Waitlist after superday?

When you mean others are rejected, do you mean they usually send a rejection email asap if they don't anticipate to waitlist you?

actual interviews or are you counting networking calls too?

Don't think that really matters. I would just write a follow-up e-mail thanking them for their consideration and tell them you'd love the opportunity should it present itself and then don't ever think about it again. On to the next opportunity

I'd say the fact she called you is a good sign but don't get your hopes up.

I was waitlisted for almost 4 months with a BB before being declined.

My friend told me that sometimes they do this to see if you get any offers and then they will pounce on you (that is what happened with him and Citi) He got in GS and 1-2 days later Citi was sucking his dick.

start networking now. you're so close. take advantage of any opportunity presented. a few students will turn down their offers.

I was waitlisted twice and didnt workout...don't hold your breath and keep networking

So I take it from your comments that I was waitlisted? Kind of annoyed that she wasn't direct with me. If I get any other offers in the mean time should I tell her about it?

Just wanted to let you guys know that I got the offer!

They were doing interviews on a rolling basis instead of 1 big superday which explains the delay. I heard a little under 2 weeks after my interview, 1 week after that phone call.

I don't believe I was ever waitlisted. Guess Corporate Banking just does things a bit differently.

Didn't you say you were released? That makes it sound pretty final to me.

Waitlisted below the other 4 candidates. Reach out if you receive other offers. The other four candidates spoke with senior management. Managing director must have rejected the one candidate.

Move on. Two of my buddies were at that superday and they both got offers and signed. Chances are slim the other two won't sign

yes definitely waitlisted. reach out to contact to express continued interest.

reach out to analysts/people you interviewed with

I've never heard of the term waitlisted.

This is more of "The group decided to hire you and we have to get you a seat from HR. We are only 75% sure we have a job for you so I am reaching out to you directly to hope you hold out for an offer."

Had it been a phone call from HR, I'd be reducing the odds to 50%. But you got a call from the interviewer and there's a strong chance that if you are getting hired, it's his group.

this is either one of two things:

a. they gave out other offers and are waiting to hear back if those people accept. If some don't then they may give you an offer (they just can't tell you that outright)

b. they legitimately have some issues with HR in getting the headcount or putting together the package, etc. which as delayed their timeline.

my guess is the former as it's just more likely.

Agree with harvardgrad08

You probably just missed the cutoff for their A list & are now in limbo. You did, however, heard back from your interviewer (assuming he's the key decision maker here), so that's not necessarily a bad thing. Keep your fingers crossed...

I don't know if this is too late but try levering your other offers. I had a friend who called BAML after superday to tell them he had another offer with a BB but would take the BAML offer if given. They extended him the offer afterwards.

JMatuszewski1:

I was initially placed on a waitlist for a BB Summer Analyst Program a week after my superday, and 2 weeks later, was given the offer.

Will the fact that I was originally on the waitlist hurt me when group placements are made?

Will candidates that were initially on the waitlist and later accepted have a disadvantage compared to those that were accepted immediately in terms of selecting groups?

How would you suggest going about getting the group you like? Reaching out to bankers in that group? Researching the group so you can speak intelligently about it when decisions are made?

Thanks in advance...

but you can always try and email bankers from certain groups to learn more about them and get your name out there

Since you made it to final rounds, the reason why you were waitlisted versus received an offer immediately is probably because others were a better "fit" than you for the firm; I doubt it has anything to do with your hard qualifications (school, GPA). Groups placement usually works by the groups receiving all the resumes of the new summer analysts and ranking them, and then HR matches your preferences to the groups preferences (or the group's senior people all meet with HR, but essentially the same thing happens). So, groups will generally rank who they want based on what you look like on paper. I doubt they'll even know you were waitlisted at first, unless someone in the group interviewed you and happens to be involved in the discussion of which summers they want. So, I doubt it's going to affect you placement.

Thanks jgsim, that does help out alot.

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