Hi I’m interested in Private Equity but have little to no idea on the career track, experiences, and skill set to get there. Is an MBA the best way to get there? What else can I do to make myself stand out?

If there is anyone here who can spare 15 minutes to talk me through their experiences or any advice in general that would be appreciated.

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1) Top 10 MBA
2) Investment banking to PE
3) Networking/know someone

Anyone else, feel free to comment and add.

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Not saying this is 100% perfect, but this is what it seems to be like in NYC/Fairfield county.

1) BB Bank or elite boutique (2 years pre-MBA). Start recruiting/headhunting after 6-12 months of joining analyst class
2) Join PE after 2nd year in banking as a pre-mba associate with a two year contract then to MBA
3) top 10 mba program
4) return as a post-MBA associate to the PE shop

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Most PE doesn't recruit directly from MBA. Best is to do a few years in IB and pivot to fund.

Are all PE roles lucrative? I saw someone exited to PE but it's more of an internal strategic arm.

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Thank you for your help

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I studied computer science in school but I didn’t do well due to life coming in the way. I got poor grades but ultimately finished my degree without any internship experience.

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I'm looking for an HR Director role.
I'm currently a Senior HR Manager (because the Ops Director didn't want another Director In the payroll) overseeing 4 facilities & 3 companies. I have 1 HR Manager, 3 HR Generalists, 1 Recruiter, 2 EHS Coord, and 3 EHS Leads reporting to me.
I have over 15 years in HR, an MBA, PHR & SHRM-CP certifications & experience in healthcare, retail, logistics, & manufacturing.
I'm in Texas and willing to relocate to San Antonio, College Station & Houston.
Thank you.

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Hello,
I’m a junior data scientist and in my current job I mostly code using Pyspark (no machine learning) so I would like to work on a side project that could leverage my profile and data science/ML skills. What project would you advice me to work on ? (it can be a kaggle project, or a classic task that you do at your job, or a paper that you read).
I’m overwhelmed by the many suggestions online and would prefer to get a suggestion directly from professionals.
PS : I’m not a beginner.

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I just find some firms are unwilling to entertain the idea that anyone but a lawyer has anything relevant to contribute in this space…

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