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Bulge Bracket IB Or Boutique IB - Which one to choose?

Wizenius

The choice between working in a bulge bracket investment bank or a boutique investment bank depends on individual preferences and career goals. Deal Size and Prestige: Bulge Bracket IB Firms often handle large-scale deals and have a global presence. Here are five factors to consider when comparing the two: 1.

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Tick Tock Goes The Public Finance Firms Hiring Clock

H. Friedman Search

That is now creating a gap that is being filled by the non-bulge brackets for some of the bulge bracket bankers to fill. The number of bankers that have been displaced was more than the market was ready to absorb, but they have been to the greatest extent.

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What To Do When There Are Rumblings In The Street

H. Friedman Search

Well, if you are at a bulge bracket firm, I would be more concerned than if you are a non-bulge bracket firm. Rumblings in the street that there may be more reductions in force coming. What happens when firms are thinking about a RIF? What Do You Do If Firms Are Thinking About A RIF?

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Is Public Finance In Your Blood?

H. Friedman Search

Is there one thing that sets them apart from any other candidate – whether they are at a small, boutique law firm or a large, bulge-bracket investment banking firm? Is there one thing they each have in common, so that when I am talking to someone I know I can help them? This simple question was the answer I was seeking.

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The Role of Investment Banking Courses in Career Progression

OfficeHours

If we are specifically talking about highly coveted firms such as elite boutiques and bulge bracket investment banks, the success rate of interviews is in the single digits, even for target school candidates. Best of luck! With all the great options out there – what is the best one to choose?

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Where Do The Flying Rumors Leave You?

H. Friedman Search

Because the firms we are fortunate enough to represent are the non/bulge bracket firms that know where they are going today and are planning for a successful future. The hiring need for professionals by my clients has not come to a halt. I am not getting calls that they are thinking about exiting the industry.

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A Call Today Opens A Door Tomorrow

H. Friedman Search

Were they all from bulge brackets or small regional firms? As I sat down to write this week’s blog, I was reflecting on where all of my contacts and leads came from the previous week. Was there a trend to the candidates that I was now talking to? Were they on one coast versus another coast? There was no trend immediately seen.