The analyst position is an intense two-year training program in the Corporate Finance Department.
Analysts typically work on deal teams with two or three senior bankers.
The analyst program represents an excellent opportunity to learn about the various aspects of investment banking and merchant banking. Applicants should realize the nature of the program requires a time commitment far beyond a typical 40-hour work week. Accordingly, analysts are well compensated relative to alternative entry level positions in accounting and finance. Upon completing the two-year program, many analysts decide to further their formal business education at the top MBA programs in the country. Former Stephens' analysts have been accepted to schools such as Wharton, Stanford, Columbia, Berkeley, Texas, and Darden.