+9 Stupid Question: Will my signing bonus be taxed 6 3y
+8 Citi London IBD best teams 8 3y
+1 Spoke to MD in summer, said to reach out in fall. He ghosted me-- should I follow up 4 3y
+6 How to make excel charts all the same size and format when actually pasted into PowerPoint 3 3y
+3 How do MDs build business? 1 3y
+14 Should you use Cover Letter Templates? 3 3y
+3 Are any deals even getting done in this environment? 1 3y
+6 The best memos, in your opinion? 1 3y
+4 Tech group Citi London 6 3y
+3 How to find "unposted" lateral ops? 4 3y
+5 Valuation in DCM 2 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y
+23 delete 14 3y
+6 Blank 1 3y
+15 Commodities… 11 3y
+3 Piper Sandler Associate Hirevue Questions 2 3y
+8 Delete 2 3y
+5 credit suisse sophomore program 2023 1 3y
+14 IB Senior Analyst or Citi Strategy SVP 4 3y
+4 Am I too picky? 1 3y
+9 Deleted 2 3y
+10 . 3 3y
+3 Canaccord Genuity Modeling Test 1 3y
+2 Is it worth saving a big portion of base salary, or do you just bank the bonus? 8 3y
0 Do banks allow expense for commuting travel 1 3y
+3 IB SA Comp --> FT Analyst Comp 1 3y
+3 How do they come up with rankings for bonuses (bottom, mid, top buckets)? 1 3y
+18 Writing Emails 19 3y
+3 Any Insight on HSBC Houston Natural Resource Coverage 1 3y
+3 How many banks use an instant messaging system? 7 3y
+25 Small bank in NYC vs Large bank in SF 15 3y
+13 Big 4 TAS vs BB Corporate Banking 3 3y
+3 Houlihan Psychometric Exam 2 3y
+7 How to understand finance at a deep intuitive level? 4 3y
+1 Derivatives pay? 2 3y
+330 Credit Suisse the Next Lehman? 160 3y
+6 GS Sophomore SA IBD Superday on 9/28 1 3y
+6 Spring programs for Juniors (like Harris Williams) 4 3y
+10 Thoughtful Discussion on Spin-Offs 3 3y
+16 Didnt Update GPA - Now Stressing. 6 3y
+61 Leaving IB to read books for a year and maybe join a start-up 17 3y
+4 At what point should I lower my expectations in IB recruiting? 2 3y
+3 Oppenheimer Finance IB superday 1 3y
+9 Delete 1 3y
+5 CVP total comp? 12 3y
+3 T2 Strategy or F100 FLDP 3 3y
+9 Thoughts on first year retirement strategy? 1 3y
+2 Social Media Age in banking 2 3y
+1 E-commerce company. Jen’s 6 3y
+6 IB in a developing country 1 3y
+61 Del 14 3y
+129 jhuhkhuj 63 3y
+3 Can someone give me an example of a finance spark story? 3 3y
+8 How different is the WLB and Hours at smaller regional boutiques and Industry Specific Boutiques than larger banks? 3 3y
+48 Vkdktdiydhkdogdhoco 11 3y
+4 SGA attractiveness to IB 3 3y
+3 Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) vs Debt Capital Markets (DCM) 1 3y
+6 MS vs JPM IBD Summer Analyst UK 14 3y
0 Spring week advice 3 3y
0 EVR/CVP or Lone Pine/Viking 7 3y
+18 Cornell ILR for IB 13 3y
+6 Is Acquisition Structure Covered by an NDA? 1 3y
+23 Deleted 24 3y
+15 How bad do you have to be to get bottom-bucket? 3 3y
+3 How do good bankers be a value add rather than a commodity? 1 3y
+3 Delete 3 3y
+9 Why is HSBC so cheap? 1 3y
+17 How bad do you have to be to get bottom bucket? 2 3y
+38 Resume “Must-Haves” 8 3y
+9 Join the The Republic of United Prospects today! 1 3y
+132 . 60 3y
+3 What are our thoughts on Liz Truss? 1 3y
0 CVP vs. BofA M&A 1 3y
+44 What do ‘Lean Teams’ mean? 29 3y
+4 Accounting: Stay or W? 3 3y
+3 Stout Business Valuation Internship Houston 1 3y
+118 IB vs. SWE threads are mostly pointless 30 3y
+13 Managing Partner in Big Law vs. Global Group Head at a BB 10 3y
+16 Is it just me or is being productive extremely tough? 14 3y
+19 Do you all save money from your base salary, or spend it all and bank the bonus? 24 3y
+8 Best C&R team in Chicago? 9 3y
+12 I burned a bridge like an idiot 8 3y
+10 What should I do about my relationship? 6 3y
+9 Which job is least likely to be impacted by recession: IB, PE, HF, or MBB? 7 3y
+11 American Express Platinum vs. Chase Sapphire Reserve 2 3y
+8 Thoughts on CS First Boston restructure ? 4 3y
+2 Blank 6 3y
+3 Tips to model faster? 2 3y
+246 My associates dont do shit 69 3y
+10 Boutiques move away from M&A 6 3y
+7 NYC Salary Disclosure Law 3 3y
+7 Awkward 5-second pause in the middle of answering a HV question 1 3y
+9 Meeting w/ a Managing Director at an Elite Boutique Investment Bank 1 3y
+37 "Longest ever recession" - UK 21 3y
+7 Worst internship/FT experience 8 3y
+1 What's the deal with everyone wanting to do modelling? 3 3y
0 Oooo 5 3y
0 Am I making a mistake by not pursuing MBA? 2 3y
+8 Does anyone else genuinely love Banking? 12 3y
+10 "Describe a recent M&A deal" -- how late can this be? 5 3y

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