If you could do ANYTHING out of undergrad, What dream dream job would it be?
Mine would be work at Blackstone -> Harvard -> Come back as VP Blackstone
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IIdk why but that just sounds so depressing
Creativity though the roof
General Manager/CEO of Premier League team. Love soccer/futbol and wish I could take on that role, but alas back to real estate prep.
That would be dope! Mine is similar, would love to take a team in the EFL Championship and try to get them into the Prem.
Same, definitely would love to have a career like good old Ed Woodward
as a man united fan, not the biggest fan of woodward. As someone trying to recruit for IB rn, i literally look up to him
C-Suite at four seasons
So you can bang all the baddies?
You already know
You should read Isadore Sharpe’s autobiography, it’s great
Would you need to be C-suite to get the perks of working at the Four Seasons? I would imagine (but could be wrong) that a senior manager in any of the finance groups would get many of the perks of working there.
Corp strat or corp dev at disney/netflix/hulu etc.
No USC/UCLA background, or film family pedigree etc. makes it quite difficult to start out here, but I've always loved the film industry and the business side of these places seems like an amazing place to start a long career in media.
This is my more realistic dream job, film director is a bit more of a day dream than it is a dream job.
Your my hero
What do these roles actually do on a day to day? Do TMT bankers have a shot at them?
You sure you don't have a shot at those roles? Corp Dev is still about transactions, and banking experience should be enough to get your foot in the door.
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Just saw a LinkedIn profile, guy went from MS in legacy / old economy coverage to Netflix Corp Strat. Went to a target so I’m sure that helps, but seems to be possible coming from a top bank
I would like to work at an actor recruiting agency where I get to meet hot celebrities, attend celebrity parties, have work-life balance, make loads of money, and have clout.
Entourage baby
LLOYD
So pretty much Endeavor (without the lots of $$$)? Lol.
Honestly seems like a great place to work too. Have seen people leave higher paying jobs for an opportunity there.
Co-Founder or C-suite role in a succesfull start-up in e-commerce/tech/aerospace/semiconductor company. Being a part of a start-up which will eventually become unicorn, and then make into NASDAQ would be very interesting. There are many risks associated with starting one, however, if I will become long living big company, then it is worth it. This path is interesting as 1) it is your own unique pathway, 2) you and your team have more or less tangible impact.
Truly, I dont recognize any from the recent years. Maybe it is because of high-starting costs. However, I would like in theory to co-found or be an executive in the semiconductor start-up. The industry seems very complex and its products even more complex which seems very interesting and attractive to me. But industry is very competitive to be in, as it requires mastery in engineering and competing with well-known firms.
is your answer a joke?
Keeper of the Archives for the royal court of Zhou
747 pilot
ONLYFANS
LOLLL
Geneticist working on the successor of Humanity.
NBA Player
Fitness YouTuber
Thought leader/motivational speaker.
D1 college football head coach
NBA GM
Formula 1 Race Car Driver
same here or being the motorsport director for Porsche. Frank Walliser is living the dream
First race for McLaren then become the owner of the company.
Backup NFL QB. Do nothing and make more bank than you ever will at Blackstone
Matt Leinart lived my dream pretty much. Guy literally stayed his senior year at USC instead of going to the NFL. Seems like all the USC early 2000s stars loved college - LA Hollywood lifestyle and were future millionaires via the NFL draft.
I'd love to become a great film director. I've been watching Scorsese, Kubrick, Coppola, Leone, and so many others over quarantine, and it's my dream to make a masterpiece that rivals their work. Media and show business in general is so interesting to me.
NBA/MLB/NFL front office
Not too late
Prize fighter or SEAL. Was never good enough to pursue the former and football injuries DQ'd me before I could ever pursue the latter, which continues to eat at me 6 years later.
Same bro. Tried to go nsw as well and injuries from highschool kept me out. I make six figures and still just want to be in the military its fucking depressing.
Yup. Got my associate promotion right before my 28th birthday, age cut-off for BUDS, and realized I'd completely wasted my life since my chances of getting a waiver and going to BUDS went from 0.001% to 0%
Injuries are out of anyone's control, but serving no role in a 20 year war that took place while I was military-aged still feels shameful...especially when that's all I ever wanted to do
Fart man
If you could do anything, why would you work for someone else? Beta mentality at its finest.
Underrated comment. If you could do anything, why work for Blackstone? Shoot to be the next fucking Steve Schwarzman.
Media investing
quant trader/data scientist
you could be anything and you choose data scientist??
I mean when I was a kid it was be an athlete but it was quite stressful, so if I could play at that level without the stress and with all the money then yeah id obvs prefer that
Drive and talk about cars like Matt Farah, Jay Leno, Doug Demuro
Host the old Top Gear with Clarkson, Hammond, and May.
PWM for athletes or NBA front office role.
Both of these are such goals for me holy shit. Only thing I would add is pursuing acting, whether it be theatre or film. If my buddy's director-dreams take off and he gets one of his shows on a streaming service, I'm dropping everything
A lot of former athletes actually go this route if they pursue finance. Can imagine it can be super lucrative and fun.
Weird one -- British politician (front bencher). Something so cool about debating in the house of commons every day in Westminster.
A college educated nascar driver.
that’s a rare commodity
Part-time F1 champion / Part-time Chef-Owner at a Michelin Star restaurant in a tier-one city
JSOC operator
chef and highschool soccer coach
SS for Houston Astros
I mean it's pro sports, or VC. But even though it's a brutal area to be successful for, I'd really like to make a name for myself as a successful short seller
Work with actors and singers. Be the powerful person in the industry that the public doesn’t know about, but all the people within the industry respect
So pretty much Ari Emanuel before Entourage came out?
Associate Product Manager at Google
How technical does an APM at Google need to be?
Audit at PwC
Trophy husband
Kate Upton’s mistress ❤️
Guitarist of a major band. I feel like very few people will ever have the experience of performing for a sold out stadium with the crowd singing along to a song that you wrote
Yeah it's gotta be one of the craziest feelings in the world, it's like having entire control over the crowd's emotion and energy.
Jordan spieth caddie
Something that hasn’t been invented yet.
Pro Yu-Gi-Oh! player
Magic > Yu-Gi-Oh! :)
Owner of several Airbnb properties by the coastline of Kanagawa (Kamakura / Fujisawa area). Reasons being:
- so close to Tokyo, my fav city in the world
- breathtaking sea view of Sagami bay/Pacific ocean, and Enoshima is the cherry on the top
- don’t really need to work
- meet interesting people from all over the world
idk how many years I’d have to grind to make this happen but who doesn’t have a dream XD
I don't know why, but I alway thought that being the Owner and/or CEO of a high-end winery would be a dream job.
Maybe is an Italian thing, Idk.
Honestly would love to go into WM right out of undergrad but doesn’t pay NEARLY as well or open as many opportunities/generate greater reputation
CEO of a TMT company and then park ranger.
Private military contractor
Dream job that wouldn't require literally starting my life over?: Musician, Screenwriter, Fenway Park Usher, Twitch Streamer, Film Critic, Actor, Photographer
Dream job that would require starting life over: Starting 3rd baseman for the BoSox
Pro golfer
Pro Surfer - not on the WCT but freesurfing, filming video parts and shooting for sponsors. Would be amazing to travel around the globe to remote places all the while being able to do something I already love to do. Also, the party scene for some of those pros looks insane
Pro Surfer - not on the WCT but freesurfing, filming video parts and shooting for sponsors. Would be amazing to travel around the globe to remote places all the while being able to do something I already love to do. Also, the party scene for some of those pros looks insane
Executive street pharmacist
Retired
Philanthropist, Billionaire, playboy…
the triple crowns!
Pro athlete and bodyguard
CIA analyst
Adventure cinematography. The dream is just to be Jimmy Chin pretty much lol.
Never work for anyone else. Trade my account morning & afternoon, jerk off (I mean slam my gf) around lunchtime.
Elliott Management investment analyst
Work in IB at BofA/Wells Fargo in the South -> IB Associate -> Start RE Investment Group
My dream occupation would be a Pornstar. I mean that would fucking rock. Literally. Unfortunately, not the most appealing resume booster.
Porn star
Chief exec or other key role at a fast growing tech startup in Austin or Palo Alto (generic Ik).
Don’t really care about the job title tbh, I just want to be needed and heard with a decent amount of control over the company’s trajectory/activities.
Anyone else?
GS IB
I’d sign as a professional/sponsored gamer without a doubt. The WFH battle station has been paying off
Realistic:
Buy coffee farms in North Africa and South America and become a coffee farmer. Alternative, Corp Dev for Marvel Studios and Disney.
Dream job:
Play wolverine in the MCU
East Africa maybe? Unless by "coffee" you mean weed.
turbofolk musician
+1. Balkan power 🤝
I want Guy Fieri’s job
Pro athlete
im just imagining the BX 1st year associate looking at this and crying/laughing while working 90 hrs a week on random admin work and getting no deals closed in their 2 years
Buddhist monk in the Himalayas
Personal Chef for Athlete, It's basically the same job as being a true chef without the stress and the hours. Get paid a lot more (not if you own your own restaurant) and chill job (you really only have to cook for 1 person for a season)
CFO/Director of Corporate Development at Small Cap D&I Firm
Maybe start in real estate private equity, and transition to a full time commercial real estate developer/investor and an amateur race car driver on the side.
Dana White's successor. All I do is shit talk the media and live in Vegas
Johnny Sins from Brazzers. I think, I actually might be getting there as I am getting bald thanks to IB.
Ski bum/owner of a 9 figure family office.
College professor. Nice schedules, long summers where I can focus on some other stuff, get to inspire young students, do research, etc.
That or stay at home dad. Low stress, can coach the kids' soccer team, only worry about cooking some nice meals and playing with my children. That's the dream.
boxer
Front office at an NBA franchise
CHIEF PENETRATOR @ UR MOM"S HOUSE
My niche Finance dream job was always to work on the financing side of Film and TV production. My father worked on the creative side and I got a fair amount of exposure to that industry as a kid and young adult. Such an interesting and fun area to work imo...
Investment banking w/tech hours
isnt this just corpdev? i think pay is on a similar level as tech (150-250k flat) as well
NHL hockey player, bank prop trader pre-Volcker rule or (more seriously into trying to be in the future) someone who innovates and pushes sustainable economic policy + finance like Mark Carney (he is my role model and his career path is something I am genuinely envious of)
I like the idea of being the head of a startup. Making all the important decisions, thinking outside the box where to source materials cheaper etc. That would be enjoyable for me. Having said that I don't dream of labour. Alternatively I'd like to be a professional mountain biker or James Bond.
NBA scout
Youtuber. Just want to get paid millions to knock out old fat guys in a boxing ring.
Dream: Billionaire founder of largest investment firm investing across capital structures and sectors in private and public markets. All while working 40 or less hours a week.
Public intellectual
Dream: NYU Stern UGrad Finance -> Career Banker (Goldman Sachs/Morgan Stanley)
Currently, struggling non-target accounting major. Smh -___-
Typical Baruch prospect
I'd probably want to be a hiphop producer or an artist if it's limited to just what I wanted to do and no consideration for money
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