Baird
An employee-owned financial firm with wealth management, asset management, private equity, and capital markets businesses, including investment banking and equity research.
- 5
- programs
- 3
- open now
- Equity Asset Management Research InternshipAMNo data yet
- Investment Banking Analyst InternshipIBNo data yet
How Baird recruitsTypical for Investment Banking
- 1Application
Resume, cover letter at some banks, school and GPA screens. Networking often decides who gets a first round.
- 2HireVue or video
Two to five recorded behavioral prompts, sometimes one technical. Thirty seconds to prepare, two minutes to answer.
- 3First round
One or two 30 minute calls with an analyst or associate. Walk me through your resume, why banking, why us, then accounting and valuation technicals.
- 4Superday
Three to six back to back interviews with associates, VPs, and MDs. Technicals get harder, fit gets more personal, and at least one person tests how you handle pressure.
- 5Offer
Usually within days. Exploding deadlines at smaller shops.
Baird does not state its process on its own site, so these are the usual stages.
At a glance
- US offices
- New York, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Milwaukee, Nashville, Portland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Stamford, Tampa, Tysonsrwbaird.com
- Posting now
- New York
- Industries
- Investment Banking, Sales and Trading, Asset Management
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Nov 11
Filed base salaries5 filings
- Associate, ChicagoChicago$200k median, 5 filings
Base salary Baird filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Dec 13, 2024 to Apr 24, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data
Dates by cycle3
- Summer 2028 Investment Banking Analyst InternshipSeen open from Nov 4, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 Equity Asset Management Research InternshipSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
- Summer 2027 Institutional Equities Sales and Trading Shadow WeekSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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