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Financial Advisor trying to break into IB
Hi, I am a financial advisor attending a top 10 MBA program who is trying to land a Summer Associate internship for 2022 (preferably in Chicago). I have about 10 coffee chats, and while people like me and I am experiencing some success in getting referred to other bankers, most people also tell me...
Craziest bathroom story at investment bank
What’s the craziest or funniest thing that you’ve witnessed in the bathroom at your bank? Whether it’s a conversation you overheard, an interaction with a senior team member, or something outright non-kosher and out of this world, let the stories roll in the comments below.
Great Interview and Story - A Banker who is quantifying his health to make informed decisions
Being a strong believer of data-driven wellness myself, I came across this story of a Banker and his journey on quantified health. He talks about how and why he measures his metabolic profile. Interesting read and learning for all of us. https://www.fitnescity.com/blog/for-bankers-who-w…
Interviews: lead with humble upbringing?
I have a pretty humble upbringing (immigrant, parents were blue collar workers, etc.) and that is where I draw a lot of my hunger and resourcefulness from. Should I lead with this in my interviews or is that a little too much? I can also bring it up for the answer to a lot of qualitative questions...
WSO Conference 2014: The Recap
If you're like me, you're tired and irked by all those online lists telling you how to live your life and find success. You know the ones. The ones with hyped-up titles like "17 Things You Need to Stop Doing To Yourself Today To Be Happy and Successful." Then you start reading it and it's full of...
without highschool diploma to college to target to banking
I am curious what fellow monkeys or potential employers would think about my story. I was a bad kid in high school and didn't graduate. I went through some crappy times and was generally more interested in playing competitive sports than studying or even going to class. A few years later, I found...
Long term growth: why are barriers to entry deemed THE driver?
as the title states, i very well understand why barriers to entry play an extremely important role in a sucessful growth story, and, generally altough not necessarily, investing story but that being said, i think that the other forces (here i am referring to Porter's framework) [i am thinking labour...
Better to Have Been Rich and Lost It, or Never Been Rich at All?
mod (Andy) note: "Blast from the past - Best of Eddie" - This one is originally from November 2010. If there's an old post from Eddie you'd like to see up again shoot me a message. When I was in my teens and early 20's, all I could think about was being rich. I didn't care what I had to do to make...
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Hello all! This will be my first introduction to this new forum. I have heard many positive things about the people and resources on this site, so I look forward to being impressed again and again by members here. The long story short is I look forward to giving whatever I can to this site. Im...
A long story to motivate others
Greetings fellow WSO members, we are living in tough times. Many of you are probably running into a lot of resistance in recruiting. I don’t like talking about myself too much; I also do not think that my story is as interesting as many of yours, because, frankly speaking, I didn’t achieve as...
Quant Porn: The Story of Maths
It's not often I find myself captivated by documentaries on mathematics, but a PBS special on Fractals a month ago left me hungry for more. I guess you could say it awakened the long dormant nerd in me. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long for another fix. The BBC is running a truly fascinating...
Banking Anecdote
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