Private equity's annual recruiting process kicked off earlier than ever this year. Firms are interviewing fresh college graduates for jobs that won't start till 2026.
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NEW: Leading private-equity firms including Apollo Global Management, Inc., KKR, and others kicked off an intense recruiting cycle for 2026 buyside associate roles on Monday night, taking Wall Street by storm. Business Insider was first to break the news that this year’s “on-cycle” recruiting frenzy had unexpectedly gotten underway, leaving many junior bankers’ heads spinning during a chaotic few hours. The earlier-than-ever start left some incoming junior investment bankers scrambling to get in on hastily-arranged interviews before it was too late. Some soon-to-be first-year analysts weren’t even in New York City when the recruiting process got underway. Year after year, private-equity firms and their external headhunting agencies move up the timeline for on-cycle recruiting, even as insiders grumble that the pandemonium is actually to candidates’ detriment rather than their benefit. Indeed, it used to be that PE recruiting for associate gigs would kick off in the fall (think October, then September), before inching earlier during the pandemic years, to August and then, in 2023, late July. Now, this year, it’s beginning in late June, when young bankers — who haven’t even started their IB jobs — have zero deal experience to speak of. Many have no professional experience other than their past summer internships. Emmalyse Brownstein and I have the details on what went down last night, with editing by Meghan Morris. ** Have a story to share from the frontlines of this year’s PE recruiting debauchery? Contact us — we’d love to hear from you and can talk about keeping your identity anonymous. ** Till then, read the full story: #privateequity #wallstreet #headhunting #recruiting #investmentbanking
Top private-equity firms, including Apollo and KKR, just kicked off 2026 associate recruiting. Wall Street juniors are shocked and scrambling.
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NEW: The private-equity industry’s notoriously grueling recruiting cycle has once again defied expectations by starting earlier than ever this year. The June kickoff earlier this week, which we at Business Insider exclusively reported on, has inched the timeline up before incoming investment bankers, whom the PE firms hire, have even started working at their first Wall Street jobs. It’s sort of mind-boggling that they’re already competing for their second roles before many have clocked even a day’s worth of full-time professional experience. If you’re baffled by the whole spectacle, you’re not alone — I’m right there with you. I spoke to experts on the process, including Odyssey Search Partners’ managing partner Anthony Keizner, to understand why the PE firms may be doing this, who stands to benefit, and who could be harmed by the mayhem that has shocked and shaken up Wall Street. My latest at BI: #privateequity #buyside #investmentbanking #recruiting #careers
Have private equity's 'Hunger Games' recruiting tactics gone too far?
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How to find PE-backed job openings ⤵️ Finding roles in private equity-backed companies can be challenging. It’s an insider’s world and these highly sought after roles are typically found via networking in the PE space. If you lack an extensive network of PE professionals, there's an alternative method you can leverage to identify job openings even before they hit the market. I'll be sharing this strategy in my newsletter today. To make sure you receive my newsletter, sign up for the waitlist for our upcoming private equity executive program. By doing this, you'll automatically be added to our newsletter email list. Join here: https://bit.ly/3VkkFBC
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Do candidates 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 know how to interpret your equity offer? Last week, a Recruiter told me that an overwhelming majority of their candidates who are offered equity ask to "run it past a friend/family member/expert like us" before accepting. Equity schemes can have a massive upside for employees, but too many candidates are: > Overwhelmed by being bombarded with too much information at the offer stage. > Unsure what "100 options" or "0.1% equity" actually means for their future. > Uncomfortable reading T&Cs full of terminology they don't understand. > Afraid to ask too many questions, fearing they'll lose their offer. So, employers with high offer acceptance rates tend to: > Share high-level equity info alongside their base salary numbers and all other relevant info at the offer stage so candidates can make an informed decision. > Break down their equity offering in "simple" terms with examples of potential gain at different (hypothetical) valuations. > Walk candidates through the T&Cs, explaining each term's meaning (or giving them a guide). > Schedule offer discussion calls with candidates with reassurance that they can ask questions without repercussions. Don’t take out a “loan” on this - skipping these skips might shorten your time to hire, but you’ll accumulate a debt that you’ll have to pay later. #EmployeeEquity #OptionsScheme #NewJob #ESOPs #Transparency
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*Pictured - On cycle recruiting, class of 2040! "Top private-equity firms, including Apollo and KKR, just kicked off 2026 associate recruiting. Wall Street juniors are shocked and scrambling" - Business Insider Every year, the PE "Hunger Games" kicks off earlier! This time, it started Monday evening, targeting 2024 grads for roles beginning in 2026. Picture this: interviews at 9 am, job offers by 6 pm! Fresh out of college, candidates had to ditch their summer plans to participate. Firms are hiring analysts who haven't even started their banking jobs yet. 🤔 Are slight GPA differences and school prestige really the best predictors of success? #PERecruiting #OnCyle #PrivateEquity
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"An M.B.A. can cost more than $200,000 at a top school but typically pays off as a launchpad for a new, more lucrative career or the corporate leadership fast track. Many in the spring class of 2023 say they are still awaiting that payoff. These M.B.A.s entered the job market just as three sectors that heavily recruit them—consulting, tech and finance—hit downturns and put the brakes on hiring. Some graduates with consulting jobs have had their start dates pushed to later this year. Meanwhile, the number of openings in software development, marketing, banking and other professional fields has fallen from a year ago. Even at some top business schools, the number of recently minted M.B.A.s without jobs has roughly doubled from a couple of years ago, when U.S. companies were rushing to hire as many workers as they could, according to data from the schools. “I had no idea, a year later, I’d still be searching for full-time employment,” said 32-year-old AJ Edelman, who decided to pursue a Yale M.B.A. to ease his transition from a skeleton-racing career into a management role in technology. Hundreds of applications later, he estimated, he is still looking. Abigail Kies, who leads the Yale School of Management’s career center, said companies usually are willing to take a chance on M.B.A. graduates because of their adaptability, even if they have little experience in the field. This year, businesses are being much more conservative in their hiring, she has observed."
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