+125 Q&A: Director - Corporate Strategy 44 10mo
+90 Remember Why You Started - Retiring Early 10 1mo
+81 9+ months of unemployment and feeling cursed… 25 1w
+67 Experienced PE Investor, Getting Rejected Across the Board for CorpDev/Fin/Strat 23 7mo
+65 Gut check: tell my "cool boss" I'm looking for other work? 20 7mo
+51 Corp Dev Salary Increase? 8 17h
+48 CorpDev Compensation 2023 34 1w
+43 How To Maximize Next Move? 15 7mo
+42 Corp Dev Manager Market Comp 24 8mo
+42 Locked in for Corporate Finance, where to go from here? 8 6mo
+38 How many people are on your deal teams? 18 1mo
+35 How to develop patience for an unwillingness to try or learn? 5 4mo
+35 Leaving a market leader for more comp 8 1mo
+33 Corp Dev job search at Sr. Mgr. / Director level 15 1w
+32 Is Corp Dev / Strat a Dead-End? 10 3mo
+31 Tech PE to WFH Corp Dev in Tech 12 7mo
+31 Anyone move from IB to CorpDev as an Aso? What are some considerations to keep in mind? 9 4h
+30 Am I underpaid for Corp Dev? 10 5mo
+29 Becoming Comfortable with a 45% Pay Cut 8 4d
+28 CFO training and development 8 7mo
+27 Extremely Bored 6 7mo
+24 Modeling/Valuation not “important” in CF?! 8 4mo
+24 Does corporate finance accommodate the shy introvert well? Or should I aim for a different career path/steer clear of finance altogether? 4 4mo
+24 How Hard is it to Switch Industries? 8 2mo
+24 Moving from CorpDev to FP&A? 7 1mo
+23 Director in Corp Dev M&A for Sponsor PortCo 7 6mo
+23 Interviewing for a 2 person team? 6 2mo
+23 Corp Fin/Dev/Strat Compensation 2023/2024 18 3w
+22 Considering posting on Linkedin about looking for a new role… 7 1mo
+22 Compensation between different industries within Corporate Finance (FP&A/Controllership/Treasury/Corporate Development) 3 2mo
+21 How difficult to move to corp dev? 16 8mo
+20 FP&A and Investment Banking/PE/HF - transferable skills 6 5mo
+19 Starting Out in Back Office 5 3mo
+19 Corp Dev Equity Compensation Agreement Examples? 3 5mo
+18 Mining Corp Dev/ Investor Relationship advice ? 8 4mo
+18 Can you break into Corp Dev without IB experience? 6 4mo
+18 Corporate Development at Director Level 5 3mo
+18 $100k+ bonus for me, 0 for coworker. She doesn't know. Do I owe her? 4 3mo
+17 How to land CD / strategy roles 4 4mo
+17 VP of Finance Negotiation 4 2mo
+17 Being anxious about upcoming promotion 6 3w
+16 Should I move from Strategy / Corp Dev to Investor Relations? 1 7mo
+16 Corp Dev Case Assignment 5 7mo
+16 Accounting intern to FLDP 4 2mo
+15 Valuation -> Portco FP&A + Corp Treasury 6 9mo
+15 Corp Strategy / Chief of Staff Path / Exits 6 7mo
+15 Please help me make the right decision! 4 7mo
+15 London Comp / Budget Question (Family of 3) 10 4mo
+15 Techinal Interviews for FP&A 2 5mo
+15 Typical Corp Dev Role? 3 1mo
+15 Help with choosing first rotation in FLDP 3 1mo
+14 Worse company or worse role? 5 3mo
+14 Senior Level Corp Dev 2 4h
+13 MM Commercial Banking at BB or Big4 Accounting? 12 9mo
+13 Moving from Big 4 M&A Advisory to Strategy 3 8mo
+13 Help with Exit Opps from Corporate Finance 2 6mo
+13 Best ways to prepare for FLDP after graduation? 3 4mo
+13 Dell FP&A vs. KPMG FDD 5 4mo
+13 Pay for corp dev internship 5 3mo
+13 Career change to MBB after 8 years of Corporate Finance in F200, is it feasible and is it a good move? 3 3mo
+13 Reasonable comp expectation? Strategy director @ HC company 2 1mo
+12 Aerospace and Defense: Strategy/Ops combo vs. BizDev 2 11mo
+12 Substance Abuse Struggles | Being Honest with my Boss 2 8mo
+12 Big 4 Deals vs boutique M&A, any advice? 1 7mo
+12 What choice is best for me? 2 6mo
+12 The Importance of Being in an Easy Job 4 4mo
+12 Corp Dev at Private Family Company Compensation Trade off 7 3mo
+12 Salary Progression / Exit Ops for Large Asset Manager? 3 4mo
+12 Big 4 -> C-level Executive Routes 3 3mo
+12 Going from Consulting to Industry 1 2mo
+12 How important is brand when fundraising? 5 1mo
+11 Those who joined a PE port co and received some stock how’d it go? 4 9mo
+11 Input - Budget Manager 2 5mo
+11 What are some things you enjoy about your job? 5 4mo
+10 Anyone leave FP&A for anything interesting? 5 11mo
+10 More Corp Dev Case Questions 1 7mo
+10 What does it take to break into FAANG finance role? 1 6mo
+10 FP&A -> Corp Dev? 7 3mo
+10 FP&A Career Question 2 2mo
+10 I want to go to Corp. Finance - but I go to a non-target and I have a 3.4 4 1w
+9 Breaking into Corporate Finance Straight out of college 1 8mo
+9 Pivoting to FP&A, 1 year into my first job in AM 1 8mo
+9 Any insights on Tencent business development role? 1 8mo
+9 New grad opportunities in CF? 3 7mo
+9 Being a Tech Worker is a Win-Win 1 6mo
+9 Model 10 year forecast based on growth assumptions, or similar to a budget with underlying items for all positions? 1 6mo
+9 Need advice for Corporate Dev / Strategy Case Study Interview Please 1 5mo
+9 adjustments made to calculate free cashflows to the firm 1 5mo
+9 Corporate development salaries in Canada 3 4mo
+9 Switching from an Investor Relations role to ... ? 1 2mo
+9 Pivoting out of Real Estate: Stanford GSB, McKinsey 1 2mo
+9 First year analyst sugar coating? 1 1mo
+9 Corporate Finance/Treasury Value-add Functions? 1 2w
+9 Corporate Banking or Strategy Consulting for Internship? 1 2w
+9 Financial Management for Donor Funded Projects Course 0 1w
+9 I have an IB interview coming up where I will have a surprise case study. Can anyone please share what has come up for them in the past? 2 2d
+9 Is it the role, or is it me? 3 5d
+9 Wealth Management vs Corporate Banking? Need advice 0 1h
+8 RSUs in a Corp Dev Offer 8 11mo
+8 Typical Corporate Development Associate Role Interview? 4 8mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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