+549 The Other Road: Corporate Development Associate Fielding Questions 288 3y
+415 Q&A: Private Equity Portfolio Company CFO 132 2y
+263 Q&A: F500 Director of FP&A 83 4y
+256 GE FMP Questions 231 3y
+255 Corporate Finance Q&A with accountingbyday, BJM85, STorIB, and djfiii 137 11y
+250 The Truth About GE's Financial Management Program (FMP) 245 1y
+227 What are the most annoying things your coworkers do in the office. 232 8y
+205 Average CPA Salary - What Can I Expect to Make? 132 2y
+201 The most laid back Corporate jobs for those of us without C-suite aspirations? 99 4y
+198 Corporate Development: My Experiences and Background 60 4y
+178 Best Time to Leave Big 4 Audit Experience 137 1y
+172 Q&A: Corporate Strategy 62 3y
+168 Q&A: Alternative Path to F100 Corporate Strategy w/ Exit Details 29 6y
+155 FLDP Q&A (Most questions answered) 110 3y
+154 Is Corporate Development Underrated? 45 2y
+153 Feeling down about post-Big 4 options 96 6y
+143 Foster Care to Strategic Finance: My Story 17 6y
+142 Salary progression for F500 68 5y
+139 My analyst went AWOL 61 5y
+139 Exiting from Corporate Development 80 1y
+138 What are some of the cushier roles in Corporate ($125-150K/year and ~45 hours/week average)? 98 4y
+129 Q&A: Corp Dev Professional at Large-Cap Tech Company 54 2y
+126 Q&A: F20 Strategy Director at 25 Y/O 40 5y
+126 Plant Controller at a F500 - Ask me anything 53 1y
+125 Q&A: Director - Corporate Strategy 44 10mo
+125 Work to live, not live to work. Low-stress finance jobs... 51 6y
+124 Relationships while establishing yourself 105 9y
+121 Q&A - Top Tech / Media Corporate Development Associate 59 7y
+119 Dealing with Horrible Bosses - Investment Banking, Corporate Development etc., "Say sorry and ignore." 125 5y
+118 Q&A: From Sellside Research to Strategy & Finance at Rapid Growth Start-up 21 4y
+111 Q&A: Corporate Banking to FAANG CD 34 2y
+110 Post MBA at Chevron/Exxon/Shell 103 2y
+109 Yo 43 9y
+108 Nuances of Corporate Finance in each Industry 16 5y
+106 Want a chill exit from IB 91 1y
+106 Q&A: Former Director of Corporate Development | Current CEO & Founder 47 1y
+106 I Don't Want to be Underpaid 48 3y
+105 Corporate Development - Those who left banking, when did you leave and do you regret it? 37 3y
+104 corporate development regrets? 59 1y
+104 Q&A: Business Analysis at F500 Firm 14 4y
+104 MBA Internship Recruiting - Corporate Development/Strategy Q&A 41 5y
+102 Knowledge Sharing: Corporate Development / M&A 25 1y
+102 5 things I wish I had known when I was a business undergrad... 26 5y
+101 Is the CFO Route a Rewarding One? 40 2y
+100 Corporate Development Manager - Q&A 36 6y
+96 How engaging is FP&A really? 38 1y
+96 Q&A: Non-target --> 2x SA at BB --> FinTech Corp Dev --> Corp Dev at a large company 34 3y
+94 Post MBA Corp-Dev/Strat 38 3y
+94 Q&A: FP&A Manager at a Technology Start-up 22 3y
+93 Lifestyle & Hours in Corporate Finance 51 6y
+92 Financial Analyst or Big 4 50 7y
+92 All about Treasury/ Corporate Treasury! 79 3y
+91 Strategic finance? 30 1y
+91 Q&A: Finished Busy Season in B4 Audit 42 8y
+91 Guide to Corporate Finance Job titles- distinguishing between accounting and finance 28 3y
+90 Remember Why You Started - Retiring Early 10 1mo
+90 Apple Corporate Finance? 24 3y
+88 Corporate Finance at F500 Company 56 3y
+88 Corporate Strategy vs Corporate Development 20 3y
+86 Your job is going to be relatively mindless, repetitive, and dull. 20 10y
+85 Corp Dev and Strat salaries 134 1w
+82 Cost Estimators: The Bankers of the Construction Industry 29 3y
+81 9+ months of unemployment and feeling cursed… 25 1w
+79 Underpaid, how do I ask for a raise? 20 1y
+78 Corporate Finance Analyst at F100 Tech Q&A 51 3y
+78 Q&A: Corporate Strategy Manager at F100 Entertainment Company (came from Non-MBB Management Consulting) 23 6y
+77 Career FLDP Advice for Analyst Starting Next Month 35 3y
+76 Corporate Development WACC Method 18 4y
+76 What exactly is "ops"? 123 3y
+76 Asking for a raise/bonus after only 6 months? 56 10y
+75 Poll: How many days are you in office? Are you happy with the # of days in office? 34 9mo
+75 Q&A: Strategic Planner at F500 Industrial Company 18 9mo
+74 What's it like working in CorpDev for a Sponsor-backed PortCo? 41 2y
+74 Q&A: Senior Financial Analyst of FP&A at PE Owned Healthcare Company 17 2y
+74 Q&A: deputy CFO at a listed tech company 40 5y
+74 Q&A: Corporate Development at a Mid-Cap Pharma Company 25 6y
+74 Q&A: Corp Dev (F500) with a non-traditional background and b school 30 8y
+74 2.5 years in Big Four audit: Ask Me Anything 38 7y
+73 Q&A: Valuation -> IB -> FP&A -> Strategy/BD 23 2y
+73 Q&A: Corporate Development and Investing Associate 28 2y
+73 What's so bad about corporate finance? 32 4y
+72 Do you need an MBA in Corporate Finance? 23 6y
+72 Guide to building a successful career at ONE company: Internal Networking 18 6y
+72 The Forgotten Cousin of Finance: Commercial Insurance 14 3y
+70 Q&A : FP&A Director at 10B region of 24B global company 28 3y
+70 Q&A: Lower BB IBD > LMM PE > PortCo Head of Strategy & BD 25 1y
+69 Compensation Structure at the mid-management level in Corporate Development / Strategy / Finance 36 5y
+68 Future of Accounting and Value of CPA 23 5y
+68 Capital One Business Analyst Upcoming Interview 82 3y
+67 Experienced PE Investor, Getting Rejected Across the Board for CorpDev/Fin/Strat 23 7mo
+67 Need some tips to learn financial modeling 117 1y
+67 Question about finance rotational programs 34 11y
+66 What level in Corp Dev after 2 years banking + 2 years PE? 42 5y
+66 Pros/Cons of working in F500 Corporate Finance? 53 5y
+65 Gut check: tell my "cool boss" I'm looking for other work? 20 7mo
+65 Q&A - F500 Senior Analyst CorpDev 18 4y
+65 What's it like working in Corporate Strategy? 27 6y
+64 Just got corporate development offer: salary expectations & negotiation tips 34 3y
+63 FP&A Manager to Corp Dev or Strategic Finance Role? 26 3y
+63 What Level Do Most People in Corporate Finance Usually Reach Before Plateauing? 23 7y

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