+51 FT start dates mega thread 41 6y
+10 Surprise Interview: Associate, Investment Banking Diversified Group - RBC Capital Markets 7 6y
+94 Just how expensive is NYC today? 66 6y
+17 Impact on Multiples on Ex-Dividend Date 6 11y
0 SA -> FT interview process. 2 6y
0 WSO Webinar Rewind: How to decide between whether IB or S&T is right for you + Q&A 0 11y
+32 Goldman FIG vs KBW vs Sandler O'Neil vs EVR FIG 23 5y
0 2015 FT SF Roommate Thread 0 11y
+15 DCF Terminology re: "Lever" 3 11y
0 Working capital vs. valuation metric 1 11y
+27 Private Equity/Hedge Fund Recruiting: Differences between Starting at a BB Investment Bank vs. a MM/Boutique Investment Bank 6 10y
0 Looking for Third Roommate 2 11y
+21 Sending resume/asking for an internship too aggressive for first email? 12 11y
+11 Commercial Banking Internship Interview 12 9y
+16 Sophomore year summer: Private equity or Investment banking? 9 11y
0 Analysis about deals 2 11y
0 Undrg-Richard Ivey Business(Canada)Or Wesleyan University Or CMC Or Vanderbilt OR UVA 1 6y
+14 Phone Interview: Was It Unusual? 9 11y
+17 Have hours really improved that much? 8 11y
+18 Sophomore at Target Unpaid Summer Internship at a Boutique IBD 20 11y
+11 Debt Service If Not Fully Paid 1 11y
+8 FIG M&A: key considerations to assess in buyside transaction 6 11y
0 Summer Internship Dilemma? 2 11y
0 Houlihan Lokey Illiquid Financial Assets Group 3 11y
+16 Request from a talented associate 7 11y
+21 Career path confusion 5 11y
0 Interviewing 4 11y
0 Off-Cycle IBD Internships 6 11y
+17 Numerical Reasoning Screening 19 11y
+16 Delay graduation or pursue MSF 5 9y
0 Any summer programs out there? 0 11y
0 Business fraternities at the University of Michigan 4 6y
0 SF SA Roommate needed (6/12-9/4) 2 11y
0 Letter to the HR: Please don't underestimate the "power to be different" 16 11y
+28 Dick Fuld to Speak in NYC in Late May 25 6y
0 Canada IB SA salaries 10 6y
0 Which NYC banks have August FT start dates? 1 6y
+20 Megacap Deals- what actually happens 7 11y
0 Advice ::::: 5 11y
0 Peter Schiff and Jamie Dimon think that there will be another financial crisis, what will y'all do when the real earthquack hits 2 11y
0 Getting up to speed on Healthcare 6 11y
0 CITIC Securities vs. Lazard Singapore? 1 6y
+81 Guggenheim Partners Insight? 119 9y
+21 DCM vs. FLDP 13 11y
+3 Raymond James Atlanta office? 9 7y
+8 Corp. Dev. or IFC 9 11y
+3 What to read in Asia to stay up-to-date on deal news 2 6y
+2 How is Daiwa Capital Markets regarded for their IBD? 3 6y
+90 Which banks tend to hire the most FT analysts outside* of their SA class? 120 8y
+11 Japanese Banks - What are they good for? What are they not good for? 10 6y
+18 2014 Total Compensation 18 11y
+11 UMich Ross or Northwestern for undergrad? 13 11y
0 NYU or McGill? 0 6y
0 Analyst training program dates 6 10y
0 Ivy League to IB as international 0 6y
0 Internship Opinions Leading to Junior Year Recruiting 0 6y
0 How does cost of equity change in recession 1 11y
+12 UVA or Penn State Schreyer for Getting into Top IB Banks 2 6y
0 Going from I-banking to an executive for a tech company 7 11y
0 Project Finance compensation 2 6y
0 Urgent - Training or Hitting the Desk? 1 11y
0 Investment Banking Intern - summer 2015 2 6y
0 Pitchbooks, LinkedIn & Blown Deals 1 11y
0 Citi accelerated promotions for analysts (2015) 6 11y
+22 Engineering at a Target: Good idea? 31 11y
0 How to spin a position 1 11y
0 Boutique PE vs. Private Capital advisory at an Elite Boutique 18 7y
0 Non-NYC investment banking options after an MBA from NYC based top MBA programs 7 6y
0 What team should I apply for? 2 11y
0 Opportunities from SA in DCM 1 11y
0 When do Senior Bankers Take Their Vacations? 0 6y
+44 Advice for the post MBA associate 37 11y
+14 Sharing: Cultural Factor (after the merger, after acquisition), Private Equity Professionals 6 11y
0 Housing in Southern CT for Summer Analyst 0 11y
0 is bootcamp the same as windows? 3 11y
+15 Undergrad - UT Business Honors Program vs Georgetown McDonough School of Business 5 6y
+22 Big Four Corp Fin vs non-elite boutique for Corp Fin/IB (London) 2 6y
0 Derivatives Structuring / Career Advice 2 11y
0 SF 2015 FT Analyst Room-mate Thread 0 11y
0 Difference between IB and independent advisors 8 11y
0 Exit Opps after burnout 1 11y
0 Transferring back to NY office from London (Bulge Bracket) 18 6y
+13 How do you view RBS's IB summer analyst experience? 7 11y
+20 MM IB vs. Big 4 Infrastructure 8 3y
0 Free Cal Poly Pomona Excel VBA programming course, open enrollment until April 5, 2015 0 11y
0 CBRE Investment Banking 1 11y
0 Would Love Some Advice 0 11y
0 Mining M&A Due Diligence 0 11y
0 How Do Buy-side Headhunters View Work Experience Before Banking??? 5 11y
+44 I have a 1.8 GPA from a state school and 2 misdemeaner convictions, and want to work at Goldman Sachs. 19 10y
+45 "Bad times for investment bankers are here to stay" 12 11y
0 Resources for FIG Internship 21 11y
0 J.P. Morgan IBD TMT vs. DI 9 11y
+16 How Can Multiple Banks Serve as Lead Underwriters? 7 11y
0 IBD in LA: Where to live, whats the lifestyle 18 6y
+59 College Debt Inquiry 56 5y
+23 Penn (CAS) vs. Georgetown (McDonough School of Business) for undergraduate 8 9y
0 Recognize, Respond, and Report: Increase Your Risk Awareness 0 11y
+14 Indiana or Tulane for undergrad 8 6y
+30 Middlebury vs University of Washington 17 6y

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