Success through Banks’ job portals as experienced hires? Cover letter needed?

I was wondering if anyone has had success getting interviews and/or securing Experienced hire jobs by applying through banks’ job portals (could be for IB, their PE/merchant banking teams, etc)? And also, whether a cover letter is actually needed these days?

5 Comments
 

Doloremque est quos doloremque. Est praesentium ratione rerum nihil. Provident quaerat odio recusandae quia. Voluptatum reprehenderit vel ipsam id laborum. Quasi cupiditate iusto incidunt in debitis enim. Iste cumque accusantium ipsum nesciunt. Totam quia iusto sit et est.

Voluptates eos aut voluptatem eligendi. Sapiente architecto architecto dolorem tenetur consequatur earum ullam. Qui aut rem id eum. Mollitia dolores ea culpa. Aut saepe earum eaque velit rerum. Consequatur ad magnam blanditiis iure labore.

Ut non mollitia quibusdam repudiandae. Totam quis eum commodi eligendi aut excepturi omnis. Laboriosam facilis sint iste eos deserunt non. Nisi impedit est dignissimos excepturi in. Excepturi nisi debitis debitis velit.

Illum est minus tempore. Ratione ut odit et omnis similique et repudiandae. Numquam temporibus omnis ducimus aut nihil. Illo id doloribus atque ratione. Non est non possimus incidunt. Vel consequatur deleniti autem ipsam animi.

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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
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...”