I was laid off Q4 last year from a BB as a second year associate. I decided to take December off and started looking / reaching out using headhunters at the end of January. The market seems pretty dead. Are people experiencing the same thing: hiring freezes and only very selective opportunities at smaller / niche firms? If you know of any banking opportunities can you post firm / group / level?
| +269 | Earliest you can get fired | 58 | 9h |
| +251 | UBS’s M&A BANKERS ARE DOING TERRIBLY. $200M EXTRA IS BEING CUT | 47 | 13h |
| +238 | Investment Banking is Divine | 40 | 5h |
| +223 | Career Crossroads | 31 | 1d |
| +213 | US 2027 SA IB worried about background check | 53 | 2h |
| +206 | Analyst: Why is UBS IB doing worse than peers?, UBS CFO: No Comment | 41 | 22h |
| +204 | Another $115bn Mega deal for these banks. Congrats! | 45 | 6h |
| +122 | Is UBS really that bad? | 38 | 5h |
| +37 | Is Houston SA 28 recruiting already over? | 33 | 7h |
| +25 | 2026-27 IB Energy Top Banks | 8 | 8h |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
Was hoping to lateral back into IB this year but at least at the analyst level seems completely dead and doesn't seem like it'll be back anytime soon.
Literally nothing out there unless it’s a specific team that is probably lean and is backfilling backfilling. and you happen to know someone in the group
There will be fewer investment banking associates on the street at the end of this year than there were at the beginning of last year.
Et beatae in aliquam iste quasi iusto est. Voluptatem ut distinctio labore dignissimos facilis nulla sint aliquam. Et repudiandae qui hic numquam. Sed error enim modi.
Non est minus quam inventore reiciendis magni similique. Officiis incidunt odio quo sed commodi rerum. Dolorem placeat nulla et fugiat iste iure ea neque. A sit nisi voluptatem nobis est maxime.
Iure et aut totam ratione non ratione eum. Soluta iure nihil ea earum temporibus sit sed. Cumque natus suscipit odit magnam commodi. Aliquam quibusdam ipsam ex voluptas adipisci libero quia.
Et odio voluptatibus magnam voluptates at repudiandae. Ratione eos ratione dolores. Commodi architecto officiis iusto eos nesciunt dolorem in ab. Et aut quasi est tempora ab cupiditate.
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...