BofA SA IBD 2026 Megathread
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Anyone received the hirevue?
The Hirevue's not automatic like MS / JP and is somewhat selective. Will probably take a week at least.
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Anyone received the Hirevue yet? Any idea on questions?
When tf are hirevues coming out
Anyone heard anything? Any city or group start Hirevue or R1?
Houston done with first round superdays/offers, and now doing the rest I think. Not sure if that is helpful, as tx goes super early compared to NY.
was told resume pulls arent even until end of february from internal
heard something like this too -- they put out the app super early but are basically on the same timeline from last year
Yep, was told from an associate that hirevues won't come out for at least another 2 weeks.
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anyone have any insights on bofa palo alto's office? has their process started?
Bumping this
Yeah had my hirevue like two weeks ago. Was told SDs come out soon, though not sure for non-targets
Have you heard yet? If so how long was it from HV -> SD
Does anyone know where the Chicago office is with their process? What's like the culture there and how many interns do they accept?
Maybe email a Chicago banker 🤯
anyone heard back from BoA GCM?
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a contact told me hirevues for GCM should be out this week
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First wave of Hirevues are out
do yk the structure of the hirevue
for which office?
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NY IB
Am I screwed if I didn't get it?
target? non-diversity? what time did you get?
Semi-target/Target for BofA, Non-diversity. Heard back about an hour ago.
is hirevue important? do they really see it? Do all people who get hirevue get direct superday
The HV is the 1st step into the process and then following the HV is a SPD.
Is the HV important? If we do mid can we still get SD?
Nah you can do absolutely horrible on the HV and definitely get a SPD
Anyone have any insight into the HV questions?
Bump curious as well
whats the tech to behavioral breakdown
Are there different waves for the Hirevues being released?
Probably not to be honest. If it was selective, I’m assuming they are essentially treating it as a first round so I doubt it’s gonna come out in waves
Hirevues are selective. It's essentially a first round, and BofA in particular watches them and takes them seriously (versus MS, for instance). 15 minutes estimate. Not to say that a referral won't carry over past this stage (especially from seniors)
Semi-Target here. Cold applied IBD NY, did not network (send out 20 ish email with my edu email but no one replied). Does that mean I don't get a chance for Spd? Thanks!
Any updates/insights on the HV anyone would like to share?
4 questions, 30 seconds of prep, 3 minutes to answer, no do-overs
Did anyone get SF hirevue
Got a phonecall interview tomorrow
What?
Any idea if they’re being sent on a rolling basis?
does anyone know if Hirevues are out for Palo Alto office?
They already gave out some offers
really? how do you know
BofA
Don’t expect my first spd for 26sa is bofa. Fingers crossed
Which city are you applying for?
Also which group?
Best of luck! Do you mind sharing how many days notice do you have before the SD. Also, interview format ?
When's the next batch of HVs for NY
Had my spd the other day, weird that I still haven’t heard back. Was basically told getting the offer (fingers crossed), but sh***ing myself. Prepped my ass off for the techs, a bunch of stuff not in the guides, like R&P level stuff. I used Careerscend but idk what others do. Best of luck to everyone.
Was this for NY IB? Were you in a program of theirs or something?
Yea they gave accelerated superdays to some people
What’re some types of questions you got if you don’t mind me asking? Wdym r&p stuff? Did you study things outside the guides or did they ask you things outside the guide? Thanks!
Are hirevue's being sent thru a rolling process?
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have palo alto hirevues gone out yet? or first rounds
PA sent out hirevues 2 wks ago
Anyone heard anything from GIG in Chicago?
They’ve
They’ve given out hirevue and technical screen
Are they doing it in batches?
Has anyone heard back after doing the NYC IBD hirevue?
Semi-target/Target for BofA, Non-diversity, Non-Accelerated. Have not heard back after HV yet.
Would bet it's next week at the earliest
Anyone hear about Palo Alto SPD yet?
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Got invite Friday
Are HVs still released in waves for SF and NY IBD?
Anyone heard back after sf hirevue? Is spd out?
What group are you talking about? And when was your HV invite sent?
Yes. S.F. doing first round and Menlo straight to spd which is already out
superdays have dropped
for nyc?
am i cooked if i got HV in first wave but no spd
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bump... sigh
Bunp
Can confirm superdays just dropped
nyc?
target or non target?
NYC IB, target
Offer call 😭
For IB? Accelerated and target or non target?
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Are HV invites released in waves for IBD NY and SF?
Can I still apply for the position or is it too late? Would they still be looking at new apps at this point
cap markets?
anyone have an idea when TOR hv's are dropping?
Can anyone shed light on the timelines for non-div semi-target students? seems like first wave has happened - when will the next one be sent out?
From an analyst. Non target wave goes out early March to fill any remaining spots.
Thanks. What about target schools? Does that mean their next waves happen between now to early march? Or are there no more waves
anyone heard back after hv?
yea first wave of super days are out for NY IB
did u get
Are we sure about this? I go to a target for BofA and nobody has received any info after the HV yet
Are all sf HV's released or coming in waves?
Heard that non-target waves will come in early march
Oh damn if it's happening thru school-specific waves, I'm cooked
Which team?
Anyone hear back from LA?
Anyone hear back from SF?
Submitted hirevue Sunday, but haven’t heard back yet. Hbu?
which group?
When did you do HV? And for what group
has anyone heard back from capital markets?
For IB, do you apply into group on application?
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Just did mine yesterday, feel the same way. Happy to pm
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superday on fri. NYC IB
Target/Accelerated?
target non accelerated
Anyone heard from pubfin?
got hirevue
Today or was this a while ago?
has anyone heard back from palo alto m&a superday?
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Offer call today
m&a or coverage?
Anyone hear from Rates and FX origination regarding SD?
If anyone hears back from Thurs / Fri super day for NYC IB please share
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Anyone heard from SF here after HV? Lmk what group if so
When was your hirevue?
anyone hear back from palo alto m&a superday?
Bump, heard offers should be out tn but no word on my end yet
anyone hear back from NYC sd?
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Have a MM offer and managed to accelerate my superday through a contact - can anyone share their SD experience / what to expect?
Not OP, but I interned at BofA last summer and am returning FT.
First thing - your SD varies by location. I’m talking about NYC, but if you’re interviewing for Palo Alto (tech-focused), LA, or another office, expect more specialized questions.
For NYC, my SD was 4 back-to-back interviews, a mix of behaviorals and technicals. The technicals were definitely more relaxed than EVR/PJT, but because of that, the margin for error is lower - you need to be spot-on.
For technical prep, I used 400Q Guide and Capital Interview Experts and thought they were more than enough.
Example Q from CIE - If a company decides to depreciate it by $15 in its government filings but $10 on its own books, what happens to the 3 statements? (Assume 20% tax rate)
Ans: Creates a Deferred Tax Liability because the accelerated depreciation reduces the taxes payable
IS: Depreciation -10, Tax -2. Thus, Net Income -8
CFS: Net Income -8, Depreciation +10, DTL +1. Thus, NCF +3
BS: Cash +3, PP&E -10, DTL +1, R/E -8. Thus, assets down by $7 and liabilities & shareholder's equity down by $7 so both sides balance.
One unexpected behavioral I got was "Talk to me about a deal that you don't think was a good idea and walk me through your thought process"
Definitely make sure you are 100% prepped and best of luck!
how do you accelerate a super day? Do you contact HR? How do you request and what did they respond with? Have an offer as well and want to accelerate
Had a strong connection who is an associate - sent them an email and I believe they put in a word in with HR. If you don't have a contact would recommend directly emailing HR and explicitly mentioning your offer deadline and how BofA is your top choice
are there more wavers for SDs? No one at my school has gotten one yet
Depends a lot on if your school is a BofA’s target and the # of people you have networked with
target for BofA and networked decent but nothing on campus bit confused
Have offers been released for any office? How long after SD did it take to hear?
Any word from Friday’s Superdays?
I got my offer call the same day after SD
This year? Were u diversity or accelerated?
I had mine on Thursday, does anyone know if decisions have been released?
Recently had my super day too anyone know when they will review them and send out offers?
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