Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Year

+4 THL is up there with the AmSec's, Onex, AEA, Charlesbank, Providence Equity, etc. of the world as being as sterotypical of a larger MM JAMMBO as possible. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Your right if it bachelors for masters it’s competitive in both London and paris huhhghhbbgghhh
+4 Kids nowadays think about exits before even getting into banking lol. As someone who's worked in Corp dev, PE, and IB, here's my two cents: Green Zeus
+4 A new analyst had to change the ink in the printer late night. He messed it up and ended up inhaling the ink fumes. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Thank you, Johnny-mnemonic. Let’s link and get a drink (think beer / cocktail / martini) at our favorite west village bar sometime Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+4 I may be a bit biased, but at Rice there are roughly 30 sophomores recruiting for the 2027 Houston cycle, and it seems that about half have already secured offers at firms like Evercore, Jefferies, Moelis, Citi, RBC, Gugge Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 I think you mean you won’t be networking with me anytime soon Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+4 There’s MDs making $25m per year? Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Actually there are a lot of issues with seed oils.  anonymous investor
+4 They’ve got a nice stable of investment bankers, they’re pretty well-known in the MM, particularly in tech and some spots in industrials, but they are absolutely bleeding talent right now due to how bad compensation is.&… TabernacleHouse
+4 dont wanna be that guy but whenever PE broke previous records for doing the largest LBO, the economy went downhill within the next 12-24 months Prospect in IB - Gen
+4 Every once in awhile I talk to a friend who is bipolar/manic and I am reminded about the dangers of AI. Works at Citadel Investment Group
+4 WOWWW 1) what is a middle market bulge bracket???? You mean middle market JPM or do you mean a key bank (not a bulge bracket) or a William Blair (not a bulge bracket) Associate 1 in IB-M&A
+4 BSLs generally don't do DDTLs, which precludes a big chunk of the sponsor-owned world that relies on inorganic growth.  Execution is easier.  Covs are looser. Associate 1 in IB - Restr
+4 Something that helped me during interviews is genuinely telling yourself this is your space your time to talk, ask questions, etc there's no rush whatsoever especially for cases. Prospect in IB-M&A
+4 It's absurd how much crime Americans tolerate. Vagrant bums attacking people on public transit isn't normal. JulianRobertson
+4 That's the thing with WF. From the outside, you will be offered a good base salary. But once you are inside, meaningful pay bumps are hard to come by. Associate 2 in RE - Comm
+4 Super unlikely you get anything in NYC given 1) return offers from last summer and 2) already shrinking headcounts. Analyst 3+ in IB - Cov
+4 Rule makers and enforcers on Wall Street are white men. Historically, their main competition has been Asian / Brown / Arab men. VP in IB - Cov
+4 "Jarvis, I'm low on bananas" usernameladiesman217
+4 "Thought leaders" in investment banking hahaha I'd call my local plumbers union for thought leadership before anyone's M&A banker is asked. Research Associate in HF - Other
+4 "One can choose happiness, or one can choose BB IB. Either/Or." -Soren Kierkegaard pihyper
+4 Ex-HIG SF here. SF is a big hub for HIG - they have big teams for the LBO, Advantage, and MM buyout strategies in addition to part of the growth equity team and some direct lending people there. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 I mean... would any of us really do it any differently if given the chance? Most of these industries are very opaque. FinnesseGod
+4 I worked there. Amazing company. All offices are great. The team has generally worked together for 20+ (senior team) years so everyone treats people nicely and with respect. The hours will be good. pudding
+4 I love that finally you younger lot are speaking up about it. No need to suck up and buy into their eternal victimhood. Whenever I tried raising these issues, they tried framing me as misogynist. Director in IB - Cov
+4 I'm waiting for all the America First isolationists to chime in about how this time it's different. Ozymandia
+4 Thanks for the perspective - I totally agree that scholarships are key, which is why I was frustrated when CBS offered me full tuition price. Associate 3 in CorpStrat
+4 Blair and GHL are sinking ships. I’ve noticed the material we get from both of these banks has gotten progressively worse.  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4  +1 on Oxbridge/LSE as being your top targets. They'd give you the best chance of breaking into IB out of undergrad.  Prospect in IB - Restr
+4 The sad reality imho is that a generation of bankers were sold on the promised land of PE and they put all their chips on it in the form of long hours, stress, long-dated carry, letting it be the foundation of their ego et Works at Lehman Brothers
+4 Late stage VC is very crowded and the number of high quality deals that can done is a narrower universe than the early stage. Determined
+4 Late stage VC is "exciting deals" if you're at a good firm with lots of deal flow. Determined
+4 The way you phrased the question is causing confusion, "gross" / "net" can be interpreted in multiple contexts.  PM in HF - Other
+4 Its a bit over blown. Gordon Dyal literally worked on a sub 1bn deal just this year. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 From my experience, the best prep for this type of corporate development/M&A case is similar to management consulting case prep: Anonymous Monkey
+4 Dude what are you even talking about? He asked for a reasonable accommodation - literally required for companies by law. Analyst 1 in HF - Other
+4 Rip a gator tail to center the mind and body, grab a couple Pilsners Urquell to really hit a higher level of thinking, rip one more through the other nostril before leaving to maintain balance, and accuse anyone calling yo Billy Walsh
+4 I’m familiar with the MSF and FT recruiting. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+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 In my experience,  background checks are outsourced to a third-party (in EMEA, I think most of the banks use sterling - GS, MS and the likes) - for professional experience verification, they usually check the timeline confusedundergrad
+4 Wells Fargo is paradise  Works at Wells Fargo and Company
+4 My MM has an enterprise license for Claude and Gemini that pretty much all the juniors use heavily. Pretty good at slide design / commentary generation / Excel formula vetting. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Got it. So you're probably overpreparing then, but better than being unprepared. relatively_levered_loans
+4 At least there’s a free gym at 11 Madison right? Associate 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Not working in Mexico but have a few friends who have interviewed/work there. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 Why are you so angry? Did someone touch your little weeny? Partner in RE - Comm
+4 Not enough information to say for sure. Entirely depends on your down payment.  RedWhiteAndWho
+4 Did not receive return. Generalist and limited staffings hurt me... not as many chances to show improvement. Would like to say I deserved one, but of course I think that. Kraken69
+4 A bit off-topic but related: while some may feel their experience / deal flow in a current role in this environment is weak, in a few years, having survived a generationally-bad environment, the staying power of holding a asmith_1
+4 As usual the ignorant junior crowd speaks Managing Director in IB-M&A
+4 Quant roles would probably be a no. You lack a key component: Research. For any alpha based role, or really anything past tool making you need research as a background. usernameladiesman217
+4 You stole this from twitter to get likes. Get some originality you great supine protoplasmic invertebrate jelly. I’m sure you understand what’s going on too…… Associate 3 in PE - Other
+4 It's not necessarily about absolute income. We live in a class society. As long as you're not part of the capitalist class, i.e. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 this might the most valuable advice anyone can give you at your stage so here it is alexcokke
+4 This is going to become a larger issue for case study interviews that are not live. RCJ92
+4 I think it is 100% an adoption issue. I have been at big brokerages my whole life and the tech roadmap is constantly all over the place, and a mile wide - inch deep. bananaboat55
+4 As someone else asked, where exactly are you falling down? You've asked this Q but the fact you've not really tried to communicate to us what you think the problem is tells me that you have no idea.  nutmegger189
+4 The founder Gordon Dyal was the Co-Chairman of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, so the setup is very similar to M. Klein & Co. Monkeys at the gate 426
+4 Rounding to 3.8 likely wouldn’t hurt. In my experience: anonymizeplease
+4 I personally think even just getting 6 months to a year on your resume will open the door to higher pay opportunities than where you are today. Works at BMO Capital Markets
+4 Uhh.. take a look at the Uyghur muslims in China… or the Untouchable castes in India.. itoolikepeanuts
+4 Its been communicated by a mix of people. The first one was the team who called and asked me to actually pull out of another process I was in, and I stupidly did so. Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+4 Honors chemistry student looking to exit to AP Physics, any advice? crazylifechoices
+4 Open secret at Veritas is that Ramzi is your gf at all levels including partner. The partners and thus every level below him will bend to every whim. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Easiest way to become a C level is to start your own company. After that people actively recruit you, assuming it went well. I left IB to start a company. TechBanking
+4 We can say we are building dog and bird houses and underwrite that rent will grow 4-5% a year, opex only grows 2%, and there's 100 bps of cap rate compression. It's going to look great. Exec VP in RE - Other
+4 Have seen that move a handful of times. It’s not super common since people who enjoy executing tend to stay executing, but that experience positions you very well. VP in PE - LBOs
+4 Conventionally ppl think of EB as EVR/CVP/LAZ/PJT/MOE. Some might include PWP some might not. I generally never heard of Gugg as an EB so not sure where you got that from. Incoming Analyst in IB - Gen
+4 ESCP and HEC Paris have a finance club together called "escp-hec finance club". They do very selective events.  The rest are a bit BS.  adrien3
+4 Running to get a plane, will share some thoughts here later  Managing Director in IB-M&A
+4 Md in my group that was extremely mid and never brought in deals got over 700k as mid VP in 2006 lmao.....I hate this industry so much,  totally a dying job Associate 3 in IB - Cov
+4 Whats your thoughts on other. I dont know why all of their content is so cringe. Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+4 Ya'll really thought you weren't affect by boomer greed huh Prospect in IB-M&A
+4 My advice for people trying to get FT IB roles is to apply far and wide, even to the random no name boutiques. Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+4 I think quality is subjective here but AAPL used to be a machine in acquihiring small cutting-edge technical teams to keep their products superior but idk clearly things aren’t going well there today. liquidiot
+4 I don’t think anyone really cares. We were paid a lot of money yesterday and are generally not as obsessive as others about this stuff.  Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+4 Hockey is just DEI for Canadians. “Sure, honey, you can be a pro athlete too. Whatever you want.”  DEIty
+4 yes an israeli that lived in saudi for 14 years, speaks fluent arabic and barely knows hebrew with a not so jewish last name. good idea Soccerchamp
+4 There are some nasty desks out there that smell like soy sauce  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+4 Hey man, first of all good luck with the process. Associate 1 in ER
+4 WF HC Prospect in IB - Cov
+4 Don’t chase the money; chase the thing that excites you and fills you with intellectual curiosity. If you love reading about it / doing it in your free time, then that’s a good indicator. Partner in RE - Comm
+4 Your industry matters more the higher you get, but I mean much higher than you're probably guessing. Corp_titan
+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 From what I've heard/read, VC recruiting is much more unstructured - is signaling to recruiters/headhunters you're interested in exploring roles the best path? anon_vc
+4 "Is [Firm Name] REPE?" Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 here is what typically gets negotiated. I haven't done these in a while, so others can chime in (this is for a sellside auction) VP in PE - Other
+4 AVP at a PC megfund here, can share my experience but this may differ somewhat from MM funds. DealMonkey7
+4 You're right, but the two strategies have different pitches to LPs. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+4 MOE HC is not S tier lmao KageSelly
+4 I'm 25 years old and just made $450k for the year, while taking on 0 risk. If this is what fucked feels like, I love it  Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+4 Aged like milk user.venv
+4 PWP keeps sliding down every year lol. 3 years ago it was on the come up. 2 years ago it was tiered with MOE and LAZ and now it’s GHL and GUGG lol. Next year it’s gonna be PWP/Piper/Harris Williams  Analyst 3+ in IB - Gen
+4 I just graduated from UChicago this past spring. My experience in the first few weeks definitely mirrored yours, and was in fact made even worse because we were coming out of COVID and the mask craze was still ongoing. Prospect in IB-M&A
+4 Brother, if you can’t even send a few text messages, you gotta ask yourself how bad you even want to be with a woman right now. We’re really scraping bottom of the barrel here.  CRE
+4 There's clearly a gap between those schools. Interestingly, this is how the schools would line up if grouped by placement quality instead of quantity. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+4 I’m not sure the pay is even relevant at this point if you hate the job as much as you say you do in your post. What’s your life and sanity worth?  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+4 ai cant replace the 1000 citadel analysts who detect a tone change in an in person management meeting that indicates sg&a will grow 15bps instead of 12 bps next quarter, underpinnning their highest conviction short for Research Analyst in HF - Other
+4 mr goldman stanley accidentally doxxed his name in one of those resume review videos (i think he used his own resume) so it was pretty easy to find his linkedin ILOVEBANANAS123