EMERGENCY UPDATE "The Pulse" --#83.5 / JPM, GS, EVR, MOE, and more

Recruiting Timeline:

Banking:

Where We’re At:

• SA 2026: JPM, GS, Evercore, and Moelis opened their summer 2026 apps today. 30 firms are actively recruiting for summer 2026 positions with many January deadlines

• Remember to submit those HireVues and placement tests ASAP because no one human will see your app until those items are submitted alongside the resume. We wrote about HireVue and placement test tips in the ‘Learning Points’ section here: EMERGENCY UPDATE "The Pulse" --#79.5 / New Bank + Buyside Apps

• Interviews have started at smaller shops like Houlihan and will kick up tremendously throughout January and February. By now, you should have submitted apps to all open banks, prepped your behaviorals, and are at least 50% technically ready—check out our Coaching if you need help

New SA 2026 Applications:

• JPM: Largest BB (SA 2026)

• GS: Wall Street focused BB (SA 2026)

• Evercore: Elite boutique specializing in M&A and Rx (SA 2026)

• Moelis: Rx-focused EB (SA 2026)

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Consulting:

Where We’re At:

• No new updates

SA 2025 released apps:

• None

FT 2025 released apps:

• None

Apply ASAP if you’re interested!

Buyside:

Where We’re At:

• SA 2026: TCW, Sculptor, and Inspiration Capital Partners opened their SA 2026 applications. Currently 22 buyside firms are recruiting for SA 2026 seats 

New SA 2026 released apps:

• TCW: Large asset manager looking for PC intern (SA 2026)

• Sculptor Capital Management: Real estate PE, RE acquisitions intern (SA 2026)

• Inspiration Capital Partners: Shanghai-based PE (SA 2026)

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

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Why X Firm?

IMO, this is one of the hardest behavioral questions to answer across banking, consulting, and buyside interviews.

In reality, 95% of us would just take the first offer we receive—beggars can’t be choosers.

The way I approach it?

“I had the opportunity to speak with A, B, and C at [X firm] and they really honed in on the tremendous culture of……”

What I’m getting at is that the best way to answer this question is to name drop the people you’ve networked with. This shows that you’ve put in the time and are genuinely interested in the people at [X] firm.

• Within banking, the role of an analyst is extremely similar across the respective tiers. Life at a BB is really similar to life at another BB, life at an EB is really similar to life at another EB, etc. Therefore, it can be challenging to really form a genuine answer for ‘why [X firm]?’

• Within consulting, the role of an associate can be differentiated across the various firms. So name dropping those you’ve networked with and marrying that with some of the unique aspects of a given firm is critical

• Within the buyside, answering ‘why [X firm]’ requires the same consideration as consulting. Definitely name drop those you’ve networked with, but also touch upon the ‘unique’ investment strategy of the fund—-which they print all over their website

Don’t do too much brain damage with this question. Use it as an opportunity to demonstrate that you’ve networked with people at the firm. Do not go into some long tirade yapping about how [X] firm did $Xbn of deals last year blah, blah, blah.

Going Forward:

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