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29 year old in Operations trying to break into Finance. Help
Hi, I'm 29 years old working at a tier 1 in New York in Operations. I'm seeking advice on how I should try to transition into working into the Finance department or financial department in another firm. I have a BS in Finance from a non-target, and only held odd jobs for ~5 years out of college. It...
I have an internship offer from a BB in ops, and an offer from Hyundai Capital Services.
Which one should I take? I am studying statistics at a top tier school if that helps and am a junior. Should I do the BB ops job in Manhattan, or do the Global Intern position at Hyundai which would be partly in Korea and partly in California?
Interview Help - Escaping Ops / Back Office
Hi everyone, I was hired right out of college working a commercial lending operations position in the back office at a fairly large bank (EUR185B AUM). As most operations roles go, this one became very repetitive and also has minimal room for growth. I have been working the same role for the past...
S&O Recruiting opportunities outside T20 MBA programs?
Hey all. New to the forum. I am currently a 2016 intake applicant to several MBA programs. Looking to make a career switch into consulting from operations post MBA . My question is about recruiting opportunities at various schools. When I searched the Deloitte recruiters, it looks like S&O MBA...
Executive Positions in Portfolio Companies
As an executive in a portfolio company, what kind of exit opportunities are there? How common is it to lateral to a private equity firm in an operations type role, and what would the compensation be (at the respective size PE firms)? Does the ease/frequency of transition depend on the size of the...
VC COO - what does the role entail?
Coming from an HF background I am not as familiar with the VC world. Could someone who works in VC please describe to me what their COO handles on a day to day basis and what the job entails? Thanks
Help me transition from middle office operations at a bulge bracket into a RE role
hi all, long time member but very occasional poster. so i am definitely in the minority here in that i didn't go to an excellent school, don't have incredible internship/work experience and i am just generally not up to snuff as it relates to most of you. right now i work in middle office operations...
Ocean Freight Logistics > > Physical Commodities Supply
Hello monkeys, A long time lurker and first time poster here. I was hoping to get some opinions and advice from the community between two entry level opportunities my way: - BB Ops (no client interaction, typical ops stuff) -An international freight forwarder/NVOCC - Ocean Export Logistics...
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Good jobs I can get following experience in operations
I'm about to start working in operations IB and have accepted the fact that I probably won't get a finance position at this bank.. That being said, are there good paying business jobs in the non financial industry that I can be making down the road with "operations" on my resume? Specifically around...
WWYD: Stay with high paying offer or drop for TFA?
Hey guys,
Advice: renege high paying offer for TFA?
Hey guys,
McKinsey Operations & Business Technology
Hi all, It seems like McK recently created two practices besides traditional strategy practice. The recruiting process seems to be different for these two, from the general recruiting. Does anyone have any first-hand experience or knows somebody in either of these practices, and can speak about...
Goldman VS. JPM
Hey guys, I need help deciding between internship offers at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan .. They are both in the same division (Operations Division). I am aware of Goldman's "prestige" but I'm also taking both firm's culture into consideration. I don't have much familiarity about finance firms as...
**Transitions in Finance**
Hey y'all, I just got internship offers at JPM , BoA and GS in the operations division (I'm very likely choosing GS). I am happy to have these opportunities but after doing some research I have learned that there aren't many exit opps in ops. My question is this: lets suppose I decide after my...
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Hedge Fund Operations Internship
Hey guys. This is my second time posting after many months of lurking. I am in need of advice as to what my options are at this point. I am from a non-target currently interning at BlueMountain Capital Management in the Operations department. They do not have a structured internship program, so an...
Why Operations/Compliance/Middle Office? Interview Question
Hi, All, I'm actively looking for job. I have an interview scheduled this week, in Operations category. I am interested just because I feel that checking accuracy of data is fun. I know that I have few idea in this field since I just graduated. I'm wondering whether anyone here working on...
Blue Mountain Capital Ops vs Financial Research Associates
I recently just interviewed for both internship positions and was wondering which position would give me an opportunity to move into FO . Many of FRA's projects involve litigation matters where they provide business valuation/forensic accounting analysis for high net worth individuals and...
Weighing Summer Internship Options
Hi, I am a rising junior interested in banking. Recruiting as a sophomore was pretty rough, so I ended up with a couple summer internship offers in some pretty random, unrelated fields. The first is Operations with JPM in NYC and the other is an internship with Mastercard at their HQ in Purchase, NY...
MO/BO outside of major city?
Hey guys, I applied to two IBs for MO/ BO roles in ops/tech originally being based in London which is ideal. However, they both have filled their grad. schemes for the roles in London and offered me the same position but in a different location (exact locations arent relevant but neither are big...
Financial Operations Risk Consulting - Any insight?
Does anyone have experience in financial operations risk consulting who can give me some details about the workload, pay, career track, credentials needed to grow (MBA/ CFA /MSF)? I'm interviewing with a small firm in NYC who has given me their details, but I want to compare it to the Big 4 or...
Introduction + Equity Trade Support At Hedge Fund Question
Hey everyone, Been following the site for a while now and have really appreciated all the posts and the content which is available to someone like me trying to excel and succeed in such a competitive industry. I'm about to enter my senior year at a nontarget in NJ and have held two internships...
UPDATE: Operations: Best Decision I've Ever Made
This was me two short months ago. I would like to start by apologizing to the entire WSO community for trying to argue with what decades of Banking wisdom had taught the finance community; as it turns out, Ops is fucking shit! However, in an attempt to retain some sense of pride I still disagree on...
Using an Ops position to my benefit
So I was just extended my first job offer since graduating. It's a long term temp position in the FX Operations department. I'll be working in the account management area. Nothing to glamorous, but I am indeed happy to be employed and at least its in finance. I have other things still in the works...
Corporate Finance vs. Operations
I have offers in corporate finance with ACN and Operations with JPM . I'm about to graduate with a BBA in Finance and am currently studying for Level 1 CFA . My ultimate career goals is to work for a bank in an investment related role. JPM is obviously a reputable bank but the job isn't aligned with...
How do you convince an MO/Ops interviewer that you are the best fit?
Hi, I recently graduated from a target school with a master's degree (not MBA). I had 6 interviews since I graduated and I don't think anything will convert to an offer from different reasons: - I was clearly not a good fit from the beginning and just wasted their and my time. - They were...
Compensation in Operations
Hi Everyone, I know this topic can be found online or through a simple search. I was just curious if anyone can give me insight to compensation for an executive director specifically at JPM in operations? To a certain extent what could these individuals expect? Of couse I know that I can find...
Help! Need interview advice for a global hedge fund/PE firm FT interview?
I've been networking my ass off for a FT offer and leveraging contacts from my previous internships. I have an interview for OPs at a massive fund. I never had ops interviews and am not entirely sure what to expect. If you are willing to help, I will PM you more information. Due to the nature of the...
Ops - Student at non-target
So, I have been thinking lately about the lovely world of operations. As a student at a non target, where the only pro is that it is in NYC , I have concluded that regardless of GPA and networking skills, it seems that out side of three PWM offers at BB banks, I can not seem to get into what I want....
BofA Operations Management Analyst Program (OMAP) Internship
Hey everyone, I just got the chance to vie for a position with Bank of America in their Operations Management Analyst Program (OMAP) Internship for this summer and I'm wondering if anyone has any information on the program in addition to the pay, stuff I'll be working on, etc. I would greatly...
Boutique private wealth management/operations or Summer Business Program?
I am a recent college grad, and am trying to get into Wall Street. You can see my situation from previous posts: I went to a non-target private school, tho I did well, have a ton of extracurrics, I majored in poli sci, minored in economics and Spanish. I've been applying to places left and right. I...
How to ace an operations interview?
I have an interview for an operations position at a buy side investment management shop that is pretty large. Due to a lack of experience I am hoping to get my foot in the door by getting this operations spot that backs up the portfolio management and research groups. I know a lot of people say that...
Non-finance exit ops for operations
hi, are there any non-finance exit ops for operations analysts from BBs? for example to consulting? what sort of options are available if i do an MBA after a few years in ops? thanks.
Operations Practice - MBB & ATK offices
Hello, I am tyring to find offices for BCG, Booz & Co, & ATK that are operations focused: Focus areas could be manufacturing, supply chain management, distribution, etc. Specifically looking for offices in the North East. Thank you
Corporate Chief of Staff Role
Have you guys heard of Chief of Staff roles at corporations? If so, what are your thoughts on the role? Do you know anyone that's gone through it?
BX Portfolio Operations Group
Any info about this group? pay, exit opps, etc. Seems to be a pretty top notch team.
Morgan Stanley Hacked in Operation Aurora
Shit just got real for the IT folks over at Morgan Stanley . The same Chinese hackers who busted into Google last year also breached Morgan Stanley . The attack lasted for months and the damage was substantial. Dubbed "Operation Aurora" by cyber-security giant McAfee, Inc., it is now believed that...
Syndicate Operations, Middle Office or Back Office?
I'm looking at a position at a large Investment Bank and want to know if this is a middle office or back office position. Responsibilities: Process and monitor primary and secondary trades received from the Structured Products Desk. • Support Remarketing desk by sending out monthly invoices,...
Securities at GS or Operations at Barcap
Hello, all. Thank you for showing interest in my forum. I am a third year college student who has been offered an internship position at the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs and at the Operations Divisions at Barclays Capital, respectively. I have hard time making decision on which offer to...
Questionable Hedge Fund Role
Hi, I recently got contacted about a position at a large hedge fund in NYC for a role in Investor Relations Operations (entry level). I know this almost sounds like "back office of the back office" but I am curious if there is any merit to this position. I am not happy in my current job but also...
BB Fixed Income Operations
Received an offer from a BB in the southeast. Fixed Income FED Operation 40k + Bonus Thoughts?
Need help with an offer
Background: Sophomore at a semi-target Interned at a big 4 this past summer Interested in IBD I just got an offer for BB ops in NY . That said, is ops looked down upon? Is it practical to believe that I can I land an IBD internship during my junior year after having interned at a big 4 and BB ops?...
Career Direction
Hey Guys, I'm at a crossroads of sorts in my young career and thought it would be helpful to get some input from everyone here. I find many of the posters on this site are very knowledgeable plus no one knows me personally, so I think this could be a great help. Let me give you some info on where I...
Operations Exit Opps.
I'm interviewing at a hedge fund for an operations role ('Portfolio Analyst')...I don't have any modeling experience so I understand why I can't fill a real analyst role in IBD .. however, everyone seems to claim that operations is a dead end and I have a hard time believing that committing to a job...
Career guidance
Hi all. I have a 2nd interview coming up soon (like, tomorrow), but don't worry, this isn't time-sensitive. The position is for a Sales Operations Coordinator position. I have no idea what I will be doing and no idea the ranks of that within the firm (Sony Pictures). Do you think there is any kind...
non-FO Director/MD comp
How much does a director/MD make all in in a non FO role (i.e. corporate treasury, technology, operations, etc.)?
GS Recruiter call
Hello All! I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on the call I had recently with a Goldman's Operations recruiter. I am currently working for another BB bank, and GS found my CV on one of the job boards. They called me up out of the blue, and asked a lot of questions about my current role, and about...
How do you say you want a support role in an interview?
So, interviewers will commonly ask what role are you searching for. This is easy when the job is awesome and you want the challenge/money/prestige and your goals line up with the job description and career path, but gets harder with support roles that most people use as a stepping stone and want to...
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