Investment Banking Associate Review

perform financial analyses, Develop and maintain complex financial models, conduct in-depth research, prepare pitches (several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team(, and support the origination and execution of transactions. During the summer we were placed within one of the industry, country, or product coverage teams. We received extensive formal training offered at the start of the program in addition to on-the-job support, educational speaker events, and mentorship throughout.

Yes. It goes in parallel with the learning curve. In the beginning, they want to see your level of knowledge, as many of us have prior finance experience in big banks or companies. Hence, based on your first deliverables, then you are granted additional responsibilities over the due diligence, which includes client exposure from the early stages, besides participation in due diligence sessions, communications, and interaction with deal team members. Banker are supportive and provide close monitoring of the process

Yes. I've learned many technicalities of the industry, ranging from building an LBO from scratch to working on a reverse-merger model. At the same study, in case you want to learn additional things, bankers provide you with study cases, which later on they will correct and give you proper and valuable feedback. The whole experience was super good! We also have two weeks of training sessions at the beginning of the internship, to ensure technical base knowledge.

Yes. It goes in parallel with the learning curve. In the beginning, they want to see your level of knowledge, as many of us have prior finance experience in big banks or companies. Hence, based on your first deliverables, then you are granted additional responsibilities over the due diligence, which includes client exposure from the early stages, besides participation in due diligence sessions, communications, and interaction with deal team members. Bankers are supportive and provide close monitoring of the process

Super Good. Seems BofA is really working on work-life balance, as many bankers were leaving early, though continuing to work from home. On top of that, they were granted some work-from-home days. So overall you were able to see flexibility provided by the bank. All the interns have the opportunity to combine exceptional training and real work experience, and this is mostly because of the good culture of the bank, and how helpful they were form day one

Super Good experience, going back next summer after being awarded the full-time offer. Both the time at the office, and the networking events, volunteer assignments, and after drinks were super important as we have the opportunity to know people better, outside the bank. At the office, we were faced with good challenges that took us out of our comfort zone. This was important for us, as coupled with a good level of support, we managed to comply with our assignments in due time.

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