Pros
Frazier Capital is a commercial valuation firm, and a great one at that. I joined the company as a recent graduate and I loved that my job directly involved me with the firm's work from day one . There is a strong professional culture in the office, a strict dress code, and a healthy standard for high quality work.
Junior employees typically assist with several projects at once, with tasks including market analysis, broker cold-call surveys, entering data and figures into financial models, among other tasks. Some of the work can be very memorable with terrific substance and context in real estate. There's a lot of collaboration and teamwork, and I always felt I had the opportunity to learn the context and meaning behind the figures I gathered for analysis. I left the job with a surplus of good stories for future cover-letters and school applications.
Of course, this positive experience was imparted by the senior staff in the office. Aside from training in the basics of the job, there's a lot of encouragement for self-directed learning and continued study. The boss will be very frank about the steps a 22 year-old employee will need to take to advance inside the company or to find another job, and how this initiative is compulsory whatever your plans.
Another great thing is that I wasn't alone as a recent grad. At any one time, I worked with at least 4 other recent graduates or current students from all the best schools in LA.
Cons
The company might be too small to appear in the US News best places to work rankings.