Pros
- Develop strong technical skills - *Most* Team members are very nice and fun to work with - WFH 2/5 days a week - Some down months are very relaxed (August, after quarter ends) - Many exit opps to in-house valuation roles, some corp dev. - but very hard to break into high finance.
Cons
- Busy season hours are terrible, especially in your first year. Think 80+ hours for 6 months of the year. Second year its a bit better on hours as you are better at the job. - Pay is abysmal for the hours you put in. Bonus is like a few weeks of extra pay. Makes you feel like you don't want to take on extra work once you hit your billable goal, really should make the bonuses much more. - Some managers are unrealistic about expectations. - Work get repetitive and boring quickly