by meridith dennes | Jul 19, 2025 | Buy Side, Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
Goldman Sachs is rolling out a retention program aimed at keeping junior talent from defecting to private equity firms, the latest move in Wall Street’s escalating war over young bankers. The investment bank will offer select interns a guaranteed path from... 
by meridith dennes | Jul 17, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
Investment banking interviews are notoriously challenging, with technical questions forming the backbone of the evaluation process. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional transitioning into investment banking, understanding what... 
by meridith dennes | Jun 26, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
The End of Perfect Answers: How Investment Banks Quietly Revolutionized Technical Interviews Something fundamental has shifted in investment banking recruiting, and most candidates are completely unprepared for it. Over the past 18 months, every major bank on Wall... 
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... 
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... 
by meridith dennes | Apr 18, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
When you’re job hunting, you’ll likely encounter two types of recruiters: agency recruiters (who work for recruiting firms) and in-house recruiters (who work directly for companies). Knowing how to interact with each type can make a big difference in your...