Placement process for SA starts soon and I was curious as to what groups have great cultures and if anyone here could even speak from experience. Thanks in advance!
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On top of top HC on the street, JPM HC has the best culture at JPM. Great and supportive people that have a no BS work policy. Especially for internship won’t have you leaving past 1-2am. Great exits as well.
LOL why is he lying, JPM HC will make you work until 4am consistently people have gotten sick physically and mentally working in that group yes they are top of the street, a lot of people quit after a year. Best culture is FSG or DCM/ECM
i was gonna admit that i have headed HC hours are insane. however i have heard mixed reviews in terms of the actual culture tho. I have heard FSG has a great culture as well. How do you think one would prepare for placement with them?
Lol, the sarcasm is immaculate here
Say this to JP hc people during networking will get u banned… friend there spread thin
wtf do you mean, it's September? what do you mean by allocation starting soon, doesn't it happen in like february/march
yea but lots of people try and network beforehand with the groups they want to get into
It's too early... Don't start now lol. At my bank there was this one guy who went for a coffee with someone in like February/March when group allocations was in May I think, and people said he was a bit too eager, weird, and didn't get a return lol
Honestly none of them
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Lmfao M&C works hard, idk if you even work at the firm but I know people who are afraid to leave their chair
I know they work hard, but they aren’t insane like HC and M&A.
What ab CFA
Do u know anything ab CFA
how is tech?
They will give you a heart condition…
If you’re looking for straight culture then FSG is the place to be
Not anymore
any insights into FSG return offer rates? heard they overhire interns
Regional investment banking! Work hard play hard -- most nights you don't work till 4am, but if you do (I've been there) -- at least the people around you are chillers :) Definitely coffee people there if you're interested at all, great generalist program + lots of deal flow.
attended some panels with some people from the team they seem cool haha. do you mind telling more about the regional IB team and what they do?
Yep, are you able to PM me by any chance?
You mean like satellite offices?
Can confirm that J.P. Morgan has investment bankers in non-core cities. No analysts though, but sometimes associates and VPs. Plenty of directors and MDs. They let you live there if you're good. These are places like Washington DC, Nashville, and Denver, to name a few.
Seeing only FSG as the sector team that has life basically implies the whole platform itself has no life
Have some insight into a handful of groups. Feel free to DM me!
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To incoming analyst be aware of intern sponsors and people you speak with, they try to shield a lot of infos from you to make you seem the groups are jolly and it’s the Barbie world, a lot of groups in JPM are heavily politicized and overworked, (on useless marketing material)
Yeah have a friend who works at JPM HC and have heard some absolute horror stories. Would recommend SA’s avoid as much as possible.
To everyone saying FSG: they had significant layoffs this year and hours are NOT as advertised (80-95 average), top MD also just left for Barclays. FSG having good culture is a thing of the past
Most groups has significant layoffs of 1st years and 2nd years, not just FSG
has the FSG become that bad in the US or London (or both)?
Speaking for US
any insights into FSG return offer rates? and exit opps (is it typically MF/MM)
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Oh yea toxic ass group avoid if possible they do not care about you
Very political group
deeted.
My biased opinion is most definitely LevFin. Shout-out all my homies
Levfin Ngl y’all are chill :). Lastly before I’m done ranting on JPM, people from several of those toxic group mentioned have gone to hospital for over working related reason in like last 2-3 years. So choose wisely incoming interns. If you want exit opps and etc, healthcare and m&a are your best bet and other group will potentially provide the same if not similar exits, but being in HC or m&a makes it easier. Don’t let these intern sponsors fool you they protect you guys from the real work and culture.
I was in LevFin at JPM for three years and what a time it was. Great people honestly
What is the Infrastructure Financing team like?
Anyone know ab CFA?
To bump this again JPM is very toxic but they keep things on the low
what team r u in dude i gotta know
Not saying but it’s one of the top groups, all coverage groups are toxic and acts like they are elite when all they do is debt financing
This guy out here just spitting fax
Media and comms
that’s funny i actually heard the absolute opposite
HC is very toxic ngl...
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Not sure about SF but heard NYC is a absolute shit show
Fuck you mean, you can’t read? People over work and pass out at this group
Disregard username made many yrs back. Hours are brutal but the worst part was completely 0 mentorship and staffer plays favoritism. Also funny that every fall the 1st yr corner coughs for weeks as body adjusts to jpmhc lifestyle. Incredibly toxic and political group. Bulk of ecm / dcm deals but heard even those counts are dwindling. There are few MDs who are good but tend to come from other banks.
DCM has decent culture from what I’ve heard
Def not HC in NY
Don’t do healthcare….
Don’t do industrial either, only debts, and it’s a very political group, only kids with Ivy League degrees exit well
bumb
Bump since group placement just started
Anything other than HC
HC is fine...sometimes grindy but overall good learning exp
Think it's brutal all around there TBH
Do you want a good experience or good work experience? If you want to do deals and learn, go kill yourself in HC or tech/M&A. If you want to make 80-90% as much money and work 75% as those guys, join a product group like DCM or ECM.
Unfortunately working until 4am and having all of your holidays blown up is highly correlated with being on strong teams and being in the active flow of an industry
On the flip side, the incremental $10-$20k in analyst bonus requires an incremental 10-20 hours/week, where if you think about it... the math doesn't add up. Equally, hardos burn out and cap markets bankers live forever
How are the hours in Ecm at jpm?
does pay differ by group at jpm?
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