Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+1 Processes are extremely fast — most of them will kick off process late July to early August. bakeoffking
+1 Yeah 5 years is long. If you can get two different brands why not. I'd just look at getting as much experience as possible. Don't go into a master without any experience.  Prospect in Acct - Other
+1 do you really have a geometry dash pfp? yeah, you might be autistic  GS under Blankfein
+1 CRE CRE
+1 I guess its posssible but its more luck being at the right place at the right time. jordan_6
+1 FP&A / random ad-hoc returns analyses / helping w external presentations / classic junior level admin tasks. Nothing glamorous. Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+1 Pierogi EquitiesThat game yesterday was pretty crazy though Yeah it was a blast to watch CRE
+1 got offer for private markets. Intern in IB - Cov
+1 What exit opps even available for pca bankers😭 ll211
+1 Not OP but in my experience I've found some success "cold emailing" with your resume/a well thought out cover letter targeted to the specific firm you're reaching out to. Jahh12
+1 investor relations ll211
+1 if you could have coffee chats in person all the time, I’d hope you’d place better than bums in a corn field Prospect in IB - Cov
+1 Heard they got shitty projects as well Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+1 This is more common than folks think. I started my career at an industry focused boutique. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+1 So AI can only rlly work with 10-15 data points at a time before it spits out like a half ass sentence per. Gold-ManSacks
+1 That’s the biggest factor for sure. Drove it into the ground while filling their pockets Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+1 ביטע נעמט זיך דאָס לעבן throwingawaytime
+1 Uh oh Consultant in PE - Other
+1 Làm ơn tự sát đi. throwingawaytime
+1 ofc much better boib_1
+1 Interesting insight. Is your rollup sector focused? With larger funds partnering and hiring to deploy AI in portcos, would the playing field not level out? How much larger is the upside where you are? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+1 After 10 years of collecting checks in IB I switched to a job making 150-200k in NYC and I fucking love life. I saved enough to coastFIRE and have hobbies and friends outside of work. I feel like I have 0 stress. Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+1 After 10 years of collecting checks in IB I switched to a job making 150-200k in NYC and I fucking love life. I saved enough to coastFIRE and have hobbies and friends outside of work. I feel like I have 0 stress. Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+1 Untrue, but will help. Am at BB S&T in HK, not many people from analyst to MD in sales who don't speak a lick of Cantonese nor Mandarin.  asian monkey
+1 You’re asking the right questions early, which helps a lot with CPA planning. learntapainstitute
+1 Pre-Kelley chill don’t be a bot and you’ll be fine (watch out for that one class tho) monk3ys
+1 Meh I always thought the clubs were overly cliquey and kind of annoying so it actually can register as a negative for me when doing resume review. YMMV - some alumni gate-keep here too though. Quaneaser
+1 Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+1 UVA puts out the biggest herbs on the planet, students at IU FUCK. If you want to sip on beers come to IU, if you want to guzzle nut go to UVA. ibchimp223
+1 Sorry for the naivety, but why is A&M considered the gold standard? How does it compare to T2 management consulting (I say t2 bc on tier lists I see MBB as T1 and the rest below). huitt
+1 Good question. I haven’t been part of a true exit, and even if I had, I didn’t hold equity, so there wouldn’t have been any personal cash-out component. Most of these roles were ~2 years long. Sorry for the long novel Bunnies
+1 tryyuavThe 3rd worlders must be happy their team won.  Guarantee you’ve never left Florida  IsItREPE
+1 Hand an incompetent person a lot of money and give them access to lots of leverage. Easy. Ozymandia
+1 I was at a public MF as an associate before this role and am at a large cap UMM that has 1st quartile returns and money to deploy. VP in PE - LBOs
+1 It's called sarcasm, have you ever heard of it? Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+1 Ashland Greene is having a ton of trouble. Underwater on most of their assets. Analyst 1 in RE - Comm
+1 UBS by a margin geonome
+1 del userNameSearchingJob
+1 Pics? Rebooted twice, still nothing OP. readthe10k
+1 have heard UBS M&A quite toxic  Intern in IB - Gen
+1 I’d be totally guessing but meaningfully less than equivalent at a traditional fund, maybe 30-40% haircut to MM comp but get carry??  SaaSChimp
+1 Any additional context? Regional_pubfin
+1 I agree with you. People have blinders on. Right now this is a tool, but as the tech improves and we keep building out internal systems there will be significant changes to the industry. YariTacos
+1 this guy knows. would also second tropical vibe. Prospect in Research - FI
+1 How did he even make this? Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+1 Don't start ranting about crazy college nights or that you've pulled this girl that interned at my bank last summer (real story) Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+1 Interesting perspective, thanks for sharing. Agree with your take on working in a “finance” role in a corporate and how that’s less safe now. zecapoca
+1 Yes that's the distinction I'd make. If you have enough relevant experiences then you don't need 2-3 years to recruit. The MiF would work fine. In London they don't differentiate.  Intern in IB-M&A
+1 What sectors is Freestone strongest in? I read they were down this year  Analyst 1 in HF - Other
+1 986 Boxster. Best purchase ever. boxster
+1 Take from ubs become ubs jrosenburner
+1 Claude seems more useful to me for the reasoning side - taking a messy set of notes or documents and actually working through the problem - while Perplexity is more useful when the task is finding information and get aislinkeir
+1 Just to add, if Oxford is genuinely your dream school and it’s stronger for the field you actually want to enter, I wouldn’t choose Brown purely because the immigration path might be easier. khan.mmua
+1 Good list. mubashirkhan
+1 Thanks, that makes sense. So the advantage is mainly the extra time/recruiting cycles to build a stronger CV, rather than recruiters preferring the MiM itself. ftoib
+1 Yeah, that’s probably the ideal middle ground if I have a strong Summer secured by the time I need to decide on the gap. ftoib
+1 Got it. Since my bachelor is already done, I think the more relevant comparison for me is actually LBS MFA vs HEC MiM. ftoib
+1 One thing that's been on my mind is whether software vendors should be evaluated the same way investors evaluate management teams. Hazel_Parkery
+1 It is an inevitability (so long as the LLM bubble doesn't burst first). It would be an equity deal in which both sides effectively are controlled by one person. jl12
+1 I recruited FT last summer - basically no hits networking until last week in July/early August, and most of the FT interviews were the last week of August through September. big_dawg
+1 I know I'm in the minority, but I actually kind of like this market. It's finally a buyer's market and there are so many options. Fred Fredburger
+1 you basically have to be autistic to get in to those firms. maybe the firms got bigger so the bar has been lowered slightly but still think you gotta be on the spectrum equitystrat
+1 Interesting to see which of the firms these guys talked about pre-08 have survived and thrived and which haven’t. asdf1248
+1 thanks! I see - if office doesn't make a difference in earnings potential (due to the billable model), is there any difference in terms of how many hours you'd get i.e. are there busier/chiller offices? Prospect in IB - Gen
+1 Strawberry Dreams / white monster s+ tier and most alani flavors Intern in IB - Gen
+1 "FERPA enables the confidentiality of student education records by legally prohibiting schools from disclosing personally identifiable information without written consent. Singlebysunday
+1 You might be living under a rock or just lacking a lot of self-awareness. People from shitty schools land EVR/GS/CVP etc. all day long. In recent years, IB has become a lot more democratized. equitymuncher
+1 Fuck yeah, congratulations! Hope it all goes well for you and that you enjoy your last week of school Lacost
+1 I agree that the little details can make a wedding memorable. smithjohn1
+1 IB Revs just dropped 10% YoY in Q3. While that’s not really a cause for concern on the overall franchise, but it sets the tone for the bonus pool decisions that happen in Oct / Nov…. VP in IB - Cov
+1 Life is different for everyone. Associate 3 in IB - Gen
+1 Yes pretty common to see people who interned or even were FT in IB move to ER nutmegger189
+1 I've def heard this sentiment, but a few points of pushback: terabyte
+1 Why was truth to light not mentioned? futurerockstar56
+1 Anyone referencing deal flow is a dumbass. This is prestige only. This is completely accurate. MAYBE, you move JPM below the EB’s, but that is it. Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Here are some that I've seen active in the market: Ardian, Axium, fengate, Ullico, northleaf, tiger, Ridgewood, basalt, DIF, igneo, MSIP, astatine Associate 3 in PE - Other
+1 Fixed + Floating is also pretty decent troymclure2876
+1 keep it lowkey but im defaulting on their private credit simbarawr264
+1 The key is to never say the words “aura” or “-maxxing” again.  IsItREPE
+1 Anonymous Monkey: UBS is like being in a doctors waiting room, except you’ll never get called and you’ll never close a deal KageSelly
+1 Because they have the best IB platform in the world, allowing them to dominate in every sector, product, industry or geography. Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+1 Who is your broker? If it is a reputable bank, you can get access to their sell-side research platforms for free. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+1 Thanks a lot for your reply. Very useful stuff on the Italian market  Two more questions if you don't mind: snowboy
+1 bump stonewall212
+1 I was on waiting list for a long time but it got cleared and I could join the same summer.. maybe pure luck!  Intern in IB - Cov
+1 bunp 99twotwo1
+1 Can AI slop be banned? Jaded Rainmaker
+1 Welcome! I’m 16 and run my school’s finance society at a UK state grammar school. sp1313
+1 Partially dependent on city, but I'd decide not to live with parents. When I worked in NYC was a dude on my team always leaving stuff early to catch the LIRR back to his parents place. Intern in Consulting
+1 Don't agree with this view tbh. First the errors are easily correctable with a wrapper. The deliverables in IB all look pretty much the same so making a wrapper is incredibly easy. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 It’s fucking over boys What field can we possibly pivot to? Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 I've noticed the same, it doesn't make any surface level mistakes like all the formulas are correct and linked correctly but the logic is off especially if you don't tell it the exact model design.  Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+1 Perplexity computer is pretty good if you tell it the design.  plzgivemeajob
+1 Uh, this is actually a two-part question.                  Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+1 I’ve seen trading desks at some of the big places (Cargill, Vitol, etc.) bid for entire businesses through the lens of getting access to certain product flow. Principal in HF - Event
+1 $120mm fund? I'd ask for a good reference  Principal in HF - Event
+1 They just raised an oversubscribed 3.5bn fund above their target this year, so can't be that bad. Maybe it's just due to the longer-term nature of PE, but looks like they at least have another shot.  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+1 There was another comment here that got deleted but I can only second what they said. PrintoMinto
+1 heard citi ib ny process started and capm still reviewing resumes nontarget_2026
+1 many people shit on UBS IRL too, it just sounds like an awful place to work from the stories I’ve heard and then people posting here Associate 2 in IB - Gen