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How Long You Can Stay Unemployed Before Your Career Takes a Hit

How Long You Can Stay Unemployed Before Your Career Takes a Hit

by meridith dennes | Feb 25, 2025 | Lateral Recruiting

Wall Street doesn’t wait for anyone. That’s the harsh reality facing investment bankers who find themselves between jobs in today’s competitive market. While conventional wisdom suggests a few months of unemployment is acceptable, industry data tells...
Want to Break Into Private Equity After Your MBA? Here’s the Hard Truth

Want to Break Into Private Equity After Your MBA? Here’s the Hard Truth

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...
The Challenges of Switching Banks as a Director

The Challenges of Switching Banks as a Director

by meridith dennes | Feb 3, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Summer Internships

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get enough attention in banking circles: how incredibly tough it is to switch banks when you’re at the director level. Trust me, it’s way more complicated than just updating your LinkedIn and showing up...
How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Investment Banking

How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Investment Banking

by meridith dennes | Jan 27, 2025 | Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Networking

Creating a Compelling First Impression Investment banking is a relationship-driven industry where first impressions matter significantly. Your LinkedIn profile serves as your digital introduction to recruiters and potential employers. Begin with a powerful headline...
Is an MBA Really Worth the Money?

Is an MBA Really Worth the Money?

by meridith dennes | Jan 26, 2025 | Campus Recruiting, Interviewing, Lateral Recruiting, Networking

The Investment Banker’s Guide to MBA ROI: Analyzing the 2024-2025 Market Reality Recent employment reports from Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management reveal significant shifts in the MBA landscape, presenting investment banking professionals with...
Returning to the Grind: How to Readjust and Get Back to Work

Returning to the Grind: How to Readjust and Get Back to Work

by meridith dennes | Jan 4, 2025 | Lateral Recruiting, Networking

Deal Flow Blues: Time to Get Back to Those Pitch Decks So, the deal pipeline is flowing again, and your PowerPoint is calling. No more pretending your VPN is “having connection issues” when the MD texts, no more midday naps between Christmas cookies, and...
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