Will be joining a top non-NYC group that takes only 3-4 analysts every year. For the people who have been a part of these small classes, how was the social aspect of the job for you? I would imagine that it's easier to find your group out of a class of 50-60 people than 3-4. What would you have done differently to have a better experience in the same sized group? Would love to hear about your experience.
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It's impossible to hide, this has benefits and considerations. You will likely always be busy if your group is busy since your staffer can very easily keep track of everything more so than if there were 10-15 analysts. Your group also has to put more effort into training you since they don't have a choice, if you don't perform it will be very noticeable.
Is the staffer usually separate for non-NYC offices though? I thought a lot of times the staffer would still be in NYC if the group is split between NYC and a regional office. Asking more about SF/Chi since O&G does it's own thing.
Every office will have its own staffer.
If your staffer is in another office you should run
Are the bonuses in such a small class of analysts bucketed?
Also curious
I was at a non-NYC bank with ~40 analysts / associates in my class, and I personally liked it a lot. Definitely easier to find a group of people you vibe with, and it's also easier to maintain contact with most of your incoming class even when you hit the desks in different offices. My regional office was smaller than the others and we only had 2-3 analysts per class, so we didn't really have a proper bullpen and I will say I missed having that kind of camaraderie. I liked the guys in my class, but also weren't that close with them, so we'd just see each other in the office but kind of just do our own thing so I didn't feel there was much of a social culture that I could appreciate. Nevertheless, you get really good experience and exposure since the junior pool is smaller. Also to answer another question on this thread, at least at my bank, bonuses were bucketed based on the entire firm, so we were compared to our colleagues in every office across the firm, not just my regional location.
Same. My bank has 50-60 people in the class, but my regional office has 3-4. How did you socialize outside of the office? did you have a lot of people from your school in the same city or what tips would you have?
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No, I started at the regional office. But we did training in NYC which gave me the chance to meet / interact with the broader firm.
Going to a similar non nyc bank with ~40-50 analysts/asos per class and I’m in a regional office as well. How were you compared to analysts in different offices if you only had interaction with seniors in your regional office.
I think your MD will collect feedback from the office and then use that info to essentially vet for his/her analysts at a round table with the MDs from all the other offices.
Sole first year analyst in my group and it blows, especially given wfh means I haven't even spoken to an analyst from the other groups. I've met zero people in 6 months of work
Is it difficult to recruit for other positions while at a small regional office? I’d think it becomes readily apparent when someone isn’t there given such a small group. Any tips?
Curious to this as well, would also say now is the perfect time to recruit as everyones WFH, so interviews are all virtual, don't need to fake sick days.
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