+49 Laid off and hiring manager wants to talk to last manager 23 2y
+17 Lateral market - anything happening? 13 2y
0 On-cycle PE recruiting resource 1 2y
+3 Kinderhook Partners 0 2y
+6 Anyone from DCM made it to strong PE firm? 3 2y
+6 How to respond to headhunters “any other processes?” 2 2y
+7 Nontarget Cutoff GPA for MF/UMM 3 2y
+9 Haven't heard back from HH in the usual timeframe 3 2y
+9 Recruiting advice for T2 Consulting to PE in London 1 2y
+10 Reference check in an IB group that discourages recruiting 3 2y
+19 Networking Advice - Law Student w/ PE Background 5 2y
+9 What's Next? IB/ER/PortCo --> ????? 3 2y
+3 Carter Wahlberg London - any colour? 3 2y
+15 Am I Losing My Mind? 3 2y
+28 Med school to PE 12 2y
+16 Help for Wife: Consulting in PE 6 2y
+8 RIP Byron 5 2y
+27 Distressed PE case study 4 2y
+3 2024 Recruiting 4 2y
+3 breaking into private equity 3 2y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 2y
+25 Private Equity in Vancouver 21 2y
+12 PE Recruiting Strategy / What to do 5 2y
+3 One Equity Partners (OEP) - Reputation / Culture / Lifestyle 2 2y
+3 Help me adjusting the B/S in LBO 1 2y
+8 1300 SAT (non target, lower BB) worth retaking for oncycle next year? Don’t plan on taking gmat 30 2y
+4 Leveraging Offers 3 2y
+3 Slides for Case Study 2 2y
+3 SAAS Case Study 4 2y
+7 Search Funds ? 6 2y
+23 PE operating folks - want to share how things are going? 6 2y
+3 Private credit interviews 1 2y
0 Capital Solutions Groups at Canadian Pension Funds 1 2y
+3 REPE Final Round Interview (Investments) 2 2y
+7 BCI (Pension Fund) Comp/Exits vs. OTPP/CPP etc 13 2y
+6 LBO assumptions: where do I get them without access to CapIQ / Factset etc.? 1 2y
0 Private Equity/Growth Equity LBO Tutor 1 2y
+23 PE Associate Looking to Lateral 9 2y
+3 Testgorilla 3 2y
+3 Anyone Going to Main Street Summit? 0 2y
+5 Am I Underpaid? 11 2y
+18 LP Investing how technical? 5 2y
+3 Topics covered with Principals/MD/Partners during interviews 1 2y
+3 Audax Portfolio Company Analyst 2024 0 2y
0 bb 1 2y
0 morgan stanley private markets solution 0 2y
+1 VC Firm with no deal expectations 2 2y
0 What does a career in SWFs look like? 1 2y
+3 Want to Pay for Tech Corp Dev Take-Home Case Study Data Analytics Exercise 3 2y
+14 Distressed (Early) Tech Buyout - Revenue vs. EBITDA multiple-basis for entry vs. exit valuation 8 2y
+243 Contemplating Suicide / Depressed 50 2y
+3 Approach with recruiters 1 2y
+1 SAAS Question 2 2y
+27 Delete 54 2y
+9 Strong MM IB vs LMM PE 3 2y
+9 LMM/Search Fund Opportunities in Outdoors Gear/Outfitters? 2 2y
+22 Warburg Pincus London 2024 Analyst program 41 2y
+4 Going crazy over an insurance company valuation. ChatGPT can't help 3 2y
+5 How to Recruit for PE 2 2y
+8 Energy Transition PE Funds 8 2y
+23 Secondaries Market 2023? 6 2y
+13 PWP 2022 PE Oncycle Results 6 2y
+24 Best PE interview prep? 19 2y
+7 30 Minute LBO Test, what to expect? 6 2y
0 2023 Interview Etiquette 3 2y
+10 Source for SaaS Public Markets Data 8 2y
+17 Made redundand, any chances with PE recruiters? 7 2y
+35 Bain Capital 2023 - Culture, Comp, Hours, etc...? 25 2y
+9 When / how to lateral as an associate? 1 2y
+14 Lateraling as an Associate vs. Senior Associate 2 2y
+2 What do you want to do after PE? 3 2y
+19 Most Important Skills for the Elusive Associate to VP Promotion 5 2y
0 Vista Experienced Analyst Process 1 2y
+4 got a interview with General Atlantic sourcing summer analyst 3 2y
+11 Infrastructure modeling exams/guides 12 2y
+21 MBA exits for mega funds 30 2y
+172 Taking Chill, Non-Finance Job for Mental Health vs. Plowing Through? [NEED ADVICE] 21 2y
+8 What time do you go to the office at the private equity? 22 2y
+9 Non-PE buyside internships in London 6 2y
+2 Grata Scholars 1 2y
0 London/Europe PE placement for diversity 2 2y
0 Blackstone: someone’s already interviewing for BX credit off cycle or PE off cycle? 0 2y
+22 ICG Secondaries? 6 2y
+4 Model Tests for Practice? 3 2y
0 Investment Risk roles in SWF/endowment? 1 2y
+10 HR is science 3 2y
+44 Apollo FIG PE 23 2y
+3 Meet & Greet - what happens? 2 2y
+3 Bay Area PE Funds FT Analyst 2 2y
+13 Special Sits in Canada? 7 2y
+3 PE Investment Analyst Interview 0 2y
+15 Leveraged Lending to PE? 2 2y
+3 Origination at Apollo Capital Solutions, Ares, blackstone , KKR in Europe 1 2y
+9 Which recruitment agencies covers H&F in London and what is your opinion on issue of working with one recruitment agency on several firms? 1 2y
+3 Non PE exits from MM IB? 1 2y
+3 Final Interview Prep 1 2y
+3 Grata Scholars Program? 0 2y
+10 Special Situations Sourcing 5 2y
+3 Do private equity firms allow remote work? 1 2y
+3 Recomendations for LBO and Distressed Assets books/courses? 3 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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