Probably a little early but I’m hearing some people have an idea of what to expect this year. I’ll start:
Title: AS3 - Corporate Banking (Product Group)
Rank: N/A
Base: $150K
Bonus: $100K (all cash)
Hours: 40
Bank: Top 10 CB
Location: NYC
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This year has been so wild, that I honestly have no idea. I work in Corporate Banking (Product) and my group has done quite well, however other product groups that fall into the same umbrella have not. Bonuses get paid out in January, will let you guys know then.
Congrats! That's pretty impressive given the amount of hours you work. Would you say that is your average? What does the hours look like when deal flow(financing) is heavy.?
As a follow up, would you know what comp(base+bonus) looks like once you move past AS3 into VP1(+)?
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