How to help a small boutique grow as an analyst?
I’m interning at a super small but super well connected IB boutique in London (partners are ex bankers and very well connected) which started last year but has been growing like crazy, hence the recruiting for new analyst. I plan on staying after graduation after my internship if all goes well (I really want to go above and beyond)
If anyone has ever been in a similar boat or can shed some light on this situation, I would be interested to hear how I as a junior level analyst can help the firm grow as much as possible so I can build the best reputation I can and consequently move up the ranks? I will have more responsibility here because of the growing nature of the firm and I imagine the environment is much different to even an MM that has structured programmes, so any advice much appreciated.
For reference my main points of contact are the partners themselves.
At your level (and the answer would be different if you were a little more senior), I think the partners would probably appreciate you making their (and those of anyone between you and them) lives as easy and quick as possible. I've no idea about your firm or what it does, but ideas here could be building or improving a set of credentials (split between various verticals they cover), or building a model template, or some industry materials that are fairly plug-and-play, or coming up with a few bolt-on ideas for their clients (which are well-researched).
Again it's not easy to respond without knowing more specific details about your boutique (which you obviously shouldn't share with a random guy on the internet), but I suppose it's understanding what your seniors do, and finding ways to help them do that more effectively.
This is great and has sparked some really good ideas. Thank you
Agree on the above. They would appreciate your help growing the company’s systems (IT systems, databases, comps templates, etc.). This is a bit hard given you have no experience so don’t know what best practices are, but a couple of advice:
- Work hard and efficiently
- Take feedback, be teachable, learn fast
- Communicate and give your opinion when asked.
- If you have ideas about how to improve the systems, share them. I would share them with your direct boss, to avoid saying something stupid to the partners/MD directly. An example could be, if you’re losing dozens of hours doing something than could be automated with a $100 per month database, tell them. If you think they’re always going to the same industry conferences and you should start documenting meetings in a CRM to have an internal log, tell them
While that’s all nice, at the end of the day you’re junior and the leverage you can provide is probably limited, all these guys want from you is for you to be 1) very good 2) teachable 3) have a great cultural fit ie to like you. If that’s the case, that’s great for them because they won’t have to look for someone else to replace you, and also feel like they have some homegrown talent.
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