HI GUYS! I wanted to know how does one get a job as an IB in the M&A dep? Are there separate internships for this, or when you get hired in the IB division it's based on your luck to be placed in M&As?
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Usually you apply as a generalist and then go through group placement which is like speed dating and you get put into a group
I thought we get to choose where we want to go. Then i guess getting into M&A is even harder than just breaking into IB.
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