Finance recruiting guides
Guides for students recruiting for banking, consulting, private equity, hedge funds and venture capital: what is open now, who to contact, what to write, and what help costs.
Live trackers
Dates checked against each firm’s own page. Last verified November 10, 2026.
Finance recruiting deadlines: what is open right now
Banking, consulting and PE application windows from each firm’s own page.
Freshman and sophomore programs
Insight days, early-ID programs and diversity summits at banks, consulting firms and PE firms, with the dates firms publish.
When do summer 2028 internship applications open?
Evercore is already open and Goldman opens January 1, 2027. Every date from the firm’s own page.
Entry-level salaries by firm
First-year base pay at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, McKinsey, BCG, Bain and more, from salaries filed with the US Department of Labor.
Summer internship pay by firm
What summer analysts and interns are paid at Piper Sandler, Deutsche Bank, Blackstone, Bain, Two Sigma and D. E. Shaw, from the firms’ own Summer 2027 listings.
Comparisons and data
Checked against each vendor’s or publisher’s own pages.
Networking tools for finance and consulting students, compared
Forty tools checked on their own sites: which ones find people, write the emails, send them and follow up, and what each costs.
Cold email reply rates in 2026
Every published benchmark we could verify, how each was measured, and what it means for networking emails.
How to network into finance
How to Network Into Investment Banking
Build a relevant contact list, write a specific introduction, prepare for coffee chats, and track next steps alongside banking applications.
Investment Banking Recruiting Timeline for 2027
Separate 2027 internships from full-time analyst hiring, verify eligibility by region, and track deadlines using official employer postings.
How to Get an Investment Banking Internship From a Non-Target School
Which banks hire the most alumni from schools outside the usual target list, which firms say any school can apply, and how to start early enough.
Full-Time IB Recruiting Without a Return Offer
Explain your internship outcome, find eligible analyst openings, and evaluate adjacent roles without assuming a guaranteed lateral move.
Emails and coffee chats
Investment Banking Cold Email Templates for Students
Original alumni and non-alumni email examples, subject lines, and a personalization checklist for asking bankers for a career conversation.
Networking Follow-Up Email Templates After No Reply
A polite follow-up example for student networking, a suggested waiting period, and guidance for closing an unanswered thread.
Investment Banking Coffee Chat Questions and Agenda
Prepare a 15-minute banking coffee chat with questions about analyst work, team fit, recruiting preparation, and a specific next step.
Coffee Chat Thank-You Email: Template and Example
Write a specific thank-you after a networking call, mention what you learned, and follow through without turning the note into a favor request.
Finance Networking Tracker: Free CSV Template
Download a simple networking tracker for contacts, email dates, coffee chats, applications, and next actions, with a weekly review workflow.
Coaching, services and what they cost
Networking Email Services for Students: Done for You vs. Doing It Yourself
What a done-for-you networking service does, what it costs, and when writing and sending your own finance networking emails is the better choice.
Networking Concierge Services for Finance and Consulting, Compared (2026)
Which networking services actually contact bankers and consultants for you, which ones teach you to do it, and what each one costs, from their own pages.
Recruiting Platforms for Students Going Into Investment Banking (2026)
The platforms students use to recruit for investment banking, grouped by what each one does: job boards, networks, courses, coaching and outreach, with prices.
Networking Tools for MBB Recruiting: What Each One Does
The tools students use to reach consultants at McKinsey, BCG and Bain, what each one costs, and which part of networking it actually handles.
How Much Does Investment Banking Coaching Cost? (2026 Prices)
Public prices for IB interview coaching, mentors, coaching programs and reverse recruiters in 2026, and what each one actually does for you.
How Parents Can Help Their College Student Get an Investment Banking Internship
What actually gets students investment banking interviews, the timeline parents should know, what help costs, and what to leave to your student.
Reverse Recruiting for Finance: What It Is and What It Costs
How reverse recruiting services work, what they charge, and how the finance version for students differs: outreach to professionals instead of job applications.