EMERGENCY UPDATE "The Pulse" --#79.5 / New Bank + Buyside Apps

Recruiting Timeline:

Banking:

Where We’re At:

• SA 2026: Deutsche Bank, Perella Weinberg Partners, Stout, Deloitte, and others opened applications since Sunday. 16 firms are actively recruiting for SA 2026. Our Premium Database holds every single application, check it out

New SA 2026 Applications:

• Deutsche Bank: Bulge bracket (SA 2026)

• Perella Weinberg Partners: Elite boutique (SA 2026)

• TPH & Co: Energy-focused subsidiary of PWP (SA 2026)

• Stout: Chicago-based boutique (SA 2026)

• Deloitte: IB arm (SA 2026)

• Ardea Partners: FIG-focused boutique (SA 2026)

• BMO Financial Group: Canadian MM (SA 2026)

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Buyside:

Where We’re At:

• SA 2026: Dodge & Cox and Gainline Capital Partners announced their applications. Currently 11 buyside firms recruiting for SA 2026 seats 

New SA 2026 released apps:

• Dodge & Cox: Investment intern —mutual funds (SA 2026)

• Gainline Capital Partners: MM PE (SA 2026)

The database is updated weekly and contains 300+ Investment Banking and Consulting internships/full-time positions along with:

• Interview tips for specific companies

• Interview prep material

• Applications and deadlines linked so that you can apply with one click

• Insider information about the application process

• Professionals to network with

• Buyside deadlines, interview prep, and people to network with for the sweatiest of students

We send the updated dataset every week with the latest banking and consulting job postings. We released our emergency update today.

Students we have been helping have already landed roles at Blackstone, Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Citi, and Solomon.

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The HireVue and the Placement Test.

So, you finally submitted your application. Congratulations! Now it is time to take a HireVue or a placement test or both!

What is a HireVue:

• It is brutal. You sit in front of your computer and answer ~3 premade interview questions (mostly behavioral, sometimes there will be a technical or a brain teaser)

• There is no REAL interviewer. Many firms leave HireVues to be screened by software, some just leave it up to HR, and very few firms will have actual bankers review HireVues

• The whole process is typically completed in ~30-45 minutes. Sometimes they can be completed quicker. There is usually 1-3 minutes to answer a question

Reasons a HireVue is administered:

1. Weed out candidates who are lazy / socially inept / overthinkers

2. Learn something about the candidate outside of their resume 

How to ace a HireVue:

1. Dress the part. Professional attire (for the lads, this means a suit. For the gals, I apologize, I am unfamiliar with the technicalities, but a suit equivalent)

2. Take it within 1 week of receiving it and take it in 1 try. Yes, 1 try. Most HireVues provide you with the option to re-take an answer (they say they can’t see if you choose this option). Maybe I’m a conspiracy theorist, but I NEVER moved on in a process when I re-took any of my responses during a HireVue (If you fuck it up really badly, you should probably re-take)

3. Be clear, concise, and confident. A HireVue is not administered to see who has the most perfectly recited responses, instead, they are used to judge a person’s character

4. Look at the camera when you speak. I’m sure you’re beautiful, but don’t look at yourself when you speak, look directly into your laptop’s camera. If you’re able, crack a smile every now and then, but don’t make it weird

For placement tests, just do your best and don’t overthink your responses. I hate these tests because you never actually know how you do or what the score is used for. Super difficult to truly judge a person’s character without ever hearing them speak IMO.

Going Forward:

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• Pay for 3, get one FREE = $150. (Venmo @ThePulsePrep or Credit Card: (Coaching Bundle $150 for 4 Sessions)

• 1 hour session = $50. (Venmo @ThePulsePrep or Credit Card: ThePulsePrep—Stripe.com

• 30-minute session = $30. Venmo @ThePulsePrep or Credit Card: ThePulsePrep—Stripe.com

• Email us with your availability and we will be happy to schedule a session @[email protected] 

Students we coached for SA 2025 have received offers at Goldman, JP Morgan, Evercore, and many other firms. Roughly 95% of those coached received offers last year!

Please reach out to us with any questions about recruiting or if you’re interested in meeting the team! ([email protected])

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“The Pulse” #79.5