I recently received offers to join CS/BofA/JPM as a summer associate and am curious what groups you would recommend joining, especially as a career switcher (i am seeing a lot of m&a and dont think thats for me). I am a woman too - dont know if that matters but would prefer a group that isnt ALL dudes. thanks!
| +134 | Do people still want to go PE? | 39 | 12h |
| +109 | UBS Tech layoff | 49 | 13m |
| +104 | UBS’s M&A BANKERS ARE DOING TERRIBLY. $200M EXTRA IS BEING CUT | 24 | 26m |
| +46 | How do YOU manage networking requests? | 10 | 3h |
| +40 | Are target prospects getting dumber? | 16 | 30m |
| +37 | Lazard hirevue | 11 | 3d |
| +37 | What Differentiates the Best Analysts as AI Improves? | 9 | 3d |
| +33 | MBB Pay Raises | 24 | 37m |
| +32 | Cornell Club T10 Rankings (UPDATED 10/2026) | 19 | 16h |
| +32 | Quitting After First 4 months | 11 | 10h |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
CS Sponsors
CS Sponsors and BofA Real Estate both have good reputations. I'm not as sure about which groups are tops at jpm
Go to the Real Estate group at either Bofa or JPM, stay away from CS Real Estate group at all cost! The Sponsors group at CS is an all male group, try Global Industrials instead, there are a few females in this group --I have insider knowledge BTW.
thank you very much for your insights. out of curiosity, why real estate? do you know anything about the retail/consumer groups?
The Real Estate groups that I mentioned are known to hire a few females every year. CS RE, however, has a terrible culture according to one of my sources. As for the Retail/Consumer groups, JPM is pretty chill with many females, CS Retail is known as a work life balance group --they hired like four female bankers last summer. Bofa is the same as JPM.
ants, what insight do you have on cs real estate that make you say stay away?
If you look on this site, the top groups for all of those banks have been discussed before. Some of them also talk about culture.
Off the top of my head
CS Sponsors, BAML RE, BAML LevFin, JPM NatResources, JPM M&A, JPM LevFin, JPM FIG.
Dealbreaker had an article about JPMorgan natural resources having an intern who had a seizure, and the comments basically said JPM Natres had a horrible working environment -- check it out.
http://dealbreaker.com/2009/07/unfounded-rumor-of-the-afternoon-jpm-int…
BTW CS Sponsors last time I checked had 2 seniors (MD and Director) that were both female. So don't necessarily assume it's all male although the majority of the group is. It's a conservative group though and offers great opportunities even if you decided not to go the typical banking route after 2 years.
JPM Consumer Retail is a good group with several women.
Omnis delectus expedita impedit dolorem quae. Aut accusantium accusamus ab dolorem deserunt. Et repellendus occaecati beatae et veniam qui. Ab consequatur quia in earum dolorem.
Voluptatem tempora neque nulla voluptatem qui optio nemo quos. Perspiciatis et blanditiis et non et. Quam quo dolore mollitia animi. Cupiditate officiis quia aut iusto perferendis vel earum doloremque.
Aut est voluptas ipsam suscipit. Totam sed minus non. Vel vel ex quia repudiandae inventore.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...