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 on 6/21/12 at 5:00am

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hoodinternet's picture

I hear they are good at going

(Baboon, 123
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 2:52pm

I hear they are good at going to bat for analysts

happypantsmcgee's picture

I know a few people who

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(Almost Human, 9,621
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 2:52pm

I know a few people who work/worked there. Great place and you're dead on with saying they're nice people. Always willing to help as well.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford

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I have an aquaintence who

IB
(Orangutan, 363
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 2:57pm

I have an aquaintence who interned at GS over the summer between his first and second year of business school and turned down a FT offer from them in favor of working at Harris Williams. He mentioned a lot of things that I think you are witnessing.

While I did not interview at HW, I saw a lot of the same type of environment at William Blair as well. In fact, if WB had given me an offer I would have taken it above the 4 BB IBD offers that I recieved. WB also had a much more diverse group of people, at least in terms of their background. Many of the BB IBD folks came from the traditional banking career path (i.e. 2+2, B School, Associate, VP, etc) while the WB people came from all walks of life prior to arriving in banking.

One thing to note about HW.... Make sure you are comfortable with living in Richmond as that is where they are based. They also have a significantly sized office in Cleveland as well. While those places have some good things going for them, they are not banking/finance hubs.

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$500/month in rent also isn't

IB
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:04pm

$500/month in rent also isn't bad (if you're in RVA)...

StyleT's picture

You can get houses (5 - 6

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:12pm

You can get houses (5 - 6 bedrooms) in Chesterfield County for about 400K +. You could also live in the west end by Short Pump, where all the development is happening also...

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StyleT: You can get houses (5

O
(Almost Human, 9,621
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:21pm
StyleT:

You can get houses (5 - 6 bedrooms) in Chesterfield County for about 400K +. You could also live in the west end by Short Pump, where all the development is happening also...

Who would want to drive to and from bars? Live downtown. Also 400k in Chesterfield is like 1.5X what you actually need for a nice house there. None of the analysts I knew in Richmond ever, ever lived in short pump for more than a month before hugely regretting it.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford

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It's all about "the Fan" in

IB
(King Kong, 1,914
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:29pm

It's all about "the Fan" in Richmond, yo.

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Vontropnats: It's all about

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(Almost Human, 9,621
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:33pm
Vontropnats:

It's all about "the Fan" in Richmond, yo.

If you wear skinny jeans or are still in college. Live in the bottom if you have the cash.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford

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EN
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 on 6/20/12 at 3:52pm

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happypantsmcgee: Vontropnat

IB
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 4:13pm
happypantsmcgee:
Vontropnats:

It's all about "the Fan" in Richmond, yo.

If you wear skinny jeans or are still in college. Live in the bottom if you have the cash.

Don't mean to hijack this thread into a RVA debate, but living in the Fan has many more benefits than living in the Bottom, one of them being the ability to heckle all the hipsters.

To add something for the OP, I have known many Harris Williams analysts. I think the place is great considering the analyst camaraderie, deal flow, exit opportunities and location.

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I've heard good things about

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 on 6/20/12 at 4:23pm

I've heard good things about them and have spoken with the guys in the Minneapolis office. All of them were super nice, even the MDs. If I go back to b-school next year and have to pursue the IB route due to lack of PE opportunities, I would say that HW is one of my top choices. The draw back in my mind is Richmond, as it's far from the places where I know people and it isn't a big city...maybe more of a big town from what I hear...and I think you have to be ready to live that lifestyle otherwise you might be miserable.

Realistically, I wouldn't stay there too long (assuming I could jump back to the buyside eventually) unless I met the person I wanted to marry, then it wouldn't matter where I lived. And don't get me wrong, Richmond isn't a bad place to live from what I hear, I just don't know how excited I would be to go there over a decent boutique offer in Charlotte or Atlanta...just because I'm from the south, the pay wouldn't be much different, the cost of living would be comparable and it seems there would be more to do in Atlanta or Charlotte.

Ultimately, I think you have to do what makes you more happy. If that means living in NYC, then you could pick the "lesser" offer, if working at the "better" firm meant more, then you could pick HW and learn to like Richmond. You just have to be realistic about what you can handle. Most places offer a decent amount of things to do, especially if you have money, but you have to realize that those things won't be the same in every city, so in some places it might be attending professional sporting events or world renown art museums, in others it might be great outdoor activities or great access to historic sites/venues.

Regards

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
- Ronald Reagan

FratStreetVA's picture

How many kids who are clearly

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 4:28pm

How many kids who are clearly UR/UVA/W&L kids from Richmond can post here....come on guys

Clearly we all know River Road is the place to be...500k and you have a palace in VA.

As an analyst, live in the fan and then move to the west end when you are married.

That is all

Flying Higher and Higher

FratStreetVA's picture

How many kids who are clearly

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 4:28pm

How many kids who are clearly UR/UVA/W&L kids from Richmond can post here....come on guys

Clearly we all know River Road is the place to be...500k and you have a palace in VA.

As an analyst, live in the fan and then move to the west end when you are married.

That is all

Flying Higher and Higher

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Now every kid that reads this

O
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 4:29pm

Now every kid that reads this is gonna call them up since they're so nice and go batting, forcing the bankers to improve their doucheness to ward them off.

Good going

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oh and they go to bat for you

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 4:32pm

oh and they go to bat for you

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you guys are clowns

ER
(Monkey, 42
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 5:34pm
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FormerHornetDriver: I have an

(King Kong, 1,693
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 6:55pm
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I just talked to my guy at

IB
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 on 6/20/12 at 7:00pm

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I hear they really go to bat

IB
(Orangutan, 280
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 8:45pm
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For what it is worth, you

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 8:53pm

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I got rejected from their two

 
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 on 6/20/12 at 9:27pm
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they go to bat for you

IB
(King Kong, 1,236
 
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 on 6/20/12 at 10:50pm

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

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FratStreetVA: How many kids

O
(Almost Human, 9,621
 
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 on 6/21/12 at 12:54am

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford

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I have a good friend that

IB
 
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 on 6/21/12 at 3:27am
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I have a friend who went to a

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 on 6/21/12 at 7:33am
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know a couple people working

O
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 on 6/21/12 at 10:06am
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Wtf, how can every single

ER
 
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 on 6/21/12 at 11:21am

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. - Friedrich Nietzsche

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I did some interviews with

EN
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 on 6/21/12 at 12:19pm
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I've worked with the Harris

PE
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 on 6/21/12 at 1:33pm
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Glad to see that batting has

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 on 6/21/12 at 2:30pm

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Slingin'CrackRock: $500/month

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(Monkey, 54
 
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 on 6/21/12 at 2:56pm
hoodinternet's picture

GorillaJuicehead: Slingin'C

(Baboon, 123
 
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 on 6/21/12 at 3:18pm
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what are the odds of breaking

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 on 6/21/12 at 3:33pm
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@AstonMartin: 0.00% chance.

 
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 on 6/21/12 at 3:40pm

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mokey1234: I got rejected

(Gorilla, 562
 
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 on 6/22/12 at 4:45pm
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PNC owns HW, didn't know that

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 on 6/22/12 at 7:31pm
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ginNtonic: mokey1234: I got

 
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