Rising Jr with 2027 offer signed at EB in rx. Interviewed for super small boutique, 10 people for summer 2026. What is an appropriate salary / hourly rate to ask for?
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Been a couple years now but I was getting $25 / hr working ~50 hrs a week during my soph summer at a LMM PE shop in the midwest.
is it ridiculous to ask for more? Also looking to put up like 70-80hrs a week
I mean you can ask for as much as you want but I would dial expectations back for a 10 person shop. The last thing you want to do is piss them off before you hit the desk. 25-30 an hour working 70 hours a week is phenomenal money for a rising junior in college.
Any tips for finding these gigs? Also am a incoming junior working at a BB in NY next summer. Way more bored than I thought I would be this summer, so am looking for work.
Google / Google Maps -> "Private Equity / Investment Banks in XXX (Your area) -> go to their linkedin -> find alumni from your school or really anyone to email -> set up coffee with them.
Pretty late to be trying to get something for this current summer though tbh. Still Possible however
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Got $27/hr at LMM IB in NYC but working hybrid. Smaller team (5-10) but put in 50-70hrs weekly
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