I'm pretty sure SunTrust is much better than BB&T. They've been around longer and have a strong base in the south.

Pay at suntrust is street (or at least old street) @ $60K + $5K signon. No idea about end of year bonuses, I'd suspect $15K-$25K would be reasonable considering Atlanta is dirt cheap.

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Is it me or does anyone think SunTrust fly under the radar?

I looked through linkedin purely out of curiosity and noticed they've gotten multiple analysts into HBS, Wharton and Kellogg (in fact, quite a few into Kellogg) - They also seem to place a fair few in solid upper MM PE.

I'd be really interested to hear bonus numbers if anyone knows them, I would guess at 15-25 but that's a pure guess.

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60k with 15-20 bonus is horse shit... If that's what Suntrust pays, no way would you want to do that unless that's all you could get. RJ is in atlanta and pays more. Charlotte shops like lazard, jefferies, and wells all pay street salary. Know some of them are paid bonuses in the 50/60 range. Heard jefferies works you like 120 though and people quit early and if you do go there, it's all consumer/retail.

and fuck the guy above- nascar is obviously the greatest sport of all time, hence its #1 spectator sport rating.

His name is jimbo... sounds like he drinks his own coolade

 

From what I heard, SunTrust pays 65 base with a 12-15 sign on bonus. They are growing really fast and raised their comp to attract better talent. Source is a buddy of mine who is an 2nd yr analyst there. Not sure what bonuses are there but im guessing ~50%.

 

I don't know enough about either of these banks, but they're known entities in the middle-market space. I work at a large MM PE fund and we see these guys' names come up every so often, and we also use their equity research from time to time.

Perhaps someone else can shed more light on culture, compensation, exit opportunities, and so forth.

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I've heard the exact same thing, but it has to be worth a shot.

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nothing to add other than i have heard/experienced the same thing. I had a pretty decent referral and no interview.

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Its always worth a shot. I saw they were recruiting on another campus (not my university) and I called their HR, told them I knew that I was qualified and would be a solid candidate. She signed me up for an interview immediately. Might try to call them...it worked for me.

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If you have a current employee pushing for you in relation to OCR you will most likely be able to secure a first round interview, at that point it is really up to the candidate to be able to seal the deal.

If you would like additional color or information feel free to PM me, have some familiarity with the process. To summarize, I couldn't disagree more with the OP, a personal connection within is pretty key.

 

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