by meridith dennes | Dec 16, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Networking
I’ve Interviewed Hundreds of Banking Candidates. Here’s How the Best Ones Show They Were Top Performers Without Ever Saying “Top Bucket” If you’ve spent any time recruiting for lateral roles in investment banking, you’ve heard the... 
by meridith dennes | Dec 14, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
Master the Skills That Separate Top Performers from Everyone Else It’s 2:30 AM on a Tuesday. You’re still at your desk, squinting at a DCF model that should have been finished hours ago. Your mouse hand is cramping from endless clicking through Excel... 
by meridith dennes | Dec 14, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
One-on-One Coaching (Meridith Dennes) Reflecting on my own 15-year career journey working at top-tier bulge bracket investment banks and global financial institutions, I understand the complexities and challenges people face when recruiting for a job... 
by meridith dennes | Dec 5, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Networking
When banks hire rainmakers from the outside, senior VPs and Directors need a different playbook For many senior Vice Presidents and Directors, the final leap to Managing Director suddenly feels out of reach. A couple of years ago, the path was clearer. Put in the... 
by meridith dennes | Dec 3, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
Why Recruiting as AN3, ASO3, or VP3/4 Is Risky—And Why 2025-2027 Makes It Worse You’ve put in the years—closed deals, pulled all-nighters, proven yourself. Now you’re in your promotion year and thinking about making a move. Maybe you want a better... 
by meridith dennes | Nov 18, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
As deal pipelines strengthen and attrition looms, elite banks are abandoning passive recruiting to aggressively target proven performers from direct competitors. The lateral recruiting market for investment bankers has entered a new era—one that looks nothing like the...