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+2 Finding people who share a hobby has helped me stay dedicated. Greenspan's Panties
+2 Rogo is exactly what I expect from the baking industry. Shitty and a few steps behind the best tech. Perfect for banking. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+2 Lol [email protected]
+2 this is definitely helpful, thanks a lot. have a few follow ups if you dont mind. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 So your bank is shutting down and you want them to not only give you a guaranteed year end bonus that you would not otherwise get, plus have them also match phantom deferred comp that you don’t have. Smoke Frog
+2 Look idk who hasnt told you. But you dont gotta ask youll join which ever one accepts. These clubs at columbia are very hard to get into. nachocheese
+2 That’s true for multiple groups - M&A, M&T, FIG are all not good  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Just do it. It's the only regret I have from college. Every time I'm abroad, I usually think "shit, man, I could have done this for an entire semester."  CRE
+2 readthe10kCongrats on the move. Questions for you -  mw13
+2 Depends on lifestyle too though. Say you’re making more money each year and, sure, have likely saved a good chunk of change, your lifestyle costs inevitably creep higher too. Enlightenment
+2 . SinsirseleyYours
+2 Is this offer higher or lower than your current pre tax income? Does your offer include a housing allowance, schooling etc? If no then it’s lower than what some of the main SWFs and PE shops in the region. A_Gigloo
+2 Culture - pretty good tbh. Seems very collegiate and friendly  VP in IB - Gen
+2 Indians, Chinese, Koreans generally have no integrity (compared to Americans) and will cheat and sabotage  Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Worked with one of these morons… she was legit the worst analyst in the class and her TikTok’s were so dumb  Intern in IB - Gen
+2 Super common, people just never talk about it. Send a short email (“personal reasons”) and set your LI to private in addition to not posting about it. Bridges with the BB are burned, but it is what it is.  Intern in Consulting
+2 Prospect in IB-M&A cranh82
+2 OP, let me start by saying I empathize with you. Maybe try building pointed experience either through a sector or sub-sector and know your market cold. AnonymousMonkious
+2 Brother it's very clear that you are retarded. Btw changing your profile from an2 to ass1 doesnt hide the fact that you're the same account.  auckfndover
+2 RV trader/junior PM, not really sure what title to exactly give myself but I do have a well sized book. I can do some discretionary stuff too, it's a macro pod as a whole. I just like the RV stuff the most usernameladiesman217
+2 Hey man, I'd say definitely stick it out. I'm not in your position yet, but my girlfriend has personally done so much for me and has always been there when I needed her, even when things got busy. monkeyblues
+2 What values would that be exactly? The U.S. is a Christian state with secular liberalism and individual freedoms while Israel is a Jewish non-secular state whose politics are centered on dominating the Middle East. 8'Banana_Stacker'2
+2 London is the finance hub for Europe, not just the UK. The deal flow is European, so the applicant pool naturally ends up being European as well. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 I think some on this thread are younger, so they just weren't in the workforce in the 2010s and didn't see just how insane things have gotten. DEI is now an issue that people openly debate. JulianRobertson
+2 Disclaimer, I do not know the European market, so take the advice with a grain of salt.  PeRmAnEnTiNtErN
+2 That is true, perspective is everything. If I think that I am the shit then I will be the shit vs me thinking thinking that I am a chud and so I will be a chud.  younggoodmanbrown
+2 Associates - 4 is the absolute max, I lived it through my associate years and did not have bandwidth to look at a new platform. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Barclays gives out more return offers as a percent than MS. MS is better in rates and commodities. Barclays is better in credit and probably also FX. Prospect in S&T - FI
+2 Glass ceiling in engineering is real. Even in the hottest AI company, Open AI/Anthropic the senior SWE pay is ~500k-600k which is less than banking VP. regret_tech
+2 Terrible to work with. Narcissist, high ego, can’t perform for shit. Gives terrible advice to prospects and somehow thinks she's a role model. SomeCaliberTalent
+2 Baggier pants are back. Way more comfortable.  IsItREPE
+2 From my experience, it’s a great team with solid deal flow and you get exposure to a lot of sponsor transactions. johnsimpson122
+2 If you've got money coming in, why do you even want to bother working in banking then? Matchabee
+2 Hard to maintain quality once you get pretty big. Overall, still a reasonably good fast casual option relative to the alternatives.  anonymous investor
+2 Just another example of enshittification. Companies can only raise prices so much, so cutting quality is the only other option to easily grease margins. CRE
+2 I've seen some of these on my X feed. My take is that if you're gonna build a public persona around your profession, you better be a goddamn machine at it. VP in PE - LBOs
+2 Id argue AFM has a higher floor. With the coop structure, basically every student graduates with a well-paying, well-regarded job, even with minimal effort. multiarb
+2 Investment Analyst in HF - Other Works at The Family Office
+2 Beyond that, there is much lower beta with generating $2MM per year with a WM book of business vs being a principal / jr partner at a buyside firm that seems to be crushing it. kuf135
+2 It’s not bad at all. The reality is if someone (even if it’s family or client) is willing to vouch for you that is a positive signal that they have a baseline level of competency. desertrose
+2 CoinEnjoyer Ozymandia
+2 asking for an empirical proof lmao. Research Analyst in AM - FI
+2 Really depends, some promotions are so political and other coworkers might get screwed in the process. At least where I'm at right now, that's how it is. NewIndustryHorizon
+2 Analyst 1 in IB-M&AWSO hates Indian people, you probably won’t get helpful responses on here VP in PE - Other
+2 This is true. “Nobody ever got fired for hiring Mackenzie”. I’d add that most small sponsors who get institutional deals capitalized usually do so in hot markets where you can’t win deals with blue chip firms. patrick_bateman_
+2 del del del   Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 Del Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+2 the honest read: an sa in er at a quant firm is not a pipeline into bb ib, but it does not need to be - your boutique ib experience is the actual anchor. LedgerShelf
+2 No, I did it at a smaller firm that paid better than Big 4 (think A&M, FTI, Riveron, etc.), at least at the time. If you're getting true IB experience, you're way better off than someone in FDD. Lester Freamon
+2 Maybe, though I think BXPE, relative to BREIT which faced similar challenges in 2022, has better liquidity control with advanced notice, soft lock ups, and quarterly redemption caps. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+2 It was very hard to get a finance role for the 2027 cycle as an international this last year (almost no one got it that I know). It will be very difficult also from a school that's not as finance heavy (UIUC).  Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Of course bro. What did you think? You need it for regulatory reasons, it's not just for fun. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+2 I live in Little Italy in a 2 bed 1 bath with my girl: We each pay 875 rent. Subway and or bus is a 4 minute walk drops me off 5 minutes walking distance to the office IncompetentWorker
+2 This is easy - UNC sends SO many kids into IB/PE/Other finance. You have to be a top 50-60 kid there but you can be if you join one of the best funds/clubs your first semester. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 After the January job report, yes it is (and I've seen a handful of documentaries these past few years which makes APAC's job market look far worse). Keep your job, job search aggressively. NewIndustryHorizon
+2 No large company  offers “informal” experience akin to something like just chatting with someone, getting along, and then sitting behind them while they work for 2 weeks while going to meetings. oil_quant
+2 Happy for the person I know in WF TMT, was quite bullish on the team when he joined awhile back. Hope he's on this deal!  Business School in CorpStrat
+2 They don’t care. The only point of verifying transcript is to double check your school and major and grad date. Unless you declared a 4.0 and transcript says 2.5 and the minimum requirement for the job is 3.0. Intern in S&T - Other
+2 It’s worth transferring. I was in the same exact position as you (respectable non target with one of those programs ) and decided to transfer to a target after freshman year. youngbuffet
+2 Flow is basically a firm that relies on volatility being high. They do exceptionally well when it is high(Covid was a huge year for them) and haven't really been doing as well since then. usernameladiesman217
+2 What is the realistic proportions of power strategies in powered land these days? Hyperscalers who build and own the datacenter can just also balance sheet onsite gas (Colossus). StJamesPark
+2 You really should have been shocked at APO, not ECP. ECP is a phenomenal fund and are very much in line with BETP as a UMM player operating in the energy transition space. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+2 I’m not sure about RX to be honest, I remember them being one of the top shops on the street, but will let others keep me honest - I’m sure there’s plenty of RX rankings on the forum so would check that. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+2 You clearly haven't recruited in the US or either of them. As someone who has done both, I can confidently confirm that recruiting in NYC is miles easier than London. brtfedd1312
+2 CRESEA goodL1fe
+2 Unless he had a fee agreement in place with you before the deal closed, tell him to pound sand  BenDover187
+2 Hmm, I don't think you're screwed necessarily but definitely behind. One thing that actually might help you is hirevues. johnb2001
+2 I generally build down to FCF and will model the associated balance sheet lines to get me there. Don’t have to do a full 3 statement model. mocha456
+2 Been in IB/PE for 5-6 years and only one or two EAs I have come across US/UK are good, and they make really good salaries compared to the median so there is no real excuse for the extreme laziness/ineptitude  jackdonaghy26
+2 Dude, anyone can take a photo with a public official at a campaign event. You think they scrutinize the X account of every person who shakes their hand? PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+2 edit Accidentally posted w/o finishing my thought… Investment Analyst in IB - Cov
+2 I’d say stay at your current gig. Best way to have more time for life and socializing is leverage - get promoted and become a reviewer instead of a maker. Your life gets multi-fold better. SaaSChimp
+2 Do you work with bankers or have more senior colleagues who can refer you to bankers? Direct references from close connections will be your best bet. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 "credit research"  "Commodities research" Etc. Idk what you're expecting them to be named like given equity research is named "equity research" nutmegger189
+2 OTPP lmao Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+2 "small sector not my main coverage", "PM / HR don’t care.". There you go you have your answer. Either: Quant in HF - Other
+2 Congrats on getting through the first round! From what I’ve seen, Citadel’s timeline can vary a lot some people hear back within a week, others a bit longer depending on the office and scheduling. wirkutskijkarl
+2 Maybe a little bit outside of the box but has anyone gone to consulting in an industry they're interested in with the goal of eventually moving to a corporate role in a few years? Associate 1 in Private Credit
+2 Your money buys you freedom and options, nothing more. Decide who you want to be, then make a plan and follow it. Most people don’t get that privilege. crazylifechoices
+2 i quit without anything lined up and it's very difficult to get traction with interviews. i know exactly how you feel but you must stick it out and recruit while you have a job, while at the same time performing well. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+2 Think of it in skillsets - IB and/or PE will build a set of skills that is optimized for transactions and dealmaking. Addinator
+2 Really? They are cranking deals and one of the better FIG teams. What part is not good? Or is this related to recent MD hires Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+2 MS (and similar top banks founded by MS alumni like PJT) are a particular type of grind because of how elitist the culture is. Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 it is do-able. However, a big hurdle will be leaving IB as a VP2 or VP3 at the age of 30 to “retire”. VP in IB - Cov
+2 Yeah...  what you are seeing is what happens when a business matures. This is why it is important to find a young and growing shop. Not all employers are equal. jl12
+2 What guarantee is there that this VP will always be there? You can't latch onto him forever. Spread your wings butterfly and try new things. SonicBoom12
+2 Better question would be what is the future of IB, considering people are leaving at a crazy alarming rate and they can't fill in seats fast enough Handy_panda
+2 Not my words but I work at DB as well but pasting from another thread: Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+2 Not sure if this helps you actually feel better, but I think something to recognize is that if a place actually works like that, then the business can't sustain itself over any long enough period of time for you to want to Prospect in IB-M&A
+2 Recruiting success is not correlated with job success. Lots of people do 3rd years in IB to continue recruiting and eventually break into PE. Your situation is not uncommon.  Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+2 This is a declining industry on the wrong side of change that is perfectly competitive where incumbents have almost no moat. Works at Citadel Investment Group
+2 congrats on ibtechprep.com UGC! Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+2 Holy? In what way? CuriousGeorge1024
+2 Unless the SMHF is top notch, the correct answer is LO.  bholejoel
+2 Ok so for context I'm an incoming analyst at Accenture Strategy and I always messed a lot with coding with AI and recently Claude code. Let me tell you that the capabilities are INSANE. 200kman
+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 Recruited at the MBA level at a BB, and my school has 1 club that coordinates everything from prepping to recruiting. I think dues are ~$150ish for both years so no significant barrier to entry.  AnonymousMonkious
+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 Ken Carson has a song titled Yale. So Yale.  danimono
+2 they dont do the most debt work outside of a few niches so doubt thats a main focus area for exits but im guessing they could if they wanted to.  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov