Summer Internship

A 8-10 week (US) or 6-10 week (UK/Europe) placement, typically for penultimate-year students, that functions as the primary pipeline into full-time analyst offers. Most bulge-bracket and top PE full-time hiring runs almost entirely through converting summer interns.

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