Info on Cleveland Research Company?

Had a close friend who worked at CRC.

Comp - Well below Chicago/NYC peers but that's expected given you're based in CLE but still good with solid bonus growth potential

Culture - Best part about the firm. It's small so everyone basically knows everyone and it's a very positive/relaxed environment. Being a good culture fit is perhaps the most important part to joining the firm.

Exit opps - This depends. The firm is lesser known but its name gets around the street given most big HF's are clients. With that said, exiting to buy side is an uphill battle because even though the firm interacts with top HF's you're still coming from a small and more qualitative focused research shop. You would be set up well to exit to other sell side shops, consulting, industry finance roles, etc

Hours - Expect 55-60 and higher during earnings season (not different than other sell-side ER). Will say that most days can be jam packed with channel check calls so while the amount of hours you work is not abnormal, the intensity and constant calls and note taking can be a lot

Plan on doing A LOT of cold calling. Channel checks are their bread and butter. Unless this has changed, their "case study" involves calling 50 Ace Hardware stores and bugging the manager with questions about recent trends in demand, their supply chain, etc.