FT recruiting - lost senior

Hi all,

I'm feeling nervous as hell about FT recruiting. I go to a non-target and didn't get a return offer from the firm I interned at this summer (1/9 did for my group). My parents are on my ass now and want me to take whatever I can get. I want to do ER and I have the skills to pass the interviews but I'm feeling lost. I haven't gotten any interviews yet for IB or ER outside of a Hirevue that I recently got. My long-term goal has always been to work in a multi-manager hedge fund but I can barely sleep thinking about what happens if I don't get anything for FT and have to do a corp finance job or something that would make it difficult to lateral from.

1 Comments
 

Quisquam molestias odio modi ut ut facilis. Non consequuntur eligendi voluptatem laudantium ut aut.

Quibusdam cumque recusandae exercitationem dolorem quis perferendis sit. Quibusdam eveniet ipsam fuga rerum omnis alias. Quas provident aliquid itaque neque.

Array

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
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...”