Ive spoken to my careers office about the possibility (as A was OCR, the rest are not), obviously they are very unhappy that I am even considering renegeing. I also didnt know to I should tell the BB I would renege another offer in order to accept theirsshould I tell them now? Thank you for your advice! In terms of whether UBS is a good firm to work for or not, Id speak with more people in the firm and decide for yourself. Would it make sense to reneg on a Big 4 Transaction Services offer for a boutique banking offer if the Big 4 TS group does more deals (based off league tables) than the boutique? Hi Brian! I doubt that its easy to move around, as its almost always difficult to move from the back office to the front office. I have an offer for UBS IBD in NYC. PE firm is small so would be hard to confront everyone there. This is going from a MM to a top EB. 1. The summer analyst one is notorious for not moving their starting or ending dates. I really dont know what to do! I did let AM HR I had the BB offer and I was accepting. And if BB explicitly asks me if I have signed an offer elsewhere, should I say I havent? Went back to another office visit a week after the 1st round. I believe what you mean is getting rich is fun, but slaving away with almost no personal life doing menial work (and getting paid well) is not fun. I.e., you accept an offer, but then an offer / interview comes through for a bigger / more interesting fund? like you said, the potential upside is pretty big bonuses/better training. Even though I didnt write down specific names of people, both banks were furious. Both firms are BBs, Is the difference b/ A & B really huge? This one is more common among senior bankers who spend time recruiting you theyve seen cases where someone reneges on an offer and then ends up losing his other offer(s) as a result of angry phone calls from bankers. If you have informed the BB firm that you have a FT offer elsewhere that you would be accepting, I am not quite sure if the BB firm would give you a FT offer! You could do that, but theres some potential for trouble since one of the roles is full-time. Your information will not be shared. But if youve already listed it on your resume, that may not work. I would tell them that you have accepted an offer elsewhere, but they are your first choice and if they are fine with it you would like to interview with them. The only girls at the top of my class (top 20-30 I guess?) The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company. Im a non-target junior who managed to make it to a few Superdays but ending up not getting an offer at my top BB choice. no investment banking and no pre-MBA PE experience either. Throw MS if you think this is "sExIsT" but its absolutely something to consider. Both are consulting firms, but practice in different areas. So if you have a dramatically better offer and you need to renege to accept it, proceed with caution. Yes most probably. Teams do work across various industries though, which is something special about the company. the offer from the BB is in natural resources and the MD is from Houston. I wouldnt make a decision merely based on what you hear in forums. I have two offers for junior year internships Wells Fargo Corporate Banking in Midwest and HSBC Liquidity/Cash Management in NYC. Yeah, it happens. Hey Brian (or anyone who may be able to help). Would love to hear your thought! You can choose to tell B you have signed another offer with A, or you can choose not to. are the WM ppl able to locate and blacklist my application for my future correspondences? Would that be problematic in the UK as well? I don't think so, If the culture or hours of apollo scares away analysts there will be another 10-20 analysts from top groups that will be more than happy to take their place and smile while eating shit. Do you think the bank is likely to go a-wall? Apollo's new motto: Was this interview insight helpful? I currently have 2 summer assoc. It would make sense to stick with the original offer only if there is a good chance of moving or transferring to NYC quickly. Thanks for the informative post. Apollo is revamping recruiting and softening its culture. Good groups no doubt, but some are non-target. Yes. So regarding the interview, Ive actually moved on to super day at this point, and Ive gotten more interview offers lined up. Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset. Which is especially bad news if youre reneging on a summer internship offer and taking another one. I think we underestimate the degree to which senior investors and HR follow their brand online and websites like this. I think JPM exits is better than Guggenheim RX. Hey Brian Your email address will not be published. However, Company B does not come to campus. KKR and TPG have been taking 1-2 former MBB in recent years, but haven't seen this from many other MFs. If I dont tell BB that I signed with another firm, what are the chances that they find out later on and rescind my offer? Advice? I already put down his contact info because it was unavoidable. Can I say yes to the exploding offer now and if something better comes up later, renege the offer? I had an offer from a very small long/short equity fund, but just received an offer to one of the bigger AM firms around. Im really confused as to what I should do and how negative reneging on my offer (if I choose to do so) would be for me and my career? Should I mention anything about my return offer during the interview? Should I tell the HR at the new bank about this? The contract did not mention how to cease employment, any fine related to the cancelation of contract etc. If theres a really specific reason e.g. There is too much risk if you renege for the reasons mentioned here. We have coffee! I ended up accepting my offer back but just got an offer from another bulge bracket guaranteeing me a coverage group. Can you give me some advices? Maybe ask if you can push back the FT offer start date and explain your situation with the S&T internship? My question relate to 2 summer internship offers in the UK. Commodi corporis et laudantium. Thanks ! The case study will either be a take-home assignment or an in-person test. Its worth it. Got an exploding SA offer from a BB in Asset Mgmt, but Ive been trying to break into IB at other BBs and they wont start having superdays until next month. Have you already verbally accepted the offer? Fugit beatae quibusdam sunt quae amet. 2.) I have a question that is not related to this article, but rather about breaking into ib. Yes, you can continue applying and interviewing, but you should tell them that you have accepted an offer at a smaller bank, so you would have to renege on it to accept an offer with them. Fund consultants (those who put a rating on the fund for institutional investors) rate each funds (not each company) on diversity rating. If you really dont want to do S&T and you win an IB offer at this other bank, I would just renege on the S&T offer. I have accepted a FT return offer from a mid-tier BB in NYC, yet it was for S&T and I realized it was not something I wanted to do after the summer. You want to do this as soon as possible rather than waiting until 2 weeks before you start, unless you really want to make enemies. If youre not sure what you want to do and you want to keep more options open, theres an argument for sticking with the S&T offer. 2. decline straightaway. Hi, great article. If you want to ask a question about yourself, say that its about yourself and not a friend (Why even bother when youre anonymous anyway? Whats the best way to handle this situation. It just so happens that Bank #2 will only get back to me with a final decision after my deadline for signing Bank #1s contract has passed. Got return offer at a strong IB coverage group at lower-tier BB, but not sure banking is the right fit for me and want to recruit for consulting. Think very carefully and make sure you really dont want the offer you accepted before you renege. If i call up my ER internship bank and tell them ive got another internship and would like to shorten the period for this internship would it work? On the PE side, everyone is HBS / GSB and has requisite pre-MBA large cap PE experience (eg Carlyle) + 2 yrs banking from top shops, I can confirm that this isn't the case, as one is a former colleague working on the non investment side of a PE fund. Hi Brian, thank you for making such a comprehensive post. Thank you for your advice. Youd also need to make sure youve signed the contract etc with the other firm first. Actually, the BB is ranked lower in DCM and Leveraged Loas in the latest Bloomberg ranking for EMEA so I was wondering if it is worth cancelling my contract with the worlds local bank. I quite enjoyed it. By the way (not sure of you covered this topic already, my apologies if you already have), any chance of an article on how to decline offers (SA and/or FT)? I dont think it will matter, at all. However, since youre talking a paid vs. unpaid role, and a MM vs. a small boutiques, Id say it may not be a bad idea to do so especially given financial reasons. Big4 firms I doubt, banks may actually have lists but Ive only ever heard rumors of a universal list / list-sharing. Hi, thanks for the article. I would give it a shot in this case because its unlikely that the other bank would find out, and a BB would be a significant step up over one of those. My long term goal is to go into fixed income S&T; what would be best? But assuming these are both full-time offers, I would probably renege and accept the HF one instead. Yes, if youre serious about IB. If youre in final stages of discussions with the consulting firm, Id suggest you to call up the big 4 and let them know, ideally the sooner the better (way before your expected starting date). Just remember that what is important is not to burn bridges. Apollo is looking to double assets in five years, and it will need more people - as well as additional funds from investors - to get there. I just had a quick question on my situation and I wanted to get your insight. Thank you for this great post, I see you answered a comment similar to mine, but wanted to fully explain and get your take. Is it at the same bank? In the short term, I think this is probably what it will look like at Apollo as well. If you really want to be in the US, Id stay in the US and see if you can transfer internally from corporate banking. Yes, both headhunters and companies know Im choosing between them. I wonder what this means for Investment and commercial banking. UK specific, because over here far less prestige for Evercore, they only take around 14 interns, and send you to NY for training for 3 weeks. In this situation, should I sign the contract for the new job before or after I resign in my current job? Culture has to change from the top down, not the bottom up. Im wondering what your thoughts would be on reneging this offer in the event I am offered acceptance? And also curious to know why you think it is so easy for them to find out. Just email them and say that you are going to decline the offer because your career plans have changed. The boutique is smaller, but it is a full-time job. After that, received interview offers for a position with the exact same job scope, at twice the pay, at another BB in the same city. It would have made more sense to me to see them creating something like this at the Pre-MBA associate level, which in Apollo's case has hardly any women / diversity, and then developing and promoting that talent internally. Does signing a contract mean anything in that part of the world? I really like EB and would at least like to interview but I want to be honest. I dont think I will be learning a whole lot if I work at the bank, so is it worth going with a non-finance internship if I can get a name like [social networking site] on my resume? However, after I accepted the offer a Big5 bank I applied to a couple months ago reached out to set up an interview for the same semester that my boutique internship is. However your first choice is still NY. Thanks Brian. Just contact recruiters and friends at other places and explain your situation and say that youre very interested but need to find out quickly. Just finished a summer at a mid-tier BB (Citi/BAML) in a decent coverage group (C&R/Power/Healthcare). Yeah, that should be fine because banks dont care about real software companies. Hundreds of copies have already been sold. However, I just do not know how should I tell the IB? I know neither are target schools for IBs but unfortunately those are my only two options. I have to add that it can be challenging to move from transaction banking into IB especially if you dont have the experience. No, they want a piece of secondaries, or growth equity, or whatever else is hot. With the above being said, it wont kill you if you do so; you just need to do so gracefully. I feel this could be slightly UK specific. The only reason why Im hesitating to do this is that my school has an ethical job search policy where once we accept an offer were not allowed to even interview and that if we renege I will be banned from using the career services for the rest of my life. Spoke to associates there and they said previous ppl went also to LevFin or Rates (understandable if you move from sovereign) so I think, career wise, that would be better. That being said, do you have any advice on what I should do now? Thanks. Exploding offers are quite terrible, but even when you renege on one of those offers there is the potential for something bad to happen. The staffing agency would be paying me an ok hourly hourly wage to work at the BB whereas the CRE job would be a good permanent salary. The hiring process consisted of 3 interviews and then a super days that was about 4 hours long and 5 interviews, pretty standard there. The crucial wording of the document was that we mutually agree that you will be an employee at will and that the analyst position is a 2 year program., also starting date for either firm wouldnt be until the summer. It wont hurt you as much as reneging an offer but yes it will be harder to work there assuming that youre dealing with the same people who made you the offer originally. Plz note that on the signed letter it said that the offer can be terminated by either party. I wanted both degrees to make me marketable in the finance/consulting industry because I knew I didnt want to stay in public accounting for long. I went through an accelerated process for one of the Bulge Bracket Summer Analyst programs and was fortunate enough to come away with an offer. Two guys started a consulting startup a year ago and they offered me on wednesday, I called the bank that i was interviewing with but they didnt answer, so on thursday i acceptd the startup. You never officially accepted the full-time position but said previously that if offered, you would take the full-time. Yes, I would proceed in this case because REPE is significantly better than a public accounting summer internship. Because they're fucking smart and saw the writing on the wall a long time ago -- the PE market is incredibly saturated with tons of funds driving up prices and bringing down returns. That said, I would warn against saying something like should have a right because the reality is banks can do whatever they want, and so can you. However, there maybe a risk that hell let company B know and they rescind that offer to you. Should I renege? Not very high, you should do it if given the chance. I would not accept both offers and try to figure out a way to leave the first internship early because that may end up costing you a full-time return offer. If it is a non-IB role or it is at a much smaller bank or different firm, you dont have that much to lose by reneging. Apr. 2nd internship (mid Aug -mid Sept). Yes this makes sense. Also asking because Ill be reneging an internship that I havent even started, so I dont think it will show up on background or reference checks, right? If you have solid experience and you have no plans to go back into finance in the future, reneging on the offer wont kill you. I got an offer with a small fund (a few hundred million) and accepted it but now close to getting offers with two other PE funds that are larger and have much strong brand name. Or what if they dont give me an offer? About I am the founder and CEO of Wall Street Oasis ("WSO"), the largest online community focused on careers in finance with over 25 million visits/year. Have you ever heard about something like this happening and was I treated fairly? Or is it more just confirming responsibilities? I would say its worth reneging in that case yes. I know for sure that I want to do research/trading. This week I received an offer for a big Japanese bank with the better pay and group, but also within corporate banking. Id like to think that MO and FO managers dont really tell each other about new hires (which is probably true for IBD I guess), but given the work proximity between risk management/trade support and S&T, Im concerned that reneging the risk mgmt offer might mean a black mark in S&T as well. I also also had a superday with another bank in ny with a great group that I would rather be in, and they told me that I should sign my offer and reneg once I hear from them. Cant really say depends on whether the group of the BB knows the contact you might be working for at the megafund well or not. Here's a look. I feel like the Front office role will be better for career. Homogenous roster? Banks will definitely ask if I got a return offer and while I want to showcase that Im capable by getting a return offer, I also dont want to show lack of commitment by saying Ive accepted and am interviewing. On the other hand, the DCM there team has a great reputation internally and I have seen people moving around and supported. If you want to stay in real estate long term, stick with the first offer. offers at big law firms. Just to hedge myself against any last minute complications, I agreed to a superday coming up that requires me to travel. Would you say the potential downside is serious? Ive signed on with a law firm a year in advance, and am about to embark on an IB internship this summer.if the internship materialises and I receive an offer, do you think it would be a wise choice to renege on the corporate law firm job offer for the IB one? Id tell the big4 audit firm that I cant work there anymore. Then had a take-home case study which I presented to the full team. Ive accepted a valuation job offer with an accounting firm (not directly through my school but through alumni referral). I dont want to stuck in a sketchy city doing pure strategy ops. I didnt use OCR for the MM but did get my BB offer through OCR. Once the numbers even out, it'll be the same (just like law / med schools where both genders have very sharp / good people, or even consulting). Yes, applying to different locations may help. 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