Insights
From the hiring side.
Recruiting into investment banking in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. Written by the person who used to make the decision, with nothing softened.
Industry Groups vs Product Groups: How to Choose Your Seat in Banking
Coverage or product, what each seat teaches, and how to choose with exits in mind.
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Converting a Summer Internship: How Interns Actually Win the Full-Time Offer
The scorecard seniors run, the five offer-killers, and a week-by-week plan.
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Investment Banking Exit Opportunities: an Honest Map
PE, corp dev, funds, startups or staying, mapped by someone who stayed.
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AI and the Analyst Seat: What Actually Changes in Investment Banking
What the tools already do, what they cannot, and how to position for it.
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Bulge Bracket vs Elite Boutique vs Mid-Market: Choosing Your Platform
Three fee machines compared: deal work, pay, exits and the regional caveat.
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Investment Banking Pay, Analyst to MD: the Numbers and the Mechanics
Base, bonus, buckets and deferrals from analyst to MD, at mid-2026 levels.
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A Day in the Life of an IBD Intern: the Hours, Honestly
The real timeline on a live deal, why the hours happen, and how to cope.
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The MBA Route Into Investment Banking: Who Should Actually Do It
Who the associate door is for, the recruiting clock, and the honest cost maths.
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Superdays and Assessment Centres: How Final Rounds Are Scored
What the debrief compares, how group exercises are marked, and the prep protocol.
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Lateral Moves in Banking: Switching Firms Without Burning the Seat
The windows, the retest, notice and bonus timing, and when staying wins.
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