Is a firm having a 3 year analyst program a valid reason to choose elsewhere?

bump, have thought about this as well although in the long term a year doesn't seem like it matters too much

Of course not, holding that against a firm is totally reasonable. That’s a whole year of your career man – it makes sense for you to want to climb faster.

Depends on the bank. If it's a DB/UBS type bank then you could reconsider, if it's something like Centerview then well worth it. That extra year won't mean much in the grand scheme of things anyways.

Dude be more creative 🙄

Valid. I’m at HL which has one. On top of paying slightly below street the 3 year program is just another way for them to shortchange you

A lot of firms if they do 2 years analyst have you do an extra year associate so its actually no timing difference

Its a pretty nuanced answer by bank but just know its more complicated than you think

In short I think most firms have the same amount of time to VP so doesnt matter usually