Private equity is a pretty hard and busy job. Most associates work average between 60-70 hour work weeks!

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Most investment bankers average around 70 hours. When you're on a deal, this can spike to as high as 100 hours.

Face time is time spent at your desk when you have no work to do. Inefficient investment banks may have lots of face time.

Preferred securities are an extremely popular security in private equity, but modeling them properly can be challenging.

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