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What NOT to Say in IB Interviews When You Didn’t Get a Return Offer
The definitive guide to avoiding the responses that instantly disqualify you Introduction: Your Words Can End Your Career Before It Starts Not getting a return offer from your investment banking internship stings. After analyzing hundreds of real interview...
Live Intel: Which Banks Are Hiring, What They Want, When They’re Deciding
Get Real-Time Recruiting Intel Your Competition Never Sees While you're refreshing Goldman Sachs' careers page for the hundredth time, students enrolled in Prospect Rock Academy are accessing recruiting market intelligence through Meridith's 36,000+ financial services...
The No-Fire Job Market: Why Investment Banking’s Talent Crisis May Get Much Worse
Investment banking already faces a severe talent shortage, compounded by the no-hire job market that dominated the first half of 2025 and eliminated traditional recruiting pipelines during critical hiring windows. But there's another trend that could potentially...
Investment Banking Analyst Compensation Report: 2025 Market Analysis
Comprehensive Analysis of Self-Reported Compensation Data Executive Summary The 2025 investment banking analyst compensation landscape reflects a market that has stabilized following the volatility of recent years, with bonuses averaging approximately 65% of base...
The Investment Banking Talent Wars: Inside Q4 2025’s Perfect Storm
How Three Years of Strategic Miscalculations May Have Created One of the Most Challenging Hiring Environments in Investment Banking in Recent Years By late 2025, investment banking appears to be facing one of the most difficult hiring environments seen in recent...
How to Break Into Investment Banking When Everyone Else Had Summer Internships (And You Didn’t)
So you didn't get that coveted summer internship at Goldman or Morgan Stanley, and now you're wondering if your investment banking dreams are dead in the water. I get it – I've been there, and I've helped dozens of students navigate this exact situation. Here's the...
How to Shop Your Investment Banking Offer and Uptier: The Complete Guide
Landing an investment banking internship that converts to a full-time offer is an incredible achievement. But what if you're wondering whether you can leverage that offer to move up to a more prestigious bank? The answer is yes—but it requires strategy, timing, and a...
From Target Schools to Non-Targets: The Real Strategy Guide for Landing Investment Banking Internships
Every recruiting season, thousands of college students obsess over a single question: "What's the most important thing for landing an investment banking internship?" The answer they're hoping for is simple—a clear hierarchy where school brand trumps everything, or...
Lazard Won’t Follow the Pack on Analyst Retention Policies
While Wall Street banks rush to implement new policies to prevent analysts from jumping to private equity, Lazard Inc. is taking a different path: they're simply not going to. CEO Peter Orszag made the comments during the firm's Q2 earnings call, where he welcomed the...
The M&A Renaissance: Why 2025 is Shaping Up to Be the Year of Mega Deals
Executive Summary The mergers and acquisitions landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation in 2025, with deal volumes surging and corporate executives embracing uncertainty rather than waiting for market stability. According to recent insights from JPMorgan...
H1 2025 US Investment Banking Talent Migration Report
Investment Banking Talent Migration: A Strategic Analysis of H1 2025 Market Dynamics Executive Summary The first half of 2025 marked a defining period for the US investment banking industry, characterized by unprecedented leadership transitions, strategic sector...
Goldman Sachs Retains Title as Wall Street’s Most Prestigious Investment Bank
Complete analysis of Vault's 2025 ranking reveals shifting dynamics in banking prestige, with traditional powerhouses and boutique specialists defining the industry's elite tier Goldman Sachs has once again claimed the top spot in Vault's prestigious ranking of...