What does it mean when...

you go through final rounds with a firm and then they don't get back to you the following week with either an offer or rejection? is this the same as being rejected - just that the firm is not so polite as to give you a call and let you know? or is this akin to being placed on the waiting list when applying to college - just without them telling you? either way its extremely frustrating. the level of transparency in recruiting for IBD is absolutely atrocious I do not see why either applicants or college career centers don't do something about it.

9 Comments
 

i wouldnt call it paranoid, id rather just them tell me where i stand and dont understand banks reluctance to do so...this is like the third time this has happened

 

has anybody gotten offers well after their superdays or is it always the same evening on the way home or the next day?

 

they might be "looking to see who else is out there".

happened to me a week ago. they made me RE-superday. called an hour after and declined.

waste of time, honestly.

-- "Those who say don't know, and those who know don't say."
 

Consequuntur et sapiente repellendus porro commodi rerum dolor. Aut harum mollitia qui adipisci provident. At exercitationem atque veritatis. Ipsa deleniti quibusdam consequuntur nisi mollitia. Dicta pariatur quae doloremque sit consectetur distinctio. Similique aspernatur tempore sunt velit doloribus.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
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...”