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New York
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10016
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Elena Bajic
2006
3.1
Recommend to a friend
50%
Say this is a great place to work
58%
Proud to have on resume
78%
Employee - Vice President
To find succes here, you need to bring in business.
Employee - Vice President
Because I was remote it was harder to get a feel for the culture, but it seemed collegial and competitive. Do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Employee - Managing Director
People are very collaborative even in European offices.
Employee - Associate
Very difficult work environment and long hours. Little opportunity for promotion and low pay relative to other banks.
Employee - Associate
Careful about working here. Tough, competitive culture, extremely streamlined as far as resources, and pay is below the industry average.
Employee - Managing Director
All levels of management are generally dysfunctional. The firm is driven towards generating profits for the upper echelon only, and seeks short term profit at the expense of overall growth. Management doesn't seek nor listen to the issues experienced by staff, and initiatives to improve morale are superficial and not followed through with.
Employee - Managing Director
The pay is moderate, the work is intense, and the culture is atrocious. The company has a good reputation based on the original partners, but the firm is actually very bottom of the barrel in terms of current management, culture, and lifestyle. This is not a leadership firm - this is a follower - and not a particularly good follower.
Employee - Managing Director
The culture is horrible. People are antagonistic, particularly between management levels, and senior management has little to no desire to create a collaborative or team environment.
Employee - Associate
The work-life balance here was horrible and the pay wasn't great versus, say, working in corporate finance within a company (a much lower stress job).
Employee - Associate
If you are a client, they will treat you like gold and their work product really can't be beat. But as an employee, watch out - they do not value their people. Burn out is high, even for investment banking -- unnecessarily, by the way; there are simple things they could do to make life better but I don't think it would occur to management to do so. ALL THAT SAID, the reception I've gotten from people who see Houlihan Lokey on my resume is generally positive.
Employee - Associate
This place works if you have no family, no friends, and all you want to do is work. I wouldn't say they hide this fact very much - but be prepared to cancel your plans on a moment's notice.
Employee - Managing Director
Houlihan was a fantastic place to work when I first joined out of Business School in 1997. The bank was still building, everyone knew everyone and the feel of a team environment was there. As the bank grew and new senior people were hired, the vibe changed into fiefdoms where senior people were driven to amass as much origination credit as possible to maximize bonus payments. Some groups were better than others, but the New York office lost large amounts of good Analysts and Associates during 2002 through the time I left. Houlihan is a great place to obtain deal experience, develop work ethic and learn how not to manage people. As for changes, a few key departures wouod fix most of the issue with the environment.
Employee - Managing Director
You need to be techincally strong to succeed...
Employee - Managing Director
The culture depends on the group. I was in the Restructuring group for 13 years and now it best. There was always a mix of different personalities among the different Managing Directors, which made it a great place to learn how to and how not to manage. The work load is demanding, but that is not a bad thing for someone building deal experience. You need a thick skin to weather the various temperaments in the office, more so if you are a woman. I loved the culture for many years, but that was before things changed.