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The Ultimate Guide to Investment Banking Mid-Summer Performance Reviews: What Every Summer Analyst and Associate Needs to Know

The Ultimate Guide to Investment Banking Mid-Summer Performance Reviews: What Every Summer Analyst and Associate Needs to Know

by meridith dennes | May 26, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Summer Internships

Your mid-summer review could make or break your full-time offer. Here’s everything you need to know to ace it. The Bottom Line Up Front Mid-summer reviews typically happen during weeks five and six of your investment banking internship and directly impact your...
The Insider’s Guide to Investment Banking Lingo

The Insider’s Guide to Investment Banking Lingo

by meridith dennes | May 19, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Summer Internships

Walking into an investment bank as a fresh-faced analyst can feel like entering a foreign country where everyone speaks in code. Beyond the obvious terms like “IPO” and “M&A,” there’s an entire vocabulary that determines whether...
The Rise of Wall Street South

The Rise of Wall Street South

by meridith dennes | Apr 28, 2025 | Buy Side, Campus Recruiting, Exit Opportunities, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships

The Rise of a New Financial Hub South Florida has transformed dramatically in recent years, earning the nickname “Wall Street South” as financial powerhouses migrate from New York to Miami, Palm Beach, and surrounding areas. What began as a trickle of...
Breaking Into Finance: How to Land Your First Internship When You Have No Experience

Breaking Into Finance: How to Land Your First Internship When You Have No Experience

by meridith dennes | Apr 25, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Summer Internships

The internship catch-22 is real: you need experience to get experience. As a finance student from a non-target school, I’ve seen firsthand how competitive the market is and how daunting it can be to secure that crucial first opportunity. But after researching...
Reneging On a Job Offer in Investment Banking: Risks, Consequences

Reneging On a Job Offer in Investment Banking: Risks, Consequences

by meridith dennes | Apr 18, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing

Accepting an investment banking job offer is a major milestone, but what happens when circumstances change? Maybe a top-tier bulge bracket bank comes calling after you’ve accepted at a middle-market firm, or perhaps a private credit fund offers you that dream...
Is an MBA Really Worth the Money?

Is an MBA Really Worth the Money?

by meridith dennes | Jan 26, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Networking

The Investment Banker’s Guide to MBA ROI: Analyzing the 2024-2025 Market Reality Recent employment reports from Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management reveal significant shifts in the MBA landscape, presenting investment banking professionals with...
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