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Breaking into IB without relevant work experience and internships?
Hey champs (or chimps) I'm an aspiring monkey looking to break into IB in London. Currently I work full-time as a financial consultant at one of the big 4 somewhere in the not-so-fancy continental Europe and from September on I'll be studying finance at a graduate level at the top school in London....
French vs German for IB in the EU
Hi all, I recently got into an EU target MSc program. I do have the choice to choose a language to study there "on the side". I'm torn between French and German. French: Pro: I used to be semi-fluent in it so it would be easier to return to a B1-B2 level. Con: I'm more interested in the Zurich area...
Admitted to Target for IB, now what?
Hi all, I've recently been admitted to Bocconi's MSc in Accounting & Corporate Finance coming from an extremely non-target Finance UG. For context, I'm currently interning at a small regional bank and have some regular ECs. Also one brief Industrial internship, but that was some time ago. I'm...
Got admitted to Bocconi, now what?
Hi all, I've recently been admitted to Bocconi's MSc in Accounting & Corporate Finance coming from an extremely non-target Finance UG. For context, I'm currently interning at a small regional bank and have some regular ECs. Also one brief Industrial internship, but that was some time ago. I'm...
Putting Insght events as Experience
Title says it all. I've never been to one of these but I see people "working" at GS or BX, get into their prfile and it's them attending these online events. Is this fine to do or cringy? Genuine question
Asking professor for intership/interview?
Title almost says it all. For context, I'm a 3rd year non-target UG who'll likely attend a EU target this Fall currrently interning at a small regional bank and with some other normal ECs. One of my professors is the CEO of a small and pretty local-focused P E shop (~$700 mln AUM ). How should I...
td cowen power / energy
semi-target and recently received SA for td securities / td cowen 2025 in NYC; ive grown very interested in the power and renewables space recently. Anyone know how TD performs in the space and any trajectory post Cowen acquisition? Also any insights on culture, top groups, comp, and exits / growth...
Salary Range to Expect - AN1 ??
For the elite boutiques in the top 15 (on Vault's Rankings), what bonuses could one expect on top of an AN1's 110k / 120k base salary ? And are the bonuses significantly higher if you are in the firm's technology group on the west coast? Would appreciate any sort of insight !! - Vault Rankings :...
PWP NY vs CVP NY M&A
Not trying to rank the two, but would like to gain a broader perspective as I have both offers in hand. What matters to me : Prestige (for exit opps as I'm unsure what I want to do), salary, and experience (in that order). Considerations : - I know CVP has the higher pay, but I also know they lock...
Let's Talk IB Acceptance Rates / Difficulty
I think we can all agree, besides HF and Quant - Investment Banking is the hardest to break into. But what's the most difficult section of investment banking to break into? Factoring in average class size, upward trajectory of comp, general demand I think we see : (Highest to Lowest Entry...
Is the college I'm going to for undergrad, recognisable
After this undergrad course I'll be attending in the next couple of months (finance and economics or quant finance), in Maynooth Ireland, I'm aiming for a masters in Finance at St.Gallen, Switzerland. I am wondering if the college I am going to be attending in a couple of months would be recognised...
Someone Needs to Change the IB Networking Process ...
This is honestly ridiculous. Bankers don't want emails from students, so they ignore them. Students need to get on calls with bankers with approaching interview timelines, so they start amping up their email send outs. Bankers proceed to talk shit amongst their group calling it "spam", then...
SF Tech Banking Updated Ranking 2024
My thoughts, lmk what you guys think and why. Also any firms you see particularly rising to success in the coming 2 years (I think UBS and Guggenheim are promising imo). Tech IB rankings (SF in order): Tier 1: Q, MS Menlo, GS TMT (alot of core team left for Q and Evercore), JPM Tier 2: Evercore,...
Investment Banking + Private Equity SA 2025 Application List
Simply because I do not know where to find a constantly updated list, I'm attaching this spreadsheet. Would appreciate if everyone gave this forum upvotes and helped keep this sheet updated https://docs.google. com /spreadsheets/d/1J49l_f764tqpxwdIlx859VLOV7g7yhueD-V8CrrObHI/edit?usp=sharing (Can't...
MSF or Recruit for FT?
Hello all, Going to keep it short. 25 years old, graduated in 2021 with a 3.15 GPA from a semi-target (unfocused, did not value the opportunity, medical issues etc.). Interned at a boutique M&A shop for about a year. In parallel, searched for FT roles but no luck. An opportunity fell into my lap to...
From UK B4 Audit to High Finance in Singapore?
Hi all, due to personal reasons I plan to move to Singapore within the next 3 years, and was wondering how the high finance climate is like over there and what steps I should take now to break in? A little bit of background: scored first class for my master's at a target, completed financial...
2025 Junior Summer Internship
I have my sophomore internship which I will begin in the summer of 2024. I am looking at my junior year internship application for the summer of 2025. I heard most big banks start their junior recruiting in January next year. Are there any good online resources where I can see most banks' internship...
2nd Masters & Reorientation
Hello guys. In short, I done a BSc and MSc in business management. My MSc however went shit, despite getting a high weighted average due to a uni specific regulation I didn't get the corresponding grade leading me to have equivalent of a 2.2 instead of upper 2.1 (UK) been working in operations for a...
UMiami Business School
Is UMiami good for undergrad finance? What is UMiami’s Herbert School of Business regarded as? Are there any special programs at UMiami that makes it stand out from other colleges? How is the investment banking placement overall and specifically in NYC?
Internship and my Ecom business
Hi all. I just started my junior year in college and I will be interning next summer in NYC. Although I am grateful for the opportunity I am also a bit worried about an Amazon store that I have. It has been growing and has an ROI of 30% but I am looking to do the internship because I fear that if...
Duke vs Columbia (CC) vs Northwestern vs UPenn (CAS) for Consulting/Finance (Undergrad)
Hi! I am hoping to get some advice on choosing between these four schools for undergrad with the plan to recruit for full-time positions in management consulting firms (MBB/Tier2/Boutique) after undergrad. I am still exploring the industry and may also consider recruiting for finance such as IB but...
Nomura Debt Advisory - Lead left transactions?
Hey Monkeys, Thoughts on debt advisory at Nomura. Do they act as lead left in a lot of transactions in MM or act as joint book runners? Also, any thoughts, in general, would be appreciated.
Locations on Resume (Advice)
Hey Monkeys, I'm a UK national working abroad in central Europe in credit research, graduated in Jul-22 so still a junior. Now looking to move back to the UK in a junior position in debt advisory or research-related role, I have no sponsorship issues. Would should I put my address on my CV? And...
IB-specific Job Board
I've seen some finance job boards but I haven't seen any that are IB-only, so I was thinking of building one. It would allow job seekers to filter by product group, industry group, seniority, city, company, EB vs BB etc. Would this type of job board useful for people looking for IB-specific roles?...
Promotion Probability
Just trying to get an idea of how often people are promoted in IB. Like how likely is it to move up the chain? Obviously, it's easier to reach the lower positions like associate than to reach VP but if you work for 5-10 years at an IB, is it reasonable to think that you can reach VP? Senior VP?...
Loan Syndications, Subscription Finance or Warehouse Lending
Hi y'all, I'm deliberating between Loan Syndications, Warehouse Lending and Subscription Finance (all IBD groups). Which team generally 1. works under 60 hrs a week, and 2. provides a more valuable skill-set? Thanks!
JP Morgan IB 2022 FT
I was recently invited to Hirevue for JP Morgan's 2022 C&IB FT position. I did apply several weeks ago seeing that it was open for graduates between 2017~2021. Did anyone else apply? Is this like GS's early careers where non-college kids can apply for entry level?
Summer internship
Hello guys, I've spent way too much time applying to a bunch of different jobs in finance, including jobs in corporate banking, capital markets and asset management and private equity firms, covering a vast variety of different firms, from bulge brackets and large boutiques to software development...
Rothschild (LDN) M&A or Debt Advisory/Restructuring?
Hi guys, I've been fortunate enough to get a summer internship at Rothschild and I have to choose between either M&A or Debt Advisory/Restructuring (Rothschild put DCM and restructuring under the same group), but I don't know what to pick! I'm drawn towards restructuring as I find the debt analysis...
Can I get an honest assessment of my GPA?
Yes this is overdone and yes I am a nervous undergrad seeking validation. But to be fair, the most recent (substantive) posts on this subject are already several years old so here goes: I currently have a 3.48 at a HYP school. I'm a sophomore and I'm trying hard to push this above the 3.5 line this...
Investment Banking - Calgary
The Calgary threads on this forum (few and far between as they may be) are a bit scattered with a lot of the info a few years stale. I figured I would take advantage of some of my downtime after Stampede to try to start a thread with some fresh info. Some items for my personal interest:...
Call with BB Vice Chairman of IB
Monkeys, I have a call coming up with the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at an unspecified BB. I have questions of my own but wanted to expand the scope / spice things up and thought WSO might have some questions too. Feel free to post questions and I may ask them and provide you with the...
106 Rejections, 1 Success & Unquantifiable Perseverance
Mod Note: Each day we'll be posting the top WSO forum posts of 2014. This one was originally posted on 4/29/14 and ranks #11 for the year by total silver banana count. You can see all our top ranked content here. Hey everyone, It's been an interesting and long 10 months since I began pursuing a...
B of A analysts
You guys looking for new positions already? I would be
Have a placement meeting for an internship in London. NEED advice
Hi everybody I go to Villanova and they have an opportunity for Freshman to go study in London and then do a 6 week internship. They don't guarantee a company but people in the past have worked at JPM and Barclays wealth. Ok I am going to admit it I am kind of an amateur when it comes to this stuff...
Advanced Accounting in College.
So, I have to pick my courses for the upcoming year and as an M&A hopeful I was wondering if it would be useful to do intermediate Accounting, past the basic Financial statements, ratios, etc ? Would it be useful during the actual analyst stage?
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