IB Leavers : What would you do differently now?

This post is aiming at people who quit bc of hours, stress, workload, or any of this type of reasons. I’m not in IB yet, I like the work and purpose of IB, but this looks like hell on earth.

What advice would you give any incoming IB Analyst to be successful in IB?

What would you have done differently?

It would be interesting to know if you’re from a BB/MM/EB...

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