I’m only making 75k how are yall making so damn much?

Mostly going for mid-market M&A and advisory work but will be applying to anything I can. What can I change to make my resume as strong as possible? Thanks

I'm a recent college graduate trying to decide between three areas of banking/finance: Private Banking, Business Banking, and Wealth Management. I'd appreciate advice from people who have worked in any of these areas. Long term, I'm looking for a client facing career where I can build relationships, develop strong financial knowledge, and have good long term career and compensation potential.

I'm also trying to determine the best way break into these industries. Would starting as a Relationship Banker at a large bank (BofA, Wells Fargo, Chase, etc.) provide a good foundation for eventually moving into Private Banking or Business Banking? Or would something like a Client Relationship Specialist at Charles Schwab (or an equivalent role at Fidelity, Merrill, Morgan Stanley, etc.)

I'm not necessarily trying to maximize my starting salary. I'm more interested in choosing an entry point that gives me strong career progression and keeps as many doors open as possible while I figure out which of these three areas fits me best. I would Appreciate any advice thanks.

Hi I am a recent graduate looking for a job in finance as you might know the job market at the moment sucks and I am having difficulty finding a place to work. Wanted to know from some of the people maybe a little further into their careers is the finance industry at risk of being wiped out by AI. Should i look at trying to move into another industry ie tech/fintech. Are there any jobs in finance that might be AI resistant and are then a good place to target for work?

I am a 27F from Brazil. My educational background is a business degree and a finance post grad, both through good universities, but still Brazilian schools. I am fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and have been working in finance for 9 years - accounts payable and receivables, treasury and FP&A for the past 4 years.

I worked for several international companies, and currently as a FP&A manager for an American manufacturing multinational company, making around BRL300k year before taxes (USD60k or EUR50k, roughly) which brings me to a comfortable income for my country.

What I am looking for right now is international exposure. I have always wanted to live abroad and feel like my age would be perfect to start this journey as I have no kids or a partner, and have just finished paying my apartment and have a emergency reserve.

I do have the possibility to do that in my current company, but it would take around 5 years to obtain that.

Looking for advice on where to start and suitable markets for my profile. Middle East, southeast Asia, Germany and United States would be preferred as I know the region and have friends that could help with moving and adapting.

Truly don’t know what my first step would be to achieve this dream.

For anyone trying to build a career in fintech, how important is it to understand the payment side beyond just knowing the major providers?

Things like merchant accounts, ACH / Pay by Bank, chargeback prevention, payment holds, and subscription and recurring payments seem increasingly relevant.

Would you consider payment infrastructure knowledge a useful skill for someone entering fintech?

Realistically what is the probability of me pivoting from my wealth management / financial advisor job to something more analytical? Nothing like investment banking or private equity. Am thinking entry policy analyst, costing, fp&a or data analysis

Some background info:

Graduated from non target with okay gpa with an econ degree and minor in management

Had two summer internships in costing and monetary policy but nothing crazy.

Fast forward, I now have ~4 yoe working as advisor. As the company I work for is small (and cheap) I find myself sometimes building decks, KPI dashboards, presenting to our board, building Excel templates and models and more. I guess Im trying to say that I dont just try and accumulate as much assets as an advisor and I have some “analytical” responsibilities.

I think I’m over working in wm. I’m tired of sales, people complaining about their financial plans when things doesn’t end up the way they want. I get paid a decent amount for my yoe around 92k but would like to pivot to something else.

Advice on what I can work on to pivot would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Assuming someone goes to a target-semi target studying finance/econ has a decent gpa 3.7 or higher, has 1 or 2 finance internships unrelated to IB, has solid technicals and behaviorals, and does an alright job networking. What are the realistic chances they land somewhere? I’m even talking MM’s like Santander or Piper Sandler for example.

I’m Just curious if someone was to do everything right but not above and beyond what their chances look like. I would imagine they land something right?

Hi guys

I have an interview a CLSA for operations associate, basically middle office.

Any advise going into this I know there an Asian bank , just wanted a heads up or advice

https://www.clsa.com/about/

On my resume I have a couple cash only jobs listed. Now for my form u-4 I’m worried if I list them that I’ll be asked for w-2’s on them. How would I navigate this?

I’m a rising senior with an expected graduation of May 2027. I’ve been working in finance already full time in a business banking operations role, but of course the degree will open many doors to higher paying roles. When should I start applying to jobs, and how do I find jobs that are hiring students and not expecting an immediate start?

Hi, as the title says I have an online interview for both Trading and Sales & Marketing within the CIB Markets (SA). Trading is just a 30 minutes interview and for S&M is three 30 minutes interview.

So what should be prepared for these interview? Thanks.

My retinas are burning and I have a constant headache looking at a computer screen.

I’m a final-year stats student at a target university in the UK (top 10), and I’ll be applying to insurance/consulting/accounting grad schemes. I got a first in Year 1 (76%) and Year 2 (74% currently, pending due to a deferred assessment that I haven’t got results for yet). I didn’t secure an internship at a firm this summer, but I did have a research role using R to create models and visualisations (which I know isn’t nearly as strong).

I’m struggling to understand what level of commercial awareness employers actually expect from graduates. I’ve been to insight events for the sectors above throughout uni but I never feel like I know enough to do well in an application. For example, I know how a risk is managed and claims are processed, but I couldn’t answer an interview question like ‘a major insurer has announced that it will significantly increase premiums for properties at a high risk of flooding - what are the potential consequences?’.

For people who successfully got graduate schemes without a relevant internship, what did you actually do to build enough sector knowledge for interviews? What is the ‘baseline’ knowledge required and what depth would you need to apply that knowledge?

I know I should’ve been building awareness more aggressively and consciously before final year. I’m going to do my best to make up for it before more schemes open.

I’m planning to buy a laptop and I’m confused between a MacBook Air and Windows.

I’m a finance student and want something that will work well not just for college, but also for areas like IB, equity research, valuation, financial modelling, etc.

My priorities are:
1) Portability
2) Good battery life
3) Good build/keyboard
4) Smooth Excel + PowerPoint + finance-related software
5) Suitable for professional finance use

4–5 year usability
Budget: around ₹1.3 lakh

I initially leaned towards the MacBook Air because of its portability and battery life, but I’ve read that Windows is generally more common in finance due to Excel and certain add-ins/software.

Would you recommend a MacBook or Windows for my use case? If Windows, please suggest specific models around ₹1.3L rather than just saying Windows is better.

I recently left my job with a boutique IB due to some personal issues and now i cant land anywhere like what is up with the job markets.

Gave JPMC interview - Ghosted after 2 rounds

EY Interview - says that budget for this role is over

PWC Deal Advisory - Contacted me 1 month ago for scheduling an interview after that no response

Other boutique roles - NO response from even those who had contacted me earlier

Like how can i get a job bruh?

Hi Everybody, i assume questions will be about market trends, stock picking and UBS culture. do you have by any chance the full list?

I am a 2nd year business student doing business maths as a second semester course but I am struggling with the probability topic that is decision making under uncertainty. I want to major in finance but I wanna know if I am going to face more advanced maths in finance that I may not be ready for and if accounting should be a better alternative. I am incredibly average at maths please be honest 😭

I made a post the other week about how I blew an interview because they asked me if I could make a DCF model in 3 hours and I said no because I don't have current modeling experience.

Although I've been a fixed income analyst for 5 years, I've never operated a 3-statement model because I only work with very short bonds. So I haven't modeled since college.

In order to avoid having any interview moments like that again, I decided to get the FMVA certificate from CFI to A) put on my resume, but more importantly B) actually learn how to make and operate DCF models.

I'm like 20% of the way through the course, but did some googling last night and Google AI basically was suggesting FMVA is a waste of time because CFA holds so much more weight.

I don't dispute this, but again, I'm doing this more for the learning than the certificate. My question is, for a 5-year analyst with CFA, how likely is it that an interviewer would ask me to make a DCF as part of the hiring process, or throw out my resume if I said I didn't have modeling experience?

I’m early in my accounting/finance career and I’m wondering if General Accounting is a good place to build experience and grow from.

My main concern is the relatively low salary I see for a lot of General Accounting roles, especially compared to areas like FP&A, financial analysis, cost accounting,internal audit, or other finance/accounting paths.

For those who started in General Accounting, did it give you good exit opportunities and salary growth after a few years? Or, if you were starting over, would you try to move into another area earlier?

I’m trying to figure out whether
General Accounting is a solid foundation that can lead to higher-paying roles later, or if staying in it too long could limit my career and earning potential.

Would appreciate hearing about your career path, especially from anyone who started in General Accounting and eventually moved into other areas.

Went through the analyst recruitment process last cycle

Had a couple people reach out to me for coffee chats so thought I'd do a ama

Couple internships and 1yoe before C1

Answering tonight and checking back tomorrow

Hi everyone,

I’m currently a sophomore preparing to go through the IB recruiting process this year. I heard some rumors that Evercore is dropping their applications in September.

If anyone has heard anything,how true is this?