Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+4 great post  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 This has to be GS FIG lmao. Group is filled with beckies at the MBA level (especially Asian beckies lol), just embarrasing Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 Wish I had better guidance, but it's ultimately going to be luck. SaaSChimp
+4 Similar to the above response, the company you’re targeting also matters. There is plenty of “REPE” out there beyond Starwood and Blackstone and you can still brag to your non-finance friends about it just the same. IsItREPE
+4 Great thread here. Admittedly I know very little about IFRS so I had to do quite a bit of researching. Feel free to fact check me, but this is my understanding: equitymuncher
+4 In PE I was constantly working 80-90 hours for $210K TC as ASO1. MMPE, NYC. The team also lied about my comp when I joined (guided me to $240K when in reality ASO1 caps out at $210K, which feels incredibly light). Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+4 This kind of thing happens across Wall Street. Associate 2 in IB - Gen
+4 I know a couple of great jockeys who have never been horses and are humans from birth monaco_monkey
+4 You were an Associate promoting your "simulation tool" in your last comment a week ago. skocats
+4 FinnesseGodI stand by my statement - $150K a year that you can use is better than $1M with golden handcuffs.  IsItREPE
+4 Hey buddy, this is your MD here. You're fired Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 In my experience, there's kind of a cat-and-mouse game with these events, where good ones become victims of their own popularity, and get overrun with third party service providers (cats) like the tax consultants, and then asmith_1
+4 Current Oxbridge student here so can maybe offer an interesting perspective. Not really been interested in IB, PE etc. Intern in PropTrad
+4 International brand name recognition: Harvard Prestige: Harvard Course: Harvard for math Culture: Harvard Location: Harvard Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎
+4 It is an illegal question to ask about babies and relationship status in interviews. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 I second the above posters. I grew up mildly autistic, fucked up a lot of social interactions, but genuinely just learnt how socialising works. I have no problems now, but rather people describe me as very sociable. Prospect in Consulting
+4 PEPrincess Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 FIG is sweaty and culture is toxic / political.  Intern in IB - Gen
+4 Thanks, I may not have been clear - I wasn’t talking about socialization or skill development. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 I’d say if the companies are somewhat close, like an EB vs a BB, then prioritize the location you want to be in. The Real Donnie Azoff
+4 Isn’t the fact that nearly all senior MDs or partners come from BB just because of age of these firms? Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+4 Yeah I mean worrying about something like that is not going to do anything for yourself nepo hires are not a new thing I could get it if your talking about nepotism as a whole but talking about one kid is insane financialrepublic
+4 To be blunt, I think you're getting further away from your goal, not closer. Let's say you'll spend at least a year in this job, so 6+ YOE when you look to move. PE-biz-dev
+4 some eb firms do take home case studies. Wait till you find out how people cheat / ask for help on them. Intern in IB-M&A
+4 For the love of everything, do not use the term build to suite. It’s build to suit. Industrial developers typically play in both spec and BTS strategies due to the larger land sites they have to take down. Assist. VP in RE - Comm
+4 Running list of MF comps here based on numbers provided. Feel free to add. Apollo: ~$325 Asso 1 equity Ares: ~$285k Asso 1 equity Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+4 Yes, some of them still exist, but they’ve shifted in structure over the last few years. A lot of banks have rebranded them as “early insight” or “pre-internship” programs. Elijah_Zerner
+4 100% agree. I’m working on doing my own deals with a friend/business partner of mine for the same reason, just taking a while to get off the ground. DebtChug
+4 Drink and party with upperclassmen from there the offers will come. Helped me land offers at my target school and was effortless.  hedopi3701
+4 This video called it! Associate 3 in IB - ECM
+4 I can't believe that there's dudes with important jobs in IB and PE making 200k telling a stranger on WSO "your GF gets cracked by other dudes". You guys are acting like 13 year olds. Grow up. LockedIn Bezos
+4 Just to clarify, I wasn’t saying that I personally make decisions based on social expectations. If that were the case, I probably wouldn’t be in this profession to begin with. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 AGI will not emerge from LLMs. Will actual AI transform our world sooner than any of us expect? Probably. Will the generative slop machine (ChatGPT, Grok, whatever) be the one to do it? No.  CRE
+4 Ignore title. You guys need to start using claude code or codex. Associate 1 in Consulting
+4 As someone who had a business undergrad, went to law school, and is now working in corp dev, I have a few things for you to consider. jl12
+4 Use the offer post-SA to lateral to a MM for FT.  PaulAllenIsInLondon
+4 not sure out of everything I mentioned (class warfare, aerial bombing of Black Wall Street) that DEI abuse is the “interesting bit”? Would you mind offering thoughts on those other “not-so-interesting” bits? itoolikepeanuts
+4 Do you work at UBS Intern in IB - Cov
+4 Off the top of my head: Blackstone, Ares, Starwood, Brookfield, Harrison Street, PGIM, AEW, Tishman, and Bain all have internship programs and give returns.  CREMonkeyz
+4 Others have said this but sometimes they’re testing you to see if you can hold up under pressure. That said, if it’s the entire interview (and subsequent ones) the guy is prob a massive douche. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 del anonf0fty
+4 If you know you want to go to the buyside: you kind of just have to do it, for most people it’s a 24–36 hour sprint. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 I think women being evasive, indirect, and deferential hurts them far more in finance than being abrasive. I also think being well-liked by peers and being seen as competent are two separate evaluations. PEPrincess
+4 Got it. So you're probably overpreparing then, but better than being unprepared. relatively_levered_loans
+4 One additional perspective. At your mba program you’ll no doubt meet many peers interested in search funds or ETA. DayMan247
+4 jefferymontenbeauberg Prospect in IB - Gen
+4 I use tons of AI personally. The highest leverage use case for me is doing research around ideas I have. m_1
+4 Our EAs are useless and I do not like them. They are lazy which is fucking annoying because they get paid ~$150k plus to book meetings and flights and otherwise basically nothing. Always slow to respond. Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Very much agree with above. The idea of this thread is super helpful, but ultimately it suffers from massive self-selection bias. Except for couple brave souls, most of the posts will be (well) above-average outcomes. Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+4 Well, it depends on what you want do, and what you actually can do, based off your resume/work experience, and network. Substack_Guy
+4 Vet. I’m going to be honest, there’s a ton of red flags in this post. mrjackpots
+4 This is the story arch of pretty much every UBS MBA associate I know Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+4 As someone leaving sales for an MBA to get into banking, I would argue that you should try to stick out IB for more than a few years.  ballsdeep singh
+4 As a buyside analyst, this spiked my cortisol like crazy. Spreadsheet Sasquatch
+4 Ok, i guess it could be seen as an odd request - let me rephrase - if anyone works at Ares and would like to discuss a potential opportunity, please DM me.  It would be worth your time. calculatedrisk
+4 I studied International Affairs and after graduating I started speaking to potential employers in NYC, one of them asked if I knew any other languages and after I said I knew Polish he asked if I'd move there and work for katarzyna.przybyla73
+4 Currently at a rating shop. We have a direct pipeline to buyside. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+4 A lot of semi targets or low targets have scholarships for community college transfers. USF is a non target. It's possible from there, but if you're already transferring I would aim as high as you can. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+4 No, by the time a fund is considered UMM its competitive/attractive to enough people that they would see no need to advance people faster than normal. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 SMs tend to value marketability a bit more. Think raising capital with a IB/PE-like fundraising slide where they include headshots and logos of where the team came from. Tnasty
+4 Q up, PWP down, LAZ up masterbeast
+4 Yeah just let me tap into my live database of returns rq Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Based on what I know from friends at the shop as well as OCR events, I think it is one of the better private equity summer analyst programs if you are solving for upward mobility, which is generally something that goes ove ItterativeCalc
+4 This post made me pull out a Meridian Capital set up I saved from 2014 for a rent regulated walk up in East Williamsburg.  Pro forma rent roll was 475% above actual and expenses were 72% below actual.   DisgruntledAppraiser
+4 This is a total old man yelling at the kids on the lawn post. I was based in NYC as an analyst at a BB, but I was mostly staffed on international deals. TechBanking
+4 If you cant answer that you have no business working in a real estate investment role.   Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+4 a becky that is Asian Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+4 As the other comments have said, it really is hard. I would also add of course it depends on your bank and group. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+4 I’m not in quant but did a top STEM degree so many of my friends are and I know a bit about the industry. tedwards128
+4 Oh the humidity in Miami is terrible. Summer is considerably tougher than say Tampa or anywhere along the gulf coast. You're Canadian right? I completely understand your heat-based struggle haha. PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+4 IsItREPE GameTimeisSaneTime
+4 don't come to Canada you'll work EB hours on $25M equity raises for a shitty mining company to get paid the equivalent of a bottom LMM boutique in the US (or less) Intern in IB-M&A
+4 I’ve seen quite a few people make this move, honestly, the setup is decent, but you need to approach it the right way. Kevin W.
+4 Packing a slide deck with so much information that you just take their word for it is neither effective nor impressive, and again signals they are unable to distill this into what matters for the pitch. AI slop war dog
+4 Deleted - Wrong Thread VP in PE - LBOs
+4 get laid and get some confidence, more important at this juncture  dutchduke
+4 Previously was in a very similar situation and made a move after getting a VP offer at another firm. Significant downgrade in firm size, significant upgrade in people, culture, and long-term opportunity. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 . IB Intern in IB-RX
+4 Yeah this was a good laugh but these guys getting potentially fired over simply being cringe would be ridiculous. yopierre
+4 These guys should be SALUTED for finally bringing some aesthetics and glory to a hated-on profession. Why cower in fear as you are abused at 80 hour weeks and not even allowed to speak up in meetings? analyzinganalyst
+4 Assuming this is serious and you have a good relationship with your mom, this sounds like a fairly easy fix. Call her up and directly address what you said. In it state  NPV
+4 That is the most embarrassing retort ever lmao. Imagine bragging about being a “quant” and making sub-$185k USD. I know 22yo 1Y analysts at shit banks making substantially more than you.  modafman1
+4 BNP cookin  Whopper.Jr
+4 Bloomberg has superior watchlist analytics. I recommend you start there — building your launchpad using multiple Ws (worksheets), graphic dashboard, PBAR, EQRV, DSCO, CN and GF/GP. longandshort
+4 Intern in S&T - FI odog @digitalimmortality.com
+4 I have 4 headhunters reach out to me every day about roles. They are all morons. None of them have roles.  CRE
+4 This happened to me last summer - was also a non-target, so I understand the struggle in even getting the foot in the door. Intern in IB - Cov
+4 Many of the bigger credit funds have decent sized strategies that I would throw in this bucket such as BSP, Ares, Apollo, HPS, and AG/TPG. Research Analyst in AM - FI
+4 BofA has better deal flow as a whole but their teams are massive. Less than half of analysts close a M&A deal over their two year stint, this is not hyperbole.  UBS is just as bad if not worse. Director in IB - Gen
+4 Essec is a non target for London. They take quite mixed profiles, and career services are mid. The only ones worth doing in France for London IB are hec or escp at the moment.  Bander77
+4 SA at BB with 1.5x here, take it like a good boy! Intern in IB-M&A
+4 "Yes, some firms are looking for virgins who live, breathe, and die by the 400-question guide, but I don't want to work next to somebody who has no idea what a hangover feels like and what a parlay is." NoEquityResearch
+4 sounds like someone got dinged from LSE and Evercore. Also, what VP is online on WSO on 12pm?  betachimp
+4 no I just like shitcos Prospect in IB - Gen
+4 You are on the right track but there are importnat nuances to CLO’s that are not the same as CMBS structures. First things first, sponsors will use CLO’s as a form of back leverage. analyst3_
+4 Uhh.. take a look at the Uyghur muslims in China… or the Untouchable castes in India.. itoolikepeanuts
+4 53% of US adults have a negative views of Israel, an 11% increase from three years ago. This includes 50% of republicans aged 18 to 49. Intern in IB - Gen
+4 Is this actually real? I mean it’s psychopathic behavior if true but seems like it’s being only reported on fringe news outlets. And he was not able to physically stop her from giving him a bj? bankerbuddy498
+4 She was one of the senior members of several DEI committees at JPM Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+4 Dr. Rahma Dikhinmahas Ozymandia