Do most firm offer signing bonus for going A2A? If so, how much? Is there clawback? What if I'm lateraling to another firm as associate 1?
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as a data point - hw signing bonus is 60k
Piper is $45k
Moelis is $75k
What if I'm currently 3rd year analyst and lateral to another firm, can I ask for a signing bonus?
Does GS?
BofA?
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