BAML Dress Code

Anybody know the dress code at BAML? I've heard that BofA was business formal (suits required daily), whereas Merrill was business casual (dress shirts and slacks), but that now it is all business formal. Does this mean analysts wear suits everyday? Assuming not, how often is a suit worn (and how many are generally owned), and what do analysts wear instead?

Thanks.

 
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Wear a suit full of green question marks and tell people you can help them get money from the government for free to pay their bills!

hahahahaha...it seems like that infomercial is never on anymore these days, it needs to make a comeback! i guess it's been replaced by gold brokers and real estate scams.

 

i bought a green suit, but it doesn't have dollar signs. can those be ironed on? haha jk

but seriously: sof_2 is that information for BAML specifically or just IBD in general. i was kind of prepared for what you are saying, but obviously some other posters are saying business casual..

 

It'll vary from office to office and group to group... in the main Houston Merrill office, the GWM groups come to work in full suit and tie and just take off their jackets when they get to work, but they throw the suit back on for meetings with clients or prospects, etc. I wasn't sure about what to wear on the first day, so I just suited up to be safe.

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Just buy two suits prior to beginning work. You will want these regardless of how often you must wear them. Have a full wardrobe of shirts. First few days, wear the suits and get a feel for how your floor or group dresses. Most likely you will be able to ditch the tie and jacket. In the event you need more suits, you'll probably have time to pick those up on your first weekend. Simple.

 

As an Analyst you'll spend most of your time pitching & schmoozing clients. You'd better have a closet full of suits. But be sure to scotch guard them, as you'll inevitably drink too much on several occasions during the summer experience & throw-up on yourself.

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