Supporting Data: Investment banking jobs have increased at a far faster clip than overall employment. David Solomon, chairman and chief executive at one of the largest investment banks in the world, thinks that recruiting by firms like Goldman starts too early. The lucrative investment banking industry remains compelling to many students. Even as the overall job market is showing signs of strain, investment banking hiring is on a roll in 2025. But the intensifying scramble of investment banking recruiting has changed, at least in part, recently.