Purposefully Overhiring Interns - Which Banks?

I read that there are some banks that purposefully overhire interns for limited spaces. Does anyone know which banks do this? Which banks do not? I always see JPM having variably return rates every year, do they maintain large classes or something? What about Citi, I heard that they usually amend the amount of spots available depending on market conditions to maintain high return rates?

Thanks!!

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If a team overhires, they may only extend an offer to around half of the intern class, which can make the experience more competitive and less enjoyable overall.

 

GS never markets themselves as a nice place to work. That's anathema to the cutthroat image they try very hard to curate.

 

Last year return in IBD was like 60 or 70%, Capital Markets was 40%, but they hired during the boom and didn't foresee the slump. This year they have for sure reduced spaces available on SA bcos the vast majority of classes are Spring Week conversions. 29 ppl in CapM UK last year, so I'm anticipating maybe 14 interns this year. Fingers crossed for us!

 

I don't think they overhired. I think during the summer they realized, and accurately, that the additional headcount wouldn't be needed with fees down.

 

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