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0 How to set myself apart coming from a non-target school 0 11y
0 Lazard Online Tests 1 11y
0 Study Abroad vs Keeping a Minor in Economics 16 6y
0 What types of fin. models will I be expected to be able to make on day one of my internship 6 11y
+11 BAML Summer Analyst First Round interview 47 9y
0 Entering IB - what level will I be? 3 6y
0 Best Way to figure out if summer associates get placed in a specifc coverage/product group 0 11y
0 What to put on CV for address/ recruiter name when you dont have one? 2 11y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
0 Need advice on exiting banking 1 6y
0 FT group choice 0 6y
+22 Making the move to Sydney IB 10 6y
0 Stock-based compensation charged through consolidated income statement 1 11y
0 Fotowoltaika 0 11y
+9 Keep getting referred to HR/HCM at GS 1 11y
+3 Full-Time Analyst Interview - How to ask contact in firm for interview advice? 3 11y
0 Barclays FT ER Superday 10/2 2 11y
+124 Grades Matter. Period. 60 11y
0 Resume in need of some harsh criticism - IB SA recruiting 8 10y
0 GPA and breaking in 4 11y
+147 This NYC Barmaid Hates You 103 11y
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+106 Getting Crushed -- OCR 76 4y
+11 When to start reaching out to regional boutiques for 2016 summer? 14 11y
+31 NYU Stern vs Carnegie Mellon vs Emory vs Washington U vs Swarthmore 21 11y
+38 Goldman Dallas office or IBD elsewhere? 29 4y
0 deleted Basic accounting question - Inventory 1 11y
0 What makes a good investment thesis? 0 11y
0 Networking for MBA 2 11y
0 Training the Street Two-Day Seminar vs. WSP premium package 1 11y
+26 Why do banks give out a meal allowance? 15 11y
0 PP&E Purchase 3 Statement Question 2 11y
0 SA 1st round questions 5 11y
+14 What happened to Justin Kwan (Barclays Analyst) 10 11y
0 What firms are still hiring for FT? 2 11y
0 Short Resume Question (I swear) 3 11y
0 Citi M&A or Evercore/Lazard? 2 11y
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0 Houlihan Lokey FAS vs. Houlihan Lokey IB 3 10y
0 IBD Lev Fin or Investment Analyst 3 11y
0 Should I email a VP of a BB that I've applied to if... 3 11y
0 Best Belgian University for IB M&A 0 6y
0 Working PT/Interning in the spring before beginning IBD Analyst program in the Summer 7 11y
0 How to prepare for informational interview with Goldman Sachs? 1 6y
0 Stephens Superday 2016 36 11y
+13 URGENT! Financial Modelling & DCF Test - How to determine assumptions? 3 11y
+7 Blankfein has Lymphoma 4 6y
+27 Sept 22, 2015 - Here's what happened in the stock/bond markets last week 1 11y
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0 Goldman Sachs Test 0 6y
+13 Barclays EMEA Video Interview 13 6y
+34 Best M&A Groups (including boutiques)? 24 11y
+8 Need capitalIQ help! 3 11y
+8 Houlihan Lokey FAS interviews and salaries 10 9y
0 Healthcare boutique interview 2 11y
0 What's better for IBD/Equity research - Credit Risk @ BB or Transaction services @ Big 4? 4 7y
+30 Energy IB Exit Opportunities? 37 6y
0 Capital Markets Groups within Funds 3 11y
+149 Cold email advice from analyst 112 11y
0 I'm not sure what to write for the location of where my internship took place 1 6y
+27 Stern>Harvard for college? 12 11y
0 Size in diffirent Industries 2 11y
0 BB Interview - Dinged Due to Internal Candidate? 2 11y
0 Advice needed for masters in finance 2 11y
0 How would I value a high capex intensive business with proportionately increasing debt? 1 11y
0 "Formal Credit Training" 1 10y
+7 So is Blackstone Still in M&A? 4 11y
0 Is it worth the cost? 1 6y
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0 Google Capital? 6 5y
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0 RANK: Stifel, FT Partners, Piper Jaffray, Petsky Prunier, HL FAS, PJSC, Mizuho, TAP Advisors, GLC Advisors, Oppenheimer 11 11y
0 Which banks offer internships for freshman? 12 11y
+18 IBD Associate A2-A3 - Canada (U.S. MBA, MM exp) - Recruiting Tips, Compensation 9 6y
+53 How hard is it really to go past the first round (resume round) without networking? 45 11y
0 Third Party recruiters 0 11y
0 WF Securities: Principal Investments Analyst Interview 2 11y
0 Broker Dealer Arms of PE Funds (Any advice much appreciated!) 0 11y
+3 FocalPoint Partners in LA? 4 7y
0 Beta for Illiquid assets 1 11y
0 Consolidated/Unconsolidated/NCI Question 0 11y
0 Going to an internship interview while already having another internship offer? 3 11y
+15 Holiday vs. New Job (dilemma) 15 6y
0 Purpose of Recreating DCFs by Other Investment Bankers? 1 11y
0 DCF for a company that has historically invested heavily in Capex? 3 11y
+24 Power of Managing Directors? 40 10y
+28 Symphony as a replacement for Bloomberg? 11 11y
0 Incoming Senior Stressing About Finding a Job 3 6y
0 Working in the US 3 6y
0 PE Recruiting: S&T --> Cap Markets --> Coverage (GS/MS)...how would it work? 5 10y
0 Interview Question: "What is an Investment Bank?" 10 11y
0 Considering transferring colleges - Which schools should I be looking at? 2 6y
+90 What would you do if you weren't in finance? 237 11y
0 Need Advice for Study 1 6y
+2 Importance of Being Normal 21 11y
0 Full Time IB Program Question ( analyst programs) 0 11y
0 Goldman Sachs Insights Day NYC 2015 5 6y
+4 Salary for 1st year associate at Goldman, Natural Resources Investment Banking 5 10y
+107 Where the CFA® can and can't help you? 79 7y

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