A2A - can someone explain to me what is associate 0?
How many years as analyst? How long do you stay as associate 0 and what is the pay?
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As an analyst you are on a summer to summer year, when you get promoted to associate you change to a calendar year so associate 0 is the 6 months after your last analyst year
Also known as a “stub associate”
Associate 0 is the first IB associates that WallStreet first have. A very religiously important and coveted role... Rumour has it he worked at Soldman Gachs
As0 is for MBA associates because we bring zero value. As an A2A you will probably start as an As1.
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