WSO: I Wish I Did Tech Instead

[image]( Hey {NAME}, IB recruiting season is right around the corner. Don't be too late to prep - make the most of the next couple months. [Check out WSO Academy](=) -Patrick TOP DISCUSSIONS 1) [High Finance Not Worth it for Women](=) - "Is it just me or is even a job at the best PE funds or HFs just don’t make any sense for women? There are always women who have great family support or husbands that are understanding and encouraging. But generally why does it seem like becoming a senior woman in finance even at the best places is sort of unattractive and significantly increases your odds of “failure” outside of work e.g. divorce,having kids late? Interested for thoughts from both men and women." 2) [Q&A: VP1 @ MF | A Stonks1990 Sequel]( - "Career-wise, I've moved firms, roles, and locations. I had a fantastic opportunity presented to me a while back - after determining it was both logistically feasible and trajectory oriented, I made the jump. New firm, new team, new verticals, and... new problems. Don't worry, we'll elaborate on some of 'em, ha..." 3) [Leaving Thumb Drives Behind](=) - "Dealing with a thumb drive full of documents and data was always a hassle for me. But lately I’ve had one less thing to worry about. Once my files are uploaded and organized, they stay secure until I decide to take them down. Transparent flat-rate pricing, no matter how the users or uploads - a clear win-win." 4) [Everyday I Wish I Did Tech Instead]( - "Hi monkey's, did two years at a BB in IB and I knew it would be shitty but I figured once I'm in PE it'll be better. Now having been at an UMM PE shop for the past 5-ish months at one of the better WLB places I have noticed that this isn't the case. Even when I look up to seniors, it's still not as cush as people make it out to be. This realization has made me go not a single day wishing I hadn't done tech instead, it has left me incredibly depressed..." 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[Claim your gift today.]() TOP DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED 5) [How to Answer "If We Gave You an Offer, Would You Sign it"?](=) - "You compare offers and sign one, and tell others immediately after you respectfully have accepted another offer..." 6) [Dead End REPE Firm](=) - Mistakes I've Learned & Where to Next? - "My favourite deals are still value-add deals with some type of holding income - but for the love of god don't repeat my mistakes - do not make a large portion of your underwriting based on some trade arbitrage or that your building a portfolio so some institution will come take you out. Creating a spread between yield-on-cost and market exit cap rates. That is really all that matters." 7) [Bad Deal Flow? Here’s How to Keep Your Head in the Game](=) - "Deal flow might be down, but that doesn’t mean you’re out. Here's how to make the most of a slow season." 8) [Let’s Talk Saving Money in RE](=) - "The only thing that matters from there is execution, which comes down to experience. You say "shit is popping up that needs to be addressed" happens in your job, this is not unique to distressed credit nor real estate development. Shit pops up with little notice in every job....experience is what solves them, so to say that you are adept at rolling with the punches in distressed credit doesn't necessarily translate into development. That's like saying your car breaks down on the way to work, but because your distressed credit job has taught you to "roll with the punches" you are able to fix it in time to make it to work despite not knowing anything about auto repairs." 9) [Unable to Get an Investment Banking Internship. Any Tips/ Help Welcome](=) - "You should target smaller banks (MM and below) but given that it's getting late in recruiting season... I really would encourage you to also open up your recruitment to things that are still open. Consulting is very competitive but could try for those, corp jobs (strategy is a good role), startup (they'd like your experience), etc. You can try to network into those smaller banks for FT but truthfully FT is a very limited process and you're competing for 1 spot most times." 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This Analyst position will be responsible for covering the Asia & Australia/NZ industrials sector with an emphasis on 1) transportation infrastructure and 2) clean/green energy & decarbonization equipment manufacturers and/or service providers. The Analyst’s coverage will be most closely aligned with our Global Infrastructure and Carbon Solutions strategies." [Research Associate (Large Cap Growth Equity)]( - "The Firm is a global investment management firm with over $180bn in AUM spanning across a range of various equity and fixed-income investment strategies. This position will support the Large Cap Growth Equity research team and will be responsible for coverage of growth-oriented consumer, internet, and media companies." [Wall Street Oasis Finance Research Analyst Internship]( (Remote) - "We're looking for several interns to commit to 15hrs/week over 12 weeks (175 hours total). Perks include courses, WSO bootcamp, LinkedIn recommendations and more..." 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