Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
These past ten years have been one of the best economic times for the vast majority of Americans. $6 coffee drinks, $30 workout classes, $1000 iPhones, $3,000 per month rent, $5,000 vacations, I mean the list of extravagant things that I see young 20-year-olds spend on can go on and on. Unfortunately, after one of […]
Let’s be honest, nobody is going to read every word on your resume. Given the amount of job applications every firm receives, most hiring managers will spend at most 20 to 30 seconds reading a resume. Because of this, you need to make sure you don’t make stupid mistakes that will get you cut automatically. […]
Most people do not understand why they are never satisfied when they make more money. As their incomes grow with more and more experience, they are continuously stuck feeling as if what they make is just not enough. I know dozens of people who are single, have no real responsibilities outside work, make $500K+ per […]
Virtually everyone thinks that if you work at a hedge fund, you make a ton of money. For some reason the media always loves to talk about how much big hedge fund managers are worth and the crazy things they like to buy (i.e. mansions, NFL teams, $50MM+ artwork, etc). Of course, you can become […]
Breaking into the hedge fund industry can be extremely challenging, especially if you are not able to show that you have a true passion for investing. Interviews can be completely different than private equity and investment banking interviews, so you need to make sure you are well prepared before beginning the interview process. People seem […]
The majority of what your friends or others who work in investment banking say about their experience is usually a complete exaggeration. People love to talk about how their jobs are so important and how they were working 80-100+ hour weeks for two years straight. However, this is far far from the truth and a […]
Hey Readers, I started Buyside Hustle to share what I have learned throughout my career in the finance world. When I was a young college student and in the early years of my career, I noticed there were not any real resources out there for those looking for general finance career advice. Yes there are […]
When I went through college and even through my first year as an investment banker, I had absolutely no idea what the main differences were between all the various buyside roles. At first, I was a little surprised to hear that practically everyone wanted to move to the buyside. It was the promise land they […]
If you are reading this, you are probably focused on becoming an investment banker out of college. Or maybe you are a few months into your job or already have an offer. Probably the best piece of advice I could give would be to make sure you set your expectations straight before starting out as […]
There comes a time in everyone’s career where you somehow fall into a job that you end up not liking at all. Maybe you had high expectations before starting the new role or maybe it was simply just not right for you. Whatever the reason, you feel like you need to quit ASAP and switch […]