Internship Advice - Small Boutique

Hey everyone!

I recently received an offer from a small (~15 people) boutique bank. I am interested in breaking into PE/HF opportunities at some point down the line. I have a couple of questions if someone can help out:

  1. Will working at a relatively no-name shop (even if I get more experience than people at BBs) prevent me from breaking into another sub-field of finance at some point down the line?

  2. Would BBs consider this kind of thing good experience if I don't take the offer from this firm and go through FT recruiting?

Thank you for your help!

1 Comments
 

Quia ut et neque doloribus velit unde. Ea quae ratione sed eaque ipsa. Id quam ut sit est. Rerum nihil ipsa et numquam accusamus. Et eaque doloribus odio sapiente est ullam.

Et qui voluptatum esse voluptatem natus est. Est quidem praesentium quia amet saepe.

Et qui voluptates id vero dolorem. Eum optio maiores aut architecto. Saepe quidem dolores nam tempora enim sunt cupiditate.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”