A small fund extended a generous offer to me this week. They're growing, and I like the team, but they don't have much of a track record yet. Since I've only worked at larger firms, I'm wondering if going smaller is a terrible career move. I'm trying not to overthink things, but I'm also trying not to ruin my career.

What communication platform does your team use [Microsoft Teams, Slack, Skype]? What do you like and dislike about it?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good premarital counselor in NYC or NJ?

I was hopeful and excited to have a better working experience while working with EY. But seems like tagline is building better working world in real it is building worse working world. Anyone here experiencing same ?

Any tips to increase the likelihood of getting scholarship $$. Applying for a 2023 start date

I have submitted the BGV details on the link shared by HR.
When can I expect the salary discussion with HRs?
Are they really listen about the salary we are asking.
How long will it take to get the offer letter from now?

Where can I get good and affordable baby clothes 0-3 months?

Anyone else let down with the ending of episode 3?

That episode was in true GOT fashion. 🤌🏼

Is your firm treating 12/26 and 12/27 as firm holiday since the 24th and the 25th are during the weekend this year? Of course client demands would dictate whether people will be working, but curious what the official policy is. For what it’s worth, my firm treated the day after thanksgiving as holiday and I didn’t have to work for the whole day.

How do you explain a small resume gap?

Heading to Denver, Colorado to help launch a Leadership Pillar. New to me.

IBM
I have had salary discussion with IBM on 9th Feb, awaiting offer letter. Erverytime I call HR, she says you'll get offer letter within 2 days. No luck yet. Does anyone have idea within how many days IBM releases offer letter.

Weekly Hot take. Accessibility=/= easy mode. I know it would take alot more time and resources to develop but more games sould come with accessibility features like color blind mode and maybe a bullet time for jumps. I am not a person with disabilities but i believe Celeste did a pretty good job at adding some of these features. I know it's hard to account for every type of disability but we can at least start with the most common ones.

At 29 weeks. What are the things to start doing now? Feeling a bit anxious about the closing D date. How can I be better prepared. Have already signed up for birthing classes in Sept and am doing prenatal exercises.

I still get really nervous before doing telehealth video calls! I'm never this way face to face.

I'd love to see stats on divorce rates in NYC Big Law vs. general population

Got a really nice referral, got interviewed, and haven’t heard back. The anxiety is kinda getting to me because this job can be a huge break for me. I’m a great fit and have the right credentials and all. How do you guys deal with the stress of losing an opportunity or getting rejected?

I left an investment bank to join a private equity firm about a month ago. I am now working on a deal that I previously worked on when I was on the sellside (I literally made the entire CIM). Any tips on how to handle this? Is it fine to tell my current firm everything I know about the company?

Is there any stigma to saying no to an offer without another in hand? I landed an off-cycle offer at a decent fund but after thinking through, want to take a shot at some of my other funds as well

What have people heard about Blue Crest Capital Management? Is it a good place to work?

Port ops senior associate comp benchmark at mega fund? Anyone have reference points?

When’s a good time to shift to PE? 0+3 rn. Thinking of applying in 9ish months time

Can anyone speak to the presence of impact investing across PE versus VC or HF?

For context, I’m going for my MBA next fall (targeting M7) and want to pivot into impact-focused finance but am struggling to understand which option is best. I’m going in with 3 years of tech consulting experience (data & analytics) in the financial services industry.

How much TC can I expect if I go to a small family shop PE firm in a role that does both investment side and ops side? Trying to see if it makes sense to leave my current job where my TC is around $200k as a senior

What free PE news sites/blogs do y’all follow

Any recommendations for the best monitor to buy for PE?

Any idea for salary range at Summit straight out of school? Venture arm

Is a “coffee chat” the same as a first round interview for on-cycle recruiting right now?

Any firms have a focus on Aerospace and Defense industries? Headhunters always reach out about tech and healthcare firms (as well as more generalist ones), which are great but I’m just not that interested. Only find a few with significant A&D exposure.

What skills must one build upon to pivot from Investment team at a PortCo of a mega fund (>$300 Bn), to investment team at a PE?

Would genuinely appreciate some advise as I start this new role at the PortCo from next month. TIA 🙏

If you had to guess when oncycle will be, what would you say? I’ve heard funds were disappointed by participation rates and quality last time, so I’m curious to see if they can show enough discipline to wait this year.

I’m considering investing into a special purpose vehicle (SVP) that would invest into a first round capital raise for a cannabis saas company...what are some of the key questions I should ask/consider? The company has already received seed capital from a couple big names.

What does transitioning from entrepreneurship > top VC fund look like? Seems like they usually come in at the partner level, but what kind of background would they need? Would say a 7-figure exit mean much? Low 8-figure?

What’s a great starting salary in the banking world? Just so I know how to negotiate

How is Oliver Wyman FS -right after undergrad- if you want to exit into PE ?

Anyone know the best way to find out about business development roles in PE (I.e. sourcing). Sick of the investing side and think BD would be a good fit

Currently an EM at McKinsey, joined as a lateral hire after 6yrs in consulting (strategy boutique) and a short stint at a lesser known PE firm. What prospects would I have pivoting back to PE?