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Sales vs Research
Hey guys, a quick question: currently holding offers from a BB for both fixed income sales and rates strategy grad position and finding it difficult to decide. have you guys got infos re: advantages/drawbacks of each in terms of actual work, workload etc. and could you also comment on what exit...
Exit Op for credit research analyst at Multistrategy Hedge Fund
Exit Ops for a fundamental research analyst working with a Credit Hedge Fund Hi Folks, I am working as a fundamental research analyst with a multi-strategy hedge fund ( more focussed on credit). I have a work-exp of almost 1.5 years. This fund is associated with one of the top bulge bracket firm's...
New York Federal Reserve Exit Opportunities
Here are the facts I've gathered from my research: A) My Economics professor claims that after spending 10 years working for the New York Federal Reserve I will be able to leverage my experience and the connections I've made on the job into a high ranking position at nearly any financial...
Exit Opportunities from BD Group
I am thinking of joining a specialized corporate M&A group, but I'm worried about exit opportunities. For example(this isn't the company I'm going to), if I go to Ford and work in their M&A group buying and selling suppliers and dealerships, can I goto an Ibank or PEG and work in a different...
Goldman Sachs HFS
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any specific information on the GS Hedge Fund Strategies group. What skill set will you pick up from this group? How is the compensation for analysts/ associates/vp/md? Also, how are the exit opps for someone coming out of this group? Thanks!
Operations Exit Opps.
I'm interviewing at a hedge fund for an operations role ('Portfolio Analyst')...I don't have any modeling experience so I understand why I can't fill a real analyst role in IBD .. however, everyone seems to claim that operations is a dead end and I have a hard time believing that committing to a job...
PWC auditor dies after working 120 hour weeks
thats pretty messed up... didnt think auditors worked this many hours. any of you bankers out there heard of anything similar happen at the office? http://ascportfolios.org/chinaandmedia/2011/04/13…
BAML Tech Exit Opps
What are the exit opps for BAML 's technology coverage group? Where do analysts usually end up after 2 years?
UBS Corporate Lending Group
Anyone knows anything about corporate lending? At UBS , it's part of IB but I was wondering if anyone who's worked there or interacted with a corporate lending team could provide some insight about the type of work, compensation, work hours, and more importantly EXIT OPPs. Thanks.
URGENT: Have call with Hedge Fund BSD
I am current first year analyst at a middle market bank. I have an upcoming call to discuss potential investment banking exit opportunities to hedge funds with someone created his own billion dollar plus fund. The fund is a long-short equity fund, so it ties in well with banking skill sets and exit...
Citi FSG (Financial Strategy Group) interview upcoming: I need help!
Hi everyone, I have an upcoming interview for an analyst position at Citi's Financial Strategy Group and I am not sure I understand exactly where they stand within the Investment Banking department. I'd like to have your insight on: 1. What do they exactly do? How do they generate business (if any)...
Reg vs. Consulting Please Advise!
Alright, so I didn't network too hard for legit AM /Banking/consulting positions, so I relied heavily on my school's shitty OCR . In the end, I ended up receiving an offer from a financial regulatory agency. The work is auditing/compliance type of stuff for futures/options trading . Given my...
Looking for Exit Opportunities....
I recently landed an IB gig at a prestigious desk, thanks in part to clever GPA rounding techniques that I learned on WSO . It has been several weeks now, so naturally I'm looking for exit opportunities. Most analysts/associates tell me that the best exit is the same way I entered. However, since...
Exit Ops at Suntrust Robinson Humphrey??
I know STRH doesn't get a lot of love on this forum... but does anyone have any insight as to what the exit opportunities there are?
Leveraging a Big 4 internship
Hi guys. I've managed to secure an audit internship at a Big 4 firm for this summer and as you can imagine, I'm over the moon about it. Now the plan is that I will enjoy my experience in audit and wish to take up a graduate position for the firm, assuming i was offered a full time place of course.
MBB interviews, Google and Accenture MCDP offer
I got interviews with McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Monitor, Accenture, Oliver Wyman... and am making the following decision since I ended up with only an Accenture offer in consulting (and other non-consulting offers): How competitive is Accenture's Management Consulting Development Program (MCDP) in the...
VC Analyst -> ?
Recently got an offer from a firm with a strong reputation, and I'm wondering... while it seems like the VC Analyst position itself is a very sweet one, what kind of exit opps does an analyst in VC have after two years? Do they pursue MBAs? Do they go on to other VC firms? Are there other options? I...
Explanation of advice in e-mail from Executive Director:
I recently e-mailed an executive director at a prestigious i-bank that also has operations in asset and wealth management. In my e-mail to him, I mentioned " I have a particular desire to work on the floor in fixed-income S&T and ultimately progress to buy-side money-management." His response was:...
Does ER Have Corporate Finance Exit Opps?
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Google PM vs Mckinsey BTO
I recently graduated with a PhD (in EE) and I was fortunate to get two wonderful job offers. I am currently torn between taking a position as a Product Manager at Google or an Associate at McKinsey Business Technology. I would eventually like to start my own company. I am not sure in which field,...
Jefferies Finance LLC - Is this part of IB ?
Analyst Position – Jefferies Finance LLC Jefferies Finance LLC In 2004, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Babson Capital Management (a subsidiary of MassMutual Financial Group) formed a 50/50 Joint Venture named Jefferies Finance LLC ("JFIN"), a middle-market finance company • Structures, commits,...
I have 2 offers .. what do y'all think?
I have an offer from Stifel Nicolaus for their IBD office in Baltimore. I also have an offer from Ewing Bemiss , its a boutique in Richmond with about 20 bankers. I liked the guys at Ewing Bemiss more, but I feel like Stifel would provide me with better exit opportunities. What do you guys think?...
Exit Opportunites Out of VC?
This is kind of a weird question, but I've read a lot about the "sourcing model" at places like Summit and BVP. What do those analysts do after a few years not having found a deal? Is it easy to get into other PE jobs if they haven't necessarily gotten the strong modeling/quant experience at other...
McK/B/BCG Investment Management - Seriously!
Hey all, So I have a second round interview with an internal investment management subsidiary of McKinsey/Bain/BCG, This group manages the money for many of its partners and clients. The job would be a mix of quantitative modeling and hedge fund risk analysis. Basically, evaluating the economy and...
Exit opportunities: Google vs. McKinsey
So I just graduated from undergrad and accepted an offer to work at Google, in their Dedicated Client Services division (it's like account management with their big advertising clients)... And Google from what I've heard, read, seen and the reactions that I get from people when I tell them I'll be...
Creative Exit Opportunities for a Banker
After finishing a two-year BB -IB stint, what are some of the more creative exit opportunities as opposed to the classical: B-school, HF / PE , Corp Dev. I was taking a look at some jobs at Google that are not related to Corp Dev, such as their Portfolio Analyst positions in MBS or Treasuries that...
Fortune 500 Corporate Finance Exit Opporunity Pay
What would be the pay an analyst can expect to receive after completing a 2 year stint at a top BB ( GS , MS, JPM ) and moving into a corporate finance role in a Fortune 500 Company? Would any analysts who have made this switch like to comment? I know that the pay would probably be much lower than...
Credit Suisse Global Industrial Services Investment Bakning
Any thoughts on CS's GLobal Industrial Services group? Is this a top group? Would an analyst in this group learn a lot? What will the exit opps for PE be like? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Market research vs. Ops vs. PMG for the summer. HELP
I am a junior at a non-target evaluating internship offers. My goal is to work in strategy consulting and I did interview at some top firms but nothing materialized. I am now entertaining a variety of different positions and my objectives are to do... 1. something this summer that will give me a...
So what's your take on these 'exit opps' of an analyst?
When talking with analysts at BBs , I often like to ask what their plans are after their two year contract ends. I'd say 50% of them say they don't know, they're taking this one step at a time, they'll see what comes their way, etc. The other 50% say "probably PE / HF " or "most definitely PE ." For...
J.P. Morgan LevFin
What are people's thoughts on J.P. Morgan 's Syndicated & Leveraged Finance group? What are the exit opps like for PE?
Regional Offices
Is there any difference in PE recruiting from MBB regional offices? I've heard that one is generally locked in to the region that they currently work in - is this true? I'll be working for a southern MBB office but am interested in PE in a couple years and have no desire to stay in the south.
Non profit AM - Analyst position
Hi all, I received an offer to work for a non-profit asset / investment management organization (think Stanford, Harvard endowment funds). I've had some experience in investment banking as well. I'm a little concerned with the exit opportunities - how hard would it be for me to get back into IB or...
Switch from Equity Research to IBD
Hey guys I've been offered an ER position at a BB after an internship, but IBD is where I really want to be. Unfortunately, in this market, not many people are hiring, especially not through the non-internship route (I dont have any prior banking experience either). My first question is: Should I...
Feasibility of Transferring to Europe
I'm an american equity research associate (1st year) at a well-known mm looking to spend some time abroad. Anyone know the feasibility of doing a lateral move/exit to a european shop (zurich, for example)? Would I need to spend a year at a bb in the us first? Background is phd from target school.
Hobart
Can anyone shed some light on potential exit opportunities from this school. I know it is small, but is there a presence on the street in either IB , S&T or consulting? I don't know much about it and my little brother is interested in applying.
Growth equity/Co-investment fund
Friend of mine has an opportunity to join a fund that specializes in growth equity and direct co-investments. The fund focuses on investment opportunities in the territory of $15-75mn, preferring fully-dulted ownership of less than 51% and buying positions in preferred/common equity/structured...
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