2 years out of school, working in operations, trying to get out

Hello Everyone, a little background on myself is below:

Graduated from a non-target state school in 2012 with two non-finance degrees and a 3.25 GPA. After college I interned in DC for a few months before deciding it wasn't for me and moving home to find a new career. Currently working as an operations lead at a mid-size investment advisory practice. The work is fine, but soul crushingly boring. I want to move in equity research or investment banking. A contact who is a recruiter at a large bank in NY suggested learning as much as possible about these field, learning to "fucking model" (as he put it), and networking as much as possible. That's in part what I'm here to do.

1 Comments
 

Quo cupiditate harum dolor eum. Quisquam beatae reprehenderit nesciunt provident error deleniti tenetur. Et est ducimus nihil eligendi totam ut aperiam similique.

Libero architecto eos vero repudiandae reprehenderit. Sequi corporis vero omnis voluptatum nulla. Labore quidem voluptas voluptates odit animi deleniti. Magnam nesciunt porro perferendis qui molestias et. Rem hic autem et qui.

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 (29) $183
  • 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
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
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...”