Job Title After "Analyst"

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I work at an unconventional finance company (ie. not research or IB, etc.). I’ve just finished my 2 year entry level as “Analyst”. I want to propose to my boss about upgrading my title now to something else - can you all help in suggesting as many as you can? So far, I have
-Associate (but too vague if it’s not a bank such as where I’m working)
-Senior Analyst (this is too burdensome)
All your help is greatly appreciated!!
 
I’ll add that to my list but I have a feeling my boss is not going to agree… :(
 
former trader is right. Use Senior Analyst. I don’t see how that is “burdensome”.
If I had a choice, I would go for Superior Analyst Supreme.
 
Being called a senior analyst after two years of experience seems like a stretch. My firm recommends giving that title to folks with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
 
Why don’t they have a title structure in place already? Seems a bit strange. Senior Analyst seems the most logical.
 
spunboy wrote:
Being called a senior analyst after two years of experience seems like a stretch. My firm recommends giving that title to folks with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
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Really depends on the type of firm. I’m in business valuation and if you just make it to senior analyst after 8 years it pretty much means you are never going to advance any higher.
 
higgmond wrote:
spunboy wrote:
Being called a senior analyst after two years of experience seems like a stretch. My firm recommends giving that title to folks with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
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Really depends on the type of firm. I’m in business valuation and if you just make it to senior analyst after 8 years it pretty much means you are never going to advance any higher.
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A senior analyst at my firm makes an average of $200k per year in salary alone. I’m not sure what the bonus structure is for them but it’s definitely more than my 40% target. I would be okay with topping out in that range. And my team is in the midwest.
 
Bear Stearns had the most ridiculous promotion structure I had ever seen. You could go from analyst to associate in 1year. Then to VP in another year. But as a VP you would be making less than a analyst at another investment bank.
Titles were worth nothing
 
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Very true that titles mean nothing. VP titles come without additional pay and are thrown around like candy at my firm. Looks good on a resume though.
 
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spunboy wrote:
Being called a senior analyst after two years of experience seems like a stretch. My firm recommends giving that title to folks with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
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Really depends on the type of firm. I’m in business valuation and if you just make it to senior analyst after 8 years it pretty much means you are never going to advance any higher. [/quote
A senior analyst at my firm makes an average of $200k per year in salary alone. I’m not sure what the bonus structure is for them but it’s definitely more than my 40% target. I would be okay with topping out in that range. And my team is in the midwest.
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Further illustrating that it depends on the type of firm.
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All very useful comments. Thanks all for that.
We don’t already have a structure in place because we are a small shop, although we’ve multiplied five-fold in the last 2 years. I was one of the first to join the firm so after 2 years of the obvious title, it’s time to graduate to another one. I agree that titles are worth nothing, but as a small shop, each individual carries relatively a lot of weight in representing the firm to clients/partners; hence, it’s a superficial title that we need in order to get some kind of respect from the peeps across from us in the boardroom. If I didn’t have to worry about that, I would totally call myself “Dictator”.
It seems senior analyst makes sense though. Thanks y’all!
 
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