Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+2 Quant Researcher (been in the quant space for 6 years now) here who had a similar path to the one you are describing. JQuant
+2 The week before they announced $3bn, $2.5bn, and $1.1bn deals (all US), not sure how they are "falling off".  Intern in IB-M&A
+2 LDN Associate here (ignore the title) makes me wish i was an analyst again. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+2 Lock in. I’m prepping for my EB (PJT/PWP/GUGG) right now as well. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 Diameter, knighthead, anchorage, bracebridge, castleknight Intern in IB-M&A
+2 This is true for banking but incorrect for HFs. All the large pods and multistrats effectively pay the same base across regions. Analyst 3+ in HF - EquityHedge
+2 Had similar stats in high school. Got into a couple of NESCAC schools, but chose my state flagship because I was able to graduate with no debt, ended up interning in IB at a NYC MM . GrassToucher
+2 On top of the guy who correctly said to not use your name, I really hope you are not using an actual picture of yourself on WSO… If so please ask a friend to take a better picture with some good lighting. non-targethardo
+2 this is not true, like 5 of my friends, including myself at A/W got offers at EB as non-athletes, non-dei, non-nepo. keep coping  Intern in IB-M&A
+2 That's just the wrong question to ask. There is no 1 sector team/analyst across Capital. Some tenured analysts/PMs cover boring sectors, others cover topical sectors.  Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+2 Bezos and musks are still slaves. They are just like everyone else performing for other peoples approval and shit. No reason to put them on a pedestal. They are very insecure like the rest of us. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 You have a rather warped (and narrow) perspective if i may say. Desks don't exit, people do. I don't care what desk you're in if i can't stand sitting next to you, then i'm not going to hire you. Principal in HF - Other
+2 I don't have too much intel in both strategies. I know there's only a very small handful of event desks in Singapore. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 I think you are being far too idealistic. Developer in RE - Comm
+2 That’s a head start on the retirement fund for sure. liquidiot
+2 Go to Kelly, don’t transfer as the recruit for their workshops early. Their workshops is basically an auto offer to IB and they pump way above their weight. [email protected]
+2 This arc hit close to home. F UBS Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Why should I recruit at a bank with terrible leadership and terrible pay Prospect in IB - Cov
+2 Non-terminally online people who do the job (ie - actually go and network with real people in these roles instead of talking to people on forums like this).  jl12
+2 Do not work here Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+2 Just skimmed it, seems like an honest attempt at a student pitch. OP, you're comparing your singular personal preparation to an entire group. Associate 3 in HF - Other
+2 True why bother ever being helpful!  Prospect in IB - Gen
+2 Not much to say here except for pressure testing the specific firm and team. VP in IB - Restr
+2 they are gonna catch you bro ur cooked  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Look into transferring if that’s an option, but if not, don’t let your school become the determining factor. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 I lived in both Jersey and North Carolina so I can give some color. Intern in IB-M&A
+2 LBS MFA is good. Their cohort is very big now though (300 ish students) so you'll see more diluted outcomes. Cambridge is the most selective out of these but not as good professionally. adrien3
+2 Respectfully, you're in IB, not a VC. Harley1200
+2 I think platforms take literally anyone from whichever background as long as the hiring managers think you can value-add. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 Cause I had some friends who are enrolled in this Commodity Ms, and they had beetter acces at those commodity related roles (like Vitol, Trafigura, Louis-Dreyfus ecc). Sir IB_7
+2 Talk to people at other banks during the summer.. UBS only gives a short window to accept the offer  Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Crossover funds typically do Pre-IPO, IPO, and will be able to hold on to the funds for some period post IPO. Few public equities run a full portfolio and do crossover, but it exists. Dvb2020
+2 The future…has never been bleaker. Hoping to quit by the summer. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 I left to do 3. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 to anyone reading, this thread is a mess because we don’t want other people interviewing against us. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Ross best for placement but not sure of your finances. Overall best place to have good time get connections and college experience and still get top offer Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 "Ex-JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana pretended his dad was dead to get bereavement leave — but he’s alive and spoke to The Post this weekend" Intern in IB - Gen
+2 I mean if you can afford it, It will definitely help you. Many people you meet not only there, but in the city, will pay dividends in the future. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Those are 2 very different jobs with very different paths. If you go on the strats path, you can probably make a better reputation and move to a pod in a research/dev role. usernameladiesman217
+2 Your emotions are blurring your judgement, or at least that's what I'm hoping and not a general lack of reading comprehension. I cited parts that are the same across CC and GS and those different (i.e. VP in Consulting
+2 Do you really think the only route is MMs? Even SMs with decade+ tenure, nichier and more illiquid strategies (ex: stressed credit, private crossovers, etc.), MSD+ $B AUM and high ratio of AUM:IP? Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 What does this even mean lmao Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 "you just need budget for tokens" is doing some insane lifting here. user_5991
+2 If at Oppenheimer, then yes, very meaningful upgrade in terms of pay, probably wlb, & certainly deal exposure.   rolo25
+2 TLDR;  words words.. Nepotism good..  words words.. don’t question any nepotism..  words words.. maybe he doesn’t suck?..words words.. easy job anyways..  Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+2 If i were you i would change your resume address to Chicago, and focus on applying to market rate associate roles in Chicago (middle market, wherever). Find an alumni connection in ER to talk to for every application. arbjunkie
+2 PWP is EB and pays more than MOE/LAZ, with pretty top exits as well. Get Gugg the fuck out of here intern Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 Not to be a stonepeak apologist because obviously agree their performance is lackluster at best but at the time that they were raising their fund 4, funds 1-3 all were top quartile infrastructure funds (fund 3 was on track Associate 2 in PE - Other
+2 Happy to help. It sounds like you're getting an idea for what you want and don't want. Based on what I can tell, I would try for a distressed-for-control fund as it seems to meet your criteria almost to a T. Investment Analyst in HF - Event
+2 straight 4.0 wow clLLOALL
+2 Congrats on BNP! Banna_Enjoyer101
+2 I don't work at BAM but that's an insane take...BAM is without question a tier one MM, despite their YTD performance. GenericMMAnalyst
+2 At least it is 10pm. Come to Canadian banks, they take off at 5pm Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Oh damn I didn't realize that. I assumed Oxbridge would have the in-built prestige advantage but maybe this is just the warped perception I got from my sixth form classmates. JayJay678
+2 Finally a thread for the holistic health finance bros. Some things Ive found that have helped when work is stressful Magnesium - like the other commenters said. Magnesium chloride or magnesium glycinate hlaoroo
+2 del rooseveltfan
+2 Genuinely, why would you want to go there? Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 i have been interviewing for around 2 years now (similarly still at first role out of college, sr analyst/associate interviews) - seems like every process is insanely competitive up and down from MF to small company. bopbopbop
+2 Did you go to a target school. I have a hard time believing this.  bestman222
+2 This is probably the sweet spot for most. Enlightenment
+2 "I recently received an offer for 105k TC for a corp dev associate role at a $1-5B EV private company that does 0-2 deals a year usually in the $25-150M range. jl12
+2 Santander is the only really decent non-BB euro bank. The others continue to struggle for market share in the U.S.  overlord481216
+2 Congrats on UBS Sharky286
+2 They pay him pretty well I think he will probably stick around for now. Question is whether he decides the UBS brand is a drag on his ability to do deals, which I don’t think will be the case. Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Founders cut their teeth in converts and were global heads of credit @ citadel, so primarily converts and other credit strategies like cap structure arb and distressed. ms1113
+2 First off congrats, for staying ambitious. After I landed my mm ib offer, I fully committed to being an academic chud for the rest of college. Now in all seriousness, MBB isn’t just something you can jump into. Analyst0910
+2 This is fabulous advice until you're considering the prospect of having 50+ harmonious years of living in accord with the fish, at which point one starts to consider the fish's thoughts and feelings kellycriterion
+2 Right now 0% but not because I don’t get any carry. The promote in all my deals is long gone (wrote it off in my head Q3 2022) :( larry david
+2 I don’t actually know for sure. The ex bankers who pivoted to consulting came from either an MBA program or a lack of deal experience was not an issue for them. Associate 2 in CorpFin
+2 There's a lot to this - I actually wrote a piece about this recently called "The Skill Erosion Paradox Preserving Analytical Capability in AI-Augmented Teams" bu Dr.Leigh
+2 Tough to compare them. A shitty LGP? One office, high AUM to HC, swing for the fences and sometimes (often) get burned, but a good historical track record, and bad culture (vs. LGP’s apparently good culture). Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 For the record, I have ZERO dog in this fight but I’ve seen your name enough to recognize it. Are you not still in high school? Why are you opining on prestige and placement on WSO? Associate 2 in PE - Other
+2 I know nothing about Savills here in the US other than they do a lot on the tenant and leasing side of things. I thought they have a pretty strong team in London for Capital Markets? Or am I wrong? Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+2 Absolutely no difference Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Higher comp yes but worse hours, different skillset from consulting (depends on what career path you want), seen as more prestigious by laypeople but not necessarily by the entire business community (not by the MBA adcoms Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+2 Congrats on Dyal holy shit. Nobody is taking them over MS JPM and EBs. Also congrats on your roomate landing Tidal wtf. Analyst 3+ in IB-M&A
+2 MM IB for sure Associate 1 in IA
+2 Associate 1 in IB - Gen Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 You can be exploited without being forced to do something DTOWN34
+2 Founders are Harvard and Northwestern (+Booth) so their undergraduate footprint is biggest at those three schools for internships. jpmonkey554433
+2 During my first analyst year in NYC right out school I think I was able to save nearly all my bonus plus a good amount of my salary. This was in 2016. Hags28
+2 Seems like you're networking pretty well now. Bankofblooby762
+2 Very different team structures. Lower fees and deal flow, but in the US a large cap deal needs 20 people and 4 MDs - in Asia you can often do it with 3-4 people, 1 MD. Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+2 Plenty of people move from Boston to NYC after their analyst stint, especially if you’re coming from a solid MM platform. alexthomass
+2 Exits: depends on tenure, generally you see a slight outflux of peeps every c.2 years of tenure, common ones are corporate strategy, PE houses (esp. for consultancies with lots of DD exposure) Associate 2 in Consulting
+2 BAN WHARTON SCHOOL FROM WALL STREET Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Wow. No JEF? Was there a fallout between Rich and Tillman. Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 from peprlexity braxtonberrios
+2 Here’s a natural, human-style comment you can post: This is a really good set of questions — I was in a similar position not too long ago and had the same confusion. liamcarter86000
+2 GS FIG missing pls fix Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 I thought you were going to say capacitor for a second ImagineSisyphusHappy
+2 Regardless of the difference in campus experiences, would you rather have:- likely guaranteed admission into GS- not guaranteed admission into CC bc ivies are all crapshoots Analyst 1 in Consulting
+2 Solid background and the pharma commercialization deal experience in particular is more transferable than people think. pharmacoach
+2 Great combo for biopharma ER. Leerink is solid for rare disease coverage but you're right about the culture reputation. pharmacoach
+2 Yeah from what I've seen this is typically a high risk, low reward tradeoff - decent chance this blows up in your face, likely scenario nothing changes and you are just seen as a complainer so worse off, very small chance NuclearPenguins
+2 Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Usually some carry is directly allocated to the GP entity (at least at the only MF for which I am familiar with these arrangements), with the GP then splitting the carry among GP shareholders at their own discretion. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 Advent ($26bn), EQT (€24bn), Hg (Saturn 4 - $12bn target), TPG ($13bn), Francisco Partners ($14bn) as far as funds with a presence in Europe go. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 who made this  ivanshah
+2 Ares is in LA.  VP in PE - Other