0 Are these people actually going to help me out? 3 18y
0 Jefferies 2nd year Analyst Layoffs 9 18y
0 How long should it take a good analyst to... 9 18y
0 Can a banker overrule HR? 10 18y
0 Trading SA’s Responsibilities? 1 18y
0 The Senate Hearing About Bear Stearns Was Excruciating 1 18y
0 What Bear Stearns could have done to prevent its own destruction 5 18y
0 Chose the Wrong SA Offer - Any advice? 3 18y
0 Experience>Experience? 3 18y
0 Another phone question 8 18y
0 Best Blackberry 15 18y
0 financial institutions 3 18y
0 How long did dealmaven take you? 0 18y
0 Bschool --> IB Gameplan 10 18y
0 Bear first year analysts 2 18y
0 Alternative Energy Groups 2 18y
0 Help!!! Group and Industry preference for Goldman Sachs 35 18y
0 Infrastructure PPP question 1 18y
0 Finally the market is giving credit to undervalued stocks... 1 18y
0 What to do now? Advice please. 4 18y
0 Restructuring bonus?? 0 18y
0 Best resource to learn about the energy industry 9 18y
0 The role of co-managers 2 18y
0 Data & analysts for homebuilding and remodeling industries? 3 18y
0 Subgroup Advice within Industrials 0 18y
0 Exchange or not 3 18y
0 To those who have read "Bank"... 2 18y
0 Net Working with alumni----how? 4 18y
0 Lehman Brothers Preferred Stock Offering 1 18y
0 Long Term Implications For The Street - Tighter Regulations, Smaller Bonuses 6 18y
0 Which analysts go to recruiting events? 4 18y
0 miltary to top MBA? 2 18y
0 ask help for lehman IT phone interview 0 18y
0 Hong Kong Summer Analyst Compensation 11 18y
0 What exactly does it mean to generate revenue? 4 18y
0 Is it possible to delay the onboarding process for one year? 0 18y
0 Taxes, insurance, etc. 4 18y
0 Corporate Banking internship for Sophomore Year 12 18y
+34 The Culture of Doing a 2 Year IBD Stint and Then MBA 32 18y
0 From Merrill to PE - questions and comments 5 18y
0 The secret to making partner before 30 26 18y
0 JPM Contacting BSC FT/SA Hires . . . 7 18y
0 bear stearns merchandise on eBay 7 18y
0 CA or CPA for I-Banking??? 7 18y
0 Does it matter where you work? 7 18y
0 Credit Suisse withdrawing FT offers 1 18y
0 Turning an informational interview into a possible job opp. 16 18y
0 Next Question 31 18y
0 Whats the deal with Middle-Office Finance at an investment bank? 8 18y
0 Front or Back office? 2 18y
+23 Got Goldman Sachs Internship, not sure about it. I need your help 16 18y
0 Shorting the banks 1 18y
0 Which internship should I take? 10 18y
0 How to approach this interview question? 3 18y
+12 Maria Bartiromo vs. Erin Burnett...Who is Hotter? 34 18y
0 Background Research Firm Being Unprofessional? 4 18y
+11 Tell me about Microfinance 29 18y
0 Rumor that ML has $8 billion in writedowns coming up and laying off 10-15% of the I-Bank 6 18y
0 What is the chance of working for JPM or BSC if your a new FT hire 13 18y
0 What's the current deal market like?? 1 18y
0 Should I switch??? 9 18y
0 JP Morgan Securities-Fund Services 1 18y
0 Questions Regarding Business School/MSF/MBA 0 18y
0 Before the Internship 4 18y
0 Resume Qt's 3 18y
0 Interesting Predicament....Advise Please 11 18y
0 Capital spending cash flows 3 18y
0 How do you know shoes off Ebay are legit? 9 18y
+59 Professionals ignoring your emails 83 18y
0 Restructuring Advisory & consulting 11 18y
+119 JP Morgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share? Can't believe my eyes! 208 18y
0 Any word on BSC FT or Summer Associates? 5 18y
0 Liquidity crisis vs Solvency crisis? 1 18y
0 Does this sound like Front office or Back office? 9 18y
0 profitiability analyst 2 18y
+15 Thoughts on my chances in banking? 8 18y
0 Short sales & bankruptcy 3 18y
0 merrill lynch interview test? 2 18y
0 Missed New Analyst HR Event 9 18y
0 League Tables for Offices? 1 18y
0 Remember that billionaire who had the 2nd largest stake in Bear? 9 18y
0 Stupid to start FT in Sponsors/LevFin? 9 18y
0 IB Responsibilities 1 18y
0 Bear FT Analyst and Associate Hires - UPDATE 10 18y
0 Dealbreaker shout out to Dosk 9 18y
0 Medical check-up 3 18y
0 WAAC on a private company? 2 18y
+2 leveraged vs. levered 4 18y
0 JPM Hiring 2 18y
0 Upgraded from economy to first class! 5 18y
0 Interview with HR director, any advice? 2 18y
0 Lazard --> PE 5 18y
0 Hedge Funds took out Bear Stearns 1 18y
0 Rumor: Bear Employees Below VP Level To Be Cut 11 18y
0 Do analysts/associates have to take the series 7? 13 18y
0 Recession Hours 7 18y
0 Last one out... 25 18y
0 Looking forward, what will IB analyst comp/bonus be like at the BB's? 30 18y
0 Should everyone be worried? 15 18y
0 From X To IB 6 18y

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