M&A Analyst AMA

Oh I know what networking is I'm just curious about how he thinks it actually makes you more competitive, because after all the networking events from banks I went to all I've gained is some extra knowledge by asking questions which can be found on the internet. All this stuff about "oh they'll remember you when you come to apply" etc feels like a load of bs, there's no way everyone that goes to meet a few recruiters gets remembered by whoever looks at your application.

You should try to talk to them near the end of the event when everyone's going home. Get their email and keep conversing with them. Add them on LinkedIn as well and send them a message so they know who you are. Talk about something interesting during your first encounter with them (I've done some networking and I usually talk about volunteering...) and then they'll remember who you are. The main key to networking (I'm not an expert though) is showing that you are an interesting person, imo

You guys should raise some financing between you all and start an on-campus Pizza Hut franchise. That would look ****ing impressive - plus free pizza .

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Networking does definitely help. Analysts are quite eager, genuinely, to help others wanting to go into investment banking. I feel like perhaps you aren't networking effectively if it isn't helping you.

Exactly. That's how networking should be done. I would want to talk to someone interesting- anyone wanting to enter banking needs to show that.

Hi,

How many % of woman in your M&A grad class. Thanks

So you've follows up with the analyst after meeting him etc, sent him a message, he replies and remembers you. How do you go that one step further, to know if he puts in a word or highlight you to HR etc? Or you don't...

Working in London for a BB.

Hi,

-From what you know of, is there a large amount of those entering a junior role of whom are from a target (Oxbridge,Lse,Warwick,Ucl,Imperial)

-What would you recommend to us aspirers particularly after brexit? Notably Morgan Stanley are relocating I believe and a lot of the bulges are cutting back on intakes.

Thanks!

Yes, at least 70% of my colleagues are from the universities that you specified. The rest of the colleagues from the UK are from other good universities like Bristol and Nottingham. My colleagues from mainland Europe are mainly from Bocconi and top B-schools.

I don't recommend you do anything... I don't quite understand your question.

Ah right fair enough.
All I mean is do we have to try and differentiate ourselves further now due to brexit implications (in your opinion)?

How long do you plan to stay in IB?

how do you maintain relationships with headhunters?

As long as I can.

I'm not quite an expert on that hehe
I would like to stay in my current bank in M&A as long as I can. I'm not interested in moving to any other firm at the moment.

Cheers for the reply. What was your main reason(s) for pursuing a career in IB? What other careers did you think of going into if you couldn't break into banking?

interesting, what makes you want to stay?

do you enjoy the scope or work? learnign experience? aspiration to one day make MD?

many analysts here want to flip over to buy-side with the exception of the commited few.

I'm the only person out of all my colleagues who wants to stay. You're definitely right about most people wanting to leave but I'm just not interested in going into a different field. I am aiming to become an MD and play a bigger role in building relationships with the clients the bank works with- that seems like something which would be very rewarding.

I do very much enjoy the work I do in M&A and the impact that the work can have. Sure, there are boring moments sometimes but you always learn something new and overall it's the perfect job imho