I'm doing an summer analyst internship at a MM bank right now. Me and a bunch of other people in my class got a blast email from a recruiter a VEP about summer networking events they're having in Chicago and NYC this month. I applied and (surprisingly) was invited.
Does anyone know anything about VEP's analyst program or recruiting process? I couldn't find too much online. I've been trying to get smart on the firm and tech in general. Today I read some CIMs from their companies my bank had sold and it seems fairly interesting, but I'd love to get insight from anyone else
They only take a couple of Analysts, and mostly from Stanford or another top school.
I was looking through their website and LinkedIn and they have 10 analysts currently and most went to Duke, Harvard, Princeton, etc. There are a few current and a few previous analysts (and A2A associates) who went to like Lehigh or OSU. But, all of the analysts are summa cum laude / phi beta kappa / highest distinction and most every studied computer science and / or worked in the M&A or tech group at a big bank. That made me feel like the networking event was a firm marketing event to increase brand awareness than it is an indicator of the likelihood you’ll even get an interview
I work for a (partially) Vista owned company. They're very stringent on what they invest in and who they take in. If you have the opportunity to start there, I'd definitely say take it.
I'm sure you already have, but review their portfolio of holdings they list on their website, because it's all over the place (but in a good way). Different portfolio members are going to have different natural markets, values and potential business, so make sure you check that out.