Have been using a macbook pro in college which I am about ready to ditch, especially given how useless mac's are for anything finance related.

I will be an IB SA this summer - should all SA's have PC's as their personal computers? Or do you think I could put it off until next year when I (hopefully) start FT? All else equal I would rather put it off until next year so I can set some cash aside this summer and actually get a decent computer, but if its absolutely necessary I wouldn't mind getting one now.

Also - if I should get one now, what are your recommendations? Still on a college budget unfortunately so keep that in mind.

non-target finance & econ undergrad, straight to (current) ms in financial econ non-target. 3.9, no past finance internships, one that was highly analytical with a fair amount of quant work. due to graduate in dec '13. i'm waiting to hear from 15+ SA gigs (all online apps, no OCR). ER is my passion, also applied to IBD because more were available/i'd try lateraling. 2 auto-reject emails, no interviews--mainly middle market and some boutique.

i was offered an investment ops internship for a very well respected MF company that dinged me for a summer associate investment analyst gig (i know my place and that i never had a chance--wanted to get in their pipeline and make a good impression with HR and it worked.)

So I got an offer for a summer analyst position with US Trust, BofA GWIM for this summer and was wondering if anyone had any information about the experience. It's in Boston and in the High Net Worth Group within GWIM. Thanks.

Anyone know when the BB SA start dates are this year? Contract says June but doesn't specify the date. I'm trying to plan a trip before starting. Thanks guys!

DB (accept by 3/1)
waiting on JPM alternate
waiting on Barclays alternate

Trying to hold out for as long as I can to see if jpm/barcap contact me. JPM is clearly #1, but I see db v. barcap as a toss-up. I like db's product groups. any opinions?

There are a lot of threads about how to get into FO roles, networking, interview questions/practice and so on.

What if you have landed a role for the summer for a top tech firm (think: Microsoft/Google/Apple as a financial analyst)?

How do you prepare?

Should you reach out to the team you will be working with and see if they are free for drinks/a quick chat over the phone?

Should you reach out to current employees at the firm, asking for any advice they can offer?

Should you chill and wait till its the summer? :)

Apologies in advance if there is an existing thread out there which answers these questions.

Somehow I got an SA position at a great bank in NYC, but I'm not taking either of the mentioned courses until next year (didn't realize importance until it was too late). Is the learning curve going to be impossibly steep? Or does most SA work entail being a bitch who doesn't do much modeling?

Hi all,

I have a call for a 10-15 min interview with a recruiter at Piper Jaffray for their equity research summer analyst position. Since the call is with a recruiter and she mentioned it would be a get to know you type of interview, I was wondering what I should expect. If anyone has any insight on the interview or Piper's Equity Research division in particular it would be appreciated. Thanks!

Phone interview on monday. came out of nowhere, was not expecting this. non-target, 3.8, no IB experience. I have two internships in finance on my resume, one in PWM and one in investment operations, however not many transferable skills. They said it will be a 30 minute phone interview with a director. What can i expect? Technicals?

Freaking out, still in shock I got an IB interview. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hi guys- I have been following the site since the fall, but wanted to wait to post a thread until I actually got offers. Quick background- I am from a non-target, but strong LAC school. I am studying abroad in Italy for 3 months starting in mid-February until May. I have two offers so far, one from a top HF (similar to Moore, Tudor, etc) and one from a solid MM IB (since I leave for abroad before their super day they allowed me to do an accelerated interview process). I am also interviewing at other similar MM’s (like Jefferies, Cowen, Stifel) whose superdays, IF I get invited back, would be right before I leave. I was wondering what you guys thought would be the better option for SA.

Hi,

Looking for input on these options, one of which I have an offer, the others which I believe I have an excellent chance. Rothschild and Houlihan would be for their restructuring groups. DB is not group specific. I am interested in both M&A and restructuring, and am currently leaning towards exiting to a distressed debt shop, but obviously that might change.

Thanks for the advice.

does anyone know if Fortress converts their summer analysts to full time? any help would be greatly appreciated as i am trying to figure out what the hell to do for the summer!

Thanks!

..

Anybody know about summer housing in the financial district... In particular, any word on:

-EHS 55 John Street?
-New School summer housing?
-NYU Lafayette?
-Other options?

I am working near WTC and looking for housing close to there. Some past threads favor NYU housing but I'm trying to live in FiDi if there are any good options.

Can someone please give me some advice?

I applied for IBD roles across all BB's, elite boutiques, MM firms, Big4 etc - no luck (well - 1 top 3 BB IBD interview - dinged after round 2).

I applied to other large companies/'brand names' for finance/strategy - no luck (my application went through to a big tech firm but they only offer 1 year internships not summer).

I applied to consulting - no luck (landed a top 3 interview but they don't offer internships, they thought I graduated in 2013 by mistake).

I applied to prop trading firms - no luck (landed 1 interview abroad and passed the interview but they were then full!)

I applied to small boutiques for IBD - no luck (they told me to apply to bigger firms given my experience).

Anyone hear back yet from Goldman LA for summer analyst? It seems odd I heard back from many of the banks but haven't heard yet from these guys..

I've got a summer analyst offer for a BB in London. Background check is coming soon, just got a few questions!

In England, we do GCSE exams when we are 16, and A-levels when 18. On my application and CV, I misstated my GCSE result.... I said I got X Astars, whereas in fact I got X Astars and 1 A

Is this an issue? Panicking a bit....

My situation: I'm a junior transfer at a non-target with a 4.0 GPA, 3.5 if you combine my pre-transfer GPA with my transfer GPA. I knew I was really interested in IB during the summer but I didn't know much about how to break in until I joined an equity research-related student organization that had some members heading to the street. Using their advice, I started networking in November and so far I've connected with five alumni working as analysts at BB firms.

Let's assume IBD. Of these 'question mark' firms, where would you go for a SA spot. Rank the order in terms of current reputation, job security (or lack thereof), etc.

KBW- recently sold to Stifel
Miller Buckfire- also sold to Stifel
Gleacher- may be up for sale soon and bad morale
RBS- seem to be cutting many IBD operations globally
UBS- recently cut 10,000 and consistently laying people off

Hi Monkeys,

Question about Miller Buckfire: Since they were acquired by Stifel, would they still take their own summer analysts?

And what happens to kids who might have had offers or interviews before the acquisition?

Thanks,
TS

I'd like to wait another week or two to get final grades in (very confident that my GPA is going to rise from this semester's results), but I obviously know that some deadlines are approaching for online applications. I already applied online for BAML, CS, and WF, and I know JPM is Jan 15th and both MS and UBS are Feb 1st, but does anyone know the actual deadlines for GS, DB, Citi, and BarCap? Thanks!

I just realized that I was supposed to put a job code for on campus recruiting, but I forgot to put it when applying through the company website.

I just submitted my resume through the resume drop

But, will this screw me over, because it says that I needed to add the job code.

From a non target -

Already went once in the summer and once in the fall. I'm really trying to do as much as I can to land a 1st round interview.

I know some of the 1st round interviews and even superdays will have passed by the middle of January, but would it still be worth it to fly back up and touch base with your contacts and keep meeting more people? I'll make sure my story is very polished and be ready for any technicals.

Hi,

below you will find my cover letter for an IB summer internship position:

http://chvw.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-S...

the thing is I am not sure if it is any good of if this generic approach will be sufficient.

thanks
chris

Hi Monkeys,

This might sound stupid, but I have been wondering about it for a while: do you think there would be an "optimal" time to send in my applications for BB SA internships? Most of my deadlines are around mid-January

For those of you who are on the recruiting side of things, is an application sent before Christmas more likely to be put on the back-burner and somewhat forgotten about? Would an applicant have more chances of getting looked over if he send his materials closer to the due date? Or do you feel like applicants who send their materials early demonstrate organization, readiness, etc?

Hello,

Long time reader, but first time poster. Would anyone be willing to look over my resume for IB summer analyst positions? Let me know, and I will PM you.

Thanks to everyone for sharing all their insight and advice on this site. It has been very helpful!

Hello,

I am a Junior looking to apply for investment banking summer analyst positions. I was hoping to get some feedback before I submit my resume. Let me know if you would be willing to help, and I will PM you my resume.

Thanks in advance!

I know my GPA will drop from a 3.59 to around a 3.53 after this semester. All the SA IBD positions are up online on OCR, so should I apply right now with a resume that has a higher gpa or wait till it gets closer to the deadline with an updated resume (lower gpa).

Does it matter when I apply? Will they ask me for an updated resume/transcript once my final grade for this semester come out?