Stories of people who went hard to break in as a SA and didn't?
There's probably more of those people then you think, in fact they are most of us. Cheers to recruiting!
Trending Content - Investment Banking Forum
| +137 | UBS Catastrophic Q1-Q3 26, M&A -17%, Outside Top 10 in Americas, EMEA & APAC | 37 | 1d |
| +59 | PWP acquisition by Piper cancelled | 22 | 4h |
| +29 | Evercore poaches Baird DC Defense Team | 18 | 17h |
| +28 | Houston banking Gods ? | 16 | 2d |
| +21 | Normal for lateral process to go +2 months? | 4 | 1d |
| +21 | Best Houston Banks for Culture in 2026 | 14 | 13h |
| +17 | Lack of talent in IB! | 19 | 4h |
| +17 | Internal lateral from coverage to M&A (focused on coverage) | 4 | 18h |
| +15 | How standard is weekend work in IBD? | 7 | 10m |
| +15 | Discussion Transaction Experience in Lateral Interviews | 3 | 3d |
Career Resources
Hey Prospect in IB - Ind, I'm here because nobody responded to this thread after a few days...maybe one of these resources will help you:
More suggestions...
Fingers crossed that one of those helps you.
following
They definitely exist. Go to a solid semi-target (prestigious, not great for IB) and know multiple people that recruited and got nothing. They did some networking, had solid CVs, and checked all the boxes but nothing worked out. All had at least one (and some had as many as four) super days, but none were able to land an offer. Just goes to show that you can be a smart kid and do things right, but recruiting is such a shit show that nothing is guaranteed. Some landed on their feet and go great gigs in other areas of finance or tech, one is currently unemployed. Important takeaway I guess is that always be prepared for that worst case scenario and have a contingency plan for if IB doesn't work out.
How big of a role did coming from a semi-target play in their outcome? Do you think they would have been a (relative) lock for an offer at an actual target?
Sunt facilis quis illum eos. Tempore aut quia et voluptatum ducimus iste.
Dolore magnam molestiae consequatur delectus. Suscipit dolorem illo voluptatem sunt. Veritatis consequatur rerum vitae. In et quisquam porro tempore. Et eum expedita et impedit. Impedit quo et qui iure laboriosam voluptates ea. Est hic repudiandae fugit et autem.
Et ut laborum eum illum. Laboriosam vero pariatur vel natus. Error qui natus laudantium quam qui. Repudiandae quasi nihil nesciunt vitae harum numquam quia.
Aliquid perferendis odio ducimus vel numquam eligendi quo. In maiores quis itaque. Distinctio aspernatur nisi at nihil. Et ducimus sit praesentium. Aspernatur ipsa esse laborum quia quo.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...