Is investment banking even worth it if you're not at a bougie brand?
Considering a random no name boutique vs chiller roles at reputable companies.
Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
| +169 | Why do JEF bankers always think they’re EB? | 53 | 4d |
| +92 | Do people still want to go PE? | 28 | 2h |
| +60 | Bloomberg - New UBS Investment Bankers See Smaller Pay Gain on Promotion | 12 | 2d |
| +46 | Think I'm fucking up my analyst years | 16 | 2d |
| +30 | Lazard hirevue | 10 | 2h |
| +29 | What Differentiates the Best Analysts as AI Improves? | 7 | 18m |
| +27 | Big 4 M&A vs. Lincoln Portfolio Valuations | 6 | 4d |
| +26 | Ambitious CC Student trying to break into IB | 13 | 2d |
| +19 | Not doing well mentally, how are others doing? | 7 | 4d |
| +17 | Baird getting carved up?? | 6 | 2d |
Career Resources
Hard to answer because there's lots of variability in "no name boutiques" a firm with 50-100+ employees that finds itself pitching against the likes of TD Cowen or Raymond James is absolutely a good place to start and can have good lateral opps especially in a better market. Hell people have made it to good shops from 5 man boutiques. You may even find yourself enjoying the lifestyle if you're making similar to your larger bank peers for a little less money. As to whether or not a boutique offer is worth taking over a chiller role at a more reputable company I'd recommend thinking over your own goals as well as checking Linkedin to see where people from whatever role or firm you're looking at have gone after.
Would you say it's a good place to exit from? I'm not interested in recruiting for laterals in the event that I work for this random broker dealer thing. I am interested in IR as a career and one of my other options is IR at a decent HF in another country. Would like to be in NYC where the IB role is and not in a diff country so idk how to weigh this... I'm also not super integrated in the finance space so idk the perception of either option.
Consequatur commodi omnis necessitatibus eius quod et molestiae. At maxime deserunt temporibus vitae et illum laudantium. Quod modi quas tempore perspiciatis nisi similique iusto.
Earum incidunt odio nostrum quo. Et libero eligendi assumenda expedita et. Suscipit eligendi labore consequatur sunt repellat. Aut cum dolorem et officia voluptatem reprehenderit quod perspiciatis. Nam maxime at fuga sunt.
Enim qui voluptas enim eligendi quia. Et consequatur non animi. Odio ut dolor autem illum ut impedit. Distinctio officiis corrupti totam unde necessitatibus veniam. Debitis repellendus perferendis pariatur eum.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...