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The Exit Everyone Overlooks: Why Your Next Move Might Be Another Bank
The Exit Everyone Overlooks: Why Your Next Move Might Be Another Bank You're 18 months into your post-MBA banking role and something feels off. You're not exactly sure what it is, but you know you're not happy. You started thinking about PE because that's what you're...
Leaving Investment Banking for Corporate Development? Here’s What You Need to Know
The narrative is seductive: escape the brutal banking hours, maintain strong compensation, gain strategic influence, and build a sustainable career. Corporate development has emerged as the hot exit for post-MBA investment banking associates and VPs,...
Is Private Equity Past Its Prime? What the Blue Owl Situation Reveals About Private Markets
Private equity owns a record 13,000 U.S. businesses. But it's sitting on 31,000 companies valued at $3.7 trillion that it hasn't yet been able to exit. For two decades, private equity delivered on its core promise: taking illiquid risk in exchange for superior...
How to Get a Job on LinkedIn Without Really Trying: The Investment Banker Edition
Optimize Your Profile So the Right Headhunters Find You — and Stop Wasting Your Time Let's set the scene. It's 11:30 PM. You just wrapped up a pitch — slides sent, comments incorporated, MD finally signed off — and your phone buzzes with a LinkedIn message: "Hi! I...
The Clawback Crackdown: What California and New York’s New Laws Mean for Investment Bankers
Sign-on bonuses, guaranteed compensation packages, relocation stipends, deferred payouts — these are the building blocks of investment banking recruitment and retention. They're also squarely in the crosshairs of new legislation in California and New York that's...
The Investment Banking Pre-Flight Checklist: What to Prepare Before Your First Recruiter Conversation
The phone rings. A recruiter has a "compelling opportunity" they'd love to discuss. Before you take that meeting, it's worth doing some groundwork. The lateral process in investment banking tends to move quickly, and a little preparation up front can save you time,...
The 2025 IB Comp Headlines Are Misleading — Here’s What the Data Actually Shows
Follow Prospect Rock Partners for more detailed intel on hot jobs and compensation. If you’ve already been told your year end bonus, we’d appreciate your participation in this year’s compensation study so we can start releasing early market data. This year’s survey...
When Private Equity Isn’t What You Thought It Would Be: Alternative Paths for Investment Banking Analysts
You didn't sacrifice two years in banking just to be disappointed. Here's what nobody tells you about PE—and the alternative paths that might actually get you where you want to go. The Unspoken Truth About Private Equity You did everything right. You landed the...
Your Gateway to Finance: Early Insight Programs for 2026
A practical guide for college freshmen and sophomores seeking early career opportunities in investment banking, sales & trading, asset management, consulting, and professional services Important Notes Before You Begin Program Verification Status (as of January...
Early 2025 Investment Banking Compensation Data: What the Numbers Are Telling Us
If you've already been told your year end bonus, we'd appreciate your participation in this year's compensation study so we can start releasing early market data. This year's survey will capture bonus data across bank type, title, group, and geography. The survey will...
GS and MS Q4 Earnings Surge While JPM Navigates Timing
The narrative coming out of bank earnings this week isn't about weakness in investment banking—it's about where the strength concentrated. JPMorgan's 5% year-over-year decline in fourth-quarter investment banking fees caught the headlines and sent the stock down...
Reading the Earnings Tea Leaves : The Deals Got Pushed, Not Pulled
Bank earnings show a Q4 timing shift, not a confidence problem JPMorgan's 5% year-over-year decline in fourth-quarter investment banking fees was the number that caught everyone's attention. The stock dropped nearly 3% despite an overall earnings beat—$5.23 per share...