How does pay from a boutique bank compare to the BB firms? How much easier is it to land a first year analyst position at a boutique bank, especially coming from a non-target school? Also, do top tier MBA programs frown upon botique bank experience?
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cant go wrong with Lazard, Evercore, Gleacher, or Greenhill
Is there a considerable difference in salaries, bonuses, and hours of analysts between boutiques and BB?
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1) Some boutiques pay slightly better because they have to.
2) I think it is just as hard to end up at a top tier boutique.
3) MBA programs don't love bankers, no matter what the background.
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