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Penn CAS vs. Penn Wharton for a Transfer
So, I know there are hundreds of threads on this topic already, but for the purposes of transferring, I wanted to know what you guys think. I'm currently at a decent top 50 school, but as somebody who wants to break into IB , I really want to go to Penn. I've heard that CAS people are at a serious...
From non-target business school in Canada
What are the non-target schools that place the students to banking industry? I came to understand well from my previous post and the replies from the members. I would also want to know how likely other schools such as: > University of Alberta > University of Calgary > JMBS > Beedie and Sauder place...
BB MENA Offices
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had any insight into BB in MENA. Tough to get into? Good deal flow? Good place to be? Thanks!
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JP Morgan Investor Services
Hi I was wondering if someone could speak about investor services in terms of the actual work, career trajectory, compensation, prestige, etc. basically anything I should know. Having talked to someone who works in the division, it's not what I expected. It seems like a mix of investment banking...
law student - informational interview with BB.. what should I expect?
I'm at a top law school and I applied for a BB . I was contacted for an informational interview . What do I expect? Will I be tested on my financial literacy? Also, I don't have a finance background. I know the basics of IBD interview questions (like walking through a financial statement) but...
Intro New
Hey Iv been a long time reader but recently decided to join. I am currently a student in my junior year at Northeastern. Always looking for advice and tips. Currently on a six month co-op. Looking to learn more about IB and finding a way to get an analyst position after i graduate. Got a ton of...
Freshman Interested in Finance
Hi, I'm a freshman at Penn State interested in finance (as well as law). From reading around a bit, it definitely seems like I should have gone to a better school (especially since I had the grades), but PSU was/is my dream school and I love it here. Anyways, I never fancied math much and got a B–...
Pussification of Mankind
I am surprised at the amount of sensitive guys here on WSO and in the world in general. What is going on? We used to hunt mammoths & plow bitches, go into battles with other feudal armies & plow bitches, get into duels & plow bitches, build houses in the praries & plow bitches. But now ... guys are...
female ignorance in terms of finance
This is something that I've been meaning to bring up for a long time. So, apparently most women in NYC don't know the difference among different professions in finance. Initially, when women asked me "what do you do" I'd proudly reply with "Well, I work on Wall St. at (insert BB name)." The...
Ignoring personal problems
So, I need some tips on how to become a bit of a sociopath. I am a smart kid, but my brain turns retarded when I am facing big personal issues. For example, right now I have to pull an all-righter worth of pitchbook-updating-slavery. However, me and my gf just broke up over the phone, and I can't...
Pigeon-Holed into Energy? Moving from Energy to Generalist or another industry buyside?
I will be working FT at BB 's energy group and was wondering if I would be able to join a generalist PE / HF later on or do corp. dev at a non-energy firm? I am interested in energy right now and it seems like a field I'd like to make a career in but I'd like to have the optionality. Has anyone here...
Breaking In - Possible for me to swing IB with this background?
Stats: Cornell: Poli sci major, minors in biology and management; GPA = 3.3 Internships: political risk at Exxon, summer R & D intern at Eli Lilly pharma Question: Is it possible for me to swing IB with this background? What about consulting? PS sorry if I sound like a noob, I'm sort of new to this
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Why is the banking economy so bad?
I've read on the forums that the banking economy is terrible right now. It seems like every bulge bracket is cutting down on jobs and slashing salaries. This may seem like a really ignorant question, but why is this? I understand the economy as a whole is terrible right now, but why is banking in...
Could the Swiss Banks Merge?
A thought provoking idea came out of a banker from JP Morgan as he said that the two Swiss investment banks, Credit Suisse and UBS, should merge into one investment bank that would be better able to compete. Are you guys giving the idea any merit? Do you think this could actually work? To be fair...
Standard Chartered Bank/HSBC
Does anyone know how these two banks stack up against other middle-tier banks? I might be working at one of the Asian offices. From my understanding, they're not entirely investment banks so what would be the best service to try to work for? The corporate finance side? Or financial markets?
I-banking for a beginner
So I've been interested in doing consulting until I realized that ibanking may also be a solid fit. That being said, I've only prepared for consulting interviews (cases) and have not looked at any ibanking material. Can anyone tell me what types of questions (besides fit) you get asked in an...
How do I become CEO?
How do guys break into top management of i-banks. Do you think it has to do with unique skills / abilities that they bring to the table, or is it just navigation of office politics? I'm asking because it seems that an associate can do as good of a job as board directors, except they hog millions in...
Evaluate Stats for B-school (top 10)
Cornell: poli sci major, minor in cell biology and management; GPA = 3.3 2. GMAT: 760 3. LSAT: 170 4. internships: 2 summers with Merck 5. work experience: 2 years at Deloitte Let me know how good I look for top 10 b-schools. Cheers.
CS/UBS LA v.s. JPM HK
I'm a economics student about to start freshmen year at UCLA. Browsing through the forum, west coasters don't get much placement on the east coast. Many end up in accounting or consulting. Some outliers end up in LA/SF branch. Q1. I was wondering since I'm Asian (native in Mandarin and fluent in...
Any hope of a 2012 grad finding a finance job this time of year?
This is my first post on WSO so please bear with me. I am currently a finance major graduating from a semi-target school in 1 month. I'm graduating with latin honors and I have internship experience at ML (currently) and Dow Jones (private equity research). In my foolishness I missed the finance...
Top BB + Top FMCG (Finance) Internship > Will I Get Any FT Offer?
Hi guys, So, I interned at a top BB in their Asset Mgmt. - FO position (think GS /MS) in my second year and will be interning at a top FMCG (P&G/Unilever/Nestle) this summer in their Treasury division primarily because I didn't hedge my risks and applied only for S&T - which didn't work out for me....
Why CS
I know it's a dump shit question. But I applied for all BBs and MM IBs and I couldn't find anything about Credit Suisse that makes it different from its competitor... Would appreciate the help.
Montreal SA interviews
hey, this is a long shot but if anyone is going to montreal soon, for the mercer/ OW SA interviews shoot me a PM
My BB firm opportunity
I have been out networking a lot and got in contact with a fellow alumni who is a MD at BB firm. After talking in person, email and phone many times, I told him my passion for getting in the investment side of banking and am looking for a full time opportunity. He asked for my resume and the...
Analys or Associate
Ok so I go to a school that actually gets IBD recruiting! Anyway. I am in research during the day (Full time) and by the time I finish my masters (non-MBA; business related), I will have 2 years of full time work experience. However, this would be "non-finance" and more so market related experience....
South and Back to Break into BB?
I have a friend currently working at a small boutique in NYC . No name brand school but good grades and a year of experience under his belt. He is convinced that if he goes to an M&A group in a big bank in the south for 2 years he can boomerang back to a bulge bracket here in the city. I told him to...
More Revenue-more Depreciation?
Hey guys, If you are forecasting Depreciation as a % of Sales for 3-5 years in advance, how would you determine/ justify this percentage (in addition to just putting an average of the past years) Thanks!
A Couple Interview questions
A couple of questions if anyone wants some more: 1) Can you apply CAPM in Latin America? Why or why not? 2) In a secondary offering, if you could only use one method of valuation, which would you use? Why? 3) If company A owned its store and company B leased its stores which would have a higher...
F*ck You Money, what is your amount?
In the first season of Wall Street Warriors Timothy Sykes was having dinner with his buddies and they started talking about "fuck you money" - the amount of money you would need to not have a care in the world and just be able to say fuck you to everyone. So what is your amount? I'd say at least 10...
PWM-> Banking-> VC
I have some questions about banking. I'm considering the industry because VC sounds like a potential career for me in the next ten years and I have heard that banking or consulting is the route prior to VC . Quick background: I work at a BB PWM firm in Los Angeles and have my Series 7 and am taking...
Nomura/RBS/Macquarie IBD FT HK or graduate school?
Hi all, I have a FT IBD offer to join a non- BB global firm, say Nomura / RBS / Macquarie , as an analyst for class of 2011. But I am afraid I will not get good deal experience or exit opportunities compared to BB . Another option is to apply for graduate school and go to MSF for one or two years,...
Executive Assistants
Question: who gets an executive assistant at GS ? is it VP and higher?
sighBanking
It's 3:30 in the morning and I am still at the office. So...I feel like writing this post. This poem is for all future analysts trying to get into investment banking. From the outside it seems like we are all Gekko, the truth is... "sighBanking" by SuitedWolf no suits, no shoes no deals, no wheels...
Just cuz you use acronyms doesn't mean you know what you are talking about!
Recently I have seen a trend with people using acronyms, lots of them. I think a lot of people, including myself, don't know all the acronyms that exist. I think it would be helpful if topics were more descriptive. None of this please: I am at M/B/B doing B in F and going to TT university with hopes...
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