I'm a rising junior at a target and am interning at a no-name, M&A boutique, hoping to land an SA BB stint (IBD) next summer. My question is, what will interviewers be expecting that I take away from this internship? On the whole it's been an extremely didactic experience and I've learned quite a lot in a short span of time. Despite this, I'm not doing any quantitative analysis; i.e, no modeling, valuation, etc. Will BBs be expecting a level of technical know-how coming from an IBD internship? Thanks.
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I am in the exact situation.
I am in the exact situation. Try your best to get those experience, because I doubt that other experience matters.
Can you elaborate
on the type of work that you guys are doing? is it mostly research? What city? I think, When applying from a boutique, considering the lack of training structure, most bankers will just ask you about your experience and what it is that you did.
Last summer, I worked at a no name boutique. I was persistant in asking for more technical work. After many times of asking, and after demonstrating my capabilities, I was given more quantitative type work. Just note, that it is rare to begin modeling as an SA, as it takes time to learn. My advice, be persistant, work hard, and learn as much as you can so you can ask intelligent questions. Use this experience to your advantage.
Goodluck!
Can you elaborate
on the type of work that you guys are doing? is it mostly research? What city? I think, When applying from a boutique, considering the lack of training structure, most bankers will just ask you about your experience and what it is that you did.
Last summer, I worked at a no name boutique. I was persistant in asking for more technical work. After many times of asking, and after demonstrating my capabilities, I was given more quantitative type work. Just note, that it is rare to begin modeling as an SA, as it takes time to learn. My advice, be persistant, work hard, and learn as much as you can so you can ask intelligent questions. Use this experience to your advantage.
Goodluck!