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10.02.2025
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Keep reading for your insider look at October’s first weekly update.
In The Edge, you will find…
Top Finance & Market News
Recruitment Strategy Breakdown
Community & Platform Updates
…to help you level up YOUR prep 🚀
Industry Headlines 📣
Name Drop These Updates in Your Next Coffee Chat…
Q3 commenced as one of the strongest periods for equities in recent years, driven by enthusiastic investor sentiment in the tech, AI & healthcare industries
Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan advised on the historical record $55 billion all-cash LBO of Electronic Arts by Silver Lake, Affinity Partners and others
Pfizer stock jumps 6.8% representing positive trend in Healthcare performance as Trump drug pricing and tariff deal sparks market rally
Listen to our updated podcast playlist for this week’s deeper dive into market news 🎧
Recruitment Breakdown ✏️
Summer Analysts 2027: The Raine Group opened first SA 2027 application of the season with fast approaching due date on October 17th.
Pro tip: Stay up to date on application openings with LinkedIn and Handshake, but always apply direct through firm websites and talent portals.
Continue coffee chatting and connecting with firms through October. As diversity forums and early insight programs begin to release, communicate with your contacts to understand what drop dates their firms are targeting.
For highest success rate — it’s crucial to drop your application within the first few days.
Community Spotlight 🔎
We’re proud to announce a new partnership this week with Carnegie Mellon University. ⚡ Want to connect your campus club with Pretus? Let us know below!
In upcoming issues, we’ll highlight student wins, internship anecdotes, and quotable tips from across the Pretus network. Stay tuned — or reach out if you’d like to be featured.
Send in your shoutout 👇
Question of the Week❓
Each week we’ll tackle one big recruiting or finance question from the Pretus community. Have a question you’d like answered? Send it our way and we’ll feature it.
Officially October 🍂 stay up to date on market news and hammer down your “Tell Me About Yourself” / “Walk Me Through Your Resume” pitch by interview mocking with Pretus and revising through your customized feedback.
Continue to research the groups & firms you’re interested in. It’s important to understand bulge vs. boutique or if a generalist program suits you versus becoming industry expert on a coverage team or a product group wizard.
Question Drop Box 👇
Begin prep in understanding basic financial concepts if you looking to get a technical head start!
Platform PowerUps 💫
Start creating your customized study modules, where you can categorize by Middle Market, Bulge Bracket or Boutique firm interview style or specify the cities you’re looking to land a job in. Focus on Behavioral modules for now!
Run into a roadblock? Have a question about the platform? Make sure to Ask Simar, your personal chatbot at your service to clarify any queries.
