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Is it hard to get a job in IB?

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Is it hard to get a job in IB?ITNAmatterSeptember 27, 2020 - 8:17pm

Are there people that actually try to get a job and dont? I just got a job from a nontarget state school and it was hard in NYC but what percent of people would you say about strike out entirely. Even the ones that try hard.

  • Intern in IB - Ind
Sep 27, 2020 - 8:21pm

Everyone tries hard to get a job in IB.

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  • Prospect in IB-M&A
Sep 27, 2020 - 10:24pm

I don’t think thats entirely true. Out of the people who say they are trying, I think a fraction are actually trying. Some of them don’t even know the definition of hard work. Good grades and high SAT scores say less about your work ethic and more about your parent’s wealth. IB appears to filter those kids out.

Sep 27, 2020 - 9:02pm

Well if we're limiting it to IBD the acceptance rates tend to be posted online. Even with some noise (programs with lower entry thresholds helping bump up acceptance rates) the average internship acceptance rate at a BB like GS or JPM is in the mid single digits.

Assume 5-10% internship, bit higher since denominator for FT is likely smaller, I'd argue 8-12% acceptance and 88 - 92%% failure rate (IBD or IBD equivalent roles)

  • Intern in IB-M&A
Sep 27, 2020 - 9:13pm

Interesting. But for the people who read all the guides and do everything right, what would you guess. I feel like it would be better to go off of the people we  have seen at school.

path less traveled

  • Prospect in IB-M&A
Sep 27, 2020 - 10:44pm
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