..dealbreaker reported that all of BofA's research 1st years were laid off.

is that true? Good luck to everyone.

In response to the popularity of the WallStreetOasis.com Technical interview guide, it is our pleasure to present the official WallStreetOasis.com Behavioral Interview Guide! Our guide is different than all the rest because of the sample responses. Nearly every question contained in the guide has a real world, sample response to give you an idea of what an interviewer is looking to hear in an interview. And it's MUCH cheaper than the competition: $9. You can read below for more information. We will also be releasing a Firm Guide briefly profiling some of the top banks in the next few days so stay tuned!

WSO Behavioral Interview Guide

This 40+ page guide is a compilation of almost 100 of the most common behavioral / fit questions encountered in Wall Street interviews with detailed advice and examples. This guide was created to provide prospective financiers a quick review for a fraction of the price of other interview guides. This is an electronic pdf so you get everything immediately and can start studying right away.

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Throughout his entire campaign for presidency, Barack Obama used the word “change” every chance he got. America voted him in based on the fact that he promised to do things differently, to really turn this country around (although after Bush’s two terms, and the thought of another Republican in the Whitehouse, many Americans probably would have voted for Obama if all he promised to “change” was the toilet paper in the oval office bathroom).

What is it about the retirement gulag we call Florida that attracts thieving geezers like Bernie Madoff and now Arthur Nadel? Nadel is on the lam now that it has come to light that he was running a $350 million scam in the shape of a group of hedge funds.

He left a suicide note and then decided that suicide might not be the best option, so he called his wife and said he'd be late for dinner. Very late. Cops found his light green Subaru in the Sarasota Airport parking lot. And the cash? Not so much.

At least he got on a plane to disappear and stayed on, unlike this jerkoff.

Just for complete transparency, I am currently a senior and will be working in IBD for a BB starting this fall.

With tighter regulation especially with regards to bonuses and the shittiest job market in decades, I have been approached by many of my peers for advice on seeking opportunities / other ways to supplement personal cash flows. And even for those that were fortunate to attain jobs, the mere 65-70K base salary with little expectation for a bonus probably won’t cut what most had imagined would be a “comfortable lifestyle” coming out of undergraduate school.

So where can we find this additional cash to put in our pocket? Where can we find an alternative source of income with minimal effort and huge potential returns?

Take this as a warning – if you participated in any shady business last year, the IRS is still expecting their “fair” share.

According to an article on MSN Money this morning, regardless of how you got your cash, you still have to fork some over to the Government (hey – someone’s got to pay for the 2008 bailouts).

Included under this umbrella of illegal activity are profits from drug dealing, theft and accepting bribes. In fact, they even spell out where to report your illegal income on your tax forms:

what will become of citigroups investment bank if the "financial supermarket" is broken up?