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> i think employability is the biggest thing this cycle
U also have a lot of laid off private equity associates/consultants applying to MBAs rn that people are competing with. Wharton literally brings in so many ex pe guys who didn’t get promoted.

they get laid off if not promoted?

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Ur competing against people with front office experience which makes it a tad tougher because Adcoms know they’ve already been trained.

why did they get laid off then pe also going like tech?

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they promote only 10% of the class in PE, 90% dont get promoted. The one’s who dont do MBAs or pivot. You can call it contract not extended but its literally the same thing.

my friend got notice 3 months before his contract expired that they werent promoting him and they told him to do an mba for example.

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they get laid off if not promoted?

laid off/not promoted/not extended

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my friend got notice 3 months before his contract expired that they werent promoting him and they told him to do an mba for example.

and after mba they go back to pe with a promotion? sounds like a good deal

or atleast some corporate finance gig or IB

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> Have you submitted already ?
i’ve drafted it, i think ill submit it after the WL seminar

Was waiting for the webinar. The might me looking for specific things

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meh not always the case, sometimes they’re politely telling you that to push you out nicely. There is no guarentee that you get promoted when you come back. A canadian I know is doing that at an M7 but he told me he’s getting promoted when he comes back. it really depends

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and after mba they go back to pe with a promotion? sounds like a good deal

they also pay for the MBA?

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Consulting layoffs happen because of lack of engagement at the undergrad level. I.e youve been on the bench for awhile and they need to cut heads based on negative consensus forecasts on the group’s performance in the next year (its always done based on what they foresee in the future). IB layoffs happen a little differently, they dont fire everyone at once they just fire the bottom 25% of the class. You’re compared against your peers constantly so they’ll cut poorer performers. This happens more so at the associate level vs analyst level because at the analyst level youre on a two year contract, and they’ll just not promote you if youre bad (the same thing as a PE associate).

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they also pay for the MBA?

you have to come back after you cant just take it and leave to do something else.

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Consulting layoffs happen because of lack of engagement at the undergrad level. I.e youve been on the bench for awhile and they need to cut heads based on negative consensus forecasts on the group’s performance in the next year (its always done based on what they foresee in the future). IB layoffs happen a little differently, they dont fire everyone at once they just fire the bottom 25% of the class. You’re compared against your peers constantly so they’ll cut poorer performers. This happens more so at the associate level vs analyst level because at the analyst level youre on a two year contract, and they’ll just not promote you if youre bad (the same thing as a PE associate).

so you come back you get a second lifeline if it still doesnt work out you get cut again? then you shift to corporate finance

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so you come back you get a second lifeline if it still doesnt work out you get cut again? then you shift to corporate finance

for what job?

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pe sounds like the best bet but they require prior pe experience i assume post mba

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so you come back you get a second lifeline if it still doesnt work out you get cut again? then you shift to corporate finance

they wont pay for the mba unless they intend to promote you for PE.

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> so you come back you get a second lifeline if it still doesnt work out you get cut again? then you shift to corporate finance
they wont pay for the mba unless they intend to promote you for PE.

ah got it

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pe sounds like the best bet but they require prior pe experience i assume post mba

its not because its much easier to get canned, the job is way harder, the lifestyle is harder, and its much harder to get promoted. Its IB on steroids.

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> pe sounds like the best bet but they require prior pe experience i assume post mba
its not because its much easier to get canned, the job is way harder, the lifestyle is harder, and its much harder to get promoted. Its IB on steroids.

more excel models financial models and power points then IB sounds very extreme true

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more excel models financial models and power points then IB sounds very extreme true

PE is harder because the work is more thoughtful and you have to actually add value. You manage current portcos while also supporting execution. The role of a PE associate has much more responsibility than an IB associate. IB associates are just Analysts who are paid a bit more.

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> more excel models financial models and power points then IB sounds very extreme true
PE is harder because the work is more thoughtful and you have to actually add value. You manage current portcos while also supporting execution. The role of a PE associate has much more responsibility than an IB associate. IB associates are just Analysts who are paid a bit more.

just asking out of curiosity but how complex can the excel models get?

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just asking out of curiosity but how complex can the excel models get?

It’s Sector dependent but I spent probably 20% of my time actually modelling. Recapitalizations or take-privates on asset heavier companies were probably the toughest I’ve done.