To All My Future RainmakersDisclaimer This post isn't meant to be a salty venting, but more of a sharing some of my self-realizations from the past year on things that I wish I had fully understood 12 months ago.
“Congrats on closing your deal!”
“You were a rockstar on this one – we couldn’t have...
Official WSO Investment Banking Resume Template!Big Announcement: WSO Resume Template is Out in the Wild!:
Mod Note (Andy): If you're looking for our resume for experienced IB professionals or a private equity resume template, click here..
For those of you looking to make sure your CV format is clean and make sure that your...
Investment Banks as the Houses of WesterosIn honor of GoT S7 premiering next month, I'd like to pose a simple question to the WSO community. If the investment banks were the Houses of Westeros, which would they be?
My Opinion:
Goldman Sachs/House Lannister - the "old money" in Westeros and currently crushing the...
How to Make a Phone App if You Only Know Investment BankingAfter my original post describing why I decided to resign from Rothschild and start my own company, we have since expanded Rickshaw to 22 currencies and 6 languages. Passengers now benefit from a database of nearly 1,000 local taxi pricing formulas throughout North America, Europe and Asia...
I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&AHowdy folks, this market has me bored to tears [edit: I'm truthfully also just having a harder time getting a read on conditions than at any point in my career, so that is prompting both frustration and introspection], and just for work-unrelated reasons, I have a bit more free time on my...
Self-Important Graduation Posts on LinkedINHas anyone else been on LinkedIN lately to see a bunch of posts something along the lines of "Pleased to announce I graduated (honors degree) from (ivy league school) and will spend the next year volunteering to save the sea turtles from racial microaggressions before beginning my job with...
This Is What I Read Every Morning.Ask anyone what to read to stay informed, and 10/10 of people will tell you to read the WSJ (as you should) but what do you supplement it with? Personally, I subscribe to a few newsletters listed below. Are there any others you read that you recommend?
Dealbreaker
Pitchbook
Deal Book...
Most Frustrating Job Search StoriesSo I'll try to be short, but I had an incredibly frustrating story that I need to vent. So before the hardos on here come at me saying "Youre just mad you didnt get the position", let me say that you are completely right and I'll explain why.
I graduated from a small but...
Asinine Desired Skills Job PostingsIt always blows my mind and makes me wonder if I'm completely out of touch or if people are really just full of shit when I read a job posting for an "entry level" and it lists something akin to the following: Skills/Requirements:
Proficient in English, Spanish, and...
Consulting at a boutique firm (not management consulting)After applying for a variety of different positions, in May, I started a great internship that enables me to leverage my science/biomedical background toward consulting. This consulting firm is more...
How to List Investment Class on Resume?My school offers an application only class that manages a portfolio of approx. 900K. I am hoping to go into ER, and currently do not have any internships in it. In order to highlight my experience in...
Why Do Firms Value Personality and Fit Over Capability?Assuming your GPA and experience are good enough, It seems an outgoing personality and answering the same repetitive questions properly in an interview are what lands you the job, even if you have no...
How difficult is it to break into the MO/BO?Just curious. I was thinking of doing Risk Managment (MO) or worst case scenario, Operations (BO). Is the competition less when applying for these areas? Is transitioning into the FO out of the...
Advice for University studentSo long story short I am entering my third year at a Canadian university studying political science and a minor in geography. My goal was to go to law school after I graduate but I realized this past...
RE Investment Sales VS Tenant RepWhat career path would be more lucrative investment sales or tenant rep in a secondary but growing market in the southeast?
Georgia Tech PhD Computer ScienceI'm doing an undergrad in computer science at Georgia Tech right now and I'm doing data science research. I will most likely do a Master's as well here. However, after that I want to do a PhD related...
Networking Do's and Don'tsHey guys I've got a meeting coming up with a head of sales in a couple days, potential to get some intern work out of it. Anyone got any suggestions of what I should and shouldn't do? I mean I have a...
Accounting Interview With a Finance DegreeHi all,
I recently graduated with a finance degree with fairly competitive grades. I have an upcoming interview with a large company for a position that is primarily corporate accounting. While I...
Dealing with an incompetent bossSince starting in the investment banking realm, upon completion of grad school, I have worked at a total of three firms (two FT one internship). Since I've started my new job, there is one jack ass...
Quantitative Finance Masters for non-STEM studentsI'm final year business student based in Europe and looking for information on Masters in Quantitative Finance courses at decent schools either in Europe (preferably) or USA which do not require a...
Form that feeds into database?I want to create a form that I can email to people and have data that is submitted automatically update to a database? Anyone know of any applications that can do that?
If I did not have SHIT parents I would be so successfulEven if I had SHIT parents who did no harm ("first, do no harm"), I would be so successful.
INSTEAD, I had shit Asian parents who made me study to become a doctor, even though I am shit at biology...
