Does anyone know when the applications for junior analysts open this year? I heard last year they opened in mid-December and was wondering if they're sticking to that timeline.
For people already in the program, can you provide some insight into the kind of work you do and what recruiters are looking for in a junior analyst? Thanks!
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Hi skk2, whoops, looks like nobody chimed in here.... maybe one of these discussions below is relevant:
Fingers crossed that one of those helps you.
OP - The consensus here is that the JA program will not be returning for 2020. To my knowledge only one group will have JA’s, all of which will be internal hires.
Again nothing is confirmed, but this has been the word from all my seniors who have been active in the recruiting process.
Source: I’m a current JA
Thanks for letting me know. Any reason why they're not hiring for the program this year? Also, is there any other way to break into ib at a bb firm that would represent equivalent experience to this?
That sucks. Any word on what could be the reason they are discontinuing the program? I imagine underperformance..
Could be, but I definitely can’t say for certain. The former JA’s that I have met both within my group and a few others are all rockstars, but that’s still a small sample size.
A senior IB head did indirectly mention to us that discontinuing the JA program was likely the result of JPM altering its approach campus recruitment. The initial thought process behind the JA program was to feed students into IB from non-core schools and to simply add more diversity to the pool of new hires. Since recruiting through the traditional analyst program has come more in line with this approach (or so they say) it would make a bit of sense as to why they are discontinuing the program. But the truth is they are definitely missing out on the opportunity for some cheaper labor. Happy to give an update if I hear more, but this is all I have for now.
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