What is your #1 motivation for wanting to work in finance / similar field
Passion - I truly love doing it
18% (129 votes)
$,$$$,$$$
29% (206 votes)
Exit opps / career growth
20% (146 votes)
Power & prestige
13% (93 votes)
Don't like it, but I'm damn good at it, & don't know what else to do
5% (37 votes)
Intellectual stimulation
7% (54 votes)
Make my parents/family proud
2% (17 votes)
Lifestyle / models & bottles
2% (18 votes)
N/A - I don't want to work in finance
3% (22 votes)
Total votes: 722




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Damn, I should charge WSO for
Damn, I should charge WSO for all these polls I've come up with =)
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
Connor: Damn, I should charge
Damn, I should charge WSO for all these polls I've come up with =)
haha thanks connor, any more ideas?
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Andy, is there anyway that
Andy, is there anyway that you can pick multiple answers?
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Human: Andy, is there anyway
Andy, is there anyway that you can pick multiple answers?
By the very nature of the question, "your #1", it isn't necessary.
Would be interesting once votes are in to publish the ratio between "passion" and the rest.
Define: "similar field"
Define: "similar field"
"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Currently: quantitative marketing/business development
Previously: management consulting, investment banking
chicandtoughness: Define:
Define: "similar field"
s&t, banking/ib, consulting, cfin, pe, vc, hf, hft, m&a... along those lines
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AndyLouis: chicandtoughness
Define: "similar field"
s&t, banking/ib, consulting, cfin, pe, vc, hf, hft, m&a... along those lines
... there are other jobs besides these? What are these "non-finance" things we speak of?
"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Currently: quantitative marketing/business development
Previously: management consulting, investment banking
chicandtoughness: AndyLouis
Define: "similar field"
s&t, banking/ib, consulting, cfin, pe, vc, hf, hft, m&a... along those lines
... there are other jobs besides these? What are these "non-finance" things we speak of?
The people who pay your fees?
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Oreos: Human: Andy, is
Andy, is there anyway that you can pick multiple answers?
By the very nature of the question, "your #1", it isn't necessary.
Would be interesting once votes are in to publish the ratio between "passion" and the rest.
It always makes me feel weird when candidates talk about being "passionate" about the work.
There are other jobs outside
There are other jobs outside of banking?
lol at anyone voting for
lol at anyone voting for anything other than $$$
Who are we kidding ?
C'mon guys, its all about the money.
drexelalum11: chicandtoughn
Define: "similar field"
s&t, banking/ib, consulting, cfin, pe, vc, hf, hft, m&a... along those lines
... there are other jobs besides these? What are these "non-finance" things we speak of?
The people who pay your fees?
He's back!
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
One of 34 at the moment...
One of 34 at the moment... feeling a little like an outsider here guys! The markets are intellectually stimulating!