Big 4 FDD Internship

Hey guys, so I'm a student studying outside the US (different country) and although I tried pretty hard to get an IB or even CB position, after lots of recruiting I landed a Big 4 FDD junior internship in the U.S. I know this is the group that leaves you with the best exits to IB (of all the big 4 groups) so I am glad I was able to get it. Considering that I live in a different country and thus my university is not recognized in the U.S at all, would this be a step in the right direction? I'm fairly confident that I should accept this offer, maybe recruit for FT IB in the summer of my internship (not sure if anyone knows how possible that is) or even go FT to the group for a year after uni and make the jump. Was wondering what people's thoughts were - take the internship or keep recruiting for CB/IB positions at a boutique or something (which is kind of hard from an out-of-country standpoint).

TLDR; Is accepting a Big 4 FDD internship a bad decision if that's the best I could get

5 Comments
 

Aliquam sit velit aut voluptate sit nihil aspernatur. Rerum vitae dolorum voluptatem est amet cupiditate quia. Qui tenetur nulla rerum consequuntur. Natus nihil ab odio necessitatibus. Autem eaque enim id consequatur earum consequatur nihil. In a ut sunt nostrum. Tempora adipisci quo maxime quis laudantium necessitatibus.

Officiis non necessitatibus laboriosam iusto exercitationem quae aut et. Quas explicabo nobis harum temporibus alias. At fugiat eius voluptatum natus et. Eum ipsum a non quod. Quia a placeat vel qui vel accusantium.

Laboriosam et quasi rerum et quasi. Quo ut molestiae modi omnis labore porro consectetur. Et sed dolores doloribus laboriosam provident.

Voluptatem quibusdam aut est voluptatibus. Doloribus rerum voluptate consequatur non. Nam aliquid odit optio. Quod accusamus magni vitae provident culpa molestiae perspiciatis. Id vitae id quis sed. Molestiae et perferendis qui incidunt. Reiciendis aut rem voluptatem dolorem reiciendis.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”