Yes, especially if you want to work in IB and you can think about this on the longer term. I accepted a FT offer with bank A and received a FT offer from bank B (BB) recently. Doesnt that just mean that they dont think Im good enough anyways? Kristin is also General Counsel for Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, Apollo Investment Corporation, Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. what are your thoughts on this. Take the offer. Network, network and network. Im just waiting for the physical contract to arrive from IBD. They might casually ask other employees and see if anyone knows where youre moving, but thats about it. You say it is a bad idea to try to renege from one BB to another, but everyone that I have talked to (literally everyone) says that I should do so. Yes I might renege if I were you too. In addition, said investment bank sent me a generic employment application form which forces me to list my references and supervisors from my last 5 jobs, which means Id have to give away my manager at the accounting firm. Ipsa nam et et. Reneging poses some risk in that scenario, and I cant quantify it or tell you 100% whether or not its worth it. This approach has helped to make Apollo an investing giant with $433 billion in assets, second only in the private-equity world to Blackstone Group Inc. What do you think about the benefits vs. risks here? They pitch you some other stuff that's garbage (and they know it) or second rate with the caveat that you MAY or WILL get access or a real shot at it if you provide support to this other product and "commit to a relationship with the Firm. Naturally I took it because I was unsure of what other offers I might receive. Yes, I would proceed in this case because REPE is significantly better than a public accounting summer internship. If I dont tell BB that I signed with another firm, what are the chances that they find out later on and rescind my offer? However, since youre talking a paid vs. unpaid role, and a MM vs. a small boutiques, Id say it may not be a bad idea to do so especially given financial reasons. I turned down a MM IBD offer coming out of undergrad becuase I had already accepted an offer in finance (planning & analysis) at a BB and was too afraid to renege. However, recently I was contacted by one of the BBs I applied before I signed the offer, and was offered interview. Otherwise, you are not really doing anything to stop the priviledge. It is highly likely you may have to go through the recruiting process all over again though I may be wrong. I was wondering if this is a circumstance where it may be okay in order to pursue my actual career goals, albeit burning bridges in the process. The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company. So you renege on the middle-marketoffer and go to the better bank, right? True, be discrete and it wil go smooth. If you have other better offers on hand then yes you may want to renege. And if BB explicitly asks me if I have signed an offer elsewhere, should I say I havent? Good article. Im going for FT positions. Actually, the BB is ranked lower in DCM and Leveraged Loas in the latest Bloomberg ranking for EMEA so I was wondering if it is worth cancelling my contract with the worlds local bank. If you want to say it upfront in Superday interviews, sure, go ahead. Mar. An opportunity came up recently with a Chicago BB looking for additional IB analysts to start FT this summer. You should tell them at the start of the interview so they know upfront that you would be reneging on another offer. I believe the best solution is to buy time so you maintain your integrity and credibility. If you want to take the 2nd offer, Id go back to the first group asap and tell them youve changed your mind. Tough call on this one. However, I just ended up getting an offer in consulting from MBB. If you want to stay in energy long term, Id say the upside isnt that great. I know for sure that I want to do research/trading. Est Annual Revenue: . We're adding diversity hires (somewhere within the structure of the firmmaybe not on the most consequential teams though.). If they do, consider it, otherwise move on. As a junior, got an offer at a top 10 IB for summer analyst internship. Hi Brian. Ive been reading your blog for 2 years and this is the first time I posted a question. But, to be honest, turnover in IB is currently even higher than usual, so I dont think anyone will care. Moreover, how should my email look regarding this very sensitive information? (They might now believe it but I dont know for sure.) 1 month free. Itaque magni magnam minus odio vitae harum doloribus aut. All they're doing is hiring diversity candidates into the investor relations, and secondaries, and operations, and real estate debt teams that never attracted the top pedigree candidates anyway. Here you'll find your Analytics dashboard, where you can track, build-out, and customize dozens of reports including reports specific to your email campaigns like: Percentages of Emails Marked Interested by Rep Email Open, Bounced, and Replied Rates How Many Contacts Added to an Email Sequence Theres a chance that bankers could call the consulting firm and remove your offer there. Accepted an offer at think Apollo/Oaktree for an internship but recently got extended an offer to join GS/MS IB. Ill be happy to help if this happens. However, another offer just came yesterday for IBD BB in HK. Id think that since bankers are so busy they wont bother to even read the candidates resumes before the superday, but I just feel paranoid. However, I just received an email from one of the best hedge funds in the street regarding the interview of a trading/investing position. Signed an FT offer at a BB for a specialized front office team My friends have different opinions. Thanks for visiting! If you want to ask a question about yourself, say that its about yourself and not a friend (Why even bother when youre anonymous anyway? Whoa. Thank you for your advice. In the long term if these policies continue, I think it probably ends up changing the culture of the firm for the better. Thank you for your advice! They go to target schools, get mediocre to good grades and end up getting in. I know for a fact that it is close to impossible to move within the firm, as I have asked many people. What are your thoughts on this situation? Fast-forward to current time, I am rethinking my decision to start with a Big-4 firm (and accounting in general) as I believe consulting would give me a better start to what I would ultimately would like to do for a long term career. However, after the new year I was able to land a trading position at an European bank in Asia. This is my dream location and division, however, I am non-EU (not sure if this affects conversion for FT roles). But it may or may not be a good move because capital markets deals tend to be more common in HK, and some of the banks you mentioned are strong in ECM/DCM. Ive been interning at a regional boutique for about 7 months, and they extended me an SA offer that exploded before OCR, so I took it. On the PE side, everyone is HBS / GSB and has requisite pre-MBA large cap PE experience (eg Carlyle) + 2 yrs banking from top shops, I can confirm that this isn't the case, as one is a former colleague working on the non investment side of a PE fund. I think you can and should renege in that situation and be fine. Are you sure you thesis can be backed up? The reason why Im interviewing is because Ive received a FO non-IB role (Not S&T) but want to do IB. HI Brian, I hope you can find the time to respond to this. Do you think the bank is likely to go a-wall? it may be hard to keep your story consistent. The only other time I could get an internship before I graduate would be for fall 2023 positions. Should I say yes and renege later if I get a job in consulting or decline the offer? Win. Also I havent told the elite boutique about accepting the other offer. Ha, I love this situation! Yeah, that should be fine because banks dont care about real software companies. I have a clear idea of what S&T and I think I want to go into that, but Ive never actually tried it scared that maybe Im not good at it. If i call up my ER internship bank and tell them ive got another internship and would like to shorten the period for this internship would it work? No. In the Apollo app, navigate to Campaigns > Analytics. Try to limit what you say in emails so that nothing compromising can be forwarded (i.e., dont directly ask about jobs, just say that youre interested in the persons background, current group, etc. The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company. I accepted a junior summer internship in public accounting but during the semester became very interested in corporate banking. If you are set on PE mega-fund opportunities, it probably makes sense, but otherwise, Im not sure because there is some risk of the first bank notifying the second bank. Personally, I wouldnt do that. Suppose Ive accepted a full-time IBD offer with a BB regional office. The worlds local bank first gave me an offer, which I signed. However, it does not hurt to speak with the MM IB and see how it goes. Both are consulting firms, but practice in different areas. Id still go on the interview and see how it goes. Its worth it. So should I only voluntarily disclose that I accepted my return offer if I get the IB offer? Ive spoken to my careers office about the possibility (as A was OCR, the rest are not), obviously they are very unhappy that I am even considering renegeing. I have received a SA return offer for research at a middle market firm that expires in a week, but 100% want to pursue IB next summer. I was given only a week to accept, but I have a final round interview at another BB in Investment Banking a couple days after the acceptance deadline. (I am sure the buyside ppl know some analysts/associates/MD in the previous bank, cus they worked on some deal tgt). I would take it to be secure and have a Plan B and then not worry about reneging if something better comes along. Today, analysts who begin at Morgan Stanley in August are being courted by private-equity firms in mid-Septemberjust weeks after they arrive. I have accepted a FT return offer from a mid-tier BB in NYC, yet it was for S&T and I realized it was not something I wanted to do after the summer. Banks will definitely ask if I got a return offer and while I want to showcase that Im capable by getting a return offer, I also dont want to show lack of commitment by saying Ive accepted and am interviewing. I received an internship offer from a large asset manager (back office role) and was only given a week to sign. Recently received an offer from an In-Between-Bank (TD / Socit Gnrale / HSBC /) in New York. Ideally, I would like to leverage the FO internship this year to help me with SA /FT interviews at BBs next year. About Apollo Apollo is a leading global investment manager with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Bethesda, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo, among others. Thanks for the pointers, though. The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. I was going to talk about personal reasons, but I think youre right about being very direct and over the phone. Your email address will not be published. In this case Id call up the second company to delay the internship. there will be alot of exposure if you take the i-banking offer. Im not sure S&T is where I want to be long term as I see it as a shrinking industry (Im in my late 20s and come from an operational background). Not only does it pay better but more importantly exit opportunities will be infinitely easier to find and better. Pay is on par with the street, the Public Finance group is organized under the Investment Banking umbrella here (as a coverage group) and is growing. Qui nesciunt numquam aut ratione. Id appreciate your advice on this. I got macro research but decided I want to do trading (I did no full rotations in trading, just shadowing and networking). Culture has to change from the top down, not the bottom up. My situation is kind of complicated here. Would you consider reneging a top BB (GS/JPM/MS) in Houston for top BB in NYC? They should really give you detailed info. Luckily Bank B is still willing to take me for future internships. Thanks in advance for your help! If you didnt get it officially through on-campus recruiting at the school, youll probably be fine. Pretty conflicted on some of this. You can, but in Australia it may not be the best idea since the finance industry is even smaller and everyone really does know everyone else. So i did an operations analyst summer internship at a BB this past summer, and received an offer to continue their full time. Diversity of thought should be a part of the investment process and if people can do the work - them being different than the Wharton -> 2 years GS TMT -> KKR -> HBS mold is fine. Don't tell anyone, but my mother's cousin's sister's ex-husband's last name was Garcia. Later in the semester I accepted an offer for a MS in Finance program to start 3 months after the MS in Accounting program ended. I have two more days before expiration and I am not sure what I should tell the MM bank. After signing I realized the situation is much more difficult than I thought, and I dont want to move to that city at all. Brian, Thank you. http://ap.dealogic.com/, Also enjoyed the IBAB classification, and the fact that you couldnt classify Macquarie. Really appreciate the help. Also, would you recommend calling HR and tell them youd like to renege, or would it be better to inform them through email (and risk the email being forwarded to other banks)? The industry is very small, everyone knows each other, and any banker can quickly find out about your move if he wanted to do so. Is reneging the same as rejecting? Follow us: Linkedin, IG, Facebook, Twitter. I am in a position where I have two Bulge Bracket full-time offers. My only concern is that the senior MD also the founder of the rx group at Guggenheim really liked me and he texted me to congrats and welcomed me to the team. A few days ago i got offered by a relative (Ex- IBD bulge bracket bank) to intern for his own company. Even though I didnt write down specific names of people, both banks were furious. I am an international student in Germany who will graduate this month. However, you may be blacklisted by the bank you renege the offer on (or may not). However, after the summer internship, I dont think IBD is something I want (cus of the long hours and high pressure). At the assessment centre at BB back office bank, I was stupid enough to put the name of the other bank on their comment sheet where they asked a question if I have applied to other banks. Industrials in Chicago gives you broader opportunities. Do you agree? I am in a similar situation: I accepted an offer from a top BB in Finance (like treasury or controller). Same great fucking you at all hours, now with caffeine and black people! How should I go to renege that offer? Youve signed the offer though so Im not quite sure if you want to renege your offer or? The only reason to stick with the MBB offer is if you really do not want to do finance, or you want a long-term career in consulting or something else more operational. Does signing a contract mean anything in that part of the world? both front office same division, salary similar, you like both teams) I wouldnt renege. You may however able to take a haircut e.g. Is it worth reneging in this situation? I am a recent graduate of a MS in Accountancy program. Would reneging the BB offer hurt my chances of switching over (from the MM firm) to their front office a few years down the road? I am currently interning with an Australian Middle Markets Bank in IBD. Reached out to headhunters for lateral PE recruiting. I had a summer internship in the Back office of a bulge bracket bank, I received and accepted an offer about 2 months ago for a back office rotational program. Most get the message and leave before the VP promotion cycle. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given. Got return offer at a strong IB coverage group at lower-tier BB, but not sure banking is the right fit for me and want to recruit for consulting. Please refer to our full. I talked to my HR and asked for an internal transfer before I signing the offer. The more prestigious BB recommended he renege on his initial offer. However, today I got a full-time offer from a local boutique. Try to figure out a way to renege your offer gracefully, and be prepared to accept the consequences. I got this opportunity outside of my schools career services. The process with the boutique is at the references stage. One of their summers did BCG -> Onex -> GSB. Would they ever do that? For every financial institution/small investment firm that's willing to turn down their founder's son/daughter for internship, that's one step to that direction. Thanks. both banks are very strong. Now I only orally accepted the offer, the official contract will be out in a few weeks. Is it really bad to switch banks later on, especially since this guy helped me so much, and basically created a one-person internship just for me? Thank you! Hi Brian- thanks for a great post. If I sign the second offer and renege the 1st one AFTER, will the 2nd bank be able to withdraw the offer given the fact it has already been signed ? Not sure what that entails. Pay fees for this crap product to get access to our sweet and super highly demanded signature product. Im just really sad about the whole situation. Thanks for the reply Brian. Also, should it be to the VP that I work with or to the HR team? Add Your Interview. I am really panicking that I have said too much. Should I reneg? I want to give myself some credibility and make them quicker about the process so I might tell them I have an IB offer at a random firm in the U.S. and bullshit them. I wonder if I can ask for an extension in guggenheim or if its worth to renege? If you still want to do IB, then it may not. Its hard for me to say because I dont know what your relationship w the two banks contact persons are like. and how concepts are covered. How should I explain the circumstances: that I got another offer and I would regret it very much if I dont take it? Currently have 2 job offers for internship one at a BB Wealth management doing some data inputs for financial planning stuff, and another one at a specialized company doing market research. I really appreciated your answer to another question I posted, and could really use your help on this one too. What are your thoughts on reneging on a BB middle office position for a MM/boutique front office role? I 100% support female mentorship, networking-only events and taking harrasment claims/dealing with toxic male culture very very seriously. Ab aspernatur explicabo est voluptas quam. I want to start working full time in 2018. Its worth reneging in this case to go from a BO to FO internship. How did they assure you that the work visa wouldnt be an issue? Im tempted to interview because I really want to work at a BB, but Im also hesitant because Im afraid my current employer will find out and rescind my offer once I begin the interview process. Unless firms mandate (and actually follow) a maximum hour/week policy, I don't see how that changes. Would also add that Apollo PE does not credit MBA or past PE exp - meaning you start from Associate 1 just like any other IB analyst. Spoke to associates there and they said previous ppl went also to LevFin or Rates (understandable if you move from sovereign) so I think, career wise, that would be better. Unsure of whether telling them about another offer will cause them to ding me, or whether this is relevant at all because Ive already verbally accepted Bank #1s offer. Then had a timed modeling test. Recently, I got a similar offer from a BB. However, I do not want to burn my bridge in AUS at the same time. They could check, but its more common to do so in the final stages or when youve already won an offer. Yes, applying to different locations may help. I dont think any of this is super-important for internships. Id like to think that MO and FO managers dont really tell each other about new hires (which is probably true for IBD I guess), but given the work proximity between risk management/trade support and S&T, Im concerned that reneging the risk mgmt offer might mean a black mark in S&T as well. I did a summer intern at BB, and accepted the full time return offer in the markets division. Do you think bankers would call consultants? Is it worth accepting my current offer even though I will potentially reneg later? Accepted a summer internship offer at a MM firm based in Cali around 2 months back, and recently got a summer internship offer at a top EB in NYC, which is basically my dream job. Stressed out constantly? 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