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+15 Being a mediocre IB managing director is paradise.  Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+15 Wow that's quite a personal attack. Usually the truth lies somewhere in the middle  Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+15 I think hours are relatively the same across levels so addressing that first. Most people at endowments work 40-50 hours a week. It's an interesting job that doesn't have a ton of heavy hours. BlueWing
+15 So can I tell people I work in equity research?  nutmegger189
+15 This post is a prime recessionary indicator ss.l1
+15 Why someone who doesn’t work in finance would come here and post this trash. Please let me know where I should send your cookie and gold star. We are all happy you’re happy. Blank999
+15 As an intern, you won’t get serious technical responsibility. It’s more about showing up and checking the right boxes than it is trying to impress. 1. Always have a good attitude no matter what Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+15 Finance recruiting is a pure numbers game. Getting to 6 finals means your background is good enough. Unfortunately, many firms interview people just to "see what's out there" rather than having real intent to hire. PM in HF - RelVal
+15 some of this is cyclical. in early 2010s value SMs were all the rage (growth had sucked for 2 decades after fin crisis). VC was a perma impaired asset class. longshortequity
+15 We know Gorman isn’t paying you this year so I guess you’re resorting to busting folks’ balls on the internet as your comp VP in IB-M&A
+15 Not sure what you’re asking seeing as you just laid out your travel itinerary. Incoming Analyst in PE - Growth
+15 What a mindless post.  The WW2 generation smoked like chimneys, probably more than todays kids vape, and they certainly weren’t “soft”. GeorgeSorosFinanceMaster
+15 America is a deeply unequal society and our “free markets” are a joke. This country is built off of worker exploitation and corporate cronyism, where the rich and their children get richer at other people’s expense. CEO in Non-profit
+15 Honestly what a fall this group has had. As someone who worked there a few years ago, I remember Industrials was seen as one of the coveted, better culture groups (I specify more so as in people, not hours) when I joined. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+15 Everybody makes mistakes once in a while, receives harsh feedback once in a while, hears areas for improvement in their performance reviews. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+15 Also guy to guy if you're looking for a wife wtf are you doing looking in NYC? You're competing with the army of 6'4 trust fund WASPs for a handful of girls who are ran through and egotistical. Gold-ManSacks
+15 100% they deserve to get sent to the Gulag as well ibannker05
+15 My UMM offers dinner stipend, gym credit, and no talking to girls for 24 months problematictycoon
+15 A few paths:   chromium73
+15 I strongly disagree with this, tbh. terabyte
+15 Very rarely does a bank do OCR for a sophomore summer. So target and nontarget students are alike in how they have to go about getting a sophomore IB internship. ebitda-d
+15 Would you be willing to share how to lateral from quant to IB? Thanks! IncomingIBDreject
+15 My guess would be banks in Italy, but from my limited understanding Italians in Italy don’t work so there’s a hurdle there imposter_syndrome
+15 I was an analyst / associate during the late 90's and early 2000's. Spent ten years in the HF world and now an MD in PE.  Some key differences in IB (from what I can tell) between then and now: banker85
+15 Just submitted my case last night. Not too bad. Thedamnswan
+15 Yeah you're not gonna make it unfortunately. Anonymous Monkey
+15 My internship last summer I found out one of the girls was dating a VP. IBlovergirl
+15 Based off how you write and your previous post, you're probably a retard. Don't worry, you're still young so we have time to change that. margin_calls
+15 So I’ve lived in NYC and CLT. For obvious reasons NYC has a better social scene. But living in Charlotte for investment banking is a literal cheat code for building wealth. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+15 What people never understand is that yes AI will make bankers more efficient, but will simultaneously make clients more efficient increasing their demands of bankers - so not much will change. Analyst 2 in PE - Other
+15 Im sorry to break it to you but my former MD (mentor) put it best when we went out for coffee once. Bankerconsu
+15 My friend is an Analyst there and the hours are real. They get worked until 4 or 5AM two or three times per week. t8e34r5t4
+15 During a couple software sell side processes last year I got to interact with the below firms' west coast / tech teams and observe them and my client's reaction to them: Works at Moelis & Company
+15 Me personally I would try to use FT partners' offer to accelerate process at Tobin Intern in IB - Cov
+15 The carried interest was the friends we made along the way Mr Balloon Hands
+15 Since when does UChicago have a better undergraduate program than Columbia lol? The next best undergraduate school after Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford/MIT has always been Columbia. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+15 I vaguely remember seeing analyst retention figures during my graduate program, it’s much higher at my shop for people that did the graduate program than people coming in from IB/PE and I believe a large part o BayesianBets
+15 There's always a misconception about how funds run so I'm going to add a little more color here.  It's not about speed and percentage of ideas that get put on.  Both of these are functions of experience and track HFDude1234
+15 No, as an M&A platform: it's WF>UBS>RBC in the US (again controversial, assume most people here would put UBS first, but I am personally very bullish on WF). Executive Director in IB - Gen
+15 My fund often co-invests with Greycroft, so happy to share what I know: Associate 2 in VC
+15 Smartest college sophomore absolutely wasted on the MF kool-aid Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+15 Jeff Houston will never be beaten Analyst 1 in PE - Growth
+15 C+ shitpost Analyst 2 in CorpDev
+15 I disagree that they're all absurdly smart and exactly the same types that become quants at big shops. Analyst 3+ in HF - Other
+15 Hey intern, I need this task list done by EOD; should be easy for you: Buy this bridge I'm selling Pronounce G-U-L-L-I-B-L-E out loud Wake up God's Sanest Cokehead
+15 They could be making bigger, more beautiful investments, if they were deploying capital from the 51st state. Much more opportunity! VP in PE - LBOs
+15 LOL this is how all the MAGA retards respond when they lose. anon1019
+15 This is the dumbest post I've seen in a while baba__
+15 Already a freshman in high school? Too late, pal. Should've been thinking about this in elementary. freakinthasheets
+15 Factually he bought and sold X to himself at roughly the same valuation. premia
+15 Enjoy: https://www.mediafire.com/file/jyxyn5spyqtdfia/Credit_CITI_Primer_2005… PrimeP
+15 Usually it's pretty condescending. iercurenc
+15 YMMV because VPs at my fund (at least in my group) consistently work more than the associates. VP in PE - LBOs
+15 del Prospect in IB-M&A
+15 Username checks out Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+15 So you are obviously being a troll, but going to educate you. VP in PE - Growth
+15 Check out http://libgen.io/</a">libgen.io. Jacques Necker
+15 First and foremost, Im sorry about the breakup. Breakups are much harder than most seem to realize, especially when its with someone who has been a large part of your life for an extended period of time. Associate 1 in CorpDev
+15 Congrats on Boston Anonymous Monkey
+15 Others being dicks for no reason. My $.02 - you should be able to easily, quickly, and succinctly explain topics at varying complexity ranging from elementary school to SME... FinancelsWacc
+15 Agree with other posts here, you have options so try to take a step back to appreciate that and allow yourself to feel confident about your position/trajectory. VP in PE - LBOs
+15 think all BBs will follow in jpm's path. im guessing it will first be rbc then gs NoCaliberTalent
+15 Lots of things said already, probably lots of it valid and people seem to have a real passion for RX. I did want to add a different perspective however. About 10 years ago I thought I was also surfing this forum. VP in PE - LBOs
+15 The Airbnb hosts are actual cretins. Intern in IB - Gen
+15 You were calling for someone with a shitty year, here I am YOE: 4 / 4 Strategy: L/S Equity and HY 2022 Comp: $120k + $30k Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+15 Stop worrying about stuff out of your control (height), start working on things in your control (attitude, preparation, work ethic, sociability). Prospect in IB-M&A
+15 Lazard London Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+15 Absolutely - there's three main reasons. neil88
+15 Get a hobby, man. This is just sad. Teller in Non-profit
+15 Key players in the space: GS - we recently lost one of our seniors to Evercore but we're GS. MS - strong seniors in the space, good coverage of blue chip clients. Works at Goldman Sachs
+15 This take is simultaneously terrible and accurate. Here's the business model lads: Investment Banks Provide: VP in PE - Growth
+15 And how exactly is tech "structurally different" such that one can "achieve points 1-3 without having to sacrifice anything"? You fault OP for being verbose, yet you fall into the opposite trap. Research Analyst in HF - Other
+15 Never in my life would I have thought long Google / short TSLA would be described as value oriented.  Analyst 3+ in HF - Other
+15 1) Honestly - it just took doing enough interviews until I developed a really good intuition for them. I have yet to see a study guide that adequately covers all the business knowledge questions you may get asked. Associate Consultant in Consulting
+15 Trumps approach to almost everything is terrible.  I don't believe that he is some 4D chess player and trying to tank the market intentionally.  He just has no idea no what he is doing.   financeabc
+15 Back in 2008 / 2009, Harris Williams paid its analysts full bonuses (down slightly from 2007) despite the market going to absolute hell. CompBanker
+15 What do you mean, all we have here at IU are large corn-fed indiana girls. Intern in IB-M&A
+15 You know the arguments for each and just want some love and attention here. I'll bite anyways. Associate 2 in IB - Cov
+15 Your friends would probably take $$$ over your friendship. Would they admit it? No. There's more to life than money, sure. But we live in a capitalist society. VP in IB - Gen
+15 Well said, the personality cult that took over the republican party got conned by the con man. I mean does anyone consider him a successful businessman? kvaradona
+15 A senior MD at GS in fixed income is a Nova alum. He’s on the board. Fixed income and equity society all place on the street. Blank999
+15 “Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die” Intern in IB - Cov
+15 Unthankful seniors providing no intellectually stimulating work while flopping to close any deals and win any clients. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+15 IU Kelley is a target school for investment banking. Prospect in IB-M&A
+15 Negative $45k Vegas is a trap bro Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+15 This is sadly accurate - same in my group at a top BB. Other people get free pass to log off early, hit the gym whenever etc.It’s just the reality Senior VP in IB - Cov
+15 PWP as it reminds me of Patrick Bateman's firm. Also PWP is the only firm that didn't offer me an interview. Must be an exclusive club for elite stratonites Jamie_Diamond
+15 oldest PE associate in the history of PE VP in PE - LBOs
+15 what Analyst 1 in IB - Restr
+15 guys I think he wants to know what the joke you told was demibabs
+15 Bro if I’m making 120k, I’m not buying a 30k ring, don’t care how hot the girl is. 30k is rent money. Intern in RE - Comm
+15 thats interesting, a couple of months ago you commented: "Anyone heard back from Barclays? Been weeks since I uploaded my CV...." Intern in IB - Gen
+15 To people who are in college recruiting Analyst 1 in Consulting
+15 I always went with, "Three reasons: the work - it's the type of stuff I enjoy, the experience - learn more in two years than anywhere else, you can take your experience with you anywhere, and the environment - I excel in f jimbrowngoU
+15 The less confident you are in your long term goals, and that Capital One would be a better fit for them, the more I'd lean BCG. Senior Consultant in Consulting
+15 I would start by humbling yourself a little bit. Marcus_Halberstram
+15 The 2 to 1 brunch/lunch drink ratio to afternoon delight is an all time play, bro is handing out game for free Teller in IB - Gen
+15 Your entire post history is about PWP, relax HR Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+15 This is coming from someone who voted for him in 2020 and plans to vote for him again in 2024. Below list is in no means comprehensive this is just off the top of my head. A few character-based reasons:  PrivateTechquity 🚀🚀🚀
+15 midwest_analyst Many are married to wealthy spouses that allow them to be more laid back JT the funky homo sapien