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Some EBs (you can probably guess which) are planning to give as many returns as possible

 

Well the asso in my group came out the conference room whispering “it’s tough” and I over heard. at a BB

 
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As folks rumor over offer rates - I hope people keep in mind that return offer rate really comes in two types. I was thinking about this since my group just announced returns and the rate honestly doesn't capture the full context based on my experience with the summers. 

Let's say our group needs 6 analysts - we have 6 interns. Offer rate turns out to be 50% - this is not the ideal situation. In a perfect world would be 100% as we really don't want to have to do a superday and there are merits to building out the same intern class. 

Very different from banks / groups where they need 6 analysts and then hire 12 interns. Then in a perfect world the best offer rate you can get is 50%. Both approaches you will find in different bank and groups. 

For all the interns and prospects just keep this in mind as you think about offer rates. My group's offer rate wasn't really meaningful since all interns were judged on individual basis and unfilled spots will be filled. But hard to tell from just a 50% or a 33% or a 75% number.

 

To clarify: do you mean that the reason offer rates were 50% for your group was not due to headcount constraints, but rather underperforming interns?

What did half do to not earn a return?

 

For what it's worth, I have also heard the same thing. I know for a fact that a certain MM bank was approaching analysts that were laid off from GS / MS / JPM that spots would be open for them when FT applications opened up. 

 

Not sure where you got the 20% figure, but there were no return offers given by CS.

Offers would be given by UBS through an application process that included a Hirevue and Superday. 

From speaking to other interns, not many people received that Superday so I would put that number closer to 5-10%. 

 

Hey VP, 

Do you know what Off-Cycle return rates look like for UBS? And does this vary per team?

 

My group (MM Bank): 25% (1/4)

Not due to headcount. More so quality. 

 

Can people disclose firm or group? You're anon and I'm guessing your team has other people so would appreciate the clarity.

 

EMEA interns wrapping up in 3 weeks - will be very interesting to see comparisons.

 

Could be. I heard Greentech had very high return offer rates(90 ish %) though. 

 

Blackrock is not giving return offer decision until late August / early September. All blk interns are free agents for now.

Incompetent HR

 

They want to finalize the headcount.
This isn't a one-time thing either - this happens every year (the FT analysts said that they got their return offers in Sept/Oct even during the 2021-22 summers).

 

BMO offered ~85% of interns on Canadian side. Great class this year. No insight on US. 

 

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