+120 A PSA: doing your own deals is nothing like being an associate at a name brand fund 14 3y
+119 Q&A: High Finance Australia 59 2mo
+119 VP comp & carry 120 7mo
+119 Attracted to new hire 60 1y
+119 Who is actually good in the secondaries game? 130 3mo
+119 Q&A: Career start and progression across IBD // Restructuring // PE special sits 54 4y
+119 Private Equity vs. Private Credit 29 3y
+119 First Year PE Associates - How Have You Been? 73 4y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W 62 9y
+119 SAT scores for PE/HF recruiting 99 9y
+119 Answering Why Private Equity - 9 Key Answers 22 4y
+118 Does Apollo now strictly recruit from PJT RX/EVR RX? 43 1y
+118 Blah experience at MF, heading to B-school. Recruiting tips? 34 6y
+117 Overall view of all this finance shit 25 1y
+117 Top performing PE Associates 35 2y
+117 BlackRock to buy Global Infrastructure Partners for $12.5bn 50 2y
+117 Just got put on PIP, What do I do now? 46 1y
+117 40% paycut 58 3y
+117 Special sits & distressed vs buyouts? 35 3y
+117 Going Back to Banking 103 9y
+116 Having kids in PE 48 3y
+116 Office Hours are a HUGE Scam 20 3y
+116 Are we in a new Family Office bubble? 25 4y
+115 Growth Equity/Growth Buyout Exits 46 1y
+115 Odds of HSW from MF PE? 52 3y
+115 PortCo CFO's - comp/life 51 4y
+115 Q&A: Leaving PE After 2.5 Years for Corporate Finance 50 5y
+115 Differences between Co-invest and Secondaries? 14 3y
+115 Am I being underpaid 36 6y
+115 My Life - How I got into PE 45 6y
+114 Vista Equity Partners vs. Silver Lake 40 4y
+113 Tiger Global Memo 52 2y
+113 EVR M&A Class of 2019 Exits 51 4y
+113 "Good investment thesis/argument" - where can one find these? 17 4y
+112 My girlfriend won’t let us rent out our home for my career 26 2d
+112 Why do you go into PE only to go into HF 36 1y
+111 Nothing to do at work & bored to hell 10 5mo
+111 Private Equity's best days are over 48 1y
+111 Is LMM actually the move? 35 7mo
+111 Leaving PE for Biomedical Engineering (Neuroengineering) PhD 33 2y
+111 Any PE people considered leaving to pursue search fund/entrepreneurship paths? 32 2y
+111 How much do you spend on rent as an associate making 275-325? 72 5y
+110 Do you have to be work addicted to survive in PE? 19 1y
+110 10 Years' Comp Progression Across IB, PE, Corporate Roles 49 1y
+110 Law school instead of MBA? 67 1y
+110 Q&A: London MF / UMM PE Associate 41 1y
+110 How to think like an Infra Investor? 32 2y
+110 Best Book(s) / Playbook(s) on PE Due Diligence / Value Creation 40 11mo
+110 HIG Capital Reputation? 85 4y
+110 Private Equity: why it's so sexy 146 4y
+109 Cognitive decline 33 1d
+109 State of Large-Cap Tech PE 84 7mo
+109 Burned Out - Quitting w/o an offer? 39 4y
+109 How do you stay organized at work (both in general and on action item lists)? (x-post w/ MC forum) 66 4y
+108 Is Joining PE still worth it? 48 1w
+108 Pathways to PE 52 3y
+108 Unicorn founder vs PE founder 121 3y
+108 PE firms that people actually like, and why 57 3y
+108 Laid off as ASO1 - What Next? 23 1y
+108 Have you ever sued your employer? 75 5y
+108 Net Working Capital - Valuation model 107 9y
+107 PE is incredibly boring. Is HF the answer? 33 8mo
+107 Ex-PE Turned Into Semi-Retired Trader. Q&A 83 3w
+107 Where Would You Want to be a VP Today? 74 1y
+107 Q&A: MBB to MM PE 48 5y
+107 Q&A: Fundraising for Private Equity, Cap Intro & Investor Relations Career Paths 26 2y
+107 Healthcare Rollup Strategy 29 5y
+107 Best Up-and-coming/MM PE funds 68 8y
+107 Ask an Institutional LP anything. 50 10y
+106 Overall PE Vibe Check 84 3mo
+106 Anyone else try their best not to be a customer to PE backed businesses? 54 1y
+106 Hate banking, don't know what to do. 63 5y
+106 Apollo Hybrid Value; any details? 49 1y
+105 The Peanut Portco 9 1mo
+105 Feeling broken at dream PE job 35 1y
+105 Latest views on Sixth Street? 100 2mo
+105 Pulling out of buying a business 49 1y
+105 Am I Insane for Leaving a MF 53 4y
+105 Is this associate compensation competitive? 22 7y
+105 Why Are Fund of Funds looked down upon? 32 7y
+105 Part of carried interest for Sr. Associate/VP in a small PE fund 76 5mo
+105 PE Recruiting - Megafunds are starting 67 4y
+104 Was the grass greener over there? Or was it greener where you were? (A post-mortem thread) 27 3y
+104 PE Recruiting as a Lateral Analyst w/ Weak Academic Profile 18 6y
+104 Private Equity shops with the best work/life balance 36 2y
+104 Path to Private Equity Post-MBA without Pre-MBA Banking Experience 70 4y
+103 Did on-cycle just kick off? 62 1y
+103 TPG Updated Views (2025) 34 2mo
+103 PE to Tech Advice 47 4y
+103 When to call PE recruiting quits? 25 3y
+103 (Mis)adventures in PE fundraising (part 2) 15 6y
+103 Q&A: 3rd year analyst at a boutique PE fund in the SEA region 30 1y
+102 6 months after leaving finance (MF) 23 8mo
+102 Breaking down the headhunters - avoid, engage, ghost 73 1y
+102 Race preferences at work 24 6y
+102 Q&A - London IBD to megafund PE 77 11y
+102 Blackmore Partners Chicago - Knowledge about them? 128 4y
+101 What's happened to H&F 54 3mo
+101 PE to Digital Nomad Transition 41 10mo
+101 What type of MF group would you want to be in for the next 5-10 years? 64 2y

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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