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How To Become A Top Bucket Analyst
Hey Everyone, Heard a lot of people talking about bonuses and being a top bucket analyst. What does top bucket analyst exactly mean? Work the most? Do the best work? Any tips to become a top bucket analyst and get that PHAT bonus in the future?
CFA Society UK for IB CV
Hey guys, I will apply for 2021 SA IB London internships. Do you think mentioning my CFA Society UK membership is a good idea? (I passed Lv.1) Not sure because it may give the impression that I want AM more.
JP Morgan HireVue for e-Trading & Morgan Stanley
Hello, Has anyone received an interview for this position? I did some reading because I am failing to fully understand the difference in e- trading and traditional sales and trading. What I am able to gather is that this is more of automation rather than traditional order inputs. However the...
SA Application Timeline
Hi, so I am an incoming freshman at a school and was curious when I should begin to “apply” for summer positions for the summers after my freshman year, sophomore year, and junior year. I’ve been reading posts where some banks are recruiting 2 years in advance where the norm seems to be about...
2 INTERNSHIPS IN SUMMER
Hey guys, I am doing PE internship at a boutique till late September, but I can switch to an IB boutique next month. If I do that, then I will spend 6 weeks in the PE and 6 weeks in IB . Do you think 2 internships in 1 summer is bad, should I stay in PE? Btw my aims is to apply to 2021 IB...
Reapply?
Hi, so I recently applied for a spring week. I submitted my application and realised that my CV had some grammatical errors. If I was to withdraw this app, and upload another app with a different gmail and another legitimate home address- would this be noticed?
Question for current IB FTs: How to Absorb Information Effectively?
Apologies, long post ahead: Hi all, I am a few weeks into my internship and so far having a good time. I am definitely learning a lot (hard not to given the number of new things exposed to) and enjoy the content. However, one thing I am having trouble with is actually absorbing the information I am...
Is it time to give up?
Finished another internship in banking a few months ago, by now I have 4 M&A /finance related internships (Big 4 , strong regional bank and international banks). However, I have not been offered a full-time analyst position thus far. I graduated 2 years ago and I feel I need a full-time job, but due...
What to do if my co-workers mess up and I get blamed?
So this happened a few times last summer where my co-workers messed up but then the boss corrected me on it even though I knew what I was doing and it was a co-worker who did that part or someone senior than me told me to do it an incorrect way. Do I just take the blame even though it hurts my...
Freshman Summer Analyst During COVID-19
I was very fortunate to have gotten an IB internship because of a connection at the bank instead of PWM /Accounting. Because of extremely low deal flow and most firms being shut down, instead of working on a live transaction we were given training sessions and looked at the effect of a recent...
SA 2021 Housing?
I accepted an offer with an energy bank down in Houston and I’m from the Texas area so I was wondering how housing works for SA? Do banks usually have places where they house interns? Or am I up to find housing myself? I know the best course of action would be to ask my HR rep but I don’t want...
Sophomore/Junior Year GPA for IB
Hi everyone - I am a rising sophomore at UMich and I was hoping people could share some information about GPA requirements for firms. Currently, I have a 3.74 but I have heard a couple of things. 1. I heard that the BB ( JPM , GS , MS) care less about your GPA (3.6 and above) I was wondering how...
Non Target- Disadvantage for IB Summer Internship FT offer??
Hey Everyone, I am interning for a mid tier BB this summer and come from a non target. I was wondering am I at a disadvantage coming from a non target when it comes to FT offers? The kids in my groups are mostly from ivy's and they have many summer analysts this summer 15+. I want to do anything to...
Lack of grade - intern
Hey, new user here! Since my university canceled summative exams due to COVID this year I will not have any grade on my transcript. What should I put on my CV or in the application forms when they ask about my grade? Thanks
Reneging -What do I say
many people say be ambiguous and idk what to say -- don't want to make family excuses and want to say something real that makes sense but doesn't make them hatr me
Should I Start Networking for IB?
Hi everyone! I'm very new to WSO and I was hoping to get some advice from more experienced professionals. Background: I am an incoming sophomore at a non-target (3.8 GPA) with decent extra circulars and involved on campus. I am also currently completing an internship at a MM private equity firm in...
Mention Political Engagement on Resume?
Hi Guys! I was wondering if, when applying for IBs in London for SA , I should add to my CV that I engage in a political party. Background Information: I stood as regional candidate for the party. I am not from the UK, and the party is (obviously) not active in the UK. The party is not radically...
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Two virtual internships this summer. Can I do both?
I cannot give away too much information as I want to remain anonymous but I have two strong internships this summer and both have been moved online. I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on doing both of them? What is the workload likely to be in WFH situations? What are my chances of getting...
Difficulties with judgement from my friends
I currently just wrapped up my sophomore year at a complete non-target school and I'm currently recruiting for investment banking summer analyst roles for 2021. I go to school where my friends aren't as ambitious as me. My hometown is also similar where most of my friends aren't nearly as ambitious...
BofA Coverage Groups 2020
Hello everyone, I saw posts like this for other banks and was curious about BofA . What are the exit ops for coverage groups like? Which coverage groups are best? Which have the best culture? Any insight would be appreciated
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