Where the hell does Centerview recruit from?
Have read alot of talk about the perks of working at CVP, but not much about their hiring process and what schools they recruit from. I would imagine all the Ivies are up for consideration, but seeing as Centerview is an EB, by nature they probably offer analyst jobs to no more than a handful of people yearly. Does that leave any room for the commoners at state schools and the like? I’ve already forfeited any hopes of getting a job there, courtesy of my username, but even daydreaming about it feels too unrealistic.
Can you pick your face up off the ground for .5 seconds? The self loathing about going to public school and commensurate Ivy League dick sucking is pathetic. You can’t control “where they recruit from” so why do you even care? Shoot your networking emails, apply online, and hope for the best.
To answer your question, they don’t seem to have a concerted OCR strategy at any school - so just look at who works there and the schools they came from as proxy. Chances are the internal pipeline is just alumni references. Good luck.
Appreciate the response. I actually go to a pretty decent state school as far as connections to the street goes. The Ivy League lamentation is humor more than anything else, given how much pedigree and prestige matters in finance.
yah its really funny
Sounds more like cope
1/3 or 1/4 come from Wharton for summer analyst
simply not true, maybe 5-8 out of 40-50
Berkeley and Stanford both have OCR/school specific handshake resume drops for SF and PA and are true targets for those groups
Yup. For their Palo Alto office, those two schools mostly
I actually did a pretty thorough analysis of people at Centerview in the New York office (at least the ones on LinkedIn) and I get the sense that they have target schools they recruit at, like Yale, Columbia, Harvard. Looking at the 18 Summer Analysts there right now in the NY office on Linkedin, it's like 12 from Ivy, Stanford, UChicago. Rest includes an unusually large amount of Boston College students, Wesleyan, WUSTL, Amherst.
They have summer associates too from MBA schools, and the undergrad doesn't seem to matter that much - appears to be the case that a good brand name MBA school will do the trick since I see a lot of Columbia MBA ppl there. Especially amongst the associates, there are plenty of ppl without "target" undergrad alma matters but have all pretty much gone to great MBA programs like Wharton, Columbia, NYU, Michigan, etc...
But yeah, for summer analysts I'm guessing they focus on the target schools and you'd need to network like hell to get an interview from a non-target. Their interviews are very unconventional too from what I've heard and things you can't exactly prepare for. I'm sure if you manage to get an interview though, they'll give you a fair shot.
Thanks for the thorough response.
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Damn they're already doing SDs? Are you applying for the NY office and going to a core school? Would really appreciate any insights
Some of it is through handshake OCR, some of it is through internal referral only. So you need to network like hell
Not OP but how should I network if it says on their website not to send unsolicited emails to people at the firm? Top target with a couple dozen alums at CVP, if it matters
Also saw that and wanna know how people are networking
Surprisingly, Centerview comes to Boston College for OCR. Takes 2-3 Students.
I assume Princeton for obvious reasons
im at a public target (umich/uva) and we had a resume drop on our handshake
Nice, I'm actually a student at one of the two.
No one asked
They do OCR via handshake at some schools but overall most of it is going to come down to networking and just reaching out to people
Overall doesn't really matter where you start from, it matters the skills, confidence, and story you can bring in
If you want to work there, have you reached out o people on LinkedIn and via their email? You would be amazed how many good people there are out there who would be willing to help you regardless of where they want to school
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
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Come again?
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Dont they have a strict no cold emailing policy that’s on their website??
Geez bro we got it the first time you made the comment. Nobody needs to see the same shit 10 times lol
Google "alot vs a lot"
Google “how to build a pipe-bomb”.
Bonus points if you're at work
How the hell am I supposed to have a chance of getting in here? I come from a good school, couple of alumni at the firm. Sent 10+ highly individualized emails with commonalities to bankers giving a wide availability. My response rate at other firms is usually around 50%. I haven't gotten a single response. If it's relevant, my resume is really good and I'm sending them at appropriate times.
Do you go to a core school for Centerview, just curious. Any luck with getting responses too?
SMU had an on campus recruiting event for CVP. Was pretty blown away cuz we generally get attention from the Houston banks and CVP both doesn't have a Houston office and came to recruit for NYC.
there were 3 now 2 analysts there from SMU that’s why
There were actually 3 analysts from SMU at CVP but the third year just left for Warburg. 2 left who are now second years.
Slow day today so I’ll bite.
This SA class—and next years largely is looking the same—follows a pretty straightforward process.
The large majority of these use competing offers to accelerate their Centerview process in the spring
Think of the timeline as largely being the same as the women
This year this composed of exactly 1 person at each of HYP, Dartmouth, Brown, Duke, UChicago, Williams, Georgetown and Boston College, + one for RX from Michigan
There it is: 11 spots for non-diverse, no more than one at a school. hope this helps
Are you an analyst at CVP? Can I connect with you lol.
email me
Some wrong info on number of analysts from each school here but generally correct. (Source: I work at Centerview)
Any idea how a non target student like myself can get into the process. Does CVP keep track of students who have reached out and had calls in any way? I managed to talk with an MD and two analysts but dunno what else I need to do to get a first round.
Formatting didn't make it clear but # from each school was non-diversity but I appreciate the markup centerview an 1… would recommend updating your title to an 2 and get staffed up from those accounts you lost :)
Hi, I'm a high school sophomore. I just started looking into investment banking as a career option, and I would really appreciate some advice if you could give it to me. Thanks for your time, and have a great day!
Is recruiting still going on?
Yes
Just curious, does the 50% woman class size reflect the applicant pool (ie. 50% of applicants are women)?
lol no
is that a joke? pretty good one if so
In all seriousness, I would be interested in getting in touch with you. I go to a non-target with 0 alum at CVP but have been making a real effort in networking (talked with 3 people) and would like to connect. If so willing, please email me lol.
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