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+14 I'm very sorry to hear about your dad. My dad was deep in his battle with cancer when I started working FT at a big bank (non-front office) in a city 3 hours away. This was a few years back. jamesbaldwin
+14 Ironically I don't need to visit that page considering I already work at one of the very firms you fantasize about on the daily. Good luck getting JS though Works at D.E. Shaw
+14 I do a lot of spearfishing, so here are my favorites. TheDebtStar
+14 It's just too late to start. You would almost certainly need some sort of financial training before going to PE, most likely through IB. Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+14 Working on lateraling right now. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 With black and Hispanic guys, I've noticed that there is this "wow" or "cool" factor going on in the professional world. Postgradwonderer
+14 Look, I hope you’re not being sarcastic. Works at D.E. Shaw
+14 This is all well and good, and you make some solid points, but in my experience HR doesn’t give a shit about the nuance of “diversity”. Pmc2ghy
+14 Virgin WSOer watching AMZN boxes in his condo thinking he's smart vs Chad buysiders using spy satellites to count the number of AMZN delivery vans driving in and out of fulfillment centers each quarter. chinashill1984
+14 Internationals aren’t better than Americans. The best internationals leave their home country to come study in the US, so what you’re witnessing is selection bias  Intern in IB - Gen
+14 Jim Cramer. On the other hand, in July 528k jobs were added vs. 258k expected as the labor force participation rate fell to 62.1.. Mr_Agree_to_Disagree
+14 Thank you prospect Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+14 Your entire account is literally career cope. Lay off the koolaid for once. Associate 1 in IB - DCM
+14 Fuck off, douche Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+14 Would be interesting to see this data normalized with the number of students earning an economics degree at each of these schools. Works at Jane Street
+14 I'm a 1st year analyst at a BB and my bf is a PE associate. Couldn't be happier. We met after I got my offer and while he was switching from IB to PE. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 Joe Biden Intern in IB - Cov
+14 It's all good man, I have like 5 accounts so I'm gonna make sure I hit you with Monkey Shit from each one by tomorrow evening. It's just that I used up my daily allotment already. I'll check back in tomorrow. HBIC Bexely
+14 I'm also pretty sick of seeing these threads. Why people on here are writing multi-paragraph essays to trash a widely accepted certification in the industry is beyond me. Going Concern
+14 I've gone through a decently long bout of introspection over the past year or two - started just before COVID. A few thoughts: Addinator
+14 Wouldn't call low return rates a "likely scenario" first of all... a lot of the talk about that on here is just nervous interns who are getting scared by Bloomberg headlines, not from people on recruiting teams. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+14 We’d be Deloitted to have you! Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 Holy shit, that's one hell of an EC Goya Beans
+14 ok catboy joejoejoerogan
+14 6 or E train  Associate 2 in IB-M&A
+14 It is not required at big 4, we would be deloitted to have you  RedHotMonkeyBanker
+14 I am very sorry to hear that you are suffering day-to-day in your private equity job. It is impressive how well you know yourself and that you can pinpoint exactly what makes the experience so difficult for you. Tamara_S
+14 Fair point and a decision you may (or may not have to make). Apologies if I'm being dense, but if you show interest in their shit, they should eventually show interest in yours - or eventually you just won't care. Five Star Man
+14 That's client service in a nutshell. Five Star Man
+14 1) If you're bright enough to get into a school like UPenn, 99% of the time you are NOT paying the sticker price. BenBernyankin'
+14 I posted the below on GMATClub (which was super helpful, btw) and thought reposting it here might be useful. Darth Vlookup
+14 Could be high functioning depression, could be that what you actually find fun has changed. Feeling relief instead of accomplishment/joy sounds like a precursor to burnout. IGP
+14 Bruh, this is clearly a clown post but I'll engage anyways. No cheese? Do you know Korean food at all? Also, you clearly have 0 understanding of how they marinate meats (hint: involves a lot of sugar). plskystks
+14 The distinction between trader and quant vary greatly depending on the firm. quantfin
+14 I’m not sure I follow. First off, I’ll just say that we all get it… you’re the man. Intern in AM - Equities
+14 Hope Trump is able to return back on Twitter. And in the oval office. Pizz
+14 When comp went up this much, I brought up the question of sustainability on a few other threads and nobody really answered. I then went back to look at transaction volume, banking fees etc by year. VP in PE - Other
+14 So sorry to hear that. Goddamn terrible thing happen anytime, let alone when you're under the stress of being in banking, even as an intern. Snowshield
+14 As the resident old guy with no kids and no interest in having kids, I’ll weigh in. CompBanker
+14 Yes, it is. Sit down, intern. capex fairy
+14 Non-target has to be the most overused phrase on this website. You guys attribute all aspects of life to which banks show up to what campus, it's so odd. Analyst 1 in S&T - Equities
+14 Rabbit as always is wise. Associate 2 in PE - Growth
+14 It would be helpful if you could be more specific about what components you are interested in. FutureCEO3
+14 I am born and raised in the Boston MSA and plan on leaving for the mild weather and newer homes of the PNW. Boston has become a lot like the SF MSA. JustAnotherGuy55
+14 have you tried looking on the southside of Chicago? I heard 64th & King Drive or 63rd & St. Lawrence are very diverse and vibrant areas... Vænnen
+14 We're used to never getting any sun or seeing daylight, so we can adapt quickly to a post-nuclear fallout environment OverlyAdjustedEBITDA
+14 I mean, who wouldn't make fun of a bunch of fucking retards? Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+14 Fellow incoming, but I’ll share the advice my brother (and some friends) who has been at it for a while gave me. Incoming Analyst in IB-M&A
+14 As a VP and an active member of recruiting, none of this feels accurate. I have actively interacted with the IU Director repeatedly and he is an upstanding, honest and caring individual.  VP in IB - Cov
+14 Native London HF guy to answer a few questions here. Caveat these are purely my opinions / anecdotes, and I am coming from a L/S and event-driven perspective. thewaterpiper
+14 If you're asking my opinion and if it was truly at reputable HF, it was a huge mistake. Reason being is because you can always go back and get a BB ER job from that kind of seat. Intern in IB-M&A
+14 Bruh… you just made a huge mistake in responding to Ozymandia. Be prepared for a 7 paragraph response on why his original comment was 100% correct. Dude is the Ben Shapiro of the real estate forum Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+14 Best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, next best time is right now. jmonkey21
+14 Does GS hire monks who know technicals? Anyone know which monasteries are targets? Heinlein99
+14 Easy PWP. Better pay, better culture, better average exits Intern in IB-M&A
+14 Keyser Söze 123 The young intern nods vigorously; He'll have a bright future in Private Equity. TLBandChill
+14 I am always gleeful to see propagandists fail. PEarbitrage
+14 This mans is really saying just stop light Prospect in IB - Gen
+14 FWIW, the question of fit is more of a “is this person an AH / hardo / etc.” as opposed to “is this person going to be best friends with the whole team?” Frankly work is still work, and while it’s great to be able to riff Simp4EBITDA
+14 I have never sent this nor do I condone career nuking. With that said... if I wanted to make an email unignorable...   FinnesseGod
+14 so you forget to cancel and they charge you Intern in IB - Gen
+14 Did you swallow a dictionary before writing this? Nobody likes hanging around with supercilious sciolists who think that a more recherché lexicon is indicative of intelligence. Laowai666
+14 what? Whiskey5
+14 Few things: IncomingIBDreject
+14 Not getting the first one lol Intern in IB-M&A
+14 As prestigious as attending Indiana Kelley Intern in IB - Cov
+14 "" I just say that when I will have money I will have better sex and travel Intern in IB-M&A
+14 I'm not sure if this fits your list, but for me it's simple - douchebags. No, I don't mean guys who occasionally get snippy on the jobs, expect performance, so they may be kind of a dick sometimes. Stonks1990
+14 Woah glad to see you’re really putting your target school “intellect” to use by rearranging logos everyday. God forbid a bank hires someone from a state school to rearrange logos for them as well… Intern in IB-M&A
+14 Oh man, where to start.  This is a good question. nontarget kid
+14 Send her an email that reads "those comps aren't the only thing I want you to spread for me" then see where it goes. FailedInFinance
+14 Losing out to some posh kid who's been coached to success his whole life and had every advantage in the book since birth, sure I am. The firm and many other EBs are terribly biased. Prospect in IB - Gen
+14 I was a SA at Rothschild this past summer and am going back for FT. Whenever a question about Rothschild comes up on WSO people are always quick to bucket it as an MM. Prospect in IB - Gen
+14 There are other threads on the best keyboards for IB which could be helpful in deciding what keyboard to get. Look through those as well, but here are some things to think about. Switches: Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+14 The thing that you also need to appreciate is that you are not wasting a single second on commute. So while you're putting in these "hours".... PrivatePyle
+14 I can realistically move to the country and join the oligarchy. I wonder if it's worth it, anyone been in a similar situation? Yes, I was in a similar situation once. TheDebtStar
+14 I hope this works. Sourcing a mandate from the forum would be a pretty sick story Rabbit
+14 Google and try to find some "returnship" programs at firms that she would want to work at. Here's one for Canadians: https://wcm.ca/programs/rtbs Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+14 Money's effect on your life operates in step functions rather than linearly Scurvecap
+14 look how they massacred my boy lax1901
+14 WSO is actually a different breed of guys Prospect in IB-M&A
+14 Barney_Stinson
+14 Coming out of the woodwork for this since I am a senior who has dealt with this before in analysts. Fugue
+14 This is probably the most asked and controversial question on this website over the years. There are takes on both sides and both are right. Associate 2 in PE - Growth
+14 Even if most people are the type of people who will learn by imitation and therefore have no practical use case for calculus in their day to day lives, that does not make calculus a "useless" class. Fugue
+14 Lol this is literally the opposite of the answer to his question  Associate 1 in RE - Comm
+14 JPM e98734
+14 One you suck their dick, the other you suck each other's dick /s Prospect in IB-M&A
+14 Not sure where you work, but the MDs I knew were always first out the office. MasaSon
+14 don't know, don't care plus we make the same salary Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 To maintain relationships with the schools. Also, MBA associates from top B-Schools have connections from their classes that can help once they reach VP/move up further. Goldman's Sack
+14 Imagine the WSO prestige whore’s mind being blown when he realizes that capable individuals from targets work at MM banks Intern in IB - Gen
+14 Know quite a few guys named John and Michael who are killing it rn. Also know afew Johns and michaels who are not. Richard.3
+14 Surprised that nobody has mentioned Kearney yet. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+14 fair play to RBC Calgary but then you have to throw BMO M&M under the bus if we're hitting up Canadian shops Rabbit
+14 It's going to result in liberal riots and insurrection. Liberals only support democracy when democracy supports liberalism.  shyguy88
+14 Ah yes, the dude who is directly competing with you for one of 6 intern openings is gonna give you the questions to the interview ahead of time... Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+14 Holy shit this is such a mega douche comment. Analyst 3+ in HF - Other
+14 Pierce and Pierce, of course. Simp4EBITDA
+14 Just my personal opinion here. I would like to bring up a point. Office job does not mean that it is not making a different. Naoki Hanzawa