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What a Below-Market Bonus Does to Your Next Move in Investment Banking
Every year, M&A bankers at every level — analysts, associates, VPs, Directors, MDs — find out their number, see it is smaller than they expected, and spend the next forty-eight hours refreshing the anonymous banking forums, texting a peer at a competitor for...
The GPA Problem in Finance: Where the Door Is Open and How to Walk Through It
There is a version of the finance recruiting story that goes like this: get a 3.7, land a Goldman summer analyst role, convert to full-time, and spend the next two years building your resume for the buy side. It is a clean story. It is also a story that describes a...
15 Students Just Sent Me The Exact Same “Cutting Your Teeth in Finance” Cold Email. Let’s Talk About AI and Networking.
It's 7:50 AM on a Tuesday. Coffee hasn't kicked in. Inbox open. And there it is — email number twelve this week from a student who wants to "cut their teeth" in markets and wants me to know, with full confidence, that I "probably don't get many of these emails." Bro....
If, When, and How to Negotiate an Offer in Investment Banking
This guide covers the full landscape of investment banking offer negotiation — when to engage, what can actually move, how to read your leverage, and what the realistic risks look like. The Single Most Important Principle Negotiation is not automatic or universal....
How to Turn Down a Job Offer in Investment Banking Without Burning Bridges
Every banker, at some point in their career, will need to exit a process or decline an offer. It is one of the most routine yet most poorly handled moments in professional life. Done well, it preserves a relationship that may matter significantly later in your career....
AI Is Already Reshaping M&A Recruiting
The VP3 Wall: Why the Level Before Director Has Become a Tough Lateral Hire
Goldman Sachs Layoffs 2026: Inside the Bank’s Shift to Rolling, Performance-Based Job Cuts
Wall Street's most storied investment bank is overhauling the way it manages its workforce — and the changes could ripple across the financial industry. Goldman Sachs, one of the most influential financial institutions on Wall Street, is preparing to launch a new...
2025 Investment Banking Compensation Report
Prospect Rock Partners’ 2025 IB Compensation Report
After bottoming out in 2023, investment banking pay has staged a two-year rally — and the 2025 data makes clear that the recovery is real, broad-based, and steepest at the top. Based on 866 survey responses collected in Q1 2026 across 17 title levels and 8 bank types,...
Blue Owl and Private Credit’s Stress Test: What PE Sponsors May Actually Be Thinking About
Show Me the Money (That You Can’t Touch): How Deferred Comp Separates Real Performers from Posers
Part 2 of "Calling Your Bluff" Series In our last post, we talked about the art of the humble flex—those subtle signals that separate actual top performers from people who just claim to be in the "top bucket." But here's the thing: even the best humble flexes are...