by meridith dennes | Mar 25, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
No Feedback Loop The job market post-pandemic has been tough, with many candidates experiencing “ghosting” during interview processes. As someone who’s worked in recruiting for years, I want to address something important: why you rarely get... 
by meridith dennes | Mar 22, 2025 | Interviewing
The Narrowing Pay Gap in Banking Recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reveals a significant shift in the financial services job market. Investment banking professionals who remained in their positions earned a 4.6%... 
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...