Have seen on this forum that one genuine connection from a first year analyst is enough for a non-target to get screened by a first rounder but heard conflicting statements from analysts at EBs and BBs that you need a VP+ to go to bat for non-targets to get an interview.
Anyone with expereince going through networking or internal screening might weigh in on?
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There's no set answer to this. I've networked with a Director at a boutique and got interviews which I smashed and got the offer but I've also networked with a very senior MD at a US BB who specifically said he'll push my CV forward and never got a 1st round. My lucky break with a BB came without any form of networking so it really depends.
Think he BS’d you. Don’t believe you wouldn’t have an interview if an MD pushed for you
This has happened to me before. Very tough for non target kids at Barclays
Or they just got another call on a live deal or pitch and forgot about it. One of the biggest obstacle prospects run into is that recruiting is pretty far-down the priority list for bankers.
That's how it seems yes, although he had absolutely no reason to BS me. I was just a semi-target kid with a couple of internships and he was a senior MD, could have said anything to avoid my emails, be vague when it came to referring me or just say 'go f yourself kid, you're not cut out for BB banking'. I think it was just the fact that I was in the very bottom of his priority list or maybe stronger referrals threw me out... guess we'll never know
1 analyst vouched for me to get a first round at CVP/EVR...now I work there
Are you non-core, did you have previous sa expereince before joining?
Non-core no previous SA experience just hit it off well and knew my technical cold (could do paper LBO/ mergermodels which do get asked)
EBs have more informal recruiting where analysts typically have more input.
Does this apply for off-cycle hires and FT too>
There is no way to answer this. It is extremely dependent on a multitude of factors outside of your control. The reality is that recruiting is kind of a crapshoot and there is a large element of luck at play. That's why it's so important to cast a wide net and talk to as many bankers as possible per bank and as many banks as possible to maximize your odds.
Got one analyst to refer me to the group that I will be joining this summer.
What type of bank and which city
top coverage group at a non-nyc city
Networked with an analyst that lead to me talking with the rest of the junior team before getting an interview. Crushed the interviews and superday and now I will be joining on full-time in the summer.
At my top EB, if you go to a target, you only need 1, maybe 2 people to vouch. If you go to a semi-target (2-4), if you go to a non-target, (4-6+). # of people who need to record in our internal tracker that they spoke to you and that they liked you. If even one person gives you a bad score, then you probably won't get an interview.
If you actually know a senior person well, you will auto get one, but haven't seen this happen for anyone who isn't a close friend or family friend' kid. The cold call unfortunately isn't long enough to guarantee it.
Is this Evercore by any chance?
is this evercore or moelis by any chance? does the internal tracker rate the phone call or is it only qualitative
not moelis because I know they want you to only talk to 2 people when you network.
Seems like EB's are largely networking/referral based for 1st rounds, but what about for BB's? I heard networking means less and is harder to know forsure?
also curious. i heard you have to network a lot for BBs or talk to HR or it might just be a crapshoot?
Anyone who went off-cycle from a non banking role care to share their light on how they targeted levels with networking
Can anyone from a BB shed light on this?
At an EB I only had one referral and got the interview/offer. But I got interviews at the other EBs without any networking, and I'm a white male with a mediocre GPA. Top target though.
I havent applied to BBs but it seems like their processes are much more random/less transparent because of hirevues and online assessments/questionnaires.
This is US centric btw. In London, networking is useless
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