Hey everyone! I have tried searching this, but cannot find the answer. If analysts are all just excel monkeys, how does the bank select who will get the promotion. Is this where office politics / sucking dick comes into play? I understand that trading would be based on PnL, sales on the amount of sold and ER on the quality of reports/research. What about banking, specifically M&A?
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I'm not trying to move up the latter, I'm trying to move up the former.
I believe ability to spell is one of the considerations
oops...fixed the spelling
You need a mentor, preferably someone from your Alma mater who is an exec and likes you.
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