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How bad is working hard in your 20's
Is working hard in your early to mid 20's really that bad? I feel like if you work 23-25 in IB, then transfer to PE or HF, you're now working 60-80 hours versus 80-100, you have a bit more of a life and better pay. Then by 30 you're making 500-1m, and you can exit to something around 50 hours a...
What is the best path to start a PE fund?
What's the best career path to eventually start a private equity fund? Is it better to start off in banking and then rise up the ranks or is it better to get a job in PE asap? How useful is an MBA? I've even heard some say getting into HF is also a path into starting your own PE fund. Any ideas...
Non-Typical Profile for REPE? WSO Guides for REPE
Dear Fellow Monkeys, I wanted to reach out for advice/insights/guidance on career paths to REPE. I've been 2+ years at a RE boutique family office underwriting CRE senior/subordinate loans and some hybrid debt/preferred equity transactions, with increasing exposure to origination/deal structure...
Really need some career advice. Thank you for your time.
Hello fellow professionals, I am a first-year law student who has no interest in practicing law, but I am interested in a career in finance. My question is: which job will put me in a better position, a front office finance job in a decent sized PE fund back in Beijing or a non-front office finance...
Summer Internship for Junior Year
I'm in a bit of a bind here and would appreciate any advice. So I am still waiting to hear back from all of my interviews with Brown Gibbons Lang and Company, a middle market investment banking firm, which has been taking a while. I am currently sitting on an offer from Ernst and Young for Risk...
Consulting Investment Research to Equity Research???
So, recently I have been offered a position at a investment consulting firm ( $40B AUM) and it begins as a client focus role with basically grunt work and eventually turns into a investment research position across different asset classes and performing manager research, investment research, etc.....
Guidance on Career Help IB, PE, Asset MGT., Wealth Managment
Urgently need career path guidance
Hi everyone,
Which route to pick: Operations Analyst @ BB, Risk Analyst @ Top Insurance Broker, Corporate Audit @ BB, Financial Analyst @ F50
Hi everyone, I have a dilemma here in picking what career path I should pursue after I graduate next semester. My ultimate goal is to get an MBA and probably transition to consulting since that was my goal in undergrad but unfortunately didn't get any offers in it. From my understanding here...
Career path? What's realistic and what's not?
I just finished my first year of work at an insurance company, where I work for their investment division. We have a subadviser system (we hire others to manage our money), and I'm on the team in charge of that. Since this really isn't back office (nor front office I think), I'm am a little confused...
Seeking Advice for Suitable Career Path
I am a 3rd year undergrad studying finance. I have a rough idea of the different careers in financial services. I have some thoughts on possible paths but just not sure which ones might be best for my personality, strengths, and weaknesses. I'm tired of reading job descriptions and completing all of...
What can I do with my trading experience
I am currently an equity trader for a large investment firm, but my trading is on small levels, more like glorified customer service and placing trades for clients over the phone. I am wondering what I can do with my trading experience and where I can go to trade and make much more money essentially...
MD/Partner pay in a small consulting firm and is it worth chasing 1st & 2nd tier with a sub-par profile?
I know this is going to be heavily region/city/firm specific but does anyone have any thoughts or anecdotal stories about working for a no-name small consulting firm? What kinds of projects are they actually able to bring in? How's the pay once you get to the top? I'm currently working in public...
Does anyone want to be an MD?
Hello from a new site member. I’m probably an anomaly, but here goes: I’m a business writer pursuing a creative dream on the side, writing a novel. One of the main characters works in investment banking as a VP in M&A at a fictional Wall Street bank. Novel is a military/family drama (plenty of...
Is there any way into Banking for me now!?
Hello. Supposing you have messed up spectacularly in your undergrad degree, is there any realistic alternative route into banking and finance besides the standard one of top grades-internship-permanent position? I was hoping to follow the aforementioned career progression myself until last year when...
First job - what to do with my life?
Hi, I don't know what to do with my life for my first job, here's some background: I am mexican, 24 years old, I graduated last month from a top mexican school with a 3.6 gpa, I love finance, I invest and trade, and I have this job offer: DC boutique investment bank specialized in cross-border...
Junior in college looking for guidance into investment banking
I am a junior in college and love to trade. I have a really busy schedule and spend most of my free time reviewing charts, looking up new stocks, and trading . I have been reading a lot of the forum boards about trading and people keep talking about how trading at investment firms is dead. What sort...
Recent grad looking at career change
Is this career path overkill?
Hi WSO , occasional lurker, first time poster here. Though I'm really only posting this for the advice of a select few on this site, I welcome the feedback from all.
career options for those who missed out on IB
I am a Duke MBA 2010. Did 2 internships - 1) Tiny Boutique investment bank in East, 2) Private Debt/Equity firm in mid-west. Pre-MBA 8 yrs in Technology Consulting at IBM Global Svcs and CSC. Wanted to pursue IB but the current scenario is such that....getting into IB is ????? Even Equity Research...
Career Path Advice for a New Banker
Hi, I ended up with a pretty amazing graduate position down here in New Zealand, which I started about 3 months ago. I’m looking for some advice and insight on what career paths I have available and should be looking to take. I hope this is in the right forum. Let me start by giving some...
Fidelity Financial Representative - Career Progression
Hey what's up? I will be graduating with a 3.8 GPA in finance from a state school in Texas next month and to be completely honest the job search has been brutal. I've had multiple second round interviews, but no offers. Not that it really matters, but I don't know anyone that is graduating from my...
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