Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+2 Your post could have been written without the last sentence, and it would have been received a lot better. But then you wouldn't have felt like a badass. Miracle1111
+2 Same situation man, don’t let this be a reflection of yourself. This is just a job, and those are just their opinions at the end of the day. We gotta prove them wrong Intern in IB-M&A
+2 On_The_Edge flakeyassfriends
+2 ESSEC is more flexible, while ESCP offers you more rigorous finance training.  EDHEC is not even close.  Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Golden handcuffs, bro. Now or never Roy Ike
+2 This has to be a joke, I had 2 banking classmates work at Carlyle and it was by far the most hellish PE experience of anyone I knew. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Thank you for the kind words. However, I do want to address something before people take this as one of those like "inspirational/never give up stories".  Prospect in Risk Mnmgt
+2 Age: 34  YOE: 10 Role: Partner (Co-founded, with zero equity contribution, our own LMM fund so I have less total ownership than the dollar-founder but honestly fuck it)  VP in PE - Growth
+2 So basically uni is only a tool to get interviews? For the most part, yes. Once you have the interview, it's on you to perform.  terrencetao__
+2 It is that simple, but assume that at OP’s shop, team is close enough to where he thinks he may slip up (fairly easy to do if you’re a sociable guy and are essentially living with your co-workers 80-100 hours a week). rolo25
+2 Uchicago/stern/kelley?? 😂 Intern in PE - Other
+2 I mean why not, good to experience new and different things Developer in RE - Comm
+2 HIG jumps to mind PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+2 So by transferring, I actually lost my 80 percentish scholarship at my previous school and had to pay full price at my new school. Prospect in Risk Mnmgt
+2 Jesus, dude. Kudos to you but I can't imagine doing all that prior to freshman year of college, let alone prior to even graduating high school. You'll place very well once you recruit, but try and go have fun.. dicky
+2 I only need argus / excel / email tbh I find costar useless credev99
+2 RBC FIG Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 Anyone else notice this? Every single One Rock thread (and many MM threads) has the same "VP in PE - LBOs" (rank "H") showing up to defend/promote the firm with a silver lining, often quoting his "friend" who works there. Analyst 2 in PE - Growth
+2 Full disclosure up front: I build one of these, so weight my take accordingly. afiga
+2 Full disclosure up front: I build one of these, so weight my take accordingly. afiga
+2 My family is friends with the founder of a non-profit and we know the finance chair as well. Substack_Guy
+2 Congrats on UBS! Intern in ER
+2 Thanks - super helpful and I take the point on not rerouting to ER just to learn things I can pick up in-seat. petrainingprep001
+2 Thanks for this tuscon-sun. petrainingprep001
+2 Fund III is most likely carried by the Nestlé NA Water deal, from which the 2 deal partners actually spun out to start their own fund Analyst 2 in PE - Growth
+2 Being so rude because it’s hilarious that you managed to get both GS and MS and are then asking what about RJ. Anonymous Monkey
+2 3 years of graduate school then you are part of a crew that captains tanker ships. rotations are usually 90 days on a ship 90 days off at home.  foxtrot_1
+2 Sure, the pay may be relatively equal right out of college. Sure won’t be that way across your whole career. I would expect better, not such short-sighted analysis from an MBB intern Prospect in Consulting
+2 There is definitely a downside to being in one niche. Overall the problem isn't being able to pivot from a knowledge standpoint. I understand office/retail/industrial. TheFranch7se
+2 I'm a bit late, so I don't know if you're still looking for an answer, but I'll give my view anyway. If you don't want to be a doctor or work in medicine, why would you continue? A100090
+2 I couldn’t agree more - we saw the “sprint before you walk” effect many, many times amongst our operators when I was on the LP side.  FutureCEO3
+2 Just because everyone is bumping this shit. I interviewed here a few months ago. This is an amazing shop, just go to their website. Intern in IB - Cov
+2 Were there technicals in R1? FinanceIB_advice19
+2 Incoming Analyst in IB - CovWF? Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+2 Hi, thanks so much for this post -- super helpful to see everything from the other side. panda-123.
+2 Tons of jobs in NYC compared to SoCal... LA is an actual desert and has been for awhile Associate 1 in RE - Other
+2 Also this is a pet peeve of mine, if I give you a time and say call me on my phone and you try to schedule a Zoom / Teams video call - I may ghost you after that. Business School in CorpStrat
+2 Q: If I missed your window then don’t worry about responding. Did you ever get nervous at conferences and in group meetings where you were the only woman? If so how did you get over it? James' Bond
+2 You're already late to the game. Shoulda gone to Trinity/Dalton/Horace Mann or another target middle school Intern in Consulting
+2 Eh - substantively, these same considerations exist to an even more risky extent for primary investors, with the exception of the NAV uplift point. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 If that book was for me, I would tear into your associate. There has to be a quality check between an analyst 1 and a senior banker / client. Rabbit
+2 BX rarely takes professionals from Eastdil. Most common method is working at REIB/REPE then lateraling over. Prospect in RE - Comm
+2 Mid-BB, Coverage NYC VP3 > D1 Total comp: $800kBonus: $525k Base: $275k Top bucket ky9xnsz
+2 I agree with latest comment. I did 4 years MBB and 4 years MM+ brand PE and it’s not comparable skillset. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 Yes I should've been clearer . . I shoudl've emphasized mild/basic accretion as a bad thing. Not because its harmful, but because it masks something else. Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas
+2 Fireable offense dude  premia
+2 Looking like it'll be very bad until 2028/2029. In 2023 people said 2024 was going to be "the year" but kept kicking the can down the road Prospect in RE - Comm
+2 Straight from chat gpt: Because it exposes that the “meritocracy” pitch in banking is mostly branding—and people don’t like being reminded they’re competing in a rigged game. Prospect in IB - Gen
+2 Big fan of escape rooms - they are a lot of fun, and useful in reinforcing the need to work together as a team. Addinator
+2 Appreciate your responses. This is exactly what makes this forum so great. Would you expect a promoted VP1 to get to $175k base and $50k bonus? Analyst 2 in RE - Comm
+2 MS VP2 -> VP3 Base: $275k (unchanged) Bonus: $315k ($275k cash, rest stock) Total: $590k VP in IB-M&A
+2 Enjoy your first time because it’ll happen throughout your career. It’s just the trashy HR box check they have to do. Director in CorpFin
+2 Anonymous Monkey: Works at Houlihan Lokey
+2 Citi CoverageA3 -> A4Base $200k -> $225kBonus $182k, 20% of which is stock on 4 year vestRank 2/2 Anonymous Monkey
+2 Tbh you probably were a great intern, just a headcount issue and they preferred other candidates. Prospect in IB - DCM
+2 Sadist-masochist Research Analyst in AM - Equities
+2 It depends on the shop. The secondaries groups affiliated with consultants have low margins and probably pay poorly. Those embedded in bigger asset managers (Carlyle, Blackstone etc) the delta isn’t too bad. SmackOfHam
+2 Heavy emphasis on the ghost job point - the market rivals 2008 Prospect in RE - Comm
+2 Ah yeah. Knew someone but fell out of touch, they still work at BX so didn’t know. Just checked their LI and yep, no longer at BXG. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+2 ivey kids are degens bangaisnotsick
+2 First time I ever met someone where I just looked at them and thought they smelled like swampy sweaty butt. He just looks dirty and there is just something about him that doesn't look right. QueefLatifah69
+2 Haven't been good for awhile. They're in market with their latest fund and have heard they may have trouble even hitting half of their target fund size ($5bn, which they've hovered around for the last 7+ years. Moonshallow
+2 To add to other points here. All companies that are Oil dominate will have inflated valuations due to current prices. A seller will want to have their reserves valued at 100 per bbl. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Leave out the first sentence ("hope you've had a great week")"My name is", not "I'm"If they're an alumni, it's enough of a reason to reach out, no explanation needed (so I agree leave out the whole T Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 You should probably also mention that none of your USC and Georgetown friends got into Stern. sm17
+2 I actually love Arcadia Capital! I went into the lounge and took all of the Werthers original caramels.  herostormings
+2 Maybe I’m at a smaller shop but aren’t job postings just kind an HR/legal obligation? Pokemon Master
+2 Two years have passed, but I wanted to explain this.New York suburbs generally offer fewer job and networking opportunities. Most of the money is concentrated in the city. eliaaa
+2 Document, put it in text/email/teams/IB that you are not comfortable with those unwanted personal inquiries not training-related during those meetings that have been put on your calendar. JamieDimonkey
+2 ah yes let's dispute the fucking interview invite (and what my r1 interviewer + contacts disclosed for timeline). it's probably for "maybe" candidates.  Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Hi finnflash, fellow Finn here. Congrats on the HSG offer, did you take it? I highly recommend HSG over Imperial even if you want to work in London. The financial cost is brutal if you don't have family money. pfandbrief
+2 a no usually builds slowly. one team quietly stops asking for you first, so you stop getting staffed on stuff worth mentioning, and a few weeks of that means there's nothing left in your file to defend you. OFFERGOBLIN
+2 what was the interview process like for you? thank you dicky
+2 Now all that women is doing is posting tik toks about her boyfriend and being in la. She went to harvard  and ended up at bofa no mfpe. and now is doing tik tok. A Great reason to go to harvard.  Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 This.  pihyper
+2 Having worked across FIG, industrials, healthcare, infrastructure, power & utilities, real estate and TMT, the ranking are as follows:1. PPP (greenfield) 2. Regulated Utilities ED_IB
+2 Most of these departures have been voluntary. why did people leave? 1) one exited not just the industry but the workforce / labor market entirely Managing Director in HF - Other
+2 For all students, get yourself linkedin and just filter by Bank and school.... that is free... and you do it for every bank and your own school. Intern in IB - Restr
+2 Most sane JEF Energy analyst elmago24
+2 No shot you're a real person.  CRE
+2 moneymaker03
+2 Sure thing. For me it was 1st round, 2 back to back. Afterwards is in person Superday, 4 interviews from analyst to VP level.  Intern in IB - Cov
+2 Tbh I've genuinely not heard of this uni, and I work at an EB in London. Not saying it'll be impossible, but it probably places on par with UK semi or non-targets  professional.form.filler
+2 In 15 years there will be another Global Financial Crisis cause retards like you are running the deals Intern in IB-M&A
+2 I get where you're coming from Prospect in IB - Restr
+2 first problem - "she." new boss required speaking from exp gordoongeekoo
+2 is that for the off cycle position that's posted this week? incoming_analyst
+2 As an As3 at BofA, can I put down a guess on my bonus? Will come back to see how accurate this is on 1/26. yijocar279
+2 When I have time. Esque_
+2 He probably had a large one time payment related to some major corporate event. When I was F500, we went into a busy period where we did several really large deals in a row. Healthcare Blues
+2 They pitched my firm and a couple allocators that I know. VP in PE - Other
+2 How did your personal life suffer? Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Yeah! We had this discussion internally last year. The finance team, engineering team, and external accountants all looked at the same project differently. Getting everyone aligned early saved a lot of work later. Hazel_Parkery
+2 The opener is not relevant at all. If you spend any time in the conversation discussing classes, you're wasting time and opportunity.  acethesolve
+2 Dude, to be honest, your comments on this thread are coming across like some former intern who didn’t get a return offer and is now really salty because they ended up at Wedbush or HC Wainwright. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+2 Yes, this is possible now. When you email, do ask for your score and decile.  acethesolve
+2 Bizarrely I have very strong priors of people running only 20 cases, sometimes only with themselves and getting offers/working at McK and BCG. acethesolve
+2 Because no one requires the firm to give you a free coffee or snack on a daily basis but they do it anyway stayfrosty1337
+2 No just go do it. Stop avoiding it. PE skills do not translate. m_1
+2 Is this for PCM/Debt Advisory? I did round 1 Tuesday but haven't heard back World_of_Wall_Street