Is the IB scene in seattle that bad?

I'm not that familiar with seattle but from what I've been reading is that there is plenty of consulting firms but are IB jobs that scarce there?

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NuclearPenguins

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Basically nothing there other than Cascadia.

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There are a decent number of shops out in Seattle.

Goldman - opened a small office a while back to service big clients, 3-4 analysts
BofA - one of their MM bankers (Jamie P.) sits there but not sure they hire at the analyst level
KeyBanc - believe their Seattle office is strictly ECM, 1-2 analysts
BMO - residual office from GHF acquisition, 2-3 analysts
Piper - public finance only, 2-3 analysts
Cascadia - largest presence, LMM and MM focus, 10+ analysts
Meridian Capital - LMM focus, 3-4 analysts and growing
Zachary Scott - LMM focus, 2-3 analysts and growing
Moss Adams Capital - IB arm of regional accounting firm, 1-2 analysts and growing
After this point you start fading into brokerage shops like Broadmark, MeritHarbor, OneAccord, First Hill, Chinook Capital and ACT advisors.

Pickings aren't great but if you land one of the coveted spots you can lateral to a strong MM or even BB after a year.

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FreeMartinShkreli

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I know one of the Goldman analysts, they seem to be doing okay on projects but definitely with much better hours based on her level of partying

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1-2? placements per year ? Per summer?

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