Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+3 WLB here is not “fine” Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+3 Correct hardo move is to rock wired apple earbuds, anything else is child’s play. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+3 Good list. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+3 My old MD who was obsessed with The Smurfs could fill up a thread like this. Imagine getting yelled out for saying “bullpen” instead of “Smurf Village,” or having to call Sweetgreen, “Sweetblue.” Guy was a character. VP in PE - LBOs
+3 It had to be insane. There is this Lehman list floating around and I checked the salaries of associates back then. . Associate 2 in PE - Other
+3 cacoonieManaging Director in IB-M&A:I am at a competitor  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+3 You’re forgetting an important few Managing Director in HF - Other
+3 One off the most sr person on chain and let them know their analyst should be let go ASAP. That newly empty spot is yours for the taking! Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+3 Dude you work 10-20 hours. Your hours would go up 3-7x for a 1.5x increase in pay. You’re a director don’t you have some cash banked. Let that grow and enjoy life.  Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+3 Not suggesting any of this is wrong or bad. If you truly feel work is just a means to an end, to earn as much money as you can, then stay put. rickle
+3 Ken Moelis’s DNA is DLJ (well Drexel before that) Managing Director in IB-M&A
+3 WLB is fine, but the culture here is bad, and I mean really bad. The leadership is unkind and completely withdrawn from junior level. The VPs could not care less about you. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+3 Associate 1 in Consulting Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+3 A WF VP told me they intentionally lowered the dinner stipend. The employees in the Alaskan offices were so overweight that the company’s healthcare costs were through the roof. anonymizeplease
+3 You could create new duplicate suites for every suite # with the new SF for each, and set all the original entries to re-absorb at expiry - though you'll have to deal with manually entering renewal/re-lease dates and possi decrebepro
+3 that mentality right there is exactly why you got ghosted. Even though all the schools you mentioned were in the lower 48, you still used the phrase "fly down to Anchorage." lucien_de_montclair
+3 If you use anything besides AirPods you just look like a weirdo  Associate 1 in IB - CB
+3 Dude pick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep going. If this is really truly what you want, it can be and will be yours. A couple things I’d do diff on your part. Prospect in IB - Gen
+3 Retarded HR pussy advice which isn’t making the most of the situation. Associate 1 in PE - Other
+3 There are some interesting old threads from around that time providing a live look at people's thoughts as different banks went under. Wild to see the different takes vs. how things actually played out! NuclearPenguins
+3 I am just going to be brutally honest. Associate 1 in PE - Other
+3 Congrats on Bain Nurse Rahma Dikhinmabhatt
+3 If you're heading a Corp Dev team for a PE-backed company, you can receive equity and make millions as well, if the sale goes well. Senior VP in CorpDev
+3 It's fine to use AI but please have it CUT the slop redundant words + use your tone of voice. It's so long winded for no reason... m_1
+3 Agree with the comment above. To add, MSF’s are usually judged on the same level as UG candidates which will also reflect in pay, maybe 5k difference tops. masterrofnone
+3 I'm under 40, but definitely well over 30. Deo et Patriae
+3 Maybe there are regional differences here. In NYC/Chicago the big prop funds all have a lot of fresh undergrads from top schools as QR, probably the majority from browsing linkedin. cp5670
+3 I interviewed for their fundamental research analyst internship and didn't pass the first-round behavioral, so take this with a grain of salt.  Prospect in HF - Macro
+3 . IB Intern in IB-RX
+3 Don't be sorry for the questions! You're just being diligent! RE recruiting is very fragmented and not nearly as organized as other corporate roles so most of the onus will be on you. Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+3 Have fun at UBS, then canned by Izzy after 1 year Intern in AM - Equities
+3 Idk if your school has this but look at the alumni directory, scope out alumni that work in finance in T2 cities (CLT, HOU, MIN, BOS) or at smaller buy-side firms and reach out to them for coffee chats. Prospect in IB-M&A
+3 Yes traditionally the masters requirement was there to accept candidates who were in PhD programs looking to drop out, but had already earned their masters by that point. PM in HF - Other
+3 Jefferies Tel Aviv Coverage Group  UnbentPenguin34
+3 "I feel like both finance/consulting even come with some sort of negative stigma..." wallstrett
+3 Bruh you should just report to jail now and pepper your angus Principal in HF - Event
+3 Agreed, your sentiment is shared across the coverage teams I'm familiar with. EGRC has a ton of headcount in NYC, SF, and LA. Makes zero sense. Associate 3 in IB - Cov
+3 It's because they got shoved into a locker by the O&G guys as SAs. Paul_Owen
+3 Your post is quite rambly but I think your perspective is primarily because you are an intern and haven’t received much actual repsonsibility. apetrynamakeit
+3 Going into the first round without knowing technicals after being referred is completely irresponsible You’ll be fine, but yes you just blew some opportunities. Just learn and move on dillpickleseeds
+3 What are you solving for in this next phase of your career? Determined
+3 For the UK standard notice period for analysts is 1 month in IBD. Buyside standard is 3 for analyst / assoc. _10x
+3 Because you want to study finance. You wouldn't honestly tell me that you need to study finance to excel in this industry, right? nutmegger189
+3 AN1 WF. Top bucket. $70k. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+3 You have to take a lot of the comments about hours on this forum with a grain of salt cause half of them come from first year analysts or interns that are shit at the job and didn’t know  what sumifs or PowerPoint sho Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+3 The number of applications has increased year after year, so it naturally has gotten exponentially harder to land interviews for an unchanged amount of spots. Monkey Badger
+3 I'm in one of these seats, however, in Europe. chimpingaway
+3 Nobody has heard anything apparently. We’re all fried let’s just all recruit for consulting and big 4 accounting. markov123
+3 UBS Coverage An2 Top ~$90k Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+3 Yes hard cutoff 3.805 GPA at those funds. Better luck in your next lifetime bud sorry Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+3 I think there's 5 groups (3 if you don't care about WLB as a consideration) at UBS that anyone lateralling should even take a second look at broken into two categories of WLB groups and deal flow groups. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+3 Not super common or unheard of, and your perspective is perfectly honest - you think markets are more interesting than the private side. leefbmp
+3 To be honest - I agree it’s not their job but it’s shit service what they’re doing. I really appreciate spec sales people that actually sit there and tell me their views on stuff. Analyst 3+ in HF - Other
+3 Shut up nutmegger189
+3 PE still impresses a certain kind of woman that lives below 14th street on the West Side of Manhattan. Other than that, there is nothing to look forward to in private equity. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+3 Agree with what previous poster said! truthbetold
+3 I won’t be happy pleasant till I can retire from this god forsaken industry. Smoke Frog
+3 BofA is notorious for paying their analysts and top MDs well, and screwing everyone else in between. Great outcome for the analysts though. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+3 It’s been a different experience from what I expected when I took this role, but finding some positives in the midst of an expectation reset. Associate 2 in PE - Growth
+3 That's exactly why they likely have lateral seats open and are more open to non-traditional backgrounds as they cannot recruit from the traditional backgrounds. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+3 “semi target in NYC”  Buddy, just say NYU Paul_Owen
+3 Northwestern’s finance presence has massively grown over the last 5/10 years really through the creation of IBC. heyeh
+3 based on these BB numbers, the EBs better pay up… Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+3 When I was applying for associate roles 7-10 years ago, I spent several weekends learning waterfall modeling before I even started applying. Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+3 For IB, not a whole lot goes on. Teller in Non-profit
+3 If you think recruiting is bad then the internship/full-time job will be worse. should stick with ER or AM Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+3 Have seen these myself: Discretionary Global Macro PM
+3 There might be some merit to racial DEI due to socioeconomics. Director in IB - Cov
+3 Consultant out of mba is $190k salary plus bonus, with total comp between $200-250k. Manager can break $300k Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+3 It just means the software stores and/or collects data used to make decisions + has some level of adoption by workforce / integrated into other workflows. VP in PE - LBOs
+3 First off, thanks for giving advice when the post was asking for advice. Clearly it’s not a conventional path. Really appreciate what you’ve shared. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+3 The $150k average was from the 2023 report for USC. Not sure if the difference between years is due to the hiring market being slower in 2024 or a difference in class profile (relatively small data set for each). NoCapCapital
+3 Think you just need to take a breath.  You made a post last week about how you were 2 days (48 hours) in and implying that you're stressed you haven't been able to make a connection with people from the HQ office. CharlesCheese
+3 Sir I promise you I wrote this from my own notes app lol  :( RustyRuss
+3 At a US MM in London Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+3 just read through your profile holy DEI virtue signaler i’m crine bro 🤣🤣🤣. i would never wanna work w your lame ass i can tell by the way you talkin bro. Intern in PE - Other
+3 As an MBA I was surprised for a second then remembered my worst classmates. Tracks. Hope those assholes get logged out of all their streaming apps and step in puddles every day through eternity. ct99
+3 Your numbers for finance are laughable. Idk what firm you were at that pays VPs like that. I’m 32 now and finished my last year as VP making $800k. ky9xnsz
+3 Assuming your background is on par with your peers, social skills, social skills, and social skills. Can you have a conversation with someone and clearly communicate that you know your stuff without sounding pretentious? seekinthealpha1
+3 I just re-read Barbarians at the Gate to reminisce the good old days GS under Blankfein
+3 go for it lol. Worst case scenario Wendy's needs somebody behind the register.  mgw19
+3 I don’t necessarily have a target number. I do like thinking of how much expenses my current portfolio could cover at 4%, so I would like to get above $2mm so that it could generate around $80k. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+3 I’d guide that the best landing spots are strategic finance roles that focus on the revenue side, because these roles are cross functional in nature and directly impact business decisions. illiniPride
+3 Usually, I have found that most people are pretty transparent when you talk to them on the phone, less so in an interview setting. Mr.FinanceGuy7
+3 He’s not paying you. Print another great year, document your results, and reach out to the folks at DSP/Odyssey/SearchOne to find you a good home. Good luck. Associate 3 in HF - Event
+3 I had this happen a couple of times Decline the super day invite or pull yourself out. Just tell the headhunter that after further reflection the firm isn’t aligned with what you want for XYZ reasons. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+3 Was at Evercore, can confidently say that incoming SAs and Grads are top notch bar just a few who got sieved out anyway. Would say it’s a top shop and will be so for the coming years in terms of quality and exits. stayfrosty1337
+3 Next time you eat chipotle go in his office and return the favor mara20
+3 I want to jump in here and second this person's comment. ragin03
+3 Hybrid capital is less interesting or fancy than it sounds  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+3 Tech Growth + Buyout in London.  Associate 3 in PE - Growth
+3 Totally possible. Interned in LMM PE and recruited FT to a MM in a top industry group (no return offer). If you have solid experience, you shouldn't worry about getting interviews.  Prospect in IB - Gen
+3 When it comes to freshman year internships, they can help but they’re honestly not that relevant in the grand scheme. IB UPROFEN
+3 Love this take on a morphing economy but I still think many will take that soul-sucking corporate culture.  NewIndustryHorizon
+3 Thanks for responding! What are your thoughts on the Tuckman and Siddartha Jha's books?  Analyst 1 in HF - Other
+3 The 18 month program is optional at Kelley. It is supposed to give students an advantage finding an internship with the hope to convert, while still being able to go back to school for a semester. WallStreetTurtle359
+3 OP here - Wouldn't classify my background as a step down to other candidates. I didn't "dodge" the competition. I accepted the offer despite not liking the geo because I think the firm is on a good trajectory. user91293
+3 I have two favorite textbooks - the xVA challenge is a good overview of the Basel framework, common ISDA terms, obviously xva itself, and is written in plain English. pv01 gang
+3 Congrats on Greenhill Mizuho! wannabe-banker
+3 Associate 2 in IB - DCMBarc Product Group2Y -> 3Y Associate$200K -> $225KBonus: $103K monkishitz