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+91 Elliott vs. HBS 29 7mo
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0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 7mo
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0 Point72 - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7mo
+21 Turnover rate at pod shops for junior analysts? 9 7mo
+4 SummitTX Capital 7 7mo
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+6 Updated Views on Case Studies 2 7mo
+29 Credit at a pod-shop? 16 7mo
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+32 How much to ask? 13 7mo
+13 I asked my AI to do a PM's job... 8 7mo
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+180 Why do we accept those low $175-225k base salaries at pods? 82 7mo
+95 Why does sector coverage impact success, despite market-neutral strategy? 72 7mo
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+12 How do you be independent as an new analyst? 4 7mo
+20 Being asked for bonus expectations 17 7mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 7mo
+10 Easier to make the jump to a PM job at multi strat now or after a long(er) career on the sell side? 3 7mo
+12 Delete 2 7mo
+44 How to get monthly track record from current shop? 20 7mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? 16 7mo
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+13 Point72 Spring Academy / Criteria Video Interview - what questions to expect? 15 7mo
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+17 Why the Apparent Cheerleading for Candlestick's Closure? 12 7mo
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+35 How is Lone Pine doing post-Mandel? 39 7mo
+43 Best books for HF investing? 29 7mo
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+5 Question on Non-Compete 7 7mo
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