Read previewIn a surprise move that sent shockwaves throughout the junior Wall Street community on Monday, a series of leading private-equity firms kicked off recruiting for lucrative positions that won't start for two more years.
The intense rite of passage known as "on-cycle recruiting" left some junior investment bankers scrambling to get in on a flurry of hastily arranged interviews.
More than half a dozen industry sources confirmed to Business Insider that associate recruiting started on Monday evening.
Last year, some candidates scored offers that surpassed $300,000 in all-in comp (including base salary and bonus), BI previously reported.
One person with intimate knowledge of the recruiting process said that other firms that had yet to conduct their own interviews would likely refuse to start recruiting so early.
Persons:
—, Clayton, Rice, hadn't, haven't, It's, Reed Alexander
Organizations:
Service, Wall, Business, Apollo Global Management, KKR, Labor
Locations:
Dubilier, New York City