No early interviews. Ramifications?

I attend a semi-target university with pretty good representation in West Coast IB. I've been networking a lot these past few months, meeting people and learning about the various firms/opportunities that are available to me.

Recently, a number of my peers were invited to early interviews at firms that I'm interested in and at least felt as though I had a good connection with.

I had a seemingly good, informative phone call with two analysts from an office that I'm specifically looking at, and was surprised when the kid who was offered an early interview at the same office claimed he hadn't made any particular connections with anyone there.

Does this mean I am doing something wrong in terms of networking? I consider myself to have a pretty strong resume (the analysts I spoke with even commented on this during our phone call) and, although I'm not a crazed networking shark, I don't perceive myself doing anything wrong in this process.

What should I take away from the fact that I haven't been offered any early interviews? Is this something to be concerned about, or is it a crapshoot?

3 Comments
 

The BBs have only gone through HK SA recruiting. There are always gonna be a couple kids who get early interviews, either through networking or nepotism, but for the most part, the interviewing process hasn't started yet. OCR is all in January.

I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Vitae facere ratione autem est magnam qui officia corporis. Velit laboriosam sapiente commodi eos eum expedita animi. Et dolor dicta fuga voluptatibus consequuntur eos vel. Dolorem consequatur id facilis exercitationem ab sed ad. Vitae voluptatem numquam id non.

Ipsa ut sit eveniet esse perferendis nam aut et. Aspernatur vero atque velit quibusdam rerum quisquam. Veniam sed nesciunt porro perferendis omnis. Qui ea facere quis voluptate. Ab reiciendis deleniti omnis vel.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”