Investment Banking: Harder to break-in or stay-in?
Is it harder to land a job at a BB/elite boutique bank, or to not get fired once you have that job?
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Definitely harder to land it. I think at the upper levels is when you feel more pressure to perform or be pushed out. Banks generally LOVE to keep A2A promotes because they have so much experience and aren’t an associate that needs to be trained
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