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 | The goal of Wall Street Oasis’ The Other Road forum is to give our users the best possible snapshot of life in other areas of finance (including entrepeneurship, start-ups, and corporate/F500 positions), from internships and recruiting to compensation and career progression. Working towards that... SPOTLIGHT: The Other Road Rules and FAQs | 0 | 2 years 6 days ago by WallStreetOasis.com | n/a |
 | <p>So, how does one actually go about getting into a business development type position. I don't even necessarily mean internal M&A with a big corporation. I'm talking more about working for a company and developing new... Business Development | 1 | 5 years 17 weeks ago by TheKing | 5 years 17 weeks ago by boss8 |
| <p><span style="font-size: small;">Hello all. New member here, and just wondering if I am too old for this site. Just found it via princeofwallstreet.com. I was involved in various different areas of finance. Now looking to write the next chapter in my life. Forum topics here... New Member here | 1 | 5 years 17 weeks ago by Master of the U... | 5 years 17 weeks ago by Banking on Inve... |
| Hi all,
I was wondering if any of you know the typical career path for internal corporate budgeting / financial analyst type role. Now I have heard that these roles, even at top companies like Google, can be very mundane work. Will these type of positions even provide me the opportunity to break... Career path for a budget analyst / corporate financial analyst role | 0 | 5 years 16 weeks ago by lynnventures | n/a |
| Say that a person does a year of nonprofit work out of school. Will this person still be able to get a job in... Nonprofit | 6 | 5 years 16 weeks ago by Laxer | 5 years 15 weeks ago by Laxer |
| <p>How many ex-bankers and ex-consultants launch their own business?</p>
<p>What sort?</p>
<p>Any interesting story on... Start-ups launched by ex-bankers / ex-consultants | 9 | 5 years 17 weeks ago by IBWannaB | 5 years 14 weeks ago by boss8 |
| how about all of you... after some years in banking, what about startin a hf, a pe or vc... guess thats the dream of many.
but what about other business, like a restaurant or even a chain.. get the logo, the colors and the food.. with some special interior and style.
how about a coffee store... any of u plan to start some comp | 1 | 5 years 12 weeks ago by banksta | 5 years 12 weeks ago by vandeja1 |
| <p>1. Which frims recruit fresh grads for these positions?</p>
<p>a. business development:</p>
<p>b. corporate development:</p>
<p>2. How many kids do they hire a year?</p>
<p>3. What is the salary like?</p>
<p>Thanx for the... Corp Dev & Bus Dev out of undergrad | 3 | 5 years 17 weeks ago by IBWannaB | 5 years 10 weeks ago by rightkickhospital |
| Ive heard alot of people recommend F500 CorpFin. What are the hours like? How would you go about finding these types of positions? Obviously the culture will vary from one firm to the next, but what are some general trends in this particular line of work? What type of work would you... CorpFin F500 | 4 | 5 years 7 weeks ago by Marcus_Halberstram | 5 years 6 weeks ago by fordhammasta |
| Hey All,... Help with controller interview at top bank | 1 | 5 years 5 weeks ago by mrguky | 5 years 5 weeks ago by reverserewind |
| Does anyone know anything about this real estate investment firm? How would they be for an analyst... Rockwood Capital | 2 | 5 years 2 weeks ago by felipz24 | 5 years 1 week ago by IBWannaB |
| Me and a person is creating an Investment Portfolio that is off a disclosed theory. We both are going to equally invest money then we'll be able to provide a performance sheet and at that time market it to people will to invest in our portfolio. Ocamm Razor, I need you guys help just to rip it... 21 and starting a company | 2 | 5 years 6 weeks ago by moveinlife | 5 years 1 week ago by MMBinNC |
| Can someone explain simply what a supply chain analyst would do? Does anyone have any experiences about it? Good experience, etc...
I'm pretty uninformed about the subject. I'm trying to do some independent research, but some firsthand information would be nice. ... Supply Chain | 0 | 5 years 2 days ago by rightkickhospital | n/a |
| What base people would you need to hire? What clients would you need? and how does a consulting company charge for there... Starting own consulting company? | 1 | 4 years 42 weeks ago by sailing101 | 4 years 42 weeks ago by vandeja1 |
| I am not american. I did my undergrad outside of usa. But I intend to go to med school in usa. I absolutely hate nyc. No friends, no gf. So my reason for going into medicine is so I could one day end up living on the shore of lake tahoe and hopefully having an office within walking distance of my... Am I right to go into medicine? | 10 | 4 years 39 weeks ago by b333b | 4 years 39 weeks ago by b333b |
| Does anyone have personal experience working at Cisco's corp. dev. group? Or know anyone who worked there?
Did/do you like it a lot?
How are the hours?
How is the deal exposure?
How hard is it to get in?
Who do they prefer, who do they have more of: analysts or MBAs?
What is the pay... Cisco Systems corp. dev. group? | 1 | 4 years 39 weeks ago by IBWannaB | 4 years 39 weeks ago by IBWannaB |
| I'm looking to take my gf on a vacation in March. We can basically go anywhere in the world (travel miles) but only have 6 days. She'd want to go to a beautiful beach, so it definitely needs to have a nice beach and be warm weather. I'd like to have some additional activities to... Vacation in March | 13 | 4 years 40 weeks ago by vandeja1 | 4 years 38 weeks ago by El_Terrible |
| How do you get into one of the Corporate Development/Business Development jobs?
Any experienced people who have worked in one of those positions before?
I am looking for one of those jobs. I have just completed first year of MBA, part-time program. Should one look at internships or is there a... Corp Dev/Bus Dev Jobs | 3 | 4 years 49 weeks ago by gpower25 | 4 years 38 weeks ago by dmaniscool |
| Some actual good news in a sea of bad? Looks like drilling in the <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2008/db20080910_471923.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories">Barnett Shale</a>
fields will bring an estimated growth in natural gas production of 9%... Barnett Shale - A Sleeping Giant | 5 | 4 years 36 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 34 weeks ago by bkm125 |
| Experts are estimating that with Bank of America’s recent purchase of Merrill Lynch, approximately 27,000 employees will be sent <a href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/59812.html">packing</a>(nearly 10% of the total workforce). Although most of the slashes... BofA to start filling out the pink slips... | 6 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 34 weeks ago by Sterling Archer |
| According to CNN Money, WaMu’s brand spankin’ new <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/companies/fishman_wamu/index.htm?postversion=2008092613
">CEO</a>, Alan Fishman, now stands to walk away from the failing firm with more than 18 million dollars in salary,... It's good to be king | 8 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 33 weeks ago by CompBanker |
| Guess you're not alone. Check out the Coffee Nazi - refusing to serve to Lehman reporters. It's ok, though. I'm pretty sure reporters run on diesel fuel anyway. ... Tired of Lehman Bros. Stories Yet??? | 1 | 4 years 36 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 33 weeks ago by Cornelius |
| First, I need to know about the usefulness of a JD outside of law. I realize that JD will not help in banking, but I'm wondering whether there are other applications for, at least, the knowledge obtained from acquiring a JD if not the credentials associated with the JD (i.e. Politics,... Seeking advice from current lawyers; about getting a JD | 13 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by b2 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by ibdreamer |
| What’s the deal with <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2008/10/rabble_babble_wells_fargo.php
">Wells Fargo</a>? With so many other banks around them crumbling like a house of cards, how are they managing to stay above ground; even flourish? Rumors abound that they... "Small" Bank Hero, or Ticking Timebomb? | 5 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 33 weeks ago by WestCoastChimp30 |
| What do corporate development teams at large tech companies expect from their analysts or sr. analysts? I've read a few job postings, but I don't get a good picture of what they are looking for. ... Corporate Development anaylst expectations? | 7 | 5 years 3 weeks ago by watch22 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by mtones9 |
