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Mary Ellen Ryan

Mary Ellen Ryan

Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Career Development at Bentley University's Pulsifer Career Development Center, specializing in finance career coaching.

Sep 7, 2026

7:11
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.
7:31
Absolutely.
7:32
No, that's perfect.
7:33
I mean, I think it's since I've been at Bentley now for 12 years.
7:39
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.
7:56
And I could give them a roadmap for how they could still land an internship for that junior summer.
8:02
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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