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+16 Hedge Fund/Sales and Trading Internship for Next Year 4 3y
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+43 Cold emailing - High-level finance or commercial 26 3y
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0 What Excuse Do I Use? 21 3y
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+43 Elite Firms Fishing in a Very Small Hiring Pool 25 3y
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+13 should I take a risk and try to break into I-banking? 11 3y
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+17 Importance of being a fresh graduate 8 3y
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+10 Hedge Fund Back-Office vs. Sales and Trading Internship 4 3y
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+8 Where do the senior finance guys hang out in Chicago? 32 3y
0 what kind of career choice should i make? 12 3y
0 Where to go from here - Undergrad at Ohio University 1 3y
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