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+4 My PE firm would have all laughed because the prompt is so bad. We are very AI forward when it comes to this stuff. I would have been more embarrassed about the half-ass attempt at a prompt. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Eh you're fighting the inevitable imo. What would you say if he didn't tell you it was AI yet you still liked the work? This isn't a fireable offense, nor should it be imo. Matchabee
+4 Incoming SA 27’ too and I think AIs potential is wild. Intern in IB-M&A
+4 Congrats on UBS Tech! Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 Vice Chairman, I’m sure he’ll parade him around the office once he hits the desk Summer Associate in IB - Cov
+4 Which cruise? Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+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 he are cooking Intern in IB - Gen
+4 All EBs are getting overrated given their scale. They are no longer go-to shops for large-cap M&A. Even EVR is doing a lot of MM BS mandates that are honestly JEFF level. CVP is also getting there. VP in IB - Cov
+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 Currently an ASO1 in NYC but long term plan on moving back to my hometown (T2/3 city) where there are only a handful of MM/LMM PE shops, much less those with openings. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 DB at 36th is insane Intern in IB - Cov
+4 UBS not #16 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+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 UBS not #15 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+4 Yeah I mean worrying about something like that is not going to do anything for yourself nepo hires are not a new thing I could get it if your talking about nepotism as a whole but talking about one kid is insane financialrepublic
+4 UBS not #13 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+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 HEC > ESCP > ESSEC >= Warwick Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+4 Hines is still a blue-chip mega-Developer and a good place to learn while building a resume. Esque_
+4 UBS not #11 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+4 UBS not #9 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+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 So I joined under a junior PM rather than senior analyst (functionally the same tbh). Analyst 2 in HF - EquityHedge
+4 I was an analyst at Bain Cap. Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+4 if you're used to this routine and you're not stressing, then it's one thing. Kevin25
+4 I think this is generally the right answer. Deal Team Six
+4 Dog if you’re tall and good looking, you’ll get bitches. If you’re not, you won’t. No need to complicate this. - Someone who works in PE but does not get bitches. Associate 1 in PE - Other
+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 If you work at a large regional bank that has an investment banking division, you'll be surprised to find their investment banking groups pay close to street with considerably less hours. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+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 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 Apply everything you’re doing to LinkedIn. seekinthealpha1
+4 Total dog shit  Intern in IB - Gen
+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 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 Am at UBS; This is just false. FIG at UBS is a glorified financing group (particularly with a lot of fintech leveraged finance work). 100+ hours are normal despite no deal flow outside of financings. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 0 way of predicting this  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 I've been using it to build tools that automate a bunch of accounting work. Also use it to respond to people who obviously use AI to write an email since I'm not going to put effort into responding to it. cragfar
+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 Just another example of PE being one of the most retarded jobs a person can work (I work in PE). The traditional associate experience is straight up abuse and it’s stupid to pretend it’s anything but. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 I think this is a worthy discussion. I’m a bit more senior in my career now, but share a similar goal to figure out how to integrate AI into my workflow. Terran
+4 I interview for sport every few months all the time to get a pulse on what the market is like and to polish my ability for when something I DO want comes along. liquidiot
+4 Feel like the comments here and on this forum in general around opportunistic/distressed credit shops are relatively uninformed — there is a big difference between being at an opportunistic credit hedge fund that plays in Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Dude… there’s no shot these guys have 20+ years of 20% IRR doing LO… that would make them literally some of the greatest investors of all time unless they were at micro funds for those 20 years. Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+4 I’m a principal not an associate, ignore title.  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 I would 100% recommend this site, which most of the kids in my school used.  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 cannon type talk. totally real curiousgeorgee
+4 Crying is just your body releasing chemicals to help make you feel better. It’s good to cry dude. crazylifechoices
+4 Not speaking up loudly enough.  VP in PE - LBOs
+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 Your ability to prompt has nothing to do with your ability to adapt. It's okay, as people age their brains elasticity declines. It is just clear that your brains elasticity is on a rapidly declining trend.  ioncewenttoschool
+4 It gets nauseating hearing people always talk about moats, but I think it's not really over-indexed. Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+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 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 ioncewenttoschool 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 HC team doing quite well this year as well senior_associate@goldman_stanley
+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 I have threatened them over email with a reporting to the FBI for fraud and the BBB (I think). Frodo_Walks
+4 Anthropic has itself admitted that they've seen no layoffs related to their products. Ozymandia
+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 They are known for being shady af!! Stay away,  skimmightbezodiak
+4 At 16, you’re already ahead of most students by thinking about networking this early. Rhonda.mangaroo
+4 Ran into the founder during LA tech week and was honestly repulsed.  Never meet a founder willing to break as many rules to raise money. Would stay away as a customer and investor.  sallyg1
+4 9th grade?? Enjoy high school my man, you have plenty of time. Beyond that, in true consulting fashion, I have 3 main recs for you: plsfixtx
+4 barber rachieloveovericespice
+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 File the report. Principally wrong that someone stole it. 2and20
+4 Associate 3 in RE - Comm IsItREPE
+4 I have the Onyx Boox Note Air 5c and find it pretty useful for marking up PDFs, reading Substack, and occasionally taking notes. snones
+4 Yeah I definitely feel that. AtomicPenguin
+4 So bad bro I rather use copilot  swe2ibd
+4 A prime example of overcomplication and mental masturbation, folks.  VP in PE - LBOs
+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 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 This is basic economics - think this through before refuting items not based in reality. Venturepapi
+4 Honestly, it depends on where you are interviewing. franker014124
+4 Chiming in here as someone on the investment side. We have an ops team but their value-add is near zero if not negative in some cases due to friction it can create with our management teams. VP in PE - LBOs
+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 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 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 For MiM i'd say ESCP over Bocconi. Their London campus is really useful for off cycles and its a lot more flexible.  Prospect in Acct - Other
+4 Sign of the AI bubble popping Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+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 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 The reality is there are going to be way more jr roles in PC than in public credit. PC is likely to pay much more at the junior levels than public credit as its more so competing with IB and PE for talent. Managing Director in AM - FI
+4 You tryin to suck a 45 year old MD off? usernameladiesman217
+4 IB12344321: Any insight on TMT? Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 UBS not #6 Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+4 Lev Fin hires have been very strong. That said, that’s also relative to what the group once was. I’ve heard the culture under the newer senior team is solid, and they’re generally pretty personable. extraspacebra
+4 ignore Nobody Man GS under Blankfein
+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 I've answered this question so many times it's getting tiring. Clear path forward  Nobody Man
+4 Yeah I take your point, and I left banking for some of the things you called out. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 Robert California type shi Prospect in S&T - Equities
+4 UBS not #3 Associate 3 in IB - ECM