0 Morgan Stanley: 580 layoffs may come from NYC 19 4y
0 BofA mulls selling ML? 4 14y
0 Lukewarm follow up response? 4 14y
+54 career in banking/finance = employee for the rest of your life? 42 14y
0 Fin Statement / Accounting Question 3 14y
0 EARLY START DATE, SHOULD I TRY TO PUSH IT BACK? 4 14y
+19 Semi-Target Transfers 14 12y
+4 BB IBD Training - Month-long training programs? 7 10y
+10 Have you guys done something this dumb? 10 14y
+77 How to go about getting internship at boutique? 117 2y
+37 zynga 58 14y
0 Alcohol during lunch/dinner interviews 7 14y
0 Error on Resume Standardized Test (SB for advice) 6 14y
0 SA 2012 - how has it been for you so far? 9 14y
0 Sr. Associate/VP at a Boutique I bank - Dubai 7 6y
0 Choices, Choices 6 6y
0 Busniness school in the future - What are your thoughts? 8 10y
0 Credit Suisse Hong Kong 1 14y
0 Homebuilding and Construction/Building Products Group 2 14y
+23 Did I screw up picking my major? 14 14y
0 Resume advice for an international student? 1 14y
0 FML - Similar situation? 5 10y
0 Public Sector and Infrastructure (PSI) & Financial Sponsors (FSG) IBD at GS: Any Insights? 3 14y
0 S&T MD help get SA for IBD 5 14y
+14 Ivy League Question 22 6y
+19 How to leverage FT offer 22 14y
+6 How do I learn about deals so I can discuss during interviews? 18 8y
+21 Best groups on Westcoast? 46 14y
0 Non-Target trying to get in Boutique Bank 18 14y
0 Calling all Boutique/MM Bankers (Current and Former) 7 14y
+22 The next mortgage crisis? 7 14y
+19 Cold-Email Recruiters? 12 14y
0 Houlihan Lokey M&A vs JP Morgan Global Corporate Bank 10 6y
0 3 Internship offers in the buyside. Which one is the best? 7 6y
+18 Background Check question: underage drinking ticket 11 14y
0 Recruiting 2 14y
+7 Should I add my major GPA? Its 4.0 16 14y
0 Networking Next Week 6 14y
0 How old is Deutsche in the US? 5 6y
+3 Interview @ World Bank's International Finance Corporation 1 14y
0 Reading for fun is for losers 31 14y
+13 Worried 8 14y
+25 Mac Excel Vs. Window Excel 21 9y
0 Banks could end 2011 on a sour note, will 2012 be any better? 5 14y
0 Corporate Access Analyst 4 14y
0 Yale Football Coach Lied on His Resume 3 14y
0 Citibank numeracy test 2 14y
0 Documentary about the Rothschild dynasty 1 14y
+15 Skills Acquired in IBD Analyst Program 16 14y
+63 How to Put an Upcoming Internship on a Resume? 102 6y
0 BarCap Interview Tomorrow 4 14y
+31 PE recruiting - keep it hushed? 24 4y
+3 Warren Hellman, former Lehman president, Hellman & Friedman founder, avid bluegrass fan and endurance athlete, dies at 77 0 14y
+36 Which Investors Do You Follow Closely? 48 14y
0 Forbes 30 under 30 33 14y
0 M&A Sovereign wealth funds 2 14y
0 CS London - Still hiring summer analysts or done already? 2 6y
0 Technical Questions + LBO 2 14y
+37 Death Quickly Approaches 12 6y
+3 Equity in Affiliates 2 14y
+2 You know your desperate for IBD when... 7 14y
0 So who were the bankers for AT&T 10 14y
0 Off Balance Sheet Financing 4 14y
0 RBS Considering Closure of Equities Business 1 14y
+66 Why don't MDs go to PE? 38 5y
0 How to become an investment banker 19 6y
0 Looking to chat with someone who made the jump from banking to PE this year 0 14y
0 NYC Summer Apartments - NYU, NYU Law, Columbia, etc. 7 6y
+30 PE offer VS. BB IBD offer 6 6y
0 Both Hong Kong and New York??? 8 6y
+9 Minimum cash balance 8 6y
0 Citi holiday party 3 14y
+23 Ron Paul on Jay Leno 30 14y
+4 Quant section 10 14y
0 IBD first rounds and cover letters 2 14y
+7 Goldman Legal Analyst 17 6y
0 Analyst Cuts 10 14y
0 General Modeling Question 3 14y
0 Societe Generale Murderer 3 6y
+16 BB Analyst Lateral Rumors 10 6y
+30 2011 Layoffs Recap 16 14y
0 Citi cutting 4500 and Credit Suisse 1500, what's next? 4 14y
+7 AM i good enough to be an investment banker ? 6 14y
0 Does Goldman Sachs only give out one offer across regions? 0 6y
0 Next two weeks a good time to network? 5 14y
0 DECISION IN TERMS OF MAJOR 10 6y
+13 Kyle Bass December Investor Letter 16 6y
0 target strategies 5 14y
0 Low GPA at a target(Sophomore) 16 14y
+35 Do rich people really create jobs 14 14y
0 Help Valuing A Very Negative Company 15 14y
0 FOCUS Bankers - Review - Health Care-Life Science Data 14y
0 Off-Cycle Internships London/Dubai 3 6y
0 $100 million dollar penny 0 14y
+8 How much time on Modeling in Hong Kong? 8 6y
0 Capex to be used or not in Capitalization of Earnings Method? 4 14y
0 Do you think the U.S. government can resolve its fiscal spending issues? 15 14y
+20 Is this one month internship worth it? 15 14y
+17 Any ideas on valuing a cell tower? 11 14y
+57 Given these two kids, which one would you hire? 62 14y

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