+38 WSO Hall of Fame: Job Search Advice Forum 6 1y
+34 WSO Resume Review: get ready! 18 2y
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+78 Talented Young People: Stay Away from IB/PE 28 1h
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+22 Too old for analyst 1? 15 5h
+108 Coffee chat turned coffee date 45 8h
+6 Zurich as foreigner 3 8h
+6 JPMC Application "Under Review" Status for 2+ weeks 4 10h
0 Career in JPMorgan Trading vs Deutsche Investment Banking - NYC 2 10h
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+9 Help me choose a role !! 1 11h
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0 Interested in Tech industry, would IB TMT be the way to go? 1 12h
+9 Military Pilot to PE 8 13h
+3 Does networking matter for multi-manager seats? 4 13h
+3 What to do EY or management consulting 8 13h
+5 Prestige/Name or Quality of Life 2 14h
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+6 GS TMT vs GA 9 19h
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+190 LONDON 2024 FT & OFF-CYCLE 1,093 22h
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+9 In-person Superday over Zoom 6 1d
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0 will a transcript W hurt me? 1 1d
+1 Move forward an interview? 4 1d
+59 Can't Get Responses to Cold Emails 23 1d
+4 Evercore PFG FT 2024 11 1d
+2 Has Anyone Been Waitlisted and Received An Offer? 3 1d
0 Internal mobility after being a boomerang employee? 1 1d
+21 How have y’all dealt with rejection/stagnation? 3 1d
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0 MS 2025 Investment Managment Sophomore SA hirevue 3 1d
+9 Is the door closed 1 1d
0 Should I use school or regular email when applying/networking? 3 1d
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+9 The fine line between being humble and selling yourself 1 1d
+27 Two Annoying Networking Habits 2 1d
0 LGBTQ recruiting programs 2 1d
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+9 Is making the jump now worth it? 1 1d
+5 JPM IBD vs MS GCM 7 1d
+9 Career Pivot Corporate Finance to IB or Equity Research 1 1d
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+15 Lied about graduation date and got the offer. What now? 8 1d
+4 SEO As an international 2 2d
+16 Is it Time to Panic? 3 2d
+9 Does a HireVue Rejection hurt my chances for future roles? 4 2d
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0 Job search in UK, France and the Middle East 1 2d
+158 Bombed my IB interview and feel like complete shit. Where do I go from here? 41 2d
+10 Return Offer Raise 2 2d
+2 Listing myself as disabled? (ADHD) 3 2d
+9 Worth doing PE/search fund internship? 2 2d
+6 Background Check 4 2d
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+15 Which infrastructure career path to pursue? 4 2d
0 Internship advice 1 2d
+1 Networking after 1st round 3 2d
+8 Future of Nontargets 4 2d
+11 Renting Scene in LA - Irvine CA area? 4 2d
+6 Struggling to lateral into IB...should I give up. 1 2d
+9 General Advice - Just got rejected 1 2d
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0 Is this appropriate to ask during placement networking? 2 2d
0 IBD vs PC analyst offers 2 2d
+12 Learning what skill will give you the highest ROI 13 2d
0 Best European country for PE 2 2d
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+18 UK Visa and work permit authorization 11 2d
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+3 Feeling Depressed -- nothing this summer 3 2d
0 What’s actually still left? 1 2d
0 Cold Emailing Guide 1 3d
+12 Need advice, will I be good enough for IB? 2 3d
+39 How is UChicago IB recruiting? 25 3d
+4 Which Offer to Choose? 10 3d
+9 Reneging on MM IB Offer for MBB? 4 3d
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+30 What is the best way to network with Investment Bankers? 29 3d
+6 should i give up on banking and do consulting 5 3d
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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