Highest Ranked Comments In The Last Week

+81 1) Touch grass Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+56 DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE WHO'S TELLING YOU "ITS OKAY TO NOT BREAK IN, THERE'S OTHER THINGS ETC ETC."  Intern in IB-M&A
+47 Shut the fuck up you stupid kid. You act like you're some special 1-in-a-million amazing hard-working talent with a chip on your shoulder when you ended up at penn fucking state. The wrong Penn. Analyst 2 in IB - Restr
+46 Natixis usually is on the mandate of the biggest tech deals in some capacity Intern in IB - Restr
+40 Hope you lose your offer. Hope this helps! Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+34 Nice to hear where everyone is working at Intern in IB-M&A
+34 Congrats on oppenheimer Prospect in IB-M&A
+29 Have to give it to the guy, he's serious about keeping overhead low. MMPM
+29 Geez dude, this guy tried to help you and you shit on him? mrcheddar
+28 congrats on wells fargo  Prospect in IB - Gen
+25 Maybe the US isn't doing too great at foreign policy because even seemingly successful and well-educated American youths can't manage to figure out where the second largest European country (by land area) is on a map. Angus Macgyver
+23 Bro thought he did something with this thread... IBhardo23
+23 Many of the firms I've come across have been mentioned but I'd say the following: Moonshallow
+21 Thank you for your service to the united states people mr Private Equity LBO VP in AM - Other
+20 They usually ask for transcripts a few weeks prior with background checks. This is something they would rescind an offer over, it doesn't sound like an honest mistake I would start looking for a new job Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+20 I had two in IB at BBs. You're about to have zero. Hope this helps! Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+18 TikTok is not a FinTech Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+18 Pride goeth before a fall- let’s finish the semester strong and remain humble. GekkoOnTheWall
+18 Imagine having $100M+ and the only place to go for advice is WSO. Rough times Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+17 I used to also want to be a military officer given the cool uniform and the societal clout. But realized not worth it due to how retarded our foreign policy is. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+15 Make sure you get in Fri-Sun If you're lifting, keep any supplements you use (protein, creatine, etc.) at your desk Get comfortable with squeezing in whenever you can. surfsup34
+15 Cascadia Capital Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+15 Agree if ur really ambitious, maybe talk to a girl who doesn’t share your DNA Intern in PE - LBOs
+15 Moelis LA is the best LA shop and places really well. PWP LA has been expanding. They have some really strong MDs and seem like they’re a great team. Incoming Analyst in IB - Cov
+15 Congrats on RBC 🥳 Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+14 I will simply not care because technical analysis is fake? Research Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+14 Congrats on the search fund! Prospect in IB-M&A
+14 Touching grass Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+14 Because of the way this thread unfolded, I will never be answering another WashU coffee chat request Incoming Analyst in IB - Cov
+12 BofA regl —> harassing women —> LMM FIG boutique! Really excited Intern in IB - Gen
+12 "Experienced management team with decades of experience and a killer instinct to drive results" Associate 2 in PE - LBOs
+11 Most normal DCM banker Prospect in IB-M&A
+11 Isn't there an EB that specializes in financial technology? I think they pay their AN1s 140k base so they must be the best for this type of deal Mr. Disagreeable
+11 Burger flipping at McDonald’s? VP in IB-M&A
+11 Sir plz go to your nearest park, find a lawn, and rub your ass cheeks on it. Intern in S&T - FI
+11 pls fix Lowkey Omakase
+10 Carlyle. In last two years they have 1) reduced headcount considerably, 2) completely exited Consumer, 3) Missed fundraising targets due to poor performance, 4) Had partners leave. DBisntaBB
+10 Dude you have no idea how hard it is to do that. Analyst 1 in IB-M&A
+10 Maybe you can too be something one day. Sounds like the Wash U motto Prospect in IB-M&A
+9 As someone who actually broke in, the funny thing about Moelis is there are multiple groups that are so good they never have to pitch, but you only know how to regurgitate stuff you’ve seen on WSO. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 I'm also going to address the elephant in the room here which is the foreign policy mess we have been in, most obviously with Afghanistan (and how there hasn't even been a discussion on what went wrong - whereas we still t AlexCook
+9 LSE M&A Group Prospect in IB-M&A
+9 A few points I'd make, as a MF REPE (ignore title) guy that interfaces with our corp PE team once in a while: Analyst 1 in PE - LBOs
+9 Intern in S&T - Comm
+9 Jesus kid I’m reading your posts and you seem like the most finance hardo ever. My genuine advice to you and I’m not even joking here is to take it down a notch. Analyst 1 in IB - Gen
+9 I've dealt w/ ADHD since my early 20's, consider myself a veteran if you will. Stonks1990
+8 Everyone is going to be skeptical because this industry is built on skepticism.  Investment Analyst in AM - Equities
+8 Biased as I'm a Huntsman alum but the best part of the program is that it's the furthest from being a monolith that Wharton can sometimes be viewed as. Investment Analyst in HF - EquityHedge
+8 The split of transaction / non-transaction work is 100% correlated to the market cycle. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+8 First of all, Business Insider is a terrible source of information. Rob92
+8 The bank/groups are so big… every group has a handful of people who get great exits while others strike out. My own personal observations- Associate 1 in IB - Cov
+8 On the resource front, obviously EDGAR and company IR pages will have your earnings releases, K’s, Qs, presentations etc. Places like BAMSec (i think they maybe still have a free version) will have transcripts. M_As_In_Mancy
+8 Any PE firm that is (1) raising significantly larger funds successively, especially with a large step up in a fundraise in 2H2023 - Present when conditions deteriorated, and (2) Has solid performance across their recent vi Works at Warburg Pincus
+8 Would also add, something to be aware of during your recruiting process / research is whether a firm is actually differentiated in their industry (in that they have industry-specific knowledge or expertise that truly sets Associate 3 in PE - LBOs
+8 Some firms that I think fit your criteria: Differentiated Investment Strategy VP in PE - LBOs
+8 You want to have at least 2,000 words minimum so they know you are willing to work hard. Talk about running the model and "loving the grind". Average_Canadian123
+8 I'm assuming IBD for the purpose of my response. Count WACCula
+8 This is not an "intern" thing. This is a corporate/professional setting thing. nutmegger189
+8 If it were me choosing, I would choose Oxford in a heartbeat. pekho
+7 Keeping it vague - but made the jump around the period the market started going to hell. Last year we did deals which we're fortunate for especially when you compare against our peers transaction volume. Goals Director in RE - Comm
+7 JBlitz has this in the bag Unitranche Terry
+7 Leeeeeeeeeeem
+7 I remember your other thread. I also remember some of the toxic shit you were saying. No surprise you’ve posted yet another thread complaining about not making it to Cambridge/IB. Associate 2 in Consulting
+7 I don't get involved in intern/graduate hiring as this is done, pretty much solely, by HR at my bank so I unfortunately can't comment on this specific circumstance. Associate 3 in IB-M&A
+7 You're an ASO3 and frankly you're doing things you no longer should be. No wonder you're burnt out. Where are your analysts and aso1s?  rabbit
+7 Why not buy a deal now and stay in brokerage and build to a few properties then move. You don't need to go big, look at deals in the $1-5mm range. Analyst 2 in RE - Comm
+7 At the end of the day, banking is a relationship business. Nobody cares if you memorized the 400 questions guide once you get your foot in the door. Technicals are just a check in the box. Analyst 2 in IB - Gen
+7 lots of self preservation and bad advice on this thread. Here’s what you do: 1. Find an interest that is tangentially relevant to finance and/or an industry group you’d like to pursue. Analyst 1 in IB - Cov
+7 If someone who fked up, comes back with some thoughtful reflections on where they messed up, and produces a plan of concrete steps they will take to improve, then their mistakes are relatively easily forgivable. trying_my_best
+6 Neither Israel nor Hamas have any high ground at this point. One organization murdered over 1k innocent concert goers and the other killed probably 1-2k Hamas fighters (deservedly) and 30k innocent Palestinians. Sequoia
+6 Thanks, visualising the non-target commoner backgrounds of their analysts helped a bit. Intern in IB - Restr
+6 I'll comment on this as well. I left my current acquisition role to start a GP company with a few others going after institutional deals in markets we were all targeting previously. Director in RE - Comm
+6 Liberals would rather help Kate/Becky from Greenwich, CT (Horace Mann/Trinity/Nobles) rather than help a white/asian/indian male from a middle class background. Analyst 2 in IB - Cov
+6 As someone who worked at a small shop and now does my own thing, I would advise number 3 because a smaller shop usually also means working on smaller deals, which for someone who wants to go out on their own is what you wa Fred Fredburger
+6 Mate the very last thing you need to do is to keep running your mouth and telling more people. You made a mistake proactively bringing this up with HR in the first place. Works at Other
+6 First of all, I think this is a terrible thing that you've done and you ought to be ashamed of yourself. kellycriterion
+6 Mendoza went crazy for SA 2025 placement buddymonkey939
+6 Nothing makes me feel better than telling random strangers on my anonymous WSO account that I got an offer! Proud to announce my SA 2025 offer at a top level EB (Evercore/Centerview/Key Bank Capital Markets) Incoming Analyst in IB - Cov
+6 Get out of asia.  No one on the west wants to do business in Hong Kong anymore.  Many refuse to even step foot there. Do whatever you can to come the greatest country on earth.   VP in IB - Gen
+6 Do you have both offers? If so, you can't go wrong with either. Thing is, a lot of people at Cambridge don't apply to stuff properly because they don't have as strong of a recruitment culture. Summer Associate in IB - Restr
+6 There are more meaningful ways to serve our country and the world at large than joining the US war machine. What would really benefit our nation? Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+6 I think there are 3 common concerns about this that also came up in trading firms for covering crypto which is 24/7 Quant in PropTrad
+6 So for the definition of a "true" unitranche so to speak, essentially there will be one first-lien loan that the borrower sees of 6.0x. 808WSO
+6 Pray on it. If you’re a student, look at as many career paths as possible and ask God to bring you wisdom and clarity on where you should be. I know you want a direct answer/options but I just don’t know. Investment Analyst in RE - Comm
+6 We have more time to troll on WSO now that we have analysts doing all the heavy lifting :) brosephstalin
+6 EXPERIENCED HIRES BEWARE - Anonymous account for obvious reasons. As a former employee none of these posts highlight the incredibly exclusionary culture of the legacy BDT side. gwaggs1234
+6 I've said it a hundred times when this question is asked every year and I'll say it again - in brokerage what matters is the TEAM not the company. brosephstalin
+6 Raine Intern in IB - Gen
+6 TLDR: My $0.02 is that it is hard to know if your feedback will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, but that it will be noted and taken seriously. Deal Team Six
+6 trying to look youthful and avoiding aging...vanity is a slipperly slope bro. thebrofessor
+6 Hey Mr. Rabbit, if you'd like an extra set of hands to take off some of that busy work, recent MFin grad with great grades and soft skills here ready to take a FT role.  carl.sagan
+6 As jr analyst, my days outside of earnings looked like the below. Hard to give an exact split but I’d guess I was 50 modeling/30 reading/20 calls. Investment Analyst in HF - Other
+6 Thx, James. Appreciate the insight. Works at Other
+6 you need to start valuing your time more and demanding seniors view you the same way.   you need the start developing a mentality that you getting in the weeds of every model, page, VDR is frankly a waste of your valuable VP in IB - Gen
+6 If by “best” you mean easiest for megafund/UMM buyside exits there’s realistically only two options. Jefferies (any group) or BofA levfin. Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+6 It is quite a pain to do as you will indeed have to drive your P&L assumptions on the back of % increase. Associate 1 in PE - LBOs
+6 After two years at Moelis they're going to come out looking like Rosie O'Donnell  Analyst 2 in IB-M&A
+6 Finance + Architecture makes for a deadly combo in real estate development and it is rare for someone to have both. Fred Fredburger
+6 Evening cardio. It can be as a simple as hopping on a bike / incline treadmill while you watch TV / listen to an Audiobook. I often do this at around 9pm so I have had some time to digest after dinner. yahoo
+6 Additions in bold: Nylo