Anonymous
11/30/2025 21:11
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:no offense, but there are certain sports at yale whose athletes have exactly what the tweet suggests...impeccable credentials plus a built-in network that advocates for you.
My advice for anyone that wants to go into IB...play a competitive nonrev sport at Yale. This isn't as hard as it seems.
Or rev. I worked at a big bank with a bunch of Yale (and Princeton, Dartmouth, etc) football players.
This guy is explaining what so many parents here don’t understand. Your kid can take countless APs, win science fairs, etc but a lot of success is networking and having the “it” factor. IYKYK.
Agree. And I know what that it factor is.
btw, I love HY Harry! Can't believe one of his tweets is on this board!
Anonymous
11/30/2025 21:09
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:Needs for IB and consulting will be reduced significantly in the foreable future. Wake up moms.
And at least 50% of upper middle to upper class kids appear to be pursuing it. There is going to be such a massive glut of economics and finance majors in a few years.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 20:50
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:no offense, but there are certain sports at yale whose athletes have exactly what the tweet suggests...impeccable credentials plus a built-in network that advocates for you.
My advice for anyone that wants to go into IB...play a competitive nonrev sport at Yale. This isn't as hard as it seems.
Or rev. I worked at a big bank with a bunch of Yale (and Princeton, Dartmouth, etc) football players.
This guy is explaining what so many parents here don’t understand. Your kid can take countless APs, win science fairs, etc but a lot of success is networking and having the “it” factor. IYKYK.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 20:09
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Needs for IB and consulting will be reduced significantly in the foreable future. Wake up moms.
Really? You think some of the richest professional men in America are going to be yelling at AI on a weekend over the phone instead of an overworked, highly-qualified minion?
Wealthy people DEMAND personal service. Anyone who has worked for these types knows the amount of time spent iterating does not reduce when productivity or technology improves.
Also, not having minions makes you look like Managing Director of Not Very Much. "Have your people call my..."
Trump is ruining the industry. He nearly decimated corporate law, but they decided to give him legal support.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 20:07
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
No you don'tAnonymous wrote:It’s still a guys club tbh, in order to network effectively as the tweet says, you have to know how to
Golf
Drink
Know sports
- current undergrad who landed one such role through heavy networking
Anonymous
11/30/2025 20:03
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
no offense, but there are certain sports at yale whose athletes have exactly what the tweet suggests...impeccable credentials plus a built-in network that advocates for you.
My advice for anyone that wants to go into IB...play a competitive nonrev sport at Yale. This isn't as hard as it seems.
My advice for anyone that wants to go into IB...play a competitive nonrev sport at Yale. This isn't as hard as it seems.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:59
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:Needs for IB and consulting will be reduced significantly in the foreable future. Wake up moms.
Really? You think some of the richest professional men in America are going to be yelling at AI on a weekend over the phone instead of an overworked, highly-qualified minion?
Wealthy people DEMAND personal service. Anyone who has worked for these types knows the amount of time spent iterating does not reduce when productivity or technology improves.
Also, not having minions makes you look like Managing Director of Not Very Much. "Have your people call my..."
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:57
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:It’s still a guys club tbh, in order to network effectively as the tweet says, you have to know how to
Golf
Drink
Know sports
Absolutely no recent grad hired as an "analyst" in IB is spending their days golfing, drinking, and watching sports.
It's a soul crushing grind for a couple of years with 80-100 hour weeks doing absolutely nothing interesting.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:50
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Needs for IB and consulting will be reduced significantly in the foreable future. Wake up moms.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:43
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This tweet doesn’t say anything that you describe as the lead in to the tweet.
Everyone knows these are competitive jobs.
It’s more competitive than in past cycles
Maybe it is…but the tweet doesn’t say that…but honestly, it’s not any more competitive this year vs last as example.
AI still isn’t cutting into the numbers by much and Wall Street is having a great 2025.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:41
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
The best faux-meritocracy industry to ever exist. Just a bunch of boarding school grads hiring each other and sniffing out others.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:38
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
Anonymous wrote:This tweet doesn’t say anything that you describe as the lead in to the tweet.
Everyone knows these are competitive jobs.
It’s more competitive than in past cycles
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:35
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
It’s still a guys club tbh, in order to network effectively as the tweet says, you have to know how to
Golf
Drink
Know sports
Golf
Drink
Know sports
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:15
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
This tweet doesn’t say anything that you describe as the lead in to the tweet.
Everyone knows these are competitive jobs.
Everyone knows these are competitive jobs.
Anonymous
11/30/2025 19:11
Subject: If your kid(s) are gunning for IB/buy side, this is what it takes…
A lot of Dcum children are interested in ib / buy side…do they know what kind of work they have to put in to land it in 2026?
Return offers after summers are fewer, internship cycles are more competitive — kkr partner just posted the below that’s making the rounds.
https://x.com/highyieldharry/status/1995197371010195752?s=46
Return offers after summers are fewer, internship cycles are more competitive — kkr partner just posted the below that’s making the rounds.
https://x.com/highyieldharry/status/1995197371010195752?s=46