Career Advice Needed

nickelbags — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:39 -0400

Given the condition of the current job market, would people here take a PE job for a salary less than that of banking? I would enjoy a buy-side role much more, but it's just hard to take a pay cut

What will Mid-Bucket Bonus be for 1st year analyst class?

nickelbags — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:42:28 -0400

* $30K * $40K * $50K * $60K * $70K

exit opps of hedge funds

nickelbags — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:21:34 -0500

just curious if anyone left a hedge fund job to do something non-hedge fund.. i almost have this impression that once you are in a hedge fund, it is hard to go back to BB banks, go into PE (possibly mid-market would be ok though), consulting and corporations.

with the economy now doing poorly, there must be an added risk of joining a hedge fund nowadays

tier structure in consulting

nickelbags — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:54:48 -0500

since i'm in banking and dont know much about consulting, wondering if someone could comment on a question of mine..

from another post:
1st tier: MBB
Parthenon/Monitor/Katzenbach/Marakon/LEK
Mars&Co. (quant heavy)
BAH
2nd tier: AT Kearney, Deloitte, Mercer

banking to consulting

nickelbags — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:31:19 -0500

is it common to see analysts who did banking for 1 yr then made the switch over to consulting?

power/utilities

nickelbags — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:18:58 -0400

anyone have info on these groups? they are pretty interesting at the moment - especially with new emission regulations and increasing use of alternative energy. how do banks stack up against each other?

and how are the exit opps? from another post, i found out that carlyle had a power/energy buyout group. is this common in large PE shops?

thanks!

Location and Group

nickelbags — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:51:09 -0400

how much does location matter to a group? for instance, should non-houston/texas energy or east-coast technology affect a decision to join that particular group or not?

i just want to shed a little light on this topic.. not sure how much this matters, or how significantly it does. thanks!

Citi Tech (nyc)

nickelbags — Tue, 08 May 2007 11:27:39 -0400

anybody know whether they are well respected on the street? a friend is thinking about joining, and i would just like to pass on any advice from this board. thanks!

FIG exits

nickelbags — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:18:40 -0400

There has been several discussion about how FIG is horrible for exit opportunities. Does anyone who works in FIG or knows people who work in FIG see that as being true? I'm going to be going through group placement and all this talk about the apocalypse after my 2 yrs are up is getting to me. Any response will be appreciated. THanks!

is citigroup dying?

nickelbags — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:26:53 -0400

what a train wreck