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The path
Banks hire almost all analysts from their own summer internships, and recruiting starts very early.
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High school
Grades 11 and 12
High marks in Grade 12 math and English to get into a competitive commerce program.
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University, first two years
Years 1 and 2
Join the finance or investment club, learn accounting and spreadsheet modelling, and meet alumni at banks.
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Recruit for the summer internship
Year 2 or 3
Bay Street fills the internship for the summer before your final year about a year or more ahead, and it keeps moving earlier. Watch for postings from your second year.
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Summer internship
Summer before your last year
About 4 months at a bank. Most full-time analyst offers come out of it.
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Analyst, then associate
2 to 3 years
Two to three years as an analyst. Many then leave for private equity or pension funds.