ONLY THESE BANKS OR YOU STRUCK OUT
Sorry the only banks to land are the below.
Success all around: GS / MS / JPM / Q / EVR / CVP / PJT / MOE / PWP / LAZ / BofA / Citi / Barclays
Success, but while the school club hardo might know, not a single family member, girl, or 99% of your friends will know, and will think you struck out, while you’re earning top of street pay at your completely unknown niche ass boutique: Dyal / MKlein / Ducera / AECA / Ardea / Tidal
Doable…: Gugg / Roths / Jeff / HL
Rest ur fucked sorry
Congrats on Barclays
What about UBS
Congrats on Ardea
PWP should be moved to doable
Fact of the matter is that the average person has better brand recognition of Capital One and attributes working at Visa/Mastercard equivalent to J.P. Morgan. Exception is Goldman Sachs.
No one knows what EBs are, they just know the big commercial banks.
Can confirm - working in tech
Dollars still green nerd
only reason to do IB is to go buyside
Own him
I did my analyst program at one of those top banks you mentioned. This is a really immature take that shows you don’t understand how the industry really works. While you’re correct that those are objectively the “best” banks that you should target while in undergrad, there are many paths to success and a great career on Wall Street. I know a lot of people who started at one of the banks you mentioned and flamed out within a year, as well as people who lateraled from “worse” banks and firms into top groups within a year of graduation. I’ve also seen people in top groups get crowded out, while people in “worse” places developed their own swim lane and found a niche they can build in long-term. What you realize eventually is that success isn’t just a brand, bank, or linear path, it’s developed from your personal effort and results over time. Hopefully you realize this too and understand that it’s better to take the high road and remain humble rather than punching down for no reason.
Nobody on the street will be impressed by any of these except for Goldman Sachs and UBS.
Back when I worked at Citi I was touring an apartment and the leasing agent asked me “so what do you do for work?”
“Finance at Citi”
“Nice, city of Houston?”
“No, Citibank”
“Oh….cool”
Probably cuz u said Citibank not Citigroup
Congrats on UBS
Adding HL before DB is crazy to me considering what I've seen in exits.
HLRX is a different animal...
Obligatory DB not a BB
I guess HL and JEFF are the top UMM banks
Jamie Dimon started his career in Bank One. Good to know his career is fucked I guess.
Yes, he acquired it. You really should track Dimon’s career. It’s fascinating.
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this is easily incorrect.
You are missing AllenCo, Liontree in tier 2.
I would definitely include WF at least in Doable. It has grown much faster in GUGG/Roths/Jeff/HL. You can argue its less prestigious historically, but their strides are impressive. Still would include DB and UBS (even it gets so much hate) on Doable at least too.
Just my unbiased 2 cents. Work at one of the top BBs cov/mna too.
I barely comment on here, but you’re such a dork. How are you people real lol nobody gaf
UBS should be behind JPM obviously
Depends on group… RX at any of the “doable” banks is better than every group at Barclays for example
Obviously rage bait, only true prestige is to intern at WSO, anything else you struck out.
username checks out
My friends at other MMs/LMMs with their high deal flow and high pay with relatively chiller hours/colleagues/culture beg to differ lol
lay people will swoon over credit risk analysts in houston just because they work for JPM. none of this shit matters…
Wells Fargo is paradise.
Congrats on PWP
MS person(s): Holy shit take a joke
where is the elite bulge bracket bank RBC?
Take out AECA tidal lmao they do not belong with dyal/allen/klein
Think you missed one buddy
Congrats on BofA! Enjoy 20 dolla amazon gift card bonus!
Congrats on Moelis
I know this is a rage-bait thread, but honestly, I had never heard of AECA until I re-downloaded WSO about a month ago. Isn’t it just a standard MM shop focused on PE-backed deals? It also looks like the founders came from LMM IB firms. Other than the pay, is there anything that really sets AECA apart like other firms you listed?
Top of street pay and pure M&A (everyone is on 2-3 live M&A deals so very strong learning experience tbh)
ik this post is bait but ill bite since there are people who think like this. at one of the so called success banks but if you actually think like this youre a fucking loser. money is money bro...prestige whoring is so cringe. there are like 3 things that matter...how much you make, who you marry, and looking good
If you need to work at a top investment bank to get girls then I’m sorry bro but your probably chopped
ykw, at least i made the list sigh
This is unbelievably shortsighted. Your career is ~ 50 years long
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