How many people do you typically interview?

How many people would you say you/your firm typically interviews after making it through the resume screening for a lateral analyst/associate position? Interested in hearing answers ranging anywhere from micro boutiques, regional boutiques, MM's, BB's, Corp Dev, etc.

3 Comments
 

IB? I applied to 13 shops and got 3 offers. Not sure if this is helpful or not.

 
Most Helpful

Corp Dev - Depends on the role (how senior / junior it is, how quickly it needs to be filled, is it at risk of losing funding soon and thereby needs to be filled quicker) as well as inflow of (quality) applications over a given time period. Could be anywhere from 10-20+ for a junior role, very highly variable for more specialized senior roles.

The logic here has to be rooted in some historical data in hiring for that group. If you interview 20 people, maybe 10 sucked at interviewing but had a polished resume, 10 remain. Perhaps 5 of them are weak and 5 are very strong. Of the 5 technically strong ones ideally 2-4 are a good fit.

You have 2-4 offers you can make and you NEED to get there because your top 1-3 may decline the offer for a different opportunity. If you don't have those extra candidates to make offers to at a later time then you start at square 1 and filter out 10-20 which is time consuming and costly.

If you want an anecdotal data point I recently applied for an internal role and was interviewed along with maybe another ~10-15 candidates (not sure if they were all internal / external).

If I look at the same job posting on LinkedIn it says "1,000 + applications". Though not quite sure how many of those are quality applications of people with relevant experience, etc.

 

Porro quo sunt molestias ipsam quia iste. Rerum qui voluptates dolorem unde quae et dolor. Iste illo consequatur harum nihil nisi.

Et sunt laboriosam quos suscipit. Esse beatae hic aut suscipit. Voluptas et autem sunt consequatur distinctio distinctio. Nihil deserunt in earum dicta facere sunt.

Et quibusdam cupiditate et deleniti sit et. Accusantium mollitia dolore et deserunt sed. Perspiciatis quam maxime cumque iste. Consequatur aut fugit soluta enim quos qui aliquid praesentium. Illo asperiores repellat pariatur eaque dolores deserunt laborum. Dolorem id autem voluptatem sed.

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 13 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 (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $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
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...”