by meridith dennes | Jul 3, 2025 | Lateral Recruiting, Layoffs
The uncomfortable truth about investment banking is that your career has an expiration date—and it often comes sooner than you think. But what’s even more uncomfortable is what happens next. Despite what career coaches and LinkedIn influencers tell you, the... 
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 | Jun 14, 2025 | Buy Side, Lateral Recruiting
Bottom Line Up Front: Private equity’s notorious “on-cycle” recruiting race appears to be hitting a breaking point. After years of accelerating timelines that forced first-year bankers to interview for jobs starting two years in the future, major... by meridith dennes | Jun 6, 2025 | Buy Side, Lateral Recruiting
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) has moved from policy warnings to explicit action, sending uncompromising termination notices to incoming analysts who dare to accept competing offers within their first 18 months. This aggressive enforcement, detailed in a Fortune... 
by meridith dennes | May 31, 2025 | Lateral Recruiting, News
Bottom Line Up Front: Garden leave, long a fixture of investment banking, is facing its most serious existential threat yet. With two major banks reportedly eliminating the practice for directors and above amid the slowest M&A market in years, we may be witnessing... 
by meridith dennes | May 28, 2025 | Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships
In investment banking recruiting, brand matters significantly, but its importance varies depending on your career stage and target role. While a prestigious brand name can greatly facilitate job hunting and career advancement, it’s not always a decisive factor....