by meridith dennes | Mar 16, 2025 | Interviewing
Have you noticed a shift in your workplace atmosphere lately? Perhaps your once-supportive boss has become distant, or you’ve been mysteriously excluded from important meetings. That nagging feeling in your gut might be telling you something important: you could... 
by meridith dennes | Mar 7, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
Investment banking interviews are notoriously brutal. Whether you’re blanking on a DCF question, said something inappropriate to the MD, or just realized your suit has a coffee stain, we’ve got the insider tips to help you recover. The Disaster Story... 
by meridith dennes | Mar 7, 2025 | Interviewing, Summer Internships
In 2023, Goldman Sachs received over 20,000 applications for approximately 500 investment banking analyst positions—a 2.5% acceptance rate more selective than Harvard. With most candidates possessing similar technical qualifications, the deciding factor often comes... 
by meridith dennes | Feb 9, 2025 | Buy Side, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
Private equity firms have a secret they don’t tell MBA candidates: They’re not that interested in your expensive degree. “No amount of classroom learning can prepare you for leading real investment decisions,” says a senior partner at a... 
by meridith dennes | Feb 3, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get enough attention in banking circles: how incredibly tough it is to switch banks when you’re at the director level. Trust me, it’s way more complicated than just updating your LinkedIn and showing up... 
by meridith dennes | Jan 30, 2025 | Compensation Trends, Exit Opportunities, Interviewing
Private Credit’s Talent War: Inside the Multi-Million Dollar Battle for Financial Talent in 2025 The private credit market, once a quiet corner of alternative investments, has emerged as one of Wall Street’s most competitive battlegrounds for talent. As...