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Equity Research vs. Investment Banking: Careers, Compensation, Exits, and AI/Automation Risk

Mergers and Inquisitions

Equity research recruiting tends to be less structured, though the bulge bracket banks and elite boutiques still run traditional processes that start over a year before summer internships. in a field like biology or biomechanical engineering, you could be a strong candidate for biotech equity research groups.

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How to Get an Investment Banking Internship

Mergers and Inquisitions

Admittedly, not all banks did this, and many bulge bracket firms will start in the normal time frame of January – March. Think: Engineering, math, statistics, or something with elements of all these, such as “management science” or “operations research.” bulge brackets (well, except for RBC).