Bloomberg reported:
The private equity recruitment cycle is starting earlier than ever, forcing firms and candidates into the frenzied process before Christmas.It's race to the top for future greed and leverage boys, also known as private equity underwriters (PEU). The rise of PEUs corresponds to the death of America's middle class. It's causation, not coincidence.
While extending formal offers in recent years has started earlier and earlier in January, never has it come before Christmas.
Access to the best talent can go quickly, so the process works like a levy breach: Once one firm starts, the others flood in to follow suit.
As the timeline moves earlier, the decisions get quicker. So-called exploding offers, which give candidates a day or even just hours to decide, have in some cases been replaced by a nuclear option: accept on the spot or pass it up.
