I like working at one of the Big 4 for the most part. Super easy work life balance. Been feeling like I'm cruising through work recently. Opportunity to get referred and interview for PE firm, worth?

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Posting as :
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You are currently posting as works at

Doing what? Immediate reaction, yes

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Doesn't answer the question, doing what. Investment team, ops, etc.

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The idea scares the crap out of me because I know I'm not super driven. But I guess part of it is that... I need to be more scared and work right now is too easy. I'm getting like 40 hours a week and that's with me working really really slowly

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100% go for it. PE is the holy grail. If you hate it, you can come back to consulting or move to something else way cooler than what you are doing now. And getting a chance to be an investment analyst out of B4 is very rare from my experience. Im in a similar position, starting a PE gig next month.

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** also business school placement will be 100x better

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They're not going to give you a job if they don't think you can handle it. Your job is to prepare yourself as much as you can for the role. Be honest about your background and your interest and look for ways to draw parallels. Understand private equity. Understand the business. How it works. Understand LBO's. since they are a 40 man shop they focus on an industry or a geography, find out that focus and know it in and out.

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Private equity. Along with hedge funds and venture capital are supposed to be the holy grail of prestigious jobs for young professionals.

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Just a small 40+ person pe firm looking to hire for pre-mba candidate

P1, Oh sorry, investment team. Seems to be dd, deals, and managing investments post closing

I also don't know enough about finance or the high finance industry, but would be coming from a very operational background in organizational and people management so lol

If you wanna be a 9-5 clock in clock out then don't take the role. Most people do whatever they can to get a chance to interview.

I'm ok with more work. Done those proposals and firm activities. As long as it's not ib hours. My biggest concern is probably my lack of finance knowledge. What were the most important things to know or practice in a pe interview?

If you're not ready would you share so other 🐠🐟 can jump on it 😅

Lol sorry I'm gonna try for it and it's through a known contact. I just need to delay their interview process so I can prep more.

What does PE stand for?

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