Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Month

+5 How is this “every bank under the sun”? You listed less than half a dozen banks when there are like 2 dozen solid firms out there. Manager in CorpStrat
+5 Someone hook my boy EbePrice upman's been asking for two whole months🙏 Intern in IB - Gen
+5 This had to be said out loud. To all the propsects glazing over EBs, know that it is more likely than not that you'll end up working on MM / low quality shit than on mega-cap M&A  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+5 idk, LAZ seems decent sokaj
+5 No shit Sherlock  Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+5 UBS sucks but these hate farming posts get worse every week  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+5 I used to use ChatGPT, then CoPilot was the only AI allowed at my old bank, and now my current company has gone all-in on Claude. ImagineSisyphusHappy
+5 Do the one you're most interested in or gives you the optionality. VP in PE - Other
+5 UBS not #14 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+5 Another amazing example of an AI booster with absolutely nothing backing up their shitty opinions. Ozymandia
+5 UBS not #12 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+5 I have used Claude Code and Claude in Excel to build models and do heavy duty analysis for me over this past month (eg cutting up 250k row bookings databases). kuf135
+5 UBS not #7 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+5 UBS not #4 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+5 David ConstabileIsaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+5 From the comments, I could see both being true.   odog @digitalimmortality.com
+5 calm your horses. AI has existed since before you were offered your intern spot; they have seen the technology coming for a while now and planned accordingly. asdf1248
+5 This thread is frying me lmao Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+5 thank u for ur opinion, prospective intern (franker). might be best to practice those moic mental math problems to land any of the aforementioned firms loll. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+5 These perspectives are outside-in as a former MBB now on the investment team, but my view:  SaaSChimp
+5 no... crying is gay... GS under Blankfein
+5 BritanniaAmericana alt? This is a kind of retarded claim imo. If your goal is IB in London, ‘Oxbridge’ lumps the two together for a reason. Pretty much the same across Europe. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+5 Do you have an IB offer already? If so, Would just do a year or 2 of IB. But don’t bother aiming for top bucket. pavlav's_dog
+5 how the fuck did someone as creative as you end up in banking Intern in IB-M&A
+5 I love thinking about this stuff, been a fan of space since I was a kid. Idk about investor relations, like I said, at the current nosebleed pricing I don't know if I'd even want to be an investor haha. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+5 “Sorry everyone, I meant to send this to [colleague] joking about how terrible AI is and how much better human judgment is in our line of work. Carry on.” crazylifechoices
+5 Ft at db - avoid hc, ecm, dcm etc, best team would be levfin. Strongest industry teams are industrials followed by tmt. Regll, infra and utilities a level below but still do some good deals. anon7592057
+5 One topic the article covers is the extent CRE professionals have woven AI into their work. Ozymandia
+5 The only good thing about AI so far is that it’s weeding out idiots like this much faster. liquidiot
+5 I transferred back in 2009. Bloomberg Businessweek used to run an annual ranking of the top undergraduate business programs. McIntire had been ranked no. 2 in the US for much of the prior decade and then jumped to the no. Partner in RE - Comm
+5 Don’t listen to this guy. Many juniors are churned out of HFs, but it’s also true that many sharp analysts hate banking and burn out. I have several friends who burned out of banking and had to downgrade jobs. rocinante555
+5 Some shops care about your ATAR, some shops don't. Associate 1 in IB - DCM
+4 sc_30Sandskrit instead of Sanskrit is the funniest thing here bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Principal in CorpStrat
+4 Just want to provide a different take - I think it is in fact very much possible (many people in my EB cohort way back were in similar positions)  Monkey.D.
+4 Hours are actually pretty good, rarely above 50, sometimes closer to 40 during slower periods. The WLB at my current shop has been more than good compared to most credit roles. arw444
+4 Apply everything you’re doing to LinkedIn. seekinthealpha1
+4 Agree with other commenter. Aside from the fundraising issues seems like a sweet gig to give up for a shittier lifestyle in IB and no goodwill. Associate 1 in PE - Growth
+4 LAZ lost some talent but at the end of the day they still have the institutional edge which will always give them a spot as a top RX advisor. Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+4 0 way of predicting this  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 What can you expect?.. well funny story.. a few years back in my old intern days, I was in a real estate private equity interview round and we had a 48 hour case study that needed to be completed.. MitchtheREguy
+4 This 100%, and in fact I'd even go a bit lower on the total comp estimate depending on your industry. Associate 2 in PE - Other
+4 Robert California type shi Prospect in S&T - Equities
+4 You should probably try to make it work before throwing in the towel just because. College is the last time in your life where women generally love you for you. Amazon Prime
+4 Don't hurt my ego by calling asset management (or IR / PM for that matter) back office. Thx Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+4 if you're used to this routine and you're not stressing, then it's one thing. Kevin25
+4 Hi TO, thank you for your misleading shitpost Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 They are a foreign nation that has dragged us into all of the wars since Vietnam, either under false pretenses or by our association with them; Bin Laden openly stated that his reasoning for 9/11 was because of our a seekinthealpha1
+4 Personally I think it’s a great option if your on a budget but would like others input  IBchimp88
+4 The exit liquidity is astounding. Biggest allocation of an IPO to retail ever, and I think I read it's something like 400 employees becoming centimillionaires and over 4,000 becoming millionaires? PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+4 Well idk, killing 20K+ Palestinian children might bother normal people. NewIndustryHorizon
+4 Suits - Pick up something from Suitsupply for around $600. The value is incredible for what you pay (high quality suit for under $1k), and it’s really all you need for the summer. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 One that happened to a deal we had was commodity prices going down. The core commodity in the companys products had been seeing tons of inflation last couple years prior to deal. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 Umm sorry that doesn't make sense. So if he bought a sewing machine and made a sweater and sold it for $50.. then by that logic he didn't learn the skills and didn't do it because he didn't sew it by hand?  kuf135
+4 What the fck is wrong with you man. This is kinda serious post and OP is reaching out to the forum and asking for advice/opinions/encouragement. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 M&I 400 is completely free, would recommend that!  Intern in IB - ECM
+4 would 100% recommend this site which most kids in my school used for EB and BB Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 If you have a family business of that size, you should plan on taking it over and growing it more. You owe it to them to build upon the foundation your parents layed vs trying to lay a new one. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 I work at a similar sized RX CO firm and previously did FDD. Personally, I hated FDD and was glad to get out. The skills you'll learn in RX are way more transferable to anything in corp fin. Lester Freamon
+4 I work at one of the places on the list and have interacted with our rotational program participants Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+4 Why are people so worked up about Israel? We spend about $3 billion on them a year, which is a lot, but not even close to the biggest thing in our budget. usernameladiesman217
+4 Rogo is pretty much a Claude wrapper, which is fine. but they did a such terrible job with optimization and context engineering. excellente
+4 You tryin to suck a 45 year old MD off? usernameladiesman217
+4 I was in a similar spot - totally hated my life and didn’t want to do IB or PE or HF. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 So bad bro I rather use copilot  swe2ibd
+4 You're about to get a bunch of people spamming their shitty ai study tools in this thread, but try to practice your delivery of questions because thats half the battle. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 File the report. Principally wrong that someone stole it. 2and20
+4 It's in fact a very good advice once you educate yourself beyond conventional advice made for the average population i.e., stay away from drugs. GS under Blankfein
+4 I’d think about this less as “do I want to be a data center guy forever?” and more as “what career capital do I get after 18-24 months?” For a first analyst role, the job should ideally give you three things: real reps, a Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 I’d think less about “Claude vs ChatGPT” and more about chatbot vs coding agent. Examples of small local workflows around repeatable analyst work: Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 Ex-MBB, now in tech working on AI. I also have a couple friends building AI roll-up plays, so I think the idea is real, but the career implications depend a lot on where you sit. Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 ioncewenttoschool Ozymandia
+4 Honestly, it depends on where you are interviewing. franker014124
+4 This is pretty accurate and on point (clearly from someone who works in TMT!). ive some prospectives here that are slightly different (but broadly in line given I did recruitment for my alma mater for years): nychimp99
+4 Some quick thoughts: Dow70K
+4 Anthropic has itself admitted that they've seen no layoffs related to their products. Ozymandia
+4 He voted 91% with Republicans, and only voted against Republicans on the Epstein files, aid to Israel, the war in Iran, and the big beautiful bill.  usernameladiesman217
+4 Nobody here is "relying on them to function". They're great for automating time consuming, low-effort tasks. Yes, you still have to understand the business to use them effectively. CarolinaChimp
+4 It’s the idea that you want a narrative in the credit memo that’s disingenuous and embellishes the real story. Not a good look at all. Managing Director in IB-M&A
+4 You can coast in a lot of coverage groups at UBS since there is not a lot of deal flow and any mandate the firm wins only goes to the few juniors that are favored. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 cannon type talk. totally real curiousgeorgee
+4 I say do it if it interests you knowing its limiting a bit but you have an MBA to bail you out later. VP in PE - Other
+4 Just got an offer at TAP Air Portugal so really hoping this process starts soon! The A321LR doing solo transatlantic hops to Newark and Boston as a junior FO is literally unique in the industry. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+4 I was an analyst at Bain Cap. Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+4 Total dog shit  Intern in IB - Gen
+4 I think the “missile vs deer” point is right, but it targets the wrong layer. AI is not replacing core CRM/ERP transaction systems. Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 This is basic economics - think this through before refuting items not based in reality. Venturepapi
+4 Ex MBB in tech here. I don’t think the main risk is that data centers are a fad. The main risk is that the sector stops being “special” faster than people expect. Ex-consultant in Tech
+4 A lot of other people have mentioned the following advice, but I'm a summer analyst who is autistic about lifting and health and wanted to add some of my own Intern in IB - Cov
+4 It's one of the sadder changes in the demographic of WSO...used to be actual bankers talking about every major deal on this site Associate 1 in PE - Other
+4 ignore Nobody Man GS under Blankfein
+4 You must not know many healthy seventy year olds as this is a dumb take. People I know in that age bracket: fly their own plane, travel extensively, volunteer, enjoy spending time with their kids and grandkids.  guyfromct
+4 GS in general will pay slightly below market, however for top performers generally pays decently. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+4 if u need the aid nyu cas is barely an incremental upgrade. BU has been placing better the past 2-3 years. NYU cas is slightly better but not worth the 132k difference imo Intern in IB - Cov
+4 You're already in a top club at uva. Dyson is better but there are def roadbumps being a transfer. I'ld decide based on social fit and happiness. If ur happy at uva stay. If not transfer Prospect in IB - Gen
+4 You’re not understanding that not everyone cares about doing IB. Like the other guy, I oversaw recruiting at a GS/MS/JPM and what he said was spot on. Associate 2 in PE - Other
+4 Might need a bit more background from you Nationality, undergraduate school, pre MBA career and country? Is the goal to get into pe right out of MBA or get into ib first? Do you have ib experience? olamiemie
+4 Honestly, unless you have an extremely valid family reason, I would say focus on doing great career wise and life wise in China. Jaded Rainmaker
+4 both junior and senior people have been known to cry in the bathrooms. No one is happy and everyone is stressmaxxing Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Sonny LoSpecchio Ozymandia
+4 you lack integrity and you can't seem to understand risk-reward either. This isn't pretending you read Hegel on your PS. Outright lying for something that doesn't even move the needle....  anonf0fty