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+11 Congrats on new job! Really only way to prepare is to practice, find some resources and thoughts below: Excelling
+11 I had a great experience as an analyst. I really focused on fit and culture of the group I was joining. Some of my best friends today are from my analyst class, including my best man at my wedding. hominem
+11 "EliteStudent11" It’s impossible to become a Fortune 500 ceo without banking experience. Billion with a B
+11 If it's in your heart to live and explore a bit, you should do it. APAE
+11 Compensation in these situations usually comes as cash paid to you based on a percentage of capital you've raised. For a company, it can range from 3-7%. The factors that drive this include: APAE
+11 Plenty of time to find success whatever that definition is for you. randomguyseventytwo
+11 Looking back, the way I built my self confidence is the following: Naoki Hanzawa
+11 Similar background. I was 2 years MM PE to MBA and back to MM PE (all NYC). Cav21x
+11 If "ring for her" => engagement, it really depends on your fiance-to-be, but most prefer the old-fashioned diamond. If that's the case, here's what worked for me: WardrobeEssentialist
+11 Harry Stebbings had a 20min VC podcast where he interviewed a head guy in Corporate VC. Here is the link mrharveyspecter
+11 Very difficult, if not impossible. As enjoyable as games are, they are an absolute huge drag on productivity. Yasuke
+11 Ozymandia, you have great valid points and working in development after working on a deal team for a REPE was a large learning curve regarding the many aspects of development ("being closer to the dirt"). odog @digitalimmortality.com
+11 If you seriously have your pick between the two, I'd probably start in normal VC given its at a brand name shop. mrharveyspecter
+11 I don't think I would agree with most comments on here. GBB_19NHS
+11 Ok let's be frank here because I'm almost sure some of you readers are feeling self-conscious that your lives are boring. MOST people, finance industry or not, do not have uniquely fun or interesting lives. ThatOtherGuy
+11 I spent half a year in Corp Dev during my rotational program here are my limited thoughts: mrharveyspecter
+11 @CRE heck of a route... My route is kinda similar... well, at least the bumps in the road are similar. ThatGuyBalls
+11 Its an understanding if a development has a likelihood of succeeding. There are a few ways to see if something is feasible: Pug
+11 read this article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-23/how-to-stay-rich-in-… BobTheBaker
+11 If you train for strength/hypertrophy, here are 6 big lifts that you need: - Bench Press (horizontal push) - Overhead Press (vertical push) - Barbell Row (horizontal pull) - Pull-Up (vertical pull) - Squat (push, quads dom GradSchool2021
+11 A very interesting read indeed, and even more interesting are the comments. I don't usually post on this forum (yeah, I'm one of those lurkers) but this topic for some reason really triggered me. achille_17
+11 For Podcasts, checkout Behind the Bricks and Leading Voices in Real Estate. Both have really interesting guests and generally provide good insights into the realities of the industry. water.cooler.capital
+11 I also teach at Wharton and let me say that if anything, Adam Grant is understating the phenomenon of grade grubbing there. eblofeld
+11 What is wrong with France? The answer is simple, and is also what is currently wrong with many Western European countries. BobTheBaker
+11 Everything is cyclical in commodities. Lots of years where you are mainly interested in "protecting the cheese," making sure your physical book pays for itself. GoodBread
+11 Personally, I enjoy getting to learn from and be around very intelligent people that you run into when you start succeeding. There's no real way to find these people any other way. m_1
+11 This is great. labanker
+11 it sounds like you're on the right track, but those internal recruiters sound shitty. not even giving you the chance is stupid and saying your pedigree isn't up to snuff when they've got 100 bankers is a joke. CisSiberianOrchestra
+11 "InVinoVeritas" Ah, now your elitist views are coming out. "Shit" developers. "Stupid" things. The State knows best correct? CRE
+11 If Trump is re-elected, I will have lost all faith in this country. euroquaker
+11 I'm in the same boat as an international student going to a H/S/W MBA and will be taking on considerable debt. Honeycube
+11 This is tragic. We have gone beyond the tipping point. InfoDominatrix
+11 The whole life span thing is a bit of a misunderstanding. Its an average, and in the past infant mortality was far more common, so that really pulls the number down. chrysosclancap
+11 The ad was beyond ridiculous (how literally all the bad people were white males being stopped by the heroic minorities, how boys wrestling is, I don't know, evil?), but at the end of the day I'm so used to this kind of pat I quit this site because of censorship
+11 As an analogy, let's say you offer to buy a car for $10,000, but your $10K offer assumes the car has a full tank of gas. Capitol86
+11 You screwed up. You learned your lesson (I hope). It happens. BreakingOutOfPWM
+11 "Forex Swings"The government is currently being shut down for 5 billion dollars. CRE
+11 The instagram influencer thing really drives me nuts. Walker Texas Banker
+11 Gotcha. I can give some limited insight- I've had minor FP&A responsibilities in two of my three roles, and I was on a product line FP&A team for one of my 3 roles. Corp_titan
+11 If you don't currently like wine, you'll need to work your way up from mild and sweet to the more robust and tannic ones. Moneykee
+11 I have a working paper of Professor Acemoglu's that is yet to be published, but I agreed not to share it since it's still a work-in-progress. brotherbear
+11 Pelosi herself, a very "green" California Democrat, seems to roll her eyes at this. It seems more theatre than actual policy. CRE
+11 Yes, and the reasons for this have even been studied in an academic setting. gershan
+11 I think there are a lot of upper-middle class kids in I-banking. If you're truly a scion of the upper-class standing to inherent $10M+, I'm not sure it would make sense to kill yourself in IB. brotherbear
+11 There are certain companies that have initiatives to do something about this. It is a problem that I think should be taken seriously. Not every job has to have people interaction as an important function. Pug
+11 My experience out of college: months 0-6 - running off adrenaline, new job, new place, new city new people, no sleep, all work and partying, nothing wholesome in my life, didn't mind. itsanumbersgame
+11 "Cav21x" 3.67. It's correctly said that it won't matter 5 years after graduation, but it does for the first 1-2 positions you take. Billion with a B
+11 Experience and exposure to high-pressure situations, in addition to a track record of success in dealing with these situations is probably what develops the kind of unwavering confidence that you're thinking about. jjwatt_469
+11 There are multiple reasons why MBB is generally considered better than the other firms you listed. Of course, these differences vary from firm to firm, but as a generally rule the main pros of being at a top firm are: Abrix123
+11 Some of my personal favorites from my bookshelf: V. - Thomas Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon Mason & Dixon - Thomas Pynchon Thomas Pynchon
+11 ^^THIS^^ Names only change what you call something, it doesn't change the inner workings/the successes you've had/the quality people you currently have or will retain in the future. InfoDominatrix
+11 "EUROPETARGET" BIWS really helped me out to secure an internship at an MM Boutique. However, I found the RE part really lacking. peremium
+11 The policies have been pretty effective from what I can tell. There are actually 3 parts it: Candlemaker
+11 Look at studios in Murray Hill, you can find decent ones for ~$2-2.5k. You will never be there, and ~400-500 square feet will be enough for your girlfriend while you're away. ftorbust
+11 Are you not the same clown that came on this forum less than 6 months ago asking almost word-for-word the exact same thing you just asked? EnergyHOU
+11 Going through this process right now at a new shop trying to establish a track record with basically no balance sheet. Ricky Rosay
+11 Yes, and put yourselves in our shoes. Let's be 100% real. Banking kind of... well, sucks sometimes. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+11 Lmfao, $6.5 million to get a kid in a college. Might as well just donate money to the school so they let you in with shitty grades ala Jared Kushner and be done with it. Pathetic what prestige does to people. BobTheBaker
+11 Another thing to watch out for is the code words women use. Here is a translation guide for dealing with women. Says: I want a man who is motivated and has goals. Means: I want a rich man Anonymous Monkey
+11 Let me add one more comment because I dont think i made that clear. LDNBNKR
+11 Dude, honest question - what in the hell is your point about trump “not being exonerated” on OOJ? Do you know how the legal system works? Do you know what a witch hunt actually refers to? PeterMBA2018
+11 "NYCBB" I’ve always heard the MBA and CFA was a waste and it’s really one of the other. That said I would imagine it would help The_Declaration
+11 what? thebrofessor
+11 He might stay in your heart and mind forever. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+11 From personal experience, it boils down to what type of person you are. QuiltEmerson
+11 White Gen Y/Z'rs have zero culpability for slavery or systematic racism. None. Systematic racism towards blacks does not exist today. We are all equal in the eyes of law. InVinoVeritas
+11 Sell-side modeling is bullshit - no one on the buy-side takes serious stock in your crap assumptions. Modeling on the buy-side is critical to understand projected return sensitivity to certain variables. InVinoVeritas
+11 I read a decent amount and skimmed through other points that I've heard him touch on before, overall, not really impressed. rothbard814
+11 Overall, I believe capitalism is messier than biology, every bit as cruel as biology but not nearly as fair as biology. If Carl Icahn was immortal he would eventually control all wealth on the planet. Distressed Industrial Buyer
+11 "bulge4lyf" I'm making ok but not great money for someone my level (500-750K) but have always had ambitions of becoming a PM (generally not Mostly Random Dude
+11 I really think it depends on why you are taking it on how you are "selling" it afterwards. Jim Bateman
+11 "_schnitzel" Love it! You definitely deserve it! How did you go about meeting strangers? LinkedIn or just on the street? johndoe2019
+11 Uhhh I disagree with this... I mean you're right to an extent. The kid who goes to NYU to study finance is still pretty damn likely to go into banking. But... VCMonkey01
+11 At various points in time, all of the above. I haven't heard of any MFs working differently from what I've experienced so I'll speak generally here. Classica
+11 Agree 100% and I'll add another major gripe . . . their battle strategy was fucking retarded. A few highlights: Using light cavalry to charge head on with no support whitecollarandsuspenders
+11 Mid 30s guy here. A few thoughts. True props to the OP for his trading skills and for generating that net worth. That's just awesome. If you haven't already, give yourself a pat on the back. Seriously. Jamoldo
+11 "EUROPETARGET" Yesterday was fucked Up. Bruvver
+11 It's an interesting debate, and I guess where we diverge is that I don't believe the market for professional finance talent works well, at all. Synergy_or_Syzygy
+11 Just be direct and ask. hominem
+11 I worked for a complete psycho first year out of school. High-level real estate debt/equity brokerage, one of the top 3 producing teams in the country. InVinoVeritas
+11 We almost closed on a deal earlier this year after about 10 months of work. Lender was lined up and had signed off. QofE and other DD all done, etc... m_1
+11 If you're at a top MM firm in a major city, I'd imagine you could do better if you keep working on the recruiting front. mrharveyspecter
+11 BTW I second the idea of just taking a feed-me job in the interim. I graduated top 2% in my class from Berkeley - honor roll, leader scholarships, etc. I thought as a kid getting into a good school and crushing it would be earthwalker7
+11 You're too damn late to the race man. Ace that back-office job at the IB you can get into. Then jump to front-office by kicking ass at your earlier role and by doing a tremendous amount of networking. Skeptic Ape
+11 Yes and no. MMBanker14
+11 How does Bezos being worth $100B impact me? If the government takes away 90% of it, how does that make me better off? $90B is almost a rounding error to total government spending. MMBanker14
+11 "Pizz" Yes, as seen by the rapid increase in income inequality. I quit this site because of censorship
+11 I'm sorry that your experience was so negative, but honestly, there are so many factors that you did not go into detail that it's difficult believing to an extent. How did your resume look? Sil
+11 I was post-MBA at MS out of a top bschool. I think that it's totally worth it. hominem
+11 "Accessibility", the downfall of the CFA? What're you even arguing? The more ppl that sign up, the more validated the program is. Porters6thForce
+11 I had to pick a post to jump in on, looks like this one works. C.R.E. Shervin
+11 "FCFE" I'm a Republican who has been following politics for quite some time. Overall, I am shocked at how far left the Dems have moved. I quit this site because of censorship
+11 I basically thought of PE prep through the following sections: NuclearPenguins
+11 I understand that you were together for 9 years, but why would you be remotely interested in this supposed "deal"? Feels like a weird fucked up mix of you getting gaslighted and him hedging his bets. InfoDominatrix
+11 I spent too much time looking for jobs vs preparing for interviews. JSmithRE2010
+11 I just wrote a novel only to find that the website didn’t register it. Kind of pissed but I’d still like to help. Anonymous Monkey
+11 "real_Skankhunt42" "FCFE" Bernie is an anti-American c Thanatopsis
+11 What's more important to YOU, more money or work/life? That's all this boils down to. BBDreamin
+11 This won't be a direct answer, but a couple Argus thoughts: Beers
+11 Hey, generally the GPs mandate is to maximize value across the entire portfolio. BoutiqueBaboon