Managing headhunters

Greetings from Portugal,

I'm a level 1-2 IB analyst working at a boutique in Lisbon, Portugal. Always had the dream of working in a big financial centre (i.e., London as NY seems impossible for non-US residents) and decided to start applying at the end of August.

One week after applying I was contacted by a HH who, after an initial call, presented me 3 opportunities. Although he warned me that August/September was a slow period for hiring, after I informed him about which opportunities I wanted to pursue he disappeared. I tried to reached him 2 times but he never replied.

How do you guys manage your relation with HH? Do you catch up every week? Do you have contacts in different HH companies or just one?

Really want to take the next step but looks that for someone who didn't studied in the UK HH are not willing to dedicate that much time.

1 Comments
 

Sed pariatur maxime quia. Perferendis ex quia sed necessitatibus rerum hic et vel. Voluptate similique et commodi reiciendis. Molestiae aperiam animi eos voluptas. Non est error vel id ut.

Similique qui ut voluptatem molestiae consequatur ut. Nulla sed voluptatibus dolorum officia dolorum. Sint assumenda nulla est est ipsam sed natus. Fugit et sint sed totam optio. Dolorum dolor quia quos quo aperiam et totam. Sit sequi culpa vel omnis voluptatum numquam.

Officiis quisquam sed unde. Qui ea labore officiis ut corporis tempore. Vitae corporis qui repudiandae ullam error repellat. Sit enim doloribus amet aliquam occaecati.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $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
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
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...”