Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2018-03-11
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Great deal experience, but a large firm to navigate
Pros: - Great deal experience across M&A, lev fin, ECM, etc.
- Good company with a strong global brand
- a lot of internal and external recruiting options
- prestigious brand will create exit-opportunities, especially into buy side
Cons: - Large firm with a lot of people in each group makes it feel very "corporate" at times and less "entrepreneurial"
- Progression is often a fixed time thing and not always based on merit
- Given the size of the firm, there are still many weak links in senior roles across groups, however, most of senior roles filled with strong people
- Very, very, very tough for work/life balance; firm trying to implement policies to improve this (1 weekend off a month for example), but it is what it is
- Lower pay than other investment banks 
- Revolving door mentality, especially as a junior employee, you are there for a period of time to work, then you'll likely leave the company (very little internal progression at junior level)