by meridith dennes | Sep 14, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting
A Data-Driven Approach to Timing Your Lateral Move Based on Historical Bonus Cycles Executive Summary In investment banking, timing your lateral move correctly can be the difference between maximizing your compensation and leaving money on the table. This guide... 
by meridith dennes | Aug 31, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
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+... 
by meridith dennes | Aug 18, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, News
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... 
by meridith dennes | Jul 27, 2025 | Buy Side, Exit Opportunities, Interviewing
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... 
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...