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Learning to play office politics (for an introverted Asian kid)
I am trying to do a self-assessment after quitting my sell-side gig of 2.5 years and moving on to the buy-side. I had lots of trouble navigating office politics. I always did good work, but I had a senior "bro" on the team who always talked trash about me. There were many times the guy would just...
What's the most important thing you've learned in the past year?
“The most valuable habit I’ve acquired is using pain to trigger quality reflections. If you can acquire this habit yourself, you will learn what causes your pain and what you can do about it, and it will have an enormous impact on your effectiveness.” ― Ray Dalio, Principles: Life and Work...
Catalyst group Inc - Toronto
Does anyone have insight into working here? I have generally heard it is worse than banking but what could one expect? 100 hours every week and working every vacation? Or is that too extreme? On a side note, do you guys think a distressed fund experience like this would be limiting or would it be...
4 tips for wearing a sport coat like a boss
Nothing beats a crisp sport coat or blazer, right? The thing is, springtime brings out two kinds of people when it comes to clothes. The first kind is the head-turning, fresh individual who is half the reason we sit outside during patio season. The second kind is probably still melting in a winter...
Relationships while establishing yourself
Hello everyone, I was curious to know how you feel about getting into a relationship or being with someone while trying to establish a career. What if that person does not have the same aspirations, but is a great individual? More importantly, if you really care about that person and she wants to...
Research Associate with the best hours?
Do smaller firms tend to have better hours for research associates? Which fields would you say have less hours? Is there a transition from research associate in any field that provides less hours? I have no problems working the hours now. But I understand when I get married and have kids that it is...
Client Interaction & Team Collaboration in Post-MBA Consulting
For post-mba strategy consulting, how much time is spent interacting with clients and working with other people vs. doing independent analysis and preparing slide decks?
My Life - How I got into PE
This is my story of how I got into PE . Just want to point out that there are some non-standard paths out there. I thought I would share it if it can inspire some kids on the website. Below is the full story, but from all those past years, these are some of the major things that I learned: 1. Be...
New York Magazine: "The End of Wall Street As They Knew It"
From New York Magazine: http://nymag.com/news/features/wall-street-2012-2/ This is a long yet interesting (in some spots depressing) article on what appears to be the current climate of Wall St. "After surprisingly successful financial reform, public vilification, and politics that have turned...
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
Interesting Article... There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. Bronnie...
Relationship advice
I'm not in this position currently but just a question out of curiosity for those of you who were in relationships prior to accepting your IBD offer did you continue to try and maintain a long distance relationship? (assuming you moved away for your job) How about those of you that went overseas? In...
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