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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Wall Street CEO tells interns to ‘act immediately like this is 100% your full-time career’—it’s one of 20 top tips Rich Handler has for Gen Z

Young Gen Z intern on Wall Street (Credit: NoSystem images / Getty Images)

As a fresh-faced Gen Z job seeker, securing a spot at one of the big Wall Street banks is one hurdle, but making it through the grueling work is another. Luckily, they have now have a cheat-sheet for success; Jefferies CEO Rich Handler laid out his best tips for the young apprentices joining the firm.

“If you act immediately in your internship like this is 100% your full-time career, you will optimize your experience,” Handler stressed in a 2025 letter to young apprentices joining the firm. “It’s all about attitude.”

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