WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 11/15 - 11/22

In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics:

Basic Questions About PE Recruiting Answered


15 of the most common PE questions answered

Posted by @NorthSider

The World's Greatest Lifehack


It will give you tunnel vision. It will make you sacrifice many things you enjoy and put them on the back-burner.

Posted by @"In The Flesh"

Banking sucks, where to next?

So I spent 8 months to a year preparing for interviews and what not. I finally got into investment banking...and I hate it.

Posted by @"Fundamentally Undervalued"

Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA at Early PE Firm


A PE professional's AMA. He worked in a regional MM TMT group for 2 years, then moved to his current shop where he was promoted past the pre-mba stage without ever needing to get his mba. His current shop is focused on late VC to early PE.

Posted by @jimbrowngoU

FLDP Q&A-most questions answered


2nd yr FLDP (1.5 yrs in) at a F500 in Chicago. Currently at the end of 2nd of 3 rotations. (External reporting, Plant accounting/finance, Divisional FP&A)

Posted by @GoIllini

List of Things You Should be Doing in Undergrad


Just thought I would compile a comprehensive list of things that should be done while you are an undergraduate student. Just remember, while some of these things may seem intuitive to you, it may not be that way for others.

Posted by @"Insider Trading"

Swiss to Vote on 1:12 Law on Salary


On Sunday, voters in Switzerland will be casting a ballot to determine whether executive compensation should be shackled to the wages of the lowest earner in a a given company. Known at the "1:12 Rule", the highest paid executives in a company would be allowed to earn no more than 12 times the annual income of the lowest paid worker in the same company.

Posted by @"Edmundo Braverman"

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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