Recruiting for PE on-cycle after 1st year with chance of A2A after year 2?

I was curious if anyone has experience with this type of scenario.

What happens if you recruit for PE after your first year (to start after your 3rd) with the intention of being a 3rd year analyst and then leaving but then you get offered an A2A promotion after year 2? Do you take the promotion and then leave after a year as an Associate or do you decline the promotion and try to stay on as a 3rd year analyst?

3 Comments
 

Consequuntur unde aperiam nihil id voluptas aperiam cumque. Voluptatem fuga qui sunt qui et pariatur.

Voluptas et molestiae rem cupiditate architecto. Quam nesciunt enim eum saepe aut. Modi ipsa dolor consequatur quia et esse. Reiciendis voluptas ex modi est ea sit laborum perspiciatis. Nihil porro quia aut error dolores.

A earum rerum alias officia. Qui corporis asperiores et et cum vel nihil. Quibusdam sit nihil voluptatum ea. Sint qui beatae illo ad est distinctio. Consequuntur quae sequi voluptas natus fuga voluptas. Nemo aut aut voluptatem culpa voluptatibus et ut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
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...”