+9 SA 25 looking bleak -- Is this a bad choice? 1 1w
+7 last ditch effort -- willing to exchange 10% of first year salary for R1 interview 14 1w
0 What banks are still interviewing for SA 2025 in LA? 0 1w
+17 Leaving solid broker group for Top Firm? 7 1w
+9 Potential Internship Offer - Help please 2 1w
+9 bump 1 1w
+1 Partner wants OUT of IB 2 1w
+2 Workout Loan Group/ Special Assets (SGA) 2 1w
0 What banks have/haven't finished recruiting 1 1w
0 Investment Banking Head Hunters - CHI and DFW 3 1w
0 Attempting IB internship in summer after graduation 1 1w
+14 9 final rounds in PE, no offer 🫠 15 1w
+9 Advice for someone transitioning from M&A at a BB to REPE 1 1w
+10 Unusual situation: college junior can’t accept return offer to break into finance - is a deferred MBA my best shot? 2 1w
+12 Is Dubai worth it? 7 1w
0 Pathway to IB after a Bocconi undergrad 1 1w
0 London GS Private AM Internship Process 1 1w
+9 Breaking into IB next year 2 1w
+9 Questions about being a boomerang employee 1 1w
+8 Help to Choose!!! 4 1w
0 Career advice: PE vs COMMODITY TRADING internships 1 2w
0 What now? Couldn't defer BB IB offer/lost FT offer 2 2w
+3 SA at JPM CIB Risk Management or BofA GCM Sales? 1 2w
+11 Being extroverted + networking + maintaining relationships 3 2w
+22 Things to not bring up or ask during a cold networking call. 10 1w
+9 Can’t Get A Graduate Job 1 1w
0 Salary of EY, Protiviti, and Frazier & Deeter 0 2w
+3 When should I start networking into IB as a lateral hire? 1 2w
+9 Too late for me? 2 2w
+6 Need Input on current situation 1 2w
+2 Tn visa 3 2w
0 Valuation to Finance Transition - Advice 2 2w
+12 Different kind of quants 3 6d
+3 How does headhunting work? 3 2w
+10 Sophomore with no offers - Help needed 10 2w
0 What time of the year are there the most analyst lateral opportunities? 1 2w
0 IB -> accountant 1 2w
+7 Masters degree - Summer Analyst or Associate 3 2w
+10 Should I be happy to be in my position right now? 4 2w
+18 Choose Offer! Oxford mcf or Cambridge Part III 7 1w
+20 SA2025 Is It Over For Me? 3 2w
+9 Career Advice: Corporate and Institutional Banking 0 2w
0 GPA screw up 1 2w
0 MBA AS1 when did you start reaching out to alumni 1 2w
+3 TAS 2 2w
0 Title vs. Salary? 2024 2 2w
+25 Should I quit the industry? Or am I being dramatic. 13 2w
+6 IB Staffings and Buyside Offer 6 2w
+12 Stanford Soph debating offers 8 2w
0 Targets applying to 25 internship, are y’all teaching yourself most of the actual material? 1 2w
+6 What is it with these terrible hiring practices? 9 2w
+1 Del 6 1w
+25 Looking to break into HF... what offer do I take? 7 2w
+3 How’s the job market for those looking for a jump/those funemployed? 1 2w
+9 Chemical Engineering to Market Making /Trading Career Help 0 2w
0 S&T Cold Email - Attaching a pitch? 1 2w
+14 Do I want to do IB or do I just want money 3 2w
+16 Being late to IB recruiting -- need advice 5 2w
+7 What career should I pursue? 4 2w
+12 Am I putting my current job at risk by attempting to lateral? 1 2w
+11 How important is your SA choice really? 9 2w
0 Vc internship vs LMM pe for tech IB 1 2w
+6 ER Timeline and Help 1 2w
+13 Why do some people have coffee chats with me and don't respond to my thank you email? 10 1w
+10 US Student Struggling to Gain Traction 4 2w
+9 Do my personality/skills fit Credit or Equities? Or maybe in IB... 2 2w
+10 Realistic exit ops with B4 valuation experience 3 2w
+3 Rejected After Getting Referred 3 2w
+24 When is it enough?? 22 1w
0 Advice: Resignation Notice Period 3 2w
+9 Job considerations Environmental Risk at JPMC in DC 1 2w
0 Executive Director position interview 1 2w
+9 Where to go from here? 4 2w
+9 What are my chances to break in to MM/BB? Give me odds. 1 2w
0 Small Finger Tattoo - Goldman/McKinsey 1 2w
+6 What’s my chance? 7 2w
+7 Summer Internship - Masters in Finance 2 2w
+8 Do you get blacklisted by a bank if you decline an offer there? 5 2w
+9 Career Advice - Start Date Gap 1 2w
+9 Take the offer or stay at my current role? 2 2w
+12 software eng to finance 3 2w
+9 Personal responsibilties vs Job Search? 1 2w
0 College Junior picking between BB Commercial Banking Credit Summer Analyst or Regional Boutique IB 3 2w
0 Attaching a pitch to a cold email asking for a coffee chat? 1 2w
+6 Should I prioritise prep or rest before SA? 1 2w
+18 Admitted to MIT MFin: worth it for US? 10 2w
+14 Offer deciding and Career path? 7 2w
+12 Am I foolish in trying to move from fixed income to equity? 1 2w
+5 Do you think some IB firms yield protect during hiring? 22 2w
+24 Any Tips on Full Time Recruiting for IB? 8 2w
+2 How to break in (Undergrad) 3 2w
0 Super Day Response 2 2w
+16 GS VP Salary (Dallas) 2 2w
+9 Not gonna get SA2025 5 2w
+6 Differences internship PE vs. IB & Consulting 1 2w
+6 Is it possible to get a summer analyst position in Europe, UK or Asia if I don't have the appropriate visa or residency to work there? 9 2w
+6 How to turn IB coffee chat into IB Summer Analyst interview 1 2w
0 SA 2025 - no offer yet 3 2w
+13 Analyst Said He's Switching Shops, Should I Follow? 13 2w
+6 Should I follow up with recruiter after applying? 1 2w

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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