I am starting this thread just to see how many offers did people get for Summer Analyst position as a fraction of the number of places you interviewed at. I know you can apply at 20 places and still not hear back for no inherent fault, thus I am asking about offers & interviews instead. Thanks for replying!
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applied to >50 roles, ended up with just 4 interviews, managed to convert 1 into a SA position!
1 application - > 1 interview - > 1 super day - > 1 offer (Top BB think MS/GS/UBS/JPM/)
"Top BB"...UBS lmfao
UBS is moving up again in tables
Could be the Asian division. Their APAC division is pretty strong so I heard.
So UBS...
Not neccesarily
pls tell me this is a troll
Please tell me youre the troll
Not a troll, check LinkedIn...
the man if you look at his comment history is obsessed with UBS for some reason
Fake account that's why lol
A healthy obession never hurt anybody
This is gold
From target think (Dartmouth, Cornell, Stern, Williams)
Applied to GS, JPM, MS, Barclays, Citi, BAML, UBS, Gugg, Moelis, Lazard, Jefferies, RBC, PWP, BNP
Recieved Supers from: GS, Jefferies, RBC, Barcays, BAML, UBS, BNP
Offers from 4 of 7 of those banks
How many interviews did you get? And did you network?
All my first rounds converted to superdays. The banks I knew the most people in were the ones that I got interviews from, so I definitely see a correlation between networking and landing the interview.
Anyone have any insights being from a non-target?
Non target, (UIUC,OSU,Wisconsin) 8 Supers 4 offers. 2 BB, rest top MM
Congrats. Starting at one of those in the Fall, this is promising.
Totally doable with a strong resume and a lot of networking! I didn’t even have that great of a GPA (3.5) either but was extremely involved on campus and had brand name sophomore internship. Also part of my schools banking program which is pretty critical as well.
Canadian Junior at a Non-Target applying for both U.S and Canadian. I was a dual Citizen applying for IBD/S&T/ER/AM, applied to almost everything I could think of.
7 Interviews ( Barclays, CS, Blackrock, Baird, Nomura, SIG, and Pimco)
3 Superdays in the U.S, (Barclays, Credit Suisse, Blackrock), accepted an offer from one of those 3.
2 supers in Canada (CITI, and CIBC)
Extremely grateful and lucky, happy to answer questions
Thanks for replying. How was the interview for CS?
Standard Superday, 3 back to back 30 minute interviews. Technical's and behavioral mix, more so behavioral though which was a bit surprising but the group was pretty niche (structured notes) so not sure how much they expect you to know. Associate, VP, and an MD interviewed me.
Hey, congrats first of all. Do you mind sharing what your marks looked like and if you had any prior experience? Thank you
I have a pretty meh GPA, 3.3. I don't list it on my resume.
My experience is what helps, I had a freshman internship at a top AM in Toronto (100bn + AUM) and after that I had another internship at a top 3 AM (Blackrock, Vanguard, Statestreet). These were both front office roles gotten through networking. I also came back to that first AM and did them full time while doing school full time in a different city.
I got lucky with these internships, so my path is pretty much my own, wouldnt suggest people try and replicate.
As well, CFA L1 Pass and U.S Citizenship helps.
What advice would you give to a Canadian who does not have dual citizenship?
Marry a U.S Citizen.
But in seriousness, Its a tough place to be now, if you want the U.S especially for SA positions. Lots of banks are much more hesitant to sponsor for an intern. So know which banks do and target them. Beyond that, just shotgun applications to anything you see, try and network and get someone to vouch for you, and find a way to specialize yourself. These comapnies get a sea of generic applications, people who are interested in finance blah blah blah. If you can find a way to make yourself stand out through a specific interest and demonstrated experience, that would be helpful.
For me, instead of focusing on equities my application is more tailored to global fixed income- So that seperates me from the glut of people who just focus on north american equities. Something like that, where you position yourself into a sector that has less people vying for those roles.
Hope that makes sense.
Applied to every BB (incl DB and UBS), EB and Jane Street
Got 3 interviews (EVR, GS and JSC)
Got 2 Superdays EVR and GS, failed Jane street interview round 3
2 offers (EVR and GS)
Rejected by every other bank pre interview stage :)
I am in the process for Evercore. What tips would you have with me?
which office
Given that you have your technicals sorted, then it is 100% personality. They generally look for someone that is confidence enough to make a joke during the interview whilst still being humble.
Hey has Evercore already started interviewing? I know the portal closed a little while ago but haven’t heard of others getting interviews yet.
Did you accept GS or EVR?
Two interviews. Got offer from GS/MS/JPM and shopped it for RBC. RBC took me and I signed. RBC IS THE BEST BANK IN THE WORLD!
Replace "RBC" with "UBS"
No, RBC is the best bank in the world. When I got my Goldman TMT offer, I immediately reached out to the Godly RBC TMT group begging for a first round interview. I am so grateful to have gotten the offer and I will continue spending all my free time policing these forums to ensure every prospect knows RBC is the best!
RBC gang rise up, up from the shadows, up out of darkness and hiding.
We outchea, boutta blow ya'll aint ready for this, lets get it
Them maple syrup DCM powerhouse
10 first rounds, got the offer from the mm bank I wanted and dropped out of the other 7 super days.
I'm a non-target and applied to ~75 places -> Had ~10-15 first rounds -> 3 superdays (Top MM, Citi/CS/BarCap, Top HF) -> Got two offers and a hold -> Accepted HF
Currently in the application process right now and have applied to many banks. In the process for a couple different banks but have received 3 offers from low tier BB to EB, trying to leverage them all to get an offer at RBC which is where I want to go as my #1 option. I've heard chicks around my campus talking about how they'll drop panties for any RBC analyst. RBC IS THE BEST BANK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!
pls stop
Southern Semi-Target (Vandy/UT Austin tier) This was for recruiting for SA 2020: Applied literally everywhere for NYC and some in SF (50+ apps probably) ~10 first rounds from a wide variety (EVR, UBS, SVB Leerink, DC Advisory just to name a few) 4 supers 1 offer (MS/JPM/GS)
Are you currently shopping that offer for RBC?
Non target international Apply to every bank that you can think of 8-9 first round 6 superdays (EVR, Moelis, Lazard, JPM, BAML and Jefferies) 4 offers and ended up declining JPM superday because it was happening after my other offers expire
Must have been sad to not get the coveted RBC superday after all that hard work. maybe you can lateral
It'll be tough. Even the best analysts at Evercore fail to lateral to RBC
I'd say so, have been regretted ever since I declined their first round and signed my offer
Can you PM me?
How did you get so many first rounds as a non target international?
can you share stats/pre exp?
I’m an international too! your path seems fantastic, do you mind PM’ing for some tips for a fellow prospect?
Non-target here. Didn't apply anywhere, got 3 offers. Took GS. Dad is an MD - not sure that matters.
After reading the official WSO rankings I wish I have gotten an offer from RBC, tho: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/ranking-bulge-brackets-sorted-ac…
14 super days. Got rejected from the first 8. 4/6 in the final lap over the course of two weeks. UMM PE firm!
Just went through my old calendar. Target, international. Not counting hirevues:
– 1st rounds: EVR, LAZ, Gugg, Nomura, a few MMs / boutiques
– Superdays: C, DB, HL RX, LionTree, McK, BCG
– 2 offers (banking)
Wow, looking back at it I thought I interviewed with a lot more places (only 2 BBs wtf?). Shows how limited you are as an international. Also for some reason I have never (literally 0 times) gotten past a hirevue.
Can you PM me? I am an international student. Would love to have a conversation!
Sure, but you're anonymous.
Did you network?
Yes. Many banks I networked with pulled sponsorship before interviewing (BarCap). Was surprised not to get first rounds with MS/BAML – both had hirevues. Didn't network with GS/JP – too nepotist with clubs I had no interest being involved in.
Another data point: 3.8, relevant internships.
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Not blaming, just observing – I'm incredibly happy where I ended up. It remains a fact many firms will not interview international kids. Obviously not getting past the first round with the firms that did interview is on me.
hey I'm late to the thread would you be able to pm me? I'm a first year at a target in the UK
Hi, I have no idea how the process works in the UK so I don't think it'd be helpful. There's a very long thread on London IBD recruiting you should be able to find without much trouble.
Can you pm me please? I am international as well and it would be nice to chat.
Non Target known for its sports programs, think Big 10 / SEC
Rejected from Guggenheim, William Blair, Moelis, CS, UBS 1st rounds BAML - JPM - Citi - GS - MS - RBC Superday BAML - Citi - JPM (GS I got invited but declined as I signed an offer prior to) Offers BAML - JPM - Citi
How did you network with the top BBs while at a non-target, what was your strategy there? Currently debating whether or not it's worth it for me to apply to the top top banks like JPM/MS/GS since I don't have alum connects there.
I think the biggest thing in terms of networking was - and i tell all the undergrads at my school this
Establishing a credible resume worth hiring, won’t happen overnight and you gotta draw out a plan for it I.e 3.5 GPA+, leadership position in a club, a freshman and sophomore internship, and well formatted with no typos or any mistakes to begin with.
If you don’t have alumni at the banks then don’t be scared to reach out to random people you might have some capacity of connection with - it worked for me a few times e.g. we both did an internship at the same firm prior to IB and then follow the top again.
YMMV but I tried to sneak in my knowledge / passion without ever being a know it all “so I know for recruiting season everyone needs a stock pitch - would love if you could take a listen and give some feedback” you’ll need to be ready for a grilling and will definitely need to have rehearsed it.
If you do the top part well when you send your follow up thank you email, ask if they know any references. I usually got referred to a higher up they were close with.
I know that’s a lot but it’s the stuff that worked for me.
Canadian non-Target. Applied to maybe every FI in Canada. Got bunch of banks and pension funds (For CIB, and PE) and got a few interviews including: BMO, CIBC, OTPP, RBC, Citi, JPM, and MS.
Got some super days/final rounds and offer at 5 of the listed. By the end there, you start looking forward to interviews as you become more polished. Networking helped significantly.
15 applications (EBs and BBs) 7 interviews (EBs and BBs) 1 offer :(
Much better than 0
This is the realistic scenario for most
Applied to most banks, from a non target Received first round interviews from most BBs other than JPM and Barclays Had a Superday with GS, MS, UBS, Nomura, RBC, BAML, and Citi Received 3 offers from these banks :) Did not get my first offer for a long time but for the last few Superdays, everything came super naturally and worked out for the better. Stay positive and confident in who you are!!!
2 offers (1 EB & 1 MM) and cancelled 3 superdays at BBs lined up for the week after the EB offer.
West Coast Target (Berkeley/USC) -> Applied to West Coast BBs and EBs -> super day and interview at the first EB I applied to -> exploding offer before super days for other firms started -> accepted (EVR/CVP)
Could you elaborate on your profile/background a little? I'm a freshman at a school in that category and I'd appreciate a little more context
Non-target. Applied everywhere, received first rounds at GS, Moelis, PWP, Ducera, HL.
Supers at two of the above, one offer (accepted before hearing back from the others, may have gotten further along but probably not).
Not sure why, but I found BBs really difficult to break into in terms of first rounds. Had much more luck at boutiques, not sure why.
good stuff all of those firms are solid. im guessing u got ducera?
Thanks. Not at Ducera, went to one of HL / Moelis / PWP
I'm a girl at a target
5 supers, 2 offers, GS happened super late after the cycle so had to turn down their interview offer
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applied to everything under the damn sun
1 interview -> 1 offer (mid-tier BB)
pure luck i guess
non target ? could you provide some background
what do you wanna know fam
Semi-target, CS.
First application round:
105 apps (across product, banking, AM, ER, consulting, S&T, SWE) all SA
Interviews at Google (APM), BlackRock (FAE), Facebook (SWE), DB (S&T), PJT (Strategic Advisory) and some others: 7 total
3 final rounds
1 offer
Second round of applications:
103 apps (across product, banking, corpstrat, AM, consulting, FLDPs etc) mix of SA and FT
Interviews at Google (APM - FT), Evercore (Advisory - SA), BlackRock (FAE - FT), Apple (PM - FT), Palantir (DS - FT) and some others: 9 total
2 final rounds
1 offer
1 offer is all you need, grats bud
Thanks!
Still crazy to think I applied to >250 opportunities during my time at university and only ended up with ~4 results on my resume. The whole ordeal really does humble you.
How were you interviewing for PJT strategic advisory and Google APM at the same time for SA? Unless things are very different than two years ago, PJT interviews in spring sophomore year and Google during fall third, no? And how did you meaningfully prep for that large of a spread? Not to call BS, but seems a little weird
Non-US
To elaborate further, this process was spread out across the better part of like 6 months or so. From August all the way til about April. Got the invite for Google in February after having done most of my other interviews and having already secured an offer elsewhere.
Google's process is pretty straight forward: 1st round interview -> APM assignment -> on-site with 3 interviewers (2 PM, 1 SWE) -> Hiring Committee makes a hire/no hire decision based on all of your interview feedback -> Host Matching to find a team -> Offer. Didn't make it past hiring committee unfortunately. Prep was mostly going over Cracking the PM interview and Decode and Conquer alongside working through product case questions on my own time. Interviewing for product feels a lot more similar to interviewing for consulting funnily enough.
I also had DB around the same time but the process for that was slightly more lax since it was a one-off process for one of their trading desks. Got an email from my university's department saying one of the desk heads was looking for an intern. Sent an email off to him with my resume and he got back to me with an interview pretty quickly. Interview was more or less a formality, pretty much a 5 min chat telling me I got put through - I think him being an alum probably helped.
The super day itself was also weird. We were meant to rotate through 5 or so interviews with different people from S&T but I only had 2 interviews and then got pulled aside to spend the rest of the super day chatting with the head of the desk. Was 100% convinced that I'd got the offer since it seemed like I basically had his blessing - got rejected in the end.
How did I handle it all? Grades took a hit and came out with one of the poorest academic performances I've had to date that year haha.
Non-target non-diversity, applied to 6 EBs + GS/MS and got interviews at 6. Accepted top BB before going to superday at most of the EBs.
14 apps -> 13 first rounds -> 7 second rounds -> took 4 second rounds -> 3 summer offers
What led you to 13 first rounds out of 14 applications, heavy networking, unique CV?
Nontarget school (NJ State School big 10)
Superday : Nomura, Citi, MS, JPM, GS, CS, Blackrock, Barclays, Wells Fargo, TD, HSBC, UBS
Offers: MS, Nomura, CS, Blackrock, Barclays, Wells Fargo, HSBC, UBS
Did you network?
Heavily
NJ state school B10 lol gonna guess that's Rutgers :)
I never did SA and applied for FT only. I had 4 interviews (3 BBs and 1 MM). Was offered one of the BB positions and the MM position. ended up going with the BB, where I am now
Did you network?
Yup! Networking played a MASSIVE role in getting interviews. I also should mention that I did an internship at a firm that worked closely with the banks that I applied at, so I actually became familiar with a few banking folks from that internship and leveraged those connections when I networked
applied to any application I could find, with countless first rounds, had about 6 superday days and only got one offer but my top choice BB of my superdays so it all works out
Applied to 68 places. 3 interviews. 1 offer which I obviously took. Got 3 more interviews a month and a half after I took the one offer. Not good enough for the banks yet. But I am underwriting so hopefully that could go somewhere...
3 applications->3 first rounds-> 3 superdays->3 offers (1 @ MM, 2 @ BBs). Honestly it's kind of ridiculous, I went through diversity programs from a non-target school.
Dude congrats, that's impressive. I went through a few diversity programs and it hasn't quite paid off (yet), so don't sell yourself short. Why'd you only apply to 3 places, if I can ask?
I only got to apply to three places because none of the other apps had opened yet for other banks by the time I got my preferred offer
Last year, I applied to maybe 20 different places and got 2 offers. I stupidly rejected my better offer, because I did not know any better at that time. I should have picked the other company, I regret my bad decision making.
Extreme non-target here. Applied to all BBs and EBs -> Got first rounds for all of them (except JPM and GS due to their timeline) -> 5 superday invites -> only went to one BB superday due to timeline being all messed up -> 1 BB offer
I had 9 super days and got 2 offers. Definitely a grind, but always worth it to get that offer.
Located in Europe. Target school in my country.
Applied to: BAML, Barclays, BNP, Citi, CS, DB, EVR, HL, HSBC, JPM, Lincoln, MS, Nomura, Raymond James, Rothschild, SocGen, UBS (18 total) Superdays: BAML, Barclays, DB, EVR, HSBC, Lincoln, Raymond James (7 total) Offers: DB, EVR, Lincoln, Raymond James (4 total)
Judging by how many kids from non-target schools are getting offers from top banks, it's great to see that hard work pays off and that you aren't limited in opportunities just because you don't attend a certain college. Congrats, guys!
I too, love lying on anonymous posts
Asia, local target school
Applied to all BBs (incl. Nomura and HSBC) + heavy networking
Superdays: BAML, HSBC, JPM, MS, GS, DB, CS, Barclays
5 offers
Target, Can't recall the number of applications I sent in, prolly around 10-20? 6 superdays, 4 offers, signed JPM
Semi-target, international
First rounds: MS BAML JP (APAC) CS (APAC) HL FTP CIti (APAC), a few MM banks
Superdays: 2 MM banks, Citi, JP, CS (BBs all APAC)
Offers: 1 MM bank (which I obviously took)
I think most MMs don't sponsor.
My MM does.
Target. Recruited both SA and FT in NY:
For SA I applied to: Top BBs (MS/JPM/GS) + BAML, Citi, all EBs Superdays: Evercore, Centerview and PJT (for some reason gained a lot more traction at EBs than BBs) 1 offer: from one of the above firms
Recruited FT: networked around with the top BBs and signed with a top BB in the end
why did you decide to go with BB FT over your EB summer?
I decided not to go back to my EB mainly because I most likely won't stay in finance after banking (I don't even want to go the PE/HF route) and thought a top BB would serve me better (at least in terms of getting recognition/interviewing and my foot in the door) when I ultimately decide to go rogue and switch to something outside finance. I've been toying with the idea of going into in some sort of corporate role in something like the education, entertainment or music industry so I really didn't have my eyes dead-set on finance as a long-term career. My interests and motivations are quite diverse in that sense, wanted banking just to expose myself to everyday professionalism and basic skills/ best practices in corporate world. I could have gone consulting route too but couldn't be bothered to case LMAO.
Again I wouldn't have switched to BB if it weren't for a top BB because the only real reason I wanted to leave was pretty superficial (I admit). Granted my EB experience was great and only incredibly good things to say about them and the team - no face-time too so had around 60-70 hours on average/week in NY, especially since I didn't feel the urge to push myself going gung-ho all the time on hours (worst was 90 hour week though but feel like most of that was just cause I had to catch up to speed with knowing how to do everything so took me a while to learn the nitty gritty). I actually liked my summer experience and can see why they say EBs are great - felt like there was very little bs work going around + every deliverable felt like it was taken extremely seriously by clients, just felt like everything we produced had a weight to it - not sure the same would be true of BB pitch/marketing work lol but idk
-Undergrad Semi-Target
Applied to 60
Interviewed at 5
Superday for 1
Offer (accepted) for 1 (Top BB - think GS/JPM/MS)
Semi-target school (northeast top 50), low-ish GPA (right above 3.5), LOTS of networking and internships, plays a sport, finance major
I applied to a ton of positions, probably 100-150. (BB, EB, all types of regional boutiques, corp fin, consulting, VC, PE, HF)
Heard back from probably ~75.
Interviews (not including hirevues): ~30 (BB OCR, EB, top MM, industry specific MM, MM PE, VC)
Superdays: 4 (1 EB, 2 industry specific MM, 1 MM PE)
Offers: 1 (M&A)
Target School (LSE/Imperial/UCL) applying for Summer Analyst Roles in London. Applied for a mix of Corporate Banking and Investment Banking. Applied for 32 Positions & got 2 offers.
Made it to about 10 Phone Screens --> 3 Super Days --> 2 Offers. Offers were: 1. Corporate Banking Internship at an American BB (JPM/Citi/BAML) and 2. Investment Banking at a lower BB (DB/UBS). Went with the Corporate Banking role.
In stark comparison to last cycle, where I applied to Over 60 & received 0 offers. Feel free to PM if you're in a similar position, especially if you are applying for roles in Europe & I'd be enthusiastic to help.
can you comment on europe bb, eb sponsoring international students for sa or fa?
Wow can't believe how many offers all the nontargets here had. I go to a nontarget in the southeast. My networking consisted of sending out ~300 emails, having conversations with about 35 people (low response rate, not many alumni in NY). Maintained relationships with about 10 people. Got a few referrals, but overall low success. I had one MM first round that went to a superday, got the offer. Then I used that offer to leverage a lower BB offer (DB/RBC/UBS). Accepted that. I'm trying to lateral at the end of the summer, but if everyone is giving out FT offers I doubt it will happen. Really hoping to end up at an EB, but overall very lucky to have broken in and I'd be happy to stay where I'm at now. GPA while recruiting was a 3.6 which really held me back, but I'm at a 3.7 now so we'll see.
pm?
Semi-target, below-average GPA (3.35-3.45). ~120 applications for primarily IB, but also some AM/PE/HF internship positions. I was relatively agnostic on geography, but primarily focused on NY/Chi. I got 20 total first round interviews (not counting Hirevues), 10 of which were followed by rejection emails. 2 advanced me to second round interviews but rejected me there. 8 gave me superdays (3 EB, 1 BB, 1 Top-Tier AM, 2 MM, 1 Regional Boutique). 1 gave me an offer which I happily accepted (it was one of, if not my top choice throughout). I got rejected from the other 7 superdays and I'm still occasionally receiving rejection emails for SA2020. Super excited about where I'm going though. Crazy how 1 of 120 is all it takes.
Congrats man.
How did you make up for GPA?
Via networking / finance experience?
I networked pretty hard, but at the end of the day my big selling point on myself was work ethic, extracurricular experience, and knowledge and experience within the specific niche in which I was looking to work, more or less. It mostly just came down to not getting discouraged and doing anything and everything I could to get a foot in the door. I interview pretty well and have a pretty big public speaking background, so I think that definitely helped in terms of being able to present myself. My GPA was on the higher half of the range that I put in the previous post, but even then it's well below average. I'm up to a 3.6 now though :)
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target in the UK. Applied for SA and FT:
around 100 apps ( give or take, i stopped keeping track in Jan); 20 phone interviews/ first rounds; 15 second interviews; 5 super days; 2 offers
This process was demoralizing and nearly destroyed me and my academic performance. Would't wish it to the worst enemy.
I recruited for IB sophomore SA positions, got an offer, and then never recruited again. Didn't see the point in re-recruiting or trying for an EB for junior summer because I was very happy with what I had.
Female at a non-Ivy target school (think Stanford/MIT/UChicago/Berkeley/Duke/Northwestern). GPA 3.9/4.0 in a notoriously hard major, where the average is around 3.2
Applied at BBs that have sophomore programs. (GS/JPM/MS/BAML/Citi/CS/UBS/Barclays).
Early on in the process, I got a superday and then offer at an upper tier BB. I was then able to drop out of all processes I cared about less, and focused on the two firms (JPM/MS/GS) I knew for certain I would take on the spot over the offer I had. One firm wouldn't accelerate because their sophomore recruiting process hadn't really even started yet, but I got a superday and then an offer at the other firm, which I ended up signing.
So somehow...I went 2 superdays, 2 top offers, done. Had I not happened to get an offer so early on, I think my process would have dragged on for a long time, with more superdays but also lots and lots of rejections. I got very lucky.
so you go to berkeley
SA:
FT:
Why did you choose to return to EB?
Largely reasons related to location (wanted to be in NY as opposed to the west coast), more generalized experience (wasn't sure if I wanted to work on tech deals 100% of the time), and recruiting in the future (much harder to recruit for funds in NY from the west coast then from a NY EB)...
EB also treated me super well in the summer and I liked the ppl/work, even though I did get the shit worked out of me...probably wouldn't have been much better on the west coast, where I hear the culture's pretty brutal as well
Non-Target, International student, 3.8+ GPA
Had an internship with big4 and a local PE firm before.
Applied at over 80 firms: First Rounds: CS, MS, GS, DB, EVR, JPM, Centerview, Moelis, Greenhill, LionTree, Union Square, Jefferies Superday: Jefferies, CS, GS, EVR, Greenhill Got offers: GS, CS
It's hard, but doable. Don't give up. Most banks sponsor and if they don't, you can still network your ass off and they will sponsor you. I know someone who got sponsored by Barclays so don't give up y'all.
Can you PM me? I am a non-target international student and would love to talk to you but I ran out of PMs
Georgetown. Interviewed everywhere, only offer I didn’t get was Allen & Co because I wasn’t Allen or Co
Do you mind if I asked what your resume looked like? You killed it, congrats bud
Semi-target south (Emory, Vanderbilt, UVA)
Applied to basically every bank, networked with MS, Lazard, PWP, HL as well but their processes started after I signed my offer or I just didn't get interviews
First-rounds: PJT, GS, JPM, CS, Moelis, Evercore, WF, BAML
Super day: PJT, JPM, CS, Evercore, WF, BAML
Offers: CS, Evercore, WF, BAML
I really wanted PJT so that rejection was the hardest. I signed with Evercore and am returning for FT. Depends on the day and the interviewers for sure. Sometimes you get interviewers whom you don't click with. Sometimes I'm not as sharp some days or can't think as fast and can't articulate as well as I would like. Good luck to everyone out there.
Are these comments here coming from an extremely skewed subset of the candidate pool? (in terms of networking and connections)
I go to a super target and have a 3.8 with relevant banking experience but have serious doubts about my chances at getting interviews from most of these top BBs and EBs. My peers also aren't as sure either.
interviewed at GS. this was four years ago. still waiting to hear back
Back in ye olden days of summer analyst recruiting, I applied to around 9 banks, about 1/2 EB and 1/2 BB + MBB Consulting and a few buy-side analyst programs. I got 5 banking offers: Goldman, BAML, Lazard, Moelis, Centerview; one consulting offer (BCG); one buy-side analyst offer. God that was a long-ass time ago...
Kudos to all those that had their choice of offers - I know the hard work and sacrifice it takes to get to that point.
For those that may be in more dire circumstances, I will say: try not to get discouraged. When I was first looking for a "real" finance internship, I ended up applying to 90+ roles and going through 15+ interviews before getting a single offer. It was disheartening to see friends/my cohort sign with top BBs/PE firms while I floundered. Fast forward a few years and I'm now in one of the best seats I think I could possibly be in. I know that recruiting can have the effect of making you question your self-worth, but try not to let it get to you.
I'm not saying to pity yourself - you can always improve (do mock interviews and get feedback, have others mark up your resume), but be aware that there is precisely zero correlation between how well you recruit and how well you can actually perform in a role. If anything, use this as motivation to crush it when you finally do land an offer. Because you eventually will, and the further you get into your career, the less of an impact where you started has on where you end up.
Biggggg facts. Congrats though
Something like 100-200 applications (lost track after a while), 9 interviews from corporate strategy to IB, 5 Superdays, 2 offers (one in corporate strategy and one in MM IB). Accepted MM IB.
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grats on citi, great firm
what resources did you use to prepare for interviews esp. technicals
Female at a non target. I got 2 offers, one EB on BB. Took BB offer for Summer 2020
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URM at a target, started networking/recruiting for junior SA pretty late. Applied at 5 banks, only networked at 2 of them, 1 MM 1 BB. Those 2 gave me phone screens, both converted to superdays. Took the MM offer before the BB superday happened.
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