry research/deal-work you could have done better.
Which ones were they, if you don't mind asking. From my experience, you have to prepare a bit diff for each firm.
My dude only a few banks have recruited so far. Keep your head up and keep grinding! No reason to sulk, plenty of people fail on several superdays (the conversion rates can be horrible sometimes) but all it takes is one success. Learn from your mistakes and keep grinding
Figure out your weak areas and improve on them. Crush the next round of interviews and you can lateral after a summer or might be across the table down the road with a little extra motivation to get the best deal for your client. Best of luck moving forward — it’s all about the journey and your development.
Don't dwell on it. Try to analyze what could have gone wrong. If you missed technicals, then study those topics until mastery. If it's fit-related, that's not something that can be helped - make sure you're being yourself though. There were interviews where I wanted to be more strait-laced or fratty based on stereotypes of what I've heard about a group but that is the wrong way to approach superdays. I was rejected from my top choice after the superday (pjt rssg) then ended up getting offers from every superday afterwards. Also, never take things personally. Understandable to feel sad for a day or two, but then you should focus on what exactly you're going to do to ace your next superday. If you already superdayed at two EBs, I'm sure an offer will come soon
That really sucks, I'm sorry and I really feel for you. My mom likes to tell me everything happens for a reason, which in the moment isn't what I want to hear, but looking back she's right every time. Keep your head up, and I'm sure things will work out.
Peppy and positivity shit aside, be practical. Take whatever BB, keep networking with EBs over the year and try for FT recruiting. This way you have another year to prepare and by the time you recruit for FT you'll be a technical Chad and you will still get paid at EB level for when it matters. You have another short a year from now. All these other "HUR DUR NOT END OF WORLD" posts are true, but they are also copes, do both; move forward and study harder but make sure to recruit for Evercore again and you will see how much you will have improved if you dedicate yourself to it.
it's helpful to always reflect on your interviews after knowing you didn't get the job. for example, while I dealt with a ton of "sorry no offer" emails this year, I realized that the Superday I did for one firm last year I was grossly unqualified and stumbled a ton in the interview, resulting in an almost auto rejection. but I also got rejected after a Superday at a firm this year that does work perfectly aligned with my skill set, thought I connected really well with a ton of interviewers, and even got a very nice response to my thank you email to a principal within minutes of sending it. although I didn't get the offer, I could see that the rejection was really some combo of bad luck and randomness, and I'd improved a ton between those two interviews 5 months apart. keep your head up.
Life offers you many on-ramps. You don’t get the internship, you go for FT. You don’t land it then, you lateral in later. That doesn’t happen, maybe you get an MBA. If not that, maybe you end up in some other job where a new colleague joins from IB and tells you how lucky you were to skip IB.
Things work out fine for people who keep at it. I don’t know any 30+ year olds who are stuck in sucky careers because they missed a shot when they were younger. You end up in the right spot eventually.
Interviewed with a mid bb(cs/barclays/citi) and made it to the final round, thought it went well but got rejected. Was pretty devastated because I was really hoping to work there, and have had no luck with prior interviews.. but a week later, got an interview with a top bb (gs/ms/jpm) and was able to secure the offer after going through a case study and multiple interviews. Learning my mistakes and refining/understanding my story played a BIG factor for me
Keep your chin up, better things may come down the road - continue learning and don't get discouraged! good luck!!! :)
Keep at it mate.
Think I did like 15 first rounds to finally land my offer at a EB. I was really sad and worried that I was never getting a superday but in the end, I was glad that all those first rounds I did didn't work out, because had I got an offer earlier, I would not have been able to receive an offer from the place I am more than grateful and happy to be interning at this summer.
I was rejected from probably 30+ banks where I had interviews, and from about 5 superdays. The best way to keep moral high is to implement a 12 hour rule. Reflect for 12 hours or less, then move on. I had a few nights ruined after finding out I was rejected from yet another bank following a strenuous superday, but I woke up and decided to forget it ever happened. I received feedback and went through some self assessment and applied it moving forward.
Eventually, I got the acceptance email. 1 is all you need, and it can be better than expected. anyone receiving multiple superdays is obviously talented, and you should remember that.
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