How long do you guys think that the lateral market will be hot for?
Do you guys think it will continue throughout next year? I started about a month ago at a boutique but would love to move up after I get some experience in.
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Not very hot from what I've seen. At a mid-tier BB and we have hired an absurd amount of first-years these past few months and have an incoming class coming in next month. We hired a ton of people who normally would not have been given looks, like valuation backgrounds or small 5-man boutiques.
Might have to disagree here, many people are not as interested in the industry as they once were and should still see more coming in. MM banks that have seen a lot of their analysts trade up will have some spots.
Edi: Will add that if you want to lateral, attempt it now!
Yeah, a lot of people have still been moving and more are probably going to keep happening for a while (especially if more people quit as we move back to office). I know of at least 2 MM banks that are still hiring a ton more analyst and will probably be hiring for a while as the supply chain of analyst gets filled.
What I'm seeing right now: BB spot opens up -> MM and Boutique analyst hired -> MM Spot opens -> MM bank hires someone with relevant experience or other lateral
Lets say Goldman's Tech team has an opening that means that they are probably grabbing someone from another BB then then that BB has to recruit from the MM market and then the MM spot is left open for laterals and other people that want to break into the industry.
I see the lateral market (at least at the analyst level) to die down by the end of this year. I think you will still see openings after the summer bonus cycle hits (like usual, but perhaps more people will exit), but with the new class coming in, there won’t be as much if an immediate need for laterals.
Do you think the next analyst class will have similar dropout rates as this past year?
obviously not, because it won't be entirely WFH. 100% WFH is what caused such high attrition.
Pointless conjecture. No one knows whether the incoming junior classes will offset any incoming exodus or how big that exodus will even be (whether larger than normal).
Long time. People leaving banking / finance in droves.
I've heard people saying that analysts are leaving but have a current housemate at GS who mentioned that everyone is miserable but there haven't been dropout rates higher than previous years.
Apparently most are still planning on staying two years but not taking the associate promote, which is not abnormal compared to other years
He's miserable at Goldman? You think it's specific to that firm, or just banking in general? Curious to hear whether Goldman has taken any steps to make life better for analysts after the release of that powerpoint.
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Can someone touch on lateraling as an SA intern for a different division for FT (not a completely different department, same line of business)? Bank preaches flexibility but still feel like I may set myself up with an ultimatum if I voice it.
As someone who changed offices & coverages from SA to FT, the advice I can give is give your team a head's up, make an excuse (can be bullsh*t doesn't matter, family in the west coast etc.), make sure you do a good job in your current group (don't slack) and finally internally network a bit with ppl from the dept you're trying to transfer. If you do all of this at the right time (mid-July, early August), then you shouldn't have any problem just like me..
Good to know. The funny thing is the team leader gave me a great midsummer review and brought it up that if my heart is set on a different division I should voice it to him now. What I’ll do is use this week solely to network with that division so I have a leg to stand on and I’ll pass the word on.
I just hope HR doesn’t view this in a negative way, there are pretty limited spots in general. But the word will be passed from my team leader so I think he’ll bat for me.
I’ve heard from others to wait to tell your current team until you have a return offer to avoid them not giving you one at all - how did you go about telling your team you wanted to switch without seeming ungrateful? When did you first bring it up?
If I didn't get a return offer from Summer 2021 SA (LMM) due to headcount issues, and haven't locked down a FT IBD 2022 gig yet, will there still be potential for me to lateral in say December 2022? If I don't get into IBD on a bigger platform is it worth to go to a boutique?
I would say another 3-6 months
How long should you stay at your current job before lateraling to not look bad
I would go a full year if there's a bonus involved unless a compelling opportunity comes up.
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