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Stephens typically hires recent college or MBA graduates with professional experience and self-starter skills for research associate positions. As a research associate, you will use a variety of techniques to provide up-to-the-minute detail for company-and industry-specific news. Research associates work hand-in-hand with highly-skilled senior analysts to provide quality service to institutional clients.
Research Associates employ a variety of techniques to provide value-added research to our clients including:
Ideal candidates looking to join our research team will have these qualities:
Being an Equity Research Associate at Stephens is an opportunity to join a culture comprised of high-character, intelligent individuals who are committed to your development. Having access to such a large wealth of knowledge and experience while surrounded by the incredible people at Stephens is an invaluable way to begin a career.
The Equity Research Associate role at Stephens provides an opportunity for specialization and an accelerated track towards meaningful contribution towards the day-today workflow. Starting Day One you are encompassed into the fast-paced, high-friction world of equity research where hands-on work with a tight-knit team allows an associate to successfully build-out their toolkit and ramp their career.
The Stephens Inc. Research Associate role provides an opportunity to perform a deep dive and become an expert in a given sector/subsector. During my tenure as an associate, I met and formed relationships with C-suite executives, facilitated investor meetings with management (conferences, field trips, non-deal roadshows, etc.), and conveyed our thoughts to investors on crucial company matters.
Stephens places associates based on department needs, the associate's skills and knowledge of the industry, and the associate's pairing with an industry’s senior analyst.
This material includes testimonials from recent Research Associates of Stephens. Viewpoints represent the type of Associate experience Stephens strives to achieve. The experience of these Associates is not necessarily representative of the experience of all Associates, and no assurance can be given that future Associates will have similar experiences.
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