FT Recruiting 2026? Steps to succeed? (Need Advice)

Hi All,

I really screwed a bunch of superdays for IB 2025 SA (screwed abt 4 at BB's). I have an offer from a MM/LMM firm (SocGen/CIBC/Mizuho) and a superday at a better known MM firm (Nomura/WF). However my offer expires before the superday. Do i wait/Do ib firms even give extensions?

I also need advice for FT recruiting, I am currently at a target with strong leadership in extracurriculars (President of our investment club), decent GPA and will be interning on the investing side at a Tiger Cub in summer 2024 (Lone Pine/Viking/Coatue).

Yes ik tiger cub to LMM IB is crazy but while my tiger cub might have a return offer it doesnt have a clear intern to analyst pipeline (the bad fundraising environment might mean they scrap returns too) would taking the IB offer in LMM IB and my internship at a tiger cub be enough to get a BB/EB FT, any advice?

 

Take offer and keep recruiting. Reneging isn’t the end of the world

 

Tiger cub soph summer ez means ur chillin you will get looks everywhere forFT regardless of ur jr summer. Just a question, how tf did you get a tiger cub? Is it only school connect, club connect or cold email?

 

if you get a return internship from tiger cub then 100% renege, either way accept this MM offer and look to renege later

 

You couldve just asked your dad for the internship man. Props to you for doing it on your own

 

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