+64 Dealing with assholes 19 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 REPE Rankings - BX SW GS MS 3 5y
+22 Questions on Credit Fund Case Study 4 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Feedback on Omers Venture & Draper Esprit 2 5y
0 How to Market Yourself to Family Offices as a Junior Level Employee 2 5y
0 Cornell Capital 0 5y
+249 A Guide on How to Navigate On-Cycle PE Recruiting 53 5y
0 Soris Capital Partners - Interview 0 5y
+12 Letter of Reference/ Letter of performance/ Performance Review/ Certicificate of Employment 1 5y
+10 Sample PE interview modelling tests? 8 5y
+41 Headhunting Side Hustle: (1) Collect IB Analyst Resumes (2) ??? (3) Herd Monkeys (4) Profit 6 5y
0 Finding the time to interview 2 5y
+10 Listing Deals on Resume 1 5y
0 Accel partners - headhunter? 7 5y
+8 Operating Associate Salary Expectations 1 5y
0 Moving from PE to Portfolio Company Executive 1 5y
0 Lateraling and business school 5 5y
+12 Cash flow yield 4 5y
0 Do headhunters get pissed if you turn down an offer? 6 5y
0 Why not value a cash flow positive software business off ARR instead of EBITDA? 3 5y
0 Analyzing firm's cash profile for LBO 1 5y
0 From big 4 consulting to PE - what are my chances? 5 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+12 PE case study interview tips / advice 1 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Capital Raising for PE Funds 2 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+19 Do MFs ever take anyone below 3.8? 13 6y
+4 Midcap private equity associate fix pay cut 5 6y
0 How to stand out as an associate? 0 6y
0 Spring 2021 Remote PE Internships 6 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 6y
+14 greentech/cleantech energy pigeon holding? 10 6y
0 Applying for jobs meant for college seniors? 0 6y
0 Boyne Capital - Review - Business Development Data 6y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Private Banking Data 6y
0 Recruiting at a non-traditional time? 0 6y
0 CVC cutting distressed debt team 3 6y
+12 LBO Technical Questions 0 6y
+15 Technical interview with very little technical questions? 2 6y
0 Renewable Energy Finance to Private Equity 1 6y
+37 Is PE just banking 2.0? 27 6y
+1 Stock Based Compensation 1 6y
+16 Why do vendors (with an equity roll) accept earnouts being paid out of the company's cash? 8 6y
0 Blackford Capital - Review - Industrials Data 6y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Fall Internship Opportunities/Timelines? 0 6y
0 Khazanah Nasional Berhad - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Banking Data 6y
+12 VP Carry Commitment 9 6y
+6 Welsh Carson Term-Time Analyst 22 6y
+23 Leverage relevance for LBO target 12 6y
+24 Work / Life Balance in Corp Finance at company recently bought by PE firm 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Venture Capital Data 6y
0 Partnering with CorpFin at a portfolio company - advice / horror stories? 0 6y
+3 Investor Relations Modeling Tests? 2 6y
0 New LBO test by Patrick Curtis Linkedin 0 6y
+17 Ownership of bolt-on acquisitions in an equity-roll scenario 5 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+10 Networking for Tech PE / GE? 1 6y
0 Software for Deal Flow / Portfolio Management 4 6y
+132 Regional Boutique vs. F15 Tech PM 10 6y
0 Global Asset Capital? 0 6y
+12 Private Equity technicals 5 6y
0 Why does existing debt not matter in an LBO? 4 6y
+16 When is everyone returning back to the office (mandatory basis) 23 6y
0 Tikehau Capital? 1 6y
+19 Cell Tower LBO 8 6y
+10 URGENT PRESENTATION ADVICE 6 6y
+6 Sourcing 5 6y
0 Search Fund to Traditional PE 1 6y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Hony Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Views on Advent International 0 6y
+71 World's Best PE Recruiter Database 31 6y
+4 MM/LMM loan-to-own or special situation private credit funds 4 6y
+9 GS MBD Infra 0 6y
+8 Books to prepare for switch from M&A to PE 4 6y
+9 Best IB Groups in London for PE Exits 6 6y
+8 How long to hear back after phone interview? 1 6y
+17 Does anyone have insight into what it is like to recruit from a newer boutique (Liontree, Dyal, M Klein, etc.)? 14 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 6y
0 Small Firms that are Top Heavy (50% Partners) 0 6y
+4 How does a Biden presidency affect our industry? 6 6y
0 Quad-C Management - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 6y
0 Investment Banking 0 6y
0 Why go to US MF in Europe and not European Funds ? 3 6y
0 Rating in interview 1 6y
0 Energy trader to Energy PE? 3 6y
+20 How do partners determine who gets on which deal? 1 6y
0 Hellman & Friedman LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+21 SPACs the new trend? 20 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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