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+20 Can I get fired if my boss found out that I applied for another job? 9 13y
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+23 Analyst - Pharmaceutical Sector, do you need a (bio) science degree? 21 13y
+22 Am I smart enough for finance/ER? 5 13y
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+20 Midstream Oil & Gas 15 13y
+42 Working for a bad analyst 37 13y
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+40 How long to become an expert on your sector? 30 13y
+13 Equity Research Industry - 5 Forces Analysis 1 13y
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+19 CR vs ER 2 13y
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+8 O&G Financial Model 14 13y
+17 RIMM report feedback 5 13y
+17 ER Team Selection Song and Dance 4 13y
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+24 ER Stock Resarch Interview Mistake - Please Help! 6 13y
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+19 Help with ER Question 7 13y
+11 How to forecast the sales of a high growth company 7 13y
+151 Are Rich People Undertaxed? 94 13y
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+65 Ask an equity researcher anything! 40 13y
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0 Equity Research Associate without Financial Modeling Skills 6 13y
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+12 If I am not a huge fan of writing.... 6 13y
+20 Fidelity (FMR) Equity Sector Specialist (US Based) final round coming up HELP!!! 12 13y
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+19 ER and Your Personal Investments 8 13y
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+96 Equity Research experience and take away for aspiring monkeys 36 13y
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+46 Got email from boss - what do you think 29 13y
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0 How to impress a boss who's never there? 2 13y
+10 How would you value a midstream O&G company? 2 13y
+30 ER to MBA? Does it look sub-par to IB? 10 13y
+11 Evercore Institutional Equities 2 13y
0 Bank Models? 3 13y
0 ER for scientists with little finance experience 2 13y
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0 Industry to Research 8 13y
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0 Natural Gas 7 13y
0 TECH ANALYSIS: Beg Guide Please 4 13y
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0 Retail/Consumer - ER Associate Interview 3 13y
0 Research Associate Interview 3 13y
+31 ER Business Model/Relationship 5 13y
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0 Please help - Completed a masters in finance 5 13y
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0 Interesting ER Article 10 13y
0 ENCANA PRICE TARGET @ 19 6 13y
+30 Buy-side research note 7 13y
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0 How different is Financial Statement Analysis for a Credit Analyst VS. an Equity Research/Financial Analyst? 2 13y
+23 Market reaction to ER reports 6 13y
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0 Identifying true comparables 4 13y
0 Don't Really Like ER! 3 13y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
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