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Why corrupt recruiting schools have future problems

canesproponent said:
Georgia Tech graduates could excel on the Street, but they are too smart and focus on Computer Science, Robotics and Mechanical Engineering. The academic competition at GTEch, MIT, Stanford and/or CalTEch is just as tough as the Ivys.

Virginia Tech engineers excel at Private Equity. Many funds hire them for cheap and many of these students make partner.
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There is literally no such thing on earth as "too smart" to work on Wall Street. One rising executive I worked with had a PhD in Robotics from MIT. He was easily making millions a year by 40. And GT grads are not even in this category. Most BSD's (big swinging d**ks, for the layman) have at least MBA's from Ivy schools, and many have law degrees.

It's very difficult to pay comparable to Wall Street, especially for prop traders, quants and fund managers, because the actual earnings potential on trades is limitless.
 
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CashMoneyCane said:
Disagree. Unless all you care about is money, it's not a place you want to work.

They're absurdly shady.

Oh and also I thought of another one so make it five. Except she was not in the front office and got paid drastically below market, which is surprising for Goldman.
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I understand. I've chosen things for reasons besides money in my life. But if that was their goal then they achieved it. I tell my kids to choose what they enjoy not what they think will make them rich.
 
RVACane said:
I understand. I've chosen things for reasons besides money in my life. But if that was their goal then they achieved it. I tell my kids to choose what they enjoy not what they think will make them rich.
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Last I know at least three of them left Goldman after 2-3 years. It's MISERABLE. My bank was rough. I was regularly doing 100 hour weeks and once did 40 hours STRAIGHT. But that's just because of the demands of the work and not so much face time.

At Goldman, you get ripped relentlessly if you get to work after 7am. It's the culture. I interviewed with them and the guys were complete arrogant toolboxes.

Once you start to realize what you have to sacrifice for the money, the money starts to lose its value pretty quick. The notion of people getting "burned out" from Wall Street is very real.
 
CashMoneyCane said:
Disagree. Unless all you care about is money, it's not a place you want to work.

They're absurdly shady.

Oh and also I thought of another one so make it five. Except she was not in the front office and got paid drastically below market, which is surprising for Goldman.
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And not everyone cares that much. Just like a lot of people(Myself included) aren't all that enamored with living in NYC. Some people want to live the 100 hr life, and spend millions for a glorified apartment. Some people would rather make a bit less, but not live in their office. There's nothing wrong with either choice.
 
RVACane said:
I understand. I've chosen things for reasons besides money in my life. But if that was their goal then they achieved it. I tell my kids to choose what they enjoy not what they think will make them rich.
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You can't take it with you. Strive to be financially secure, strive to be the best at whatever endeavor you choose, but I've rarely met one of these "Mike Millken is my hero" types that didn't have a serious psychological problem.
 
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GOCANES05 said:
Don’t get to high Georgia colleges .

Example:

Southwire the largest building wire manufacturing company in the world.

Located in GA recruits college graduates each year with obsoletely no training at all from (4) years in anything but going to class college except for basic BA type degree .

They hire them and send them out to Electrical Supply houses to people like me 45 years experience with NO degree but hard knocks.

I have to listen to there bull crap of telling me about wire OMG LMAO.

I sent this one ding bat back to Southwire to ask them about a new SW tool WIRE STRETCHER LMAO

never saw him again, then later some suit called me about getting a new representative LMAO.

My reply:

Listen I do $5,000,000.00 a year in copper sales , I’d rather you hire one of my counter guys to sell you wire then to insult me by sending me college book smart ding bats.

I’d rather hire battle tested in the field experienced people then bobble headed cry room so called graduates like you hire .

I also to him ( I’m speaking to a VP division manager for the SE ) to let me select these outside sales people they will know this business. I don’t have time to retrain your hires.

Or don’t send me anyone of these stiffs look dumb
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I have no idea what I just read but I love you all the same.
 
Canedude08 said:
And not everyone cares that much. Just like a lot of people(Myself included) aren't all that enamored with living in NYC. Some people want to live the 100 hr life, and spend millions for a glorified apartment. Some people would rather make a bit less, but not live in their office. There's nothing wrong with either choice.
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And some people (me) have done both. I never said one was better than the other, but I will say I left that for a good reason.
 
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