Led by CEO Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan has issued a very stern warning to ‘unethical’ junior bankers who start looking at alternate job offers within 18 months of joining. A new letter, leaked on Litquidity’s Instagram platform, warns the new recruits against job hopping.According to the letter, junior bankers securing alternative employment opportunities during their initial 18-month tenure risk immediate termination from JPMorgan amidst increasing competition for skilled professionals in Wall Street.The confidential correspondence to newly recruited JPMorgan analysts explicitly states that securing employment elsewhere would result in immediate dismissal from the bank, according to a New York Post report.
What JPMorgan’s letter says to new recruits
“If you accept a position with another company before joining us or within your first 18 months, you will be provided notice and your employment with the firm will end,” states the correspondence dated June 4, bearing signatures of JPMorgan’s global banking co-heads Filippo Gori and John Simmons, the report said.The communication from both senior leaders emphasised that complete dedication and engagement are vital for achieving success in the investment banking analyst programme.Also Read | Donald Trump vs Elon Musk: Who has more to lose – US President or world’s richest man? Stakes are high for both!The executives further stated that “missing any part of the training programme” might result in dismissal, whilst highlighting that “avoiding potential conflicts of interest is crucial to maintaining the trust and confidence our clients place in us.”The leadership also announced a reduction in the timeline to attain associate position by six months, making it 2.5 years, aiming to retain exceptional talent.Whilst their correspondence did not explicitly reference private equity organisations, these firms have historically employed strategies to recruit junior banking professionals following their initial training period, the report said.
Jamie Dimon’s past warnings
Jamie Dimon, the 69-year-old chief executive of JPMorgan, has consistently voiced concerns about private equity firms attracting fresh finance graduates with substantial salary packages that major US banks struggle to match.“I know a lot of you work at JPMorgan, you take a job at a private equity shop before you even start with us,” Dimon had told a crowd of undergraduate business school students, terming it “unethical.”During his address at Georgetown University’s Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy in September, he expressed his disapproval, saying, “It puts us in a bad position, and it puts us in a conflicted position. You are already working for somewhere else, and you’re dealing with highly confidential information from JPMorgan, and I just don’t like it.”Also Read | Will the Donald Trump administration be forced to give billions of dollars in tariff refunds?
