+18 Best finance gigs in Florida? 28 4y
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+8 Treasury (BB) or Product Control (BB) 3 10y
+19 High gpa but no banking experience 6 4y
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0 Summer Analyst Getting a Return Offer at a Boutique vs. at a BB 2 10y
0 Colgate versus UVA 7 10y
+21 Cold calling success stories? 23 10y
0 IB from Rutgers school of Arts and Sciences? 3 6y
0 Is congressional staffer to BB IB a reasonable path? 4 10y
0 Buy side recruiting..are all BB equal? 4 10y
+23 Using an Investor Relations role for IB Internship next year? 6 10y
+21 Exit Opps a lesser known shop [Think BNP Paribas, Mizuho, Regions Finance Corp, TD Securities] 16 4mo
0 Treasury Services to... IB? 0 6y
+77 Brian Jennings - Avoid this Recruiter! 30 10y
0 ScotiaBank NYC Internship Interview 1 6y
+87 I was told to be more "aggressive".. What does that mean? 32 9y
0 college freshman looking for advice regarding future steps to take 0 6y
+21 MSF -> Boutique -> MBA -> BB 14 8y
+110 My dad is a client while I am an SA: How will this affect me? 75 10y
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0 London BB and EB interview season 2 6y
0 Jp Morgan multinational corporations team NYC 0 6y
+10 Training for incoming second year analyst 3 10y
+39 "More Revs" 29 4y
0 MSF then work then MBA then IB? 4 6y
0 Transfered into a top target, don't have a summer internship. Please help! 2 10y
+61 UMich vs Stern 39 4y
+42 Non-Target, Low GPA, Mediocre Internships. Landed a Tech M&A position. Q&A 16 10y
+19 Living together and working together 5 10y
+104 Advice for summer and return offer rate? 61 7y
+15 How difficult is internal acceptance to UVA - McIntire? 11 10y
+19 Rejected by most of sophomore pre-internship programs? 5 10y
+13 Barclays IBD Groups: Power and Utilities vs. Natural Resources 9 10y
0 Internship selection process 1 10y
+9 Days Off 5 10y
+14 Leveraged & Acquisition Finance VS M&A, which one? 10 10y
0 How should I maximize this internship without pissing people off? 1 10y
0 HR Practices and Big Banks 1 6y
+18 Modifying Job Title? 18 4y
0 Stern Majors Undergraduate 22 10y
+31 Do MBA IB associates jump to PE after 2 years? 29 10y
+36 General Paradigm of IB/Consulting as Pre-Requisite Experiences 13 10y
+10 Is buying a sports coat worth it as an analyst? 12 10y
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0 Include Value of Step-Up as a synergy? 2 10y
+10 When to negotiate travel expenses with employer 2 10y
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+17 Ducera Partners (RX Shop) 8 7y
+7 Sandler O'Neill Comp, Culture, Hours 4 6y
0 2nd attempt for valuable feedback on my CV 9 10y
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+9 How should I present the GPA? 13 10y
0 What school should I attend? 9 6y
0 Advice on moving from commercial to corporate credit 2 6y
0 Cold Calling as an Analyst? 0 10y
0 Would HR request additional info when 3rd-party background check unable to verify? 0 9y
0 Canadian going to school in USA 2 6y
0 Best group at Needham & Co. 1 6y
0 Incoming MBA student in CA - Which sectors should I focus on for investment management career path 0 6y
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0 Should I try to lateral from NYC BB to a different city 1 6y
0 Not sure if I should do ROTC at HYP 13 10y
0 Help on follow-up email!! Thank you!!! 0 10y
+1 Local finance internship vs. corporate HR? 2 9y
0 Non-dilutive Secondary Market Offering - Effect on Share Price? 2 9y
+8 Summer Analyst Housing: Should I share apartment with a full time analyst? 3 6y
+33 Houston - Jefferies, TPH, Simmons 19 6y
0 Need seasoned insight- Hopeful IB 0 10y
+4 How would you answer these questions in interview? 1 10y
0 Econ undergrad in doubt 0 6y
+32 Fair Value vs Book Value of Debt 14 6y
0 Regional Boutique Pay 4 10y
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+4 Can you buy your banks stock before starting work? 5 10y
+28 Incoming Analyst - Potential 3rd Year - PE Recruiting 16 6y
+40 Asset BACKED Finance - Career Path? Day-to-day? Comp? Hours, etc. 13 6y
+42 How important is it one come from a rich family and be younger with regard to being hired as an Investment Banker? 21 8y
+14 Real Emotional Support Needed.. Asap 6 4y
0 Metals and Mining Guide 0 10y
+9 Lazard Sophomore Women's Event - 2016 6 7y
+24 Big 4 - Valuation and Business Modeling 1 9y
+3 Insights for Evercore private funds group 3 10y
+104 Why do we lie about how many hours we work? 33 10y
+20 Can't Graduate on Time. Help!!! 10 10y
+64 Want to quit, but have no clue what else to do. Anyone have a similar experience? 21 10y
+67 USC (Marshall) vs UMich (LSA) vs UVa - International Student 31 6y
0 All employment for background check? 0 10y
+23 Debtor vs Creditor Restructuring: What Is Better? 8 10y
+10 Top Gaming & Lodging Groups 22 6y
+17 ibanking recruiting at penn non-wharton 5 10y
+132 Burning out and don't know which exit opps I want 54 10y
0 IBD graduates now on the buyside, are you truly happier (less miserable) than you were in IBD? 2 10y
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+23 Georgetown MSB vs. SFS 6 8y
+1 Lower revenue, job cuts - who will go ? 4 10y
+42 Brown/Cornell/UVA undergrad for banking/finance? 32 8y

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