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WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (5/9-5/15)
In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics: Why I Quit My Job (a.k.a. "Regrets of Working") Post By @Alistair-Clark" I think it's entirely possible to live a life free of regret while working an insane finance job — it just takes a little honesty, planning, and effort....
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 08/03 - 08/09
In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics: 2 Reasons Why You Should Consider Chicago Over NYC "I had this question from my Q&A awhile back about my experiences now in Chicago compared to my previous time in New York, and I figured I'd expound on my response in a...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 11/22 - 11/29
In case you missed them, here's some of last week's most popular topics: Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA IBD Associate at BB (NYC) [quote]
12/30/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Ask a bro: Thebrofessor's AMA, 2016 edition Post By @thebrofessor" I am a partner in a PWM practice at one of the bigger firms (MS/ML/UBS) managing $500mm in South East US. I worked at a local bank for a few months out of...
12/23/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: What Are You Committed to Learning in 2017? Post By @Eddie Braverman" Each year, I endeavor to learn a new skill. Over the years, a number of skills were business related, while a majority were not. The skill that I want to...
12/16/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: 7 Tips for Office / Holiday Parties Post By @thebrofessor" Assuming you are there purely to improve your career prospects, here are the keys to the kingdom young padawans. Do you Drink at Work? Post By @PatStar120" Has anyone...
12/9/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Imperialism, Human Rights, Chaos, and Peace - A Question for WSO Post By @thebrofessor" [quote]I have always had a hard time with troops going to war, mainly because I came from a military town and a lot of friends and family...
12/2/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity Post By @Option Value" I noticed a lack of information about infrastructure investing on WSO , and posts usually contain long questions and short answers, especially answers from...
11/25/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
Have a great Thanksgiving weekend. In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Successful Blackmail Achieved Post By @Fear The Bulge" The last thing I truly remember from two weeks ago was that I was watching the election results roll in and they called Wisconsin for...
11/11/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Official Election Results Thread Post By @AndyLouis" Trump is our new president, what are your thoughts? What does this mean for Wall Street? How will the results of the election affect Wall Street and the overall economy?...
11/4/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: How to find a Meal Delivery Service Post By @Alistair-Clark" Do you use a meal delivery service? Working 60 to 100 hours every week does not leave much time for grocery shopping, preparing, cooking and bringing a healthy meals...
10/14/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: What if Goldman Sachs & J.P. Morgan merged together? Post By @JackTheBad" What if Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan merged together? What makes a good short? Post By @Emily-Muhleman" There are numerous danger signs that could nearly...
10/7/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: The Definitive Top 10 Alcoholic Beverages Post By @Fear The Bulge" Let us talk about booze. You all knew the time would come when the discussion would branch out from my tried and true WoodfordandCreatine and get more...
9/30/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Transgender at a Hedge Fund Post By @Ashley617" I currently work at a medium sized fund. Given how competitive hiring is in the hedge fund world, do you think I would ever have a shot of being hired anywhere else? Do...
9/23/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Classic Diversity Rant Post By @Fear The Bulge" Here we go again boys, a diversity rant for you. How many of you have been working at your financial institution for at least 5 years and have noticed that even within that short...
9/2/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Is College Worth the Opportunity Cost? Post By @Eddie Braverman" More and more, I am hearing from friends with kids in college that they are being told to strap in for grad school tuition. A bachelor's degree just doesn't cut...
8/26/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Can I turn a jackass into a champion? Post By @Fear The Bulge" How many of you have a younger cousin named Andy, who is a senior at a target school and is pissing away any chance of excellence by drinking moderately and having...
8/19/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: I'm a VP in MM PE , ask me anything Post By @mpg" Feel free to ask me about the industry, the firm I'm in, interview questions, etc. Battling constant fatigue Post By @jerry4332" What do you do to battle a constant feeling of...
8/12/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: How Do We Decouple Income From Work? Post By @Eddie Braverman" This is the first post in a series exploring technology, its impact on how we work, and the macroeconomic effects from the displacement it causes. Good TV shows to...
8/5/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: From Depression to Community College to Target School & Beyond Post By @Nick Naylor" This past spring I graduated from my local community college and was accepted into 2 out of 3 schools I applied to. After receiving an...
7/22/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: My boss just tore me a new one and I don't know what to do differently Post By @lizlemon" [quote] feel like I'm stuck, no matter what I do. I'm working very hard for this guy who is constantly displeased, while also taking a...
7/15/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Accidentally Punched MD in the Face Post By @Goldmansak" It is my birthday today and I learned that my GF paid for a 1 week vacation for the both of us to go to Cleveland. My natural excitement made me spin out of my chair,...
7/1/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Analyst Interview - Common Questions Post By @Bodacious" I have a partner interview at a large commercial real estate firm, and I was wondering if anyone has insights into what type of questions I should expect and how to give...
6/24/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: All the Evil of this World: A Monkey's Review Post By @In The Flesh" Just as there are two sides to every trade, there are two sides to every conversation, and each of these seven Wall Streeters play a role--knowingly or...
6/17/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: How IBD Makes (or Loses) Money and Why that Matters to You Post By @TorontoMonkey1328" Many junior IBD bankers are often asked to participate in "business planning" for their department. This is usually pitched as an activity...
6/10/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Confusion Networking Situation Post By @Hopeful-Incoming-At- GS " I found an alumni's profile on LinkedIn. As I learned from WSO that you should try to turn networking into personal relationships and talk about your own lives...
5/20/16 - WSO Weekly Wrap Up
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: How many of the senior bankers on your team do you reckon will die alone Post By @KREBSCYCLEOMG" I never really thought of my superiors as being human. I just wrote them off as being married, divorced or terribly...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (5/7-5/13)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: AMA - Ex-back office, ex-research analyst, credit trader Post By @uussaaa" I networked a lot with the credit research desk. After I received a buyside research job offer, I told the desk and they found me a spot instead. I...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/30-5/6)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Best day of my life. I broke into PE coming from Community College. Here is my story. Post By @SUNYWallStreet" After applying for 200 jobs in IBD , S&T , and PE to vent my frustration, the CEO of a small PE firm reached out to...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/23-4/29)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Headed to HBS in the Fall - Ask Me Anything (AMA) Post By @Deo et Patriae" I was fortunate enough to be accepted into HBS in Round 2 and I will be heading there this Fall. I graduated with an AB from Harvard (Economics). Feel...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/16-4/22)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: PE Recruiting Failure Post By @Zosa" Is it possible to salvage my effort in breaking into a PE firm during recruitment season in 2016 / 2017? How will recruiters react knowing that I participated in their recruitment process...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/9-4/15)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Q&A : Non-target to target transfer; BB IB & buyside offers Post By @littlefinger" Being at a non-target school forces you to know more and hustler harder than everyone else. There is far great personal reward and pressure to...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (4/2-4/8)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: From almost getting expelled in HS to IB FT Post By @yhslaw" I went to a prestigious private high school where lots of students are placed into Ivy League and other target schools across the nation. However, I was addicted to...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (3/26-4/1)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Q&A: GS Special Situations >> Founder of a Private Equity Startup Post By @powers99" [quote]I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin's Plan II and Business Honors programs, and was hired by Goldman Sachs. I worked in...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (3/19-3/25)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Roadmap for IBD Coverage Associate to Career Banker Post By @TorontoMonkey1328" [quote]In IBD , I think most bankers would acknowledge that the Associate role is unique in that you are beginning to get out of the "junior...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (3/12-3/18)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Pay It Forward Post By @Jared Dillian" When I was looking for a job on Wall Street, there were a lot of people who went out of their way to help me (to varying degrees) and I will be forever grateful to them. That is why I...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (3/5-3/11)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Never, ever, ever, give up. Post By @Anon1254" [quote]When I graduated and realized that I did not want to become a doctor (and that I wanted to break into Private Equity), I wondered how someone majoring in Biology was going...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/27-3/4)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Re: Does School Prestige Matter? Post By @MBAApply" "Five years from now..." is a pretty good benchmark for the half-life of most business or career-related arcs (okay, maybe 5-10 years, depending on the career or industry)....
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/20-2/26)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Ask a VP in Equity Research anything Post By @Fanalyst" I am a Vice President in Equity Research at a top 10 bank, covering of a selection of stocks (from mid to small cap firms) within a large sector. Ask me about how the...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/13-2/19)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know Post By @I Invest" Mod Note (Andy): This recent comment by @I Invest" from the thread "Why do you go into IB before going into PE?" was so helpful (30 silver...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/6-2/12)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Stay positive Post By @underdogforlife" I would like to share my story and encourage those who feel beaten up by the recruiting season. I was born and raised in a very under-developed city in China. I hope that my story is...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (1/30-2/5)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: Congratulations to the 2015 WSO Forum Member of the Year: DingDong08 Post By @Dingdong08" Mod Note (Andy): I am posting this post under DingDong08's account so that he can reap all the silver banana love :-) Winning by an...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (12/26-1/1)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: 2 steps to killing it in 2016! Post By @geoffblades" What's the best way to kill it in 2016? Make some new year resolutions or take stock of how you killed it in 2015 and use it to plan ahead? Here in Vail, with the help of a...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (12/19-12/25)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: 5 things I wish I had known when I was a business undergrad... Post By @angelz629" I graduated from a top 10 undergraduate business school in the US with a GPA of 3.85/4.0, an honors degree with a double major and a minor, and...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (12/5-12/11)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: From State School to IBD to MM PE: AMA Post By @THE PsYcHoLoGy" I went to a large state school before I spent three years on the sell-side at a top industrial-focused group of a MM firm. Subsequently, I moved to the buy-side...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (11/28-12/4)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: The 24 Interview Lessons I Learned on the Way to Getting My First Full Time Job Post By @canarydwarf" I was suddenly grabbed by an idea to write down the lessons I learned from the ten interviews across seven different...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (11/21-11/27)
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Consulting Post By @Alistair-Clark" [quote]I worked as a management consultant for 4 years and learned a bunch of stuff about business and strategy and...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (11/7-11/13)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: It Took 18 Hours to Pour San Francisco’s Biggest-Ever Concrete Foundation Post By @CRE" When I was in San Francisco for the ULI Fall Meeting, I had the pleasure of attending a lecture on and a tour of Salesforce Tower, a...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (10/31-11/6)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: You don't know anything— 5 things to do about it Post By @geoffblades" Throughout my career I was constantly reminded of how little I knew. When I interviewed for a job at Goldman Sachs, as a finance major writing a thesis...
WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (10/24-10/30)
In case you missed them, here're some of last week's most popular topics: The All-Nighter Experiment: What Worked and What Didn't Post By @Alistair-Clark" "I need this done by tomorrow morning but don't spend too much time on it. I don't want you to be here all night." That's what my MD said to me...
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