Please limit responses only to current bankers or people in PE. No offense, but I really don't care about the opinions of incoming SAs.
I'm in the middle of PE recruiting (no sleep shoot me) and I'd like to hear your opinion on recruiting out west. Are a large majority of the already rare/coveted spots going to be taken by West coast bankers? I basically have the opportunity to interview at a variety of shops on both coasts but not enough time to do all of the interview so I'll have to pick and choose which interviews to take. Also, I need to interview at my most preferred firms first because you pretty much have to accept any offers you get right when they call you from what I've heard.
I have one NY interview this week, but I'm deciding if I should schedule my other interviews in NY of SF. There's a little bit of strategy in picking the firms I want most and the ones I have the best chance at getting. If SF ones are too hard to get, then I should use the interviews on more feasible firms.
Thanks for your input.
Not necessarily. But the majority of PE people on the west coast naturally come from a west coast background. It is not an easy transition, but there are plenty of people from the east coast that made it. It really depends on how strong your background is, how deep your network is, and how well you interview. Good luck on your interviews!
Same boat. Staying out west. Things happen so fast that I don't want to be in NYC when multiple HHs are calling and scheduling west coast interviews for the next morning.
I'm staying out west but I have a friend who worked in Citi M&A in NY and is now working at a $10B PEG in LA (he was born and raised in LA). So it may work if you have the desire to move out west and if you have ties to the area.
Ok thanks for the input. I don't have any real ties to the area so it looks like I'm going to take the New York interviews - they're easier on the schedule anyways.
Never thought I would be in this city for so long, but it's looking like I'll be here for at least four years. Could be worse I guess!
Ended up landing the job I interviewed for Friday in NY, so thanks for the advice. I'm grateful but, God, I'm never getting out of this fucking city, am I?
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