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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)
  • Jefferies CEO Rich Handler shared his top tips for Gen Z interns joining the $11 billion financial group this summer. He recommended young professionals treat the entry-level gig as their full-time career, connect with the entire firm, but still find time for fun in the punishing schedules of Wall Street. Every 20-something can learn from the executive’s advice, whether they’re in finance or not.

Summer is upon us, and that means a financial internship bloodbath on Wall Street. Securing a spot at one of the big banks is one hurdle, but making it through the work is another. So Jefferies CEO Rich Handler just laid out his best tips for young apprentices joining the firm this summer.

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