Lazard opens London for SA/FT 2025
As above, Lazard opens up applications for London for SA/FT 2025, first time in a long time. Also removed the rotational aspect of the Analyst programme!
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Can you apply to both the previously opened ER SA and the Financial Advisory SA?
I just did anyway. No problems applying on the same account.
Yeah, but you only give assessments/HV once and it is valid for a whole year.
Just to confirm is the Financial Advisory role the same as IB? I thought those were usually filled by spring interns/summer interns.
How bad must the situation be at Lazard for HR to have to resort to advertising on WSO?
Yeah, they had to open it to hire me this time.
They're going to get flooded by non-targets who ask insightful questions such as 'anyone got HV questions', 'how do I apply to grad programmes anyone please', or 'does this business sponsor sir'
Bros got ptsd from those tracker gc’s
Man the Trackr group chats are fucking hilarious
Finally realising that spring converts are dog shit
That one guy with 9 spring internships converted his LAZ one...
Not sure what to feel about him. On one hand, great for him. On another hand, I feel the PR that's happening is a bit overblown. I don't know if I'm the only one who shares this view.
Shared some springs with him and highly agree with this
that guy is very well spoken which probably got him all of his offers. I guess thats what a private education buys you.
but it is clear he does not have an academic/technical aptitude - failed to meet grades for his oxford offer 2x, AAA after taking 3 years... Failing to convert his other springs Roths, MS etc. Ironically laz was the only one he did convert which says a lot about laz.
When can we expect to hear back after the online assessment?
Had an issue with the system, was about to email the recruiter, outlook said auto reply is enabled and they’re on vacation till Oct sth, lol.
So don’t expect first rounds for a week or two.
will I get dinged if I was a bit awkward on the video interview? I hate those
From what I know, not really. As long as you sound upbeat, smile, look at the camera and not read off notes for too long, you should be fine. It's just a replica of a real-life conversation so it's not really a big shift. You can look away for a second to regain composure if you wish.
I don’t know anyone who says they like video interviews. Even our career center trained us saying, yes no one likes them, but you still have to do them.
Everyone is awkward bro, don’t worry.
That personality test is complete rubbish! It says I was not "self-willed" or "ambitious": I mean, what?!
What a joke.
Bro, it said I wasn't reliable and everything else was above-average when I took the test for the VC banking group a couple of months ago. And the same result is applied for FT. I'm cooked.
So I maxed out the "critical" and "socially bold" scores, above average for "innovative", "careful" and "reserved", below average for "ambitious" and 0 for "self-willed".
Ha, no way. I can see why LAZ are just idiotic: how recent is this personality assessment? MS, JPM and GS don't do it for a reason, clearly.
Y'all don't let the results of the personality test get to you. I definitely think that the numerical assessment and video interview have more weight
Naa, bro. Banks be rejecting saying your personality didn't match with what we need. When everyone feel like they messed their assessment up, no one will be able to question who went through. Cause you're just thinking you messed yours up and didn't progress.
It's one for the ages, I haven't seen any tests as bad as this. Maxed out "innovative", and "ambitious", high score for "critical", slightly below average for all of the rest (except for "careful", which was very below average).
And I thought DB's SJT was the worst.
Wait what test are you talking about? I didn’t receive feedback for Lazard OA
Any updates post the assessments?
Nope, and I doubt we'll be hearing back this week. Someone earlier in the thread said they emailed HR/recruiters and they were still on vacation till early October, so we might start hearing back next week.
I am going to an event they organize at their office tomorrow. Not sure if this is connected to the application process?
In that case I don't think they'll be handing out the next round of the recruitment process until after this event
Anyone hear back yet?
“We are still in the screening process as we received an overwhelming response”
Did you get an email? What positions is this?
FT. No, they didn't email, I emailed them.
Hey guys. I applied like 3 weeks ago, and heard from someone on the inside that they are going to be starting with interviews soon, so I would give it a couple of days, maybe by next week you´ll get responses. I´m also in the same boat as y´all. Best of luck
Got rejected after the video, even though I put in a ton of prep. Tests were easy, and I was literally recording myself on my phone to practice. Honestly thought it went alright. Trying to figure out if I completely blew it or if my profile just isn’t stacking up.
I've got an MiF from ESSEC, 6 months of M&A at a no-name small-cap shop, and currently doing another 6 months in corporate M&A, not French.
Not trying to rant or anything, just trying to make sense of this.
Did you make an effort to connect with any of the analysts? This is crucial, and pretty much your only real chance to make it past HV / get foot in the door. They receive thousands of applicants with just as good if not better education and experience than you (not knocking you, just being realistic), so you have to have a way to differentiate yourself / flag your application. They also had an office insight event which is pivotal in the recruiting process.
Hey, thanks for getting back to me! Yeah, I gotta be realistic—tons of people out there with way better profiles than mine (tbh I'm kinda in the lower end of my class).
I didn’t network with Lazard specifically. The timing was too tight, and I heard networking doesn’t do much for London anyway (a few BB bankers mentioned that in our conversations). Still, I feel like I should be pushing harder on that front.
SA or FT?
Hey! FT
How do you know you got rejected? Do they send out emails for that?
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Did anyone recieve a first round for Lazard, after applying for the summer?
no, did you
No not yet but I heard some people received an AC already
Can anyone else confirm?
Do they sponsor for visas?
Yes. If you are selected, visa support is provided.
Haven't gotten a rejection yet (unfortunately my coursemate got a rejection this week). Hopefully, I still have a chance for AC... (anyone in the same boat?)
If it’s for FT, they said AC will probably be in Dec/Jan.
Any info on SA AC?
FT ACs been out for a while
Offers are out though
I applied for ER SA, no rejection yet so no idea if i’m dinged or not
ACs already went out for this
Source: had a friend who did the AC
My mate hasn't heard back either. Do they do several ACs?
Offers are out for both SA and FT, first went out a few weeks ago.
Source? Literally haven't heard of any AC invites around me.
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