Which banks are most reliant on their juniors to get stuff done? Which are the most effective practitioners of ‘juniorization’, or the reassignment of jobs previously done by expensive experienced bankers to less expensive inexperienced ones? On Wall Street at […]
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Goldman Sachs juniors complain that the firm is hiring mediocrities
Is it too easy to get into Goldman Sachs? Given that the firm only accepts 3% of people you might think not, but a harsh review of the firm’s hiring policies which argues that Goldman has been recruiting too many […]
Battle of the buy-side: Why juniors now want to go into private equity, not hedge funds
Hedge funds are losing the battle for the best and brightest young finance professionals to private equity. Both hedge funds and private equity firms are stepping up efforts to attract graduates and juniors in investment banks in order to train […]
What do you really do all day as a junior in a hedge fund?
The route into a hedge fund used to be straightforward. Earn your stripes on the trading floor of an investment bank – ideally in a proprietary trading role – develop a demonstrable ‘track record’ and then make the switch across. […]
J.P. Morgan’s pre-Christmas rush to hire IBD juniors
While other banks in London are divesting themselves of some of their most junior investment banking division (IBD) staff, J.P. Morgan seems to stocking up. The U.S. bank has posted five London analyst jobs and one associate job to its […]
Les bonus des banquiers juniors en France en nette diminution
En 2016, les bonus des banquiers juniors en France sont en nette diminution par rapport à l’année dernière, selon le site spécialisé dans les statistiques sur les rémunérations dans le secteur financier Emolument.com qui enregistre une baisse moyenne de 5.000 […]
9 things every junior investment banker needs to know about working in private equity
Junior investment bankers don’t go into the industry for the glory. Those days are behind us and most are posing existential queries about life, career and purpose now more than ever. A typical investment banking analyst or associate has a […]
Can you save money as a junior in investment banking?
Junior bankers can earn a lot of money. They can also spent a lot of money. Living near the office in a leading financial centre like London doesn’t come cheaply and if you’re not careful, the two things can cancel each […]










