
Mary Ellen Ryan
Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Career Development at Bentley University's Pulsifer Career Development Center, specializing in finance career coaching.
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Sep 7, 2026
Ep. 53 - An Expert's Honest Guide to Breaking into High Finance
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Ben DowellHOST
So I guess, what are some of the main themes you've seen in terms of timelines changing or other timeline related trends through the recruiting process? And if you can't talk to all, you mentioned five different recruiting areas, but I would just start with investment banking or anything sort of common to all areas or most areas.

Mary Ellen RyanGUEST
I've seen those shifts that you mentioned, right? When I first started, I feel like the student could walk into my office towards the end of the summer leading into their junior year or even early junior fall, and they could say, Mary Ellen, I'm really interested in investment banking.

Mary Ellen RyanGUEST
And I could give them a roadmap for how they could still land an internship for that junior summer.

Mary Ellen RyanGUEST
Now, if a student walks into my office at that time, it's a very different conversation because I have to explain to them that banking recruiting is already done.
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