Weekly wrap up 6/13

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Ivy Almirol
June 13, 2026



Hey WSO Monkey,

The AI tools are getting better, but they’re also creating new ways to embarrass yourself at work. This week’s forum brings the usual mix of office panic, exit-route debates, recruiting caution signs, and people trying to figure out where the healthier path actually is.

-Patrick

Top Discussions

  1. Sent My Claude Prompt to 200+ Teams Chat. MD Wants to See Me Monday - "The prompt said: “rewrite this credit memo so it sounds like a senior associate wrote it, not an AI, remove any repetitive phrasing and make the risk section more confident than the underlying data actually supports.” Sent it 20 minutes ago. 31 unread messages already and counting. Someone from compliance just reacted with 👀 It’s Friday afternoon. I cannot leave early. I have to sit here until 6pm like everything is normal. Monday is going to be fun."

  2. Most investors know when to buy. Few know when to sell. Alpha Strategy turns your stock idea into a structured investment thesis — with the key assumptions behind it and alerts when they stop holding. Built for investors who think in fundamentals, not headlines. Free to start.

  3. Polygraph by Polymarket - "News with skin in the game from the world’s largest prediction market. Each morning, get an email breaking down everything happening on Polymarket: the biggest shifts in odds, breaking news, new markets, whale moves, and much more. Join 1,428,136 readers who get their news on Polymarket."

The Ultimate Program to Land a 6-figure Job in High Finance

Landing a top offer is tough coming from any school – from non-target all the way to the Ivy League.  

But 6-figures right out of school isn’t supposed to be easy. Luckily, with over 17 years of experience, 900,000+ members, and an insane network, WSO has cracked the code (it’s why we have directly helped over 1,000 students from all backgrounds break into these careers).

We’re excited to announce that we just reopened applications for WSO Academy…

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  • Exclusive networking resources to help you land interviews.

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WSO Academy is only accepting 60 students into our next cohort, so if you are serious about breaking into IB and Consulting, you need to apply now. 

Apply Now -> (applications capped) (so we can review all of them carefully).

Top Discussions (contd.)

  1. Those Who Left PE for Corporate, Why? - "I think there are a lot of outliers being posted here. If you leave PE after an associate program $175-225K cash + equity for a manager / sr manager / associate director title is likely where most of you will land. That all said, there is good money in corporate if you can get promoted and continue to grow, so people with more seniority exiting might be able to make more. Stage of company and industry matter a lot too - a series A company won’t pay nearly as much as a pre IPO startup up or public company."

  2. F2, the AI platform for private markets investors - announced a new $14 million seed round led by HighlandX this week to scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit. F2 automates screening, underwriting, and portfolio monitoring at 5x throughput, with enterprise-grade security and zero data retention. Read the announcement here.

  3. Beware All Those Preparing to Recruit for ‘28 - "An old VP I worked for told me his best working hours were 1-3 AM, as "he finally had time to be his most productive." Friend of mine just made VP at a MM bank, not even in one of their sweatiest groups. No change in hours. He cancels plans with me on Saturday nights due to not being able to step away. You can say that it’s a firm issue but when it is common at enough banks it starts to become an industry-wide problem. I realize I only listed a few anecdotal examples, but surely others can chime in."

  4. Quitting REPE - Thoughts on Pivoting Out of CRE? - "I was looking at FP&A, corporate finance and some other consulting roles but have no clue where I would even pivot to and or what to do that has WLB and would take my for my resume. All my experience is CRE, probably should've thought about that before going into the industry lol but I'm here now. I really don’t mind something lower paying, I value my physical health, mental health, relationships, and hobbies outside of work rather than sweating away..."

New Podcasts Coming in Hot 🔥

  • How This 'Non-Target' Math Major Broke Into Investment Banking (Starting in January!)

  • From Pre-Med in Vietnam to Wall Street: How This Non-Target Student Broke Into IB

  • Before You Choose a Finance Career, Watch This

Hot Jobs 💼

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Investment Associate, Partnership Fund for New York City - "The Partnership Fund for New York City (PFNYC) is hiring an Investment Associate with ~2 years of investment banking or equivalent financial experience who is looking to pivot into impact investing while continuing to do rigorous, institutional‑quality analysis..."

Senior Analyst, Private Equity Operations - "The Senior Analyst, Private Equity Operations leads the operational management of private deals, from approval and settlement through ongoing lifecycle events such as IPOs, restrictions, corporate actions, and liquidity events..."

Investment Banking Vice President - "This involves reviewing AI outputs for correctness, methodological rigour, and commercial relevance—then building evaluation criteria and model answers that reflect how things are actually done at top-tier banks…"

Private Equity Expert - "Mercor is recruiting U.S./UK/Canada/Europe/Australia-based Private Equity Experts for a research project with a leading foundational model AI lab."

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Stay Strong,
Patrick Curtis
CEO and Founder, WallStreetOasis.com

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