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What are the exit opportunities for Credit Analyst at Goldman Sachs vs Equity Research at another BB(UBS/Credit Suisse) ? Can a transition be made to investment banking later on? Long term goals to enter PE...
http://www2.goldmansachs.com/careers/our-firm/divi...

...what your age is?

Since you can't mention your age in your resume or cover letter or whatever...how do you get recruiters to realize that you aren't too old for an analyst role? What are others ways of accomplishing this?

The thing is, I'm going for a Master's in Finance to break into FO finance pre-mba, i.e., into entry-level analyst programs (or if not formal programs, entry-level roles nonetheless). But my resume shows I have 1.5 years of post-undergrad experience (most recently as a corporate banking intern), and I graduated from undergrad in 2008. And yet I had just turned 21 when I graduated...I'll be 23 when I apply and interview, and just about 24 when I start my job. Looking at my resume though, recruiters will probably think I'm at least 25 if not more. How do I get them to realize I'm not too old...?

Any ideas?

http://techcrunch.com/2008/01/30/stanford-computer...

According to this article, CS grads are being offered 80-100 base salaries from top firms like google/facebook, not to mention 10-20K in bonus, stock/option grants, comprehensive benefits, 20 days vacation, ect - pretty clearly superior to what consultancies/banks are offering these days. Some startups are paying just as much PLUS equity ownership, with 80 hr weeks compared to banking's 80-120.

Another thing to consider is that Google provides free food and shirts - it's almost at the point that the only thing you have to pay for is housing - you should be able to save up a HUGE amount of cash if you live frugally - potentially 300K+ in 5 years with conservative investments, if you are living alone/frugally.

While firms like Google and facebook are well known grinds - the 60-70 hr weeks still seem rather pleasant compared to the 80-120 hrs investment banking analysts face.

It's important to understand what was at the center of the whole global financial meltdown. Synthetic CDOs created from cash-settled CDS. Anytime someone tries to tell you that poor people who all of a sudden found banks willing to loan them money for housing caused the crisis, simply laugh in their face. The value of the worthless, synthetic bullshit that ML, UBS, GS and the rest of them created far dwarfed anything that the FHA was involved in.

READ THIS ARTICLE.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/out-of-thin-air-s...

The long and short of it is, the Democrat who's been trying to tax HF income at 35% for the past decade may finally get his wish....why?

There's no separation of powers in the House....What don't the Democrats get....?

When Taxes go up fees go from 2 and 20 to 5 and 50. And when PE taxes go up it's the small, or not so small business owners, that suffer, not the big banks.

Currently both are taxed at 15%, which is why they attract incredible talent and make a ton of money for them selves and for their clients (the American people).

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63P5RL20100426

This is a really upsetting bit of news, but the fact that the Senate decided to actually talk about the Financial reform rather than shove it through as fast as they could, may mean this doesn't make it to congress before the mid terms.

Will 35% taxes be the collective end of the Hedge Fund world for both the investors and the employees of the fund?

Discuss...