Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+2 hello all, sarahkhan
+2 I know this is late but sorry to hear. This happened to me last summer at a top MM, only one out of my class to not get a return. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Not an expert on US, but for FoF I would think the PE experience is a big plus or maybe even a prerequisite. 1M+ comp in a corporate seems ambitious. Rover-S
+2 I am glad that a vistor had such an impressive reflection for a visit in China. hc200717
+2 How can you not wait to leave before ever going to a class or meeting your peers? Don't take everything you see on WSO so seriously. sm17
+2 I don’t know why everyone assumes that when AI can do financial analysis accurately - that the plan is to replace the most junior headcount / be more senior heavy. Senior headcount is EXPENSIVE. liquidiot
+2 Intelligence is highly valued but so is commitment. This isn’t a dip your toes in the water and try it out job. You need to be fully committed and structure your entire life around work. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 Market is tough. I know so many people who are in similar situations. MonopolyMoney
+2 I’ve heard analyst roles at pensions and endowments are really chill, interesting, and pay well. Not sure what the typical path to get in is, though. TheFunkyMunky
+2 Aging parents held me back as well. They are, basically, stealing from your life so that they can enjoy the end of theirs. Where does that leave you when you’re their age? Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+2 I need stats on the number of wso users who  have jobs in finance vs students etc.... RestIess
+2 I don't disagree with you on most of this (and associated principal-agent problem) but I'd argue that this is how the system is intended to work. As a lender, you are taking a position within the cap stack. CRESEA
+2 https://m.investing.com/analysis/ubs-the-fragile-facade-of-a-postmerger… Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+2 I think this guy wants you to PM him. He might have some colour on this WSoMonkey93
+2 Obviously the US franchise is a lot stronger; have heard the London office is a bit sweaty with more pitching and covering the LMM-MM. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Everyone has their own POV but even if we run with the assumption everything this guy says is accurate then he’s describing a career where (1) you don’t work hard (2) you don’t need to be intelligent (3) life is around eas ravena
+2 Bayo Ogunlesi Bobby Jain Eric Tokat Prakash Melwani Etc  Etc This is why the good firms sponsor any candidate who makes the cut Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 30 yo, $1.4mm, took 2 years for MBA. Scholarship for undergrad and all loans for MBA Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 really suprised blair isnt on here, regardless of recent news Intern in IB - Cov
+2 Agree with the above… it’s a bit of a double-edged sword since people may have the idea that somehow it was on you that the client wasn’t prepared but I doubt that and it’s more important to show that you were in the marke Director in IB - Cov
+2 This guy is right.. @OP. It’s just a few months, just keep options open, especially after all the work to secure them in the first place… might make you furious in a year or two if you didn’t try…  Director in IB - Cov
+2 Which poor kid did DEI help? May be some black / Hispanic men. Majority DEI were women from affluent backgrounds who needed DEI to lower the entry threshold. VP in IB - Restr
+2 I might not even disagree you. AI automation may create new types of jobs (so unemployment stays low), or it may not. I have no idea what the world will look like, just that it will be very different from now... ojapar20
+2 Bain slides are like you had a good associate read through McKinsey’s slides and prepare materials for IC BCG’s always strike me as the least inspiring and I also like their colors and formatting the least SOFRsoGood
+2 Every industrials group is a sweatshop Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 enterprisevalued26: KageSelly
+2 Nope, long gone. The entire team is gone, lol. Company never IPOed. They no longer even have a Corp Dev function.  Associate 3 in CorpDev
+2 Analyst 1 in HF - RelVal econometricks
+2 Great reply here. OP. Why don’t you go to CBRE’s website, create a login, pick a listing and request data room access. Feel like that’s a good start. palm_beach_ll
+2 31 here, HCOL but not VHCOL. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 The most productive thing you can be doing with your time is laying the groundwork for when the market recalibrates (whatever that means). CRESF
+2 It's been a long time since I took mine, but I recall it being completely open book, you could literally just follow along with a guide while taking the exam to look up the answers to every single question. Ricky Sargulesh
+2 Congrats on hitting 20! Im in the reserves, did H/S, and have been in finance my whole career. Your plan makes sense to go for MBA especially if you’ll have it paid for. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Just spam apply and see what you get. I left IB after 1.5 years with nothing lined up, and signed a highly acquisitive PE backed non-tech decacorn, made $310k all in last year (~60 hours were norm). Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 I was heavily considering the route and had interviews for a couple IB roles lined up, definitely poised to recruit in that space. Analyst 1 in CorpStrat
+2 Agree with much of what the other commenter mentioned re: SM HF headwinds + required social skills Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 What an extremely provincial question to ask, lol.  First time workin' in The Big City? Nouveau Richie
+2 You are a complete moron — compare the percentage of SNAP recipients by race to the overall racial mix. Blacks are only 14% of pop but 26% of Snap recipients. They massively overindex vs whites who underindex  hedgehog9
+2 Agreed they are lagging in Q2 vs where they would probably like to be, but they had an absolute monster Q1 - and this list doesn't count ROW M&A professional.form.filler
+2 AI won't just completely make grunt level work a commodity but instead it increases the output per capita for that type of work. bwintel
+2 Delete Intern in ER
+2 The problem is IB + PE experience is not very relevant to these startup roles, even for strategic finance (better to hire someone who has been working at a high growth startup in strategic finance and now looking to move u Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 As long as he gives you credit, I would probably stay and just be vocal about your goals at the company. NewIndustryHorizon
+2 Shake Shack - get 2 double cheeseburgers - no cheese and no mayo. Colonel Sanders
+2 Thank you for the advice ! Got the offer 😁 role109
+2 We're not in the 90's anymore lil bro Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Did PE for 4yrs straight out of college - now looking to go to IB. Associate 1 in PE - Other
+2 No, they 100% know. People in finance are informed people. It’s a market holiday, every bank has off and it’s mentioned in the news like every federal holiday. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 you can't compare the UK to US. We don't have even close to the growth they do in GDP terms (not to say the US is explosive), have a growing welfare state and unaddressable cultural issues cascading throughout society. RestartIt
+2 Former PM ($1B AUM) here. You're focusing on the cover charge, not the main event. stockpitchlab
+2 People are generally down on the DC MSA.  As above said, more liquidity/action/trades in northern virginia though.  I think people who say DC MSA isn't federal govt dependent are basically wrong. asmith_1
+2 You’re not entitled to the job you want. Sometimes there are better candidates. Sometimes there are other reasons (like the overall real estate job market being terrible.)  IsItREPE
+2 Title = analyst This is year 7 for me Don’t think outlier, 30-40m PNL range not outlier Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+2 interviewed w moe chic its more like a 7/8 person type shop. greenhill chicago is top notch Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Move on. Not unheard of for people to reach back out but so often things change real time that you should write this off. A lot of times people get to the point where they need to decide on a candidate and the ravena
+2 Evercore or PJT, whatever you like more. Exits are roughly the same for both (unless you're in TMT at Evercore or some other stellar group). Analyst experience is great at PJT Intern in IB-M&A
+2 From my experience with enterprise AI, I’m not too concerned with the impact of AI of white-collar jobs. Brojangles
+2 You can check out municipal finance. Its gets frowned upon, but you can make 500k-750k pretty easy as an MD there (more if you pick certain sectors) and find a client base that fits your target work/life balance. splitaces
+2 On the first part of your question, it’s simply ratios. The point of higher paid, experienced mid-levels is that they get leverage from associates underneath.  SaaSChimp
+2 I think that's true of the population of New York, I would be hesitant to extrapolate that beyond the city. Multif@mily4Life
+2 So you made a poll but failed to use the poll function? I’m pessimistic about humanity because of this post.  IsItREPE
+2 missing HL RX and EVR RX Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 and BMO M&M Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Similar age here. I'm curious if you have spoken to any MBA adcoms yet? Some of them may try to steer you towards EMBA based on your age and tenure. Associate 3 in HF - Other
+2 One of my siblings (who is a mediocre athlete) ran and completed the most recent NYC Marathon in roughly 4:30. They claimed they were injured / not at full strength when running it, hence the mediocre time of 4:30... Deo et Patriae
+2 My view, take the IB job. The key is learning how to capitalize deals with the use of debt and all the different mechanics that go into using debt to finance the deal. palm_beach_ll
+2 I'm a native-born U.S. citizen, just speaking the truth. America has never been "coherent"; you're almost certainly a mutt of dozens of different European ethnicities. Try again Intern in Consulting
+2 Consider your "Why IB" and "Why X Bank" answers. Are they generic? Do they demonstrate some lack of understanding of what the job actually entails? Not humble? Delivered unconvincingly? understaffed
+2 all this and paying interns $20/hr Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 ^Thanks boss. I don’t work at Leerink, but you honestly just gave me a great idea: Leerink HR, if you’re reading this and would like to compensate me retroactively for writing the truth, my inbox is open. The_Biotech_Banking_Expert
+2 As someone not in PE why is that so? Is it simply due to the bloating at the mid level at these firms? Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+2 If it’s anything like the one I did years ago you will ace it given your background. If not then it did its job bc if you can’t link up a three statement model then you can’t model well enough to be an analyst Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 No - hope this helps  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 (rest) as a concept is so ridiculous, no one is ever taking jpm ecm over any bb/eb coverage role  Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Helpful to hear everyone's anecdotes on here. The funny (and depressing) thing is that finance has been one of the least affected industries. Penguin2006
+2 Thought they were generally nice though can see how they might come off douchey. Culture is bad from what I hear though people seem decently smart Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Sorry not reading allat. But the premise makes no sense. An intern would never be the face of BD. Interns may do the leg work but a partner will have their name on it. local_finance_bro
+2 Is two years of partying worth being viewed as a loser the rest of your life? Not saying I agree but that is the sentiment on Wall Street. local_finance_bro
+2 Maybe my wife regrets leaving me InvestmentMonkeyBanker
+2 Has your opinion on the war changed since it’s started? We’re a few weeks in and an estimated $20 billion spent; I’d like to hear if you’re still supportive of it. seekinthealpha1
+2 It is a particularly aggressive form of assimilation and partial erasure of one’s ethnic/cultural roots So yes TopBoy.-
+2 DC - not much going on. Lots of people stuck in deals from Covid area. Out of market institutional investors still not active due to TOPA, rent control, tenant laws, etc, so most of purchases are by local groups. therightcoast_
+2 Im guessing the biggest companies have the best entry level finance roles? RestIess
+2 What a genuinely autistic take. What is the basis of your analysis? How have you come to such a ridiculous view? What is unique about blue owls credit funds versus others? Associate 3 in PE - Other
+2 That’s because your grandparents are from a Commonwealth country, and therefore are more exposed to British institutions.  Prospect in HF - Macro
+2 Should add, starting a FoF today would be incredibly hard because the advantage in these businesses is scale. The proprietary data these funds have is their edge. Generic Banker
+2 bullshit thenewabnormal
+2 Because sponsors don’t want to have the reporting obligations of 10,000 individuals. And it’s a fairly administratively and time consuming job to pick good managers. Generic Banker
+2 I think the mistake many people make is trying to value Bitcoin the same way they value a business. josh15
+2 Director in IB - Restr Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+2 It’s a great outcome and good for Bain for being one of the few funds that plays in semis hardware/fabs/WFE but there’s definitely an element of right place right time given generational memory cycle. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Nobody wants a 32 year old pe associate, that’s just weird. Look into PE ops roles  CheetahsInCities
+2 congrats on jpm (rest) Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Do people typically say C&R is complicated? I get ECM but I feel as though the general presumption around C&R is that it’s as barebones as you could get in terms of modeling and understanding. bigdawgPAT
+2 Mommy also went to HBS, so I'd be willing to wager that her son is going to HBS after completing his 2 years at GS (and two years in PE) Deo et Patriae
+2 Work at a bank or PE that does the deals you would want to start/buy. ImagineSisyphusHappy
+2 Every time you post, you reinforce my point. Ozymandia
+2 screw you lmao - these ai models are buns  Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 I have the 2022 version of CEL Associates and would love to trade anyone with a more recent version. asmith_1
+2 Wyatt67This must be code for something but I have no idea what it means. WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN MASON?! PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀