2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Megathread: August 15th and Beyond

APPLICATIONS / INTERVIEWS / SUPERDAYS

Now that early recruitment is wrapping up, most of the applications are open (minus some boutiques) and the previous thread has hit 1K comments, I thought it would be best to create another thread so people don't have to scroll through 6 pages to get to the most recent and relevant comments. Please feel free to discuss and share any concerns, question and information as before.

Best of luck to everybody!

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submitted apps for BAML, MS, and GS so far in the past few days. BAML had a short questionnaire afterwards and nothing heard from the other two. From reading the other thread, not expecting to hear anything for at least a week or two.

 

Applied to JPM, BAML, WF, Lazard, DB, GS, UBS, BMO, Harris Williams, Piper Jaffray, William Blair, and Rothschild IB.

Waiting to hear back about JPM superday and had informationals at all the rest. Denied by MS. Word is the next JPM SF tech superday is mid september. Waiting on Jefferies, Guggenheim, Altamont Capital, RBC, Wedbush , Mooreland, Union Square Advisors, Cain Brothers, Pacific Crest Securities, Stephens, Mizuho, and MergerTech.

Where'd everyone else apply?

 

Q for the DB app: do they not allow you to apply to multiple positions? I didn't see anything about it on the site, but it hasn't let me put in my Markets app after my IB one.

University of Chicago
 

Do you know if they let you withdraw and submit to a different one? I had my cover letter for IBD ready so I applied to that one first instead of Markets--but I'd rather be in Markets

University of Chicago
 

Hello,

I am currently Interning at an independent IRA. It's part-time, but it is paid and I am gaining a lot of experience. When I tell people I'm interning at an <abbr title="asset management

">AM firm most assume I cold call all day. However, that is not the case. I have gained a tremendous amount of experience on AM software such as Emoney, GPS, and NETX360. Next Summer I am aiming for a wire-house internship in either AM or IB. How can I make myself stand out especially coming from a non-target school?

 

I sent in an app on 7/12 when it was open for a day before closing. Haven't heard back. Will reach out to my contact to see if he knows anything about next steps.

 

It looks like Goldman sent out a huge wave of rejections today for NYC and LA offices (atleast)

 

I did a few rounds with them. Not anything outside of the ordinary, in my opinion. If you're prepared for technical interviews generally, you should be fine with FTP.

 

So I applied early in July to GS for Legal, HC, and GIR. Had Hirevue for all three in the summer. Hear back with rejections for HC and GIR two weeks ago. Legal still says "Congratulations, you have been selected for first round interview" in the portal. Is this a good or bad sign?

 

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