Reneging - Lower BB for Upper BB ferragamoboy123September 4, 2020 - 10:26pm
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Title says it all, signed at a lower BB a month ago and just received an offer at a Top BB (GS, MS, JPM). How would I go about having the conversation with HR?
I hope it doesn't for you, but I've seen this turn out very badly. HR, not to mention senior bankers, at all of these firms are friends with each other. I wish it wasn't like this but some people involved with recruiting have huge egos. Mentally prepare to lose both offers. Good luck.
So you would suggest just going to the lower BB and lateraling after 6 months to a better place?
4 or 5 months into the job, you will realize that being surrounded by reasonable people to work with outweighs prestige, but sure, you'll have opportunities to lateral (most likely at the 1 year mark)
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Quick anecdote. This summer, my group had an intern that someone found out had reneged on another bank to come to ours. Kid was great to work with, but wasn't given a return offer for this reason. To this day he doesn't know why (unless someone told him, which we were told not to do).
Damn that's brutal. I understand the negativity towards reneging, but with the crazy recruiting cycle, you can't really blame a guy for reneging a MM offer for GS.
I felt the same way, but nothing I could do. Back when I was in college, recruiting happened within a couple of months during the fall. Now it ranges 9, 10, 11 months which I dislike.
What about reneging big 4 for investment banking? Lower risk?
Lower risk because it will be harder for them to figure you out. It is harder amongst BB/EB in NYC because people know each other and word could get around, although this is still very unlikely to come up unless someone is out to get you. Most bankers are to busy to care, let alone do something about it.
Have seen this go both ways. But more often than not, it's not a big deal. Just be polite, keep it short, and don't mention the name of the place you're going to. If you didn't have a lot of mid-senior folks super engaged in your recruiting process, you should be fine.
I have made strong connections (including a few MDs) at the lower BB and most called me when I signed saying they are happy to see me joining next year. I hardly know anyone at the top BB besides one MD who pushed me hard. Any thoughts on how to approah this ... I suspect the moment I speak with HR my phone will be blowing up.
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