Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+2 BARC to the moon, let’s go Venkat Murphy_1827
+2 Bump Cadre
+2 bump speedymonkey
+2 the advice here is just to accept reality and get in really good shape but also just buy a nice car or something? This is eventually sort of where I came to on my own so I do appreciate the thoughts. Works at Citadel Investment Group
+2 went through the process so i can shed some light. Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Your edit actually made you seem even worse. Not only did you make several poor career and health decisions, but you clearly have no empathy for anyone else and lack basic leadership skills. Works at Citigroup
+2 I know a senior person who works there who really likes it. Smart people, good culture, interesting work. They've evolved meaningfully from being a traditional CTA (which CTA hasn't). Burke
+2 Thanks @Analyst 1 in IB - Co Alvian
+2 Depends on your definition of “best”, but here are some that come to mind that usually recruit FT. All analyst classes are very small and have different recruiting situations. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2  AFAIK, Durham's considered one of the better semi-targets and is solid for recruiting. I'd actually heavily considered going there and spent some time reading up about it. Prospect in IB - Restr
+2 You’ll be good bro don’t worry. Happened to me and you just have to clarify it with your bank   Intern in IB-M&A
+2 Your instinct is right: if the objective is an infrastructure project-finance break-in, targeted modeling practice will usually create more interview-ready evidence than rushing CFA Level I. yt_2
+2 If I were in your shoes, I’d work both fronts at once. Internally, build trust with PMs by offering trade color or flow insights and asking for feedback. DerivativesRiskEducation
+2 These tests are usually less about a perfectly polished template and more about whether you can translate operating assumptions into cash available for debt service. yt_2
+2 Correct, the short of it is that the consultants are usually hands on operators, meaning that their work is more intensive and real-time, requiring senior professionals on-site and deep operational involvement. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 Depends what your looking for. If you'd like to stay in the upper echelons of London, Croydon, Lewisham, Peckham and Newham I'd recommend.  DeleAlli211
+2 Associate 3 in PE - OtherL42 looks super cool on paper but has no return history and is like 6 months old. Should not be on list…. At least yet VP in Research - FI
+2 For a simple debt-sizing framework, treat LTC and DSCR as separate caps on debt quantum, then take the lesser. yt_2
+2 The clean way to think about this is: yt_2
+2 Your budget is on the very lower end for Central London. Your budget must be at least £2.5K on rent alone for a studio/1 bed + council tax + utilities which could make it up to £3k/month easily. brtfedd1312
+2 Is it the LPs that are unrealistic or the sellers? Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+2 The government uses it for information gathering, which is exactly what this guy suggested for IB. It isn’t executing military operations. Intern in IB - Gen
+2 I ended up choosing HEC financeguy69457
+2 It's gone down measurably, that much I can promise. In reality there's a mix of factors that determine whether travel is necessary. One is the preference of the person leading the deal. VP in HF - Event
+2 Calling me a "retard" when you dont know have the full context is a bad look for you.  See my added context above and lmk if you still feel that way.  Associate 3 in CorpDev
+2 Take care of your mental health. Don’t kill your kids. If your wife is mentally ill, help her before it’s too late.   🙏 Hags28
+2 BNP return rate is ~50%. What desks are you interested in? jbgz23
+2 It doesn’t matter what you put on your resume, if you’re not doing research/diligence and investing, you won’t make it through the interviews process. Principal in PE - LBOs
+2 Lazard more than doubled my salary so they can be whatever they want IRRcentric
+2 Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 No regrets. Recruited on-cycle early, got a top UMM offer, been coasting since. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Laz is weak, Rothschild mostly MM or even LMM deals, PJT ordinary in M&A, evermore more of a mix of smaller deals and large ones. guillaume.alexandre
+2 In tech consulting. Absolutely hating it. Business School in CorpStrat
+2 Actually been in a similar boat to you recently RE background checks. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Challenging at first, but progressively easier. The non-finance stuff isn't hard - most of sales and ops is just common sense and jargon, assuming you're smart and socially competent. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+2 being jewish Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 $200 - $235 is fairly standard Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 It was a while ago now, but had offers from both.  surfsup34
+2 All solid choices. The Warwick and essec mifs are bit weaker than the rest of your choices though  adrien3
+2 The fact that every comment claiming anything's better than Stern gets hit with more MS than SB shows you exactly what you need to know. Insecure Stern kids who get pressed that their private school isn't an ivy. Intern in PE - LBOs
+2 Really depends on who's leading your deal. If your deal's led by a senior who's known for working a lot, you'll end up working a lot of hours, and you won't get a lot of choice in that matter. VP in HF - Event
+2 Definitely still sweaty, but have heard juniors are tight knit. Long hours but at least better chance of working hard on a live deal compared to counterparts in TMT who will work 90-100 hours for pitches over and over. extraspacebra
+2 Somebody unplug this M4 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Escp for masters >> Intern in HF - Other
+2 not sure how any of those 3 EBs have low deal flow (esp EVR/CVP + LAZ banner year). Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Yeah this was spot on, nailed it! Waiting to hear back now senna24
+2 MM IB for sure Associate 1 in IA
+2 There actually wasn’t much overlap. LAZ historically much stronger on the US GP-led side and CL in Europe and LP-led. CL was also bigger on the cred and infra side where LAZ wasn’t present. Generic Banker
+2 And I’m still telling you the better PMs find a way. Analyst 1 in HF - EquityHedge
+2 I know the brand is good, it’s helped me. What I’m saying is the recruiting pipeline is centered on student athletes and everyone else gets the scraps regardless of how good they are for the most part. Intern in IB - Gen
+2 For PE, programs that take FT are BX, Bain, WP, GA, and Vista. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 the fact people cant tell this was obviously written by ai is whats worrying and, "that's the problem". let that sit for a second. bonjourtovorisch
+2 Blotnick was convicted of fraud when he ran money (and his track record sucked). I'd avoid him. Smart-sounding posts but real scumbag. Agreed re: Gavin Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 I'm also a Canadian citizen studying STEM at Oxford, got offers from all of the Canadian universities. Think about it this way:  Prospect in S&T - Other
+2 In an era where analyst classes are huge, college is dumbed down and hiring emphasizes “technical skills” vs classical education, most analysts hired out of campus recruiting are pretty mediocre. Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 ~300k TC that will scale to 500k+ in 2-3yrs. Living in a T2 city area  hedgehog9
+2 In most cases LSE.  Essec isn't a target in London and doesn't allow you to do off cycles since no UK visa.  Intern in HF - Other
+2 Melatonin is bad because it makes your body stop producing its own melatonin and long term reliance on  melatonin supplements is associated with some health issues. GS under Blankfein
+2 Please God someone on here find who this prospect is and ding all the way to europe RestIess
+2 Very group dependent. My group is not at all and know many people that love their teams at HL… tech in particularly I’m pretty sure has a good culture. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Drink mostly black coffee, I enjoy Grand Avenue from For Five Coffee (NYC Roaster). Easily the smoothest coffee I've had and never had a headache from it. I find it to be the tastiest brand I've tried. NewIndustryHorizon
+2 If you get a FT role with Greystar as a development analyst you'll be fine. jarstar1
+2 I usually ask if they know about Epictetus’ stolen lamp babaganoosh342
+2 lol coming back to this thread a few months later and FP raised $21B across their two funds… their flagship now is bigger than legacy MFs like Tpg or Carlyle Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 this is already widely talked about back in april. You see valuations for fertilizer company shoot up already with fertilizer price going up. Don't worry lil bro, its all priced in. Intern in IB-M&A
+2 This is bullshit. As much as I hate RBC, it's so obvious she is just looking for a large payday. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 I haven’t had a ton of interaction/visibility on the banking positions TBH. I do believe Goldman manages an asset though, not completely sure here but I thought I remembered this. Quant in PropTrad
+2 btw for Barclays : The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available randomfreshmanguyuva
+2 tinyratall agree to take 6 month sabbaticals? Be careful. Turns into 3 years faster than you'd think.  CRE
+2 still working through this exact issue (5+ YOE in banking), i think the simple solutions are taking time off (as possible understand it's harder to as a junior), manually blocking off some time for gym / health / just a br MnIGuy
+2 When I'm out for a night, I switch up the ol roman euphemism.  "I saw. I came. I conquered."  When I'm looking to insult someone, FinnesseGod
+2 Someone got rejected from Raine. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Thanks for the response to both, super helpful. I think I have an answer to the questions above broaldy speaking. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Congrats on UBS! lev92842
+2 Can confirm the Claude plug in is extremely useful. Adds bells and whistles to analysis i’m too lazy to add. Great to use for outputs for a monthly deck. finchbomb69
+2 “I may have the opportunity to go into partnership with someone into a very niche (but lucrative) RE/Operating strategy. Does anyone have any advice on how to think about this decision. IsItREPE
+2 in theory every bank should want that and does to some extent. It’s a matching process to figure out where you will most succeed and be able to contribute. Hags28
+2 Depends on how much factor/beta risk you can take. If you can own $200m of NVDA and get % of PNL that’s diff than if you need to hedge industry and factor  HFPM15
+2 I knew a dude who got so drunk the night before his super day he puked on a prominent FIG MD at a top boutique during his super day. He ended up working at UBS.  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+2 This when developers nut up. palm_beach_ll
+2 DB doesn’t pay bonuses  RM2817
+2 Stage in life: University Status: Single, no kids  Michiegeo
+2 Thanks so much, this is really helpful. The distinction between company builders and growth-style funds is interesting. Which would you say is more attractive and/or realistic to target initially? jay.kay1
+2 the Lazard London tech team does not currently have an MD The ceo is kind of their MD since there is no one else Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 There are plenty of reasons why Hooters failed. Quality has declined! They let any broad these days wait! Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Congrats on Dyal smokingdatpack
+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 All they mostly do is a logo splash of potential buyers, often recycled with minor deviations Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+2 I don’t know which light groups are advertising UBS as low hours, average for me was sleeping at 1:30-3:30 am every night with most of Sunday (sometimes Saturday) dedicated to work.  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+2 - Intern in IB-M&A
+2 They aren’t sending their best! VP in PE - LBOs
+2 PJT/EVR are really the top dogs, but most of their analysts target PE or L/S equity (which tells you something abt the current state of SS, but that’s another conversation) so wouldn’t really be your competition. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+2 UBS leadership wants juniors to go hungry to feed  non-revenue generating MDs guaranteed bonuses.     Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 theres a lot of bootlickers on this thread that remind me of boxer from animal farm. fact is she got a medical exemption that was approved by HR that was reneged. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Sleight of hand for fundraising… very good. Swine-Linked-Notes
+2 Same. I went to (a much lower caliber) school in SoCal and would pick USC from this list. Unbeatable college experience to be a young guy in California. johnny-mnemonic
+2 Everything above spot on. brosephstalin
+2 Given your background, you don’t need an MBA immediately. Direct networking into RX analyst roles is feasible, especially via: froggy
+2 11/12 were nepo or DEI lol a big shot at GS and her kids friends have been 80% of offers over the past few years. Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Key benefit of the deal is that LAZ M&A team will now work hand in hand with both gp-led teams. Would expect some cuts in the buyout gp-led teams given overlap. Intern in IB - Cov