+95 Q&A: 1st Year Analyst at MM IB 28 5y
0 Bank of America Quantitative Analytics Summer 2021 November Superday 11 5y
0 Work stress solutions? 0 5y
+10 Keeping a girlfriend during Summer Investment Banking internship? 8 5y
+4 What is the total cost of getting an apartment in NYC? 2 5y
+24 Will IB comp ever return to prior heights? 13 5y
0 How to tell someone you want to work for them 1 5y
+25 Exaggerated Bullet Points on my resume-Worried about reference check now 11 5y
0 When cold-emailing companies for sophomore internships, which level of person should I be emailing? 2 5y
+1 SA Advice 2 5y
0 Mizuho's best groups? 1 5y
+15 Talking about an unforeseen event that happened before an interview during an interview - A big no no? 0 5y
0 Internship title change 4 5y
0 IB Group Placement Summer 2021 1 5y
+38 Ever witnessed the wrong person getting the wrong job? 39 5y
+25 Opinions on Rothschild London? 35 5y
+27 Credit Suisse IBD Technology Group in SF 99 5y
+1 BlackArch Partners comp/hours/culture 3 5y
0 Are analysts commodities? 2 5y
+12 Incentrum Group - NYC Merchant Bank 22 5y
0 What are common PE industry exits for Financial Sponsors bankers? 2 5y
0 FT Partners (NYC) vs. Raymond James Tech & Services (Boston) in 2020? 16 5y
+4 Is this a rejection? 7 5y
+7 Studying for CFA®: Learning Ecosystem vs. Prep Provider 2 5y
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0 Tips for a student 3 5y
+11 Bank Drug Test 5 5y
+29 Interview w/ Baseball Pro turned Real Estate Acquisitions Analyst 9 5y
+15 Should I take the SA BO offer or continue FT recruitment? 4 5y
+55 The Best IBD SA OCR, Interviews and FT Offer Conversion Posts on WSO 6 5y
0 Lateral to FT in NYC after summer at BB international office? 0 5y
0 IB Experience Helpful for Raising Funding? 7 5y
+10 JPM, UBS, or PIMCO? 18 5y
+10 Consumer and Retail? 2 5y
+18 USC Placement 6 5y
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+5 Goldman Sachs IBD Knowledge Management Team 3 5y
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+2 Standout Questions on Meet and Greets 3 5y
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+27 Why Lazard? Here's my response. I'm not sure if it's correct, though. 8 5y
0 Barclays Healthcare Group 0 5y
+44 Goldman Sachs SuperDay Next Week 37 5y
+8 Transfer Credits- Am I screwed or lucky? 9 5y
+21 Advice for incoming MBA Associates? 8 5y
+4 Is downtime in IB a myth? 12 5y
0 BB Lateral Hire - Timing of Offer 11 5y
+7 Got a lateral offer to better firm, what to do? 17 5y
+16 math major concerns about research internship 1 5y
+5 Can Summer Analysts expect at least one weekend off? 12 5y
0 Fintech degree vs Finance Degree 0 5y
+10 Valuation Services to MM IB Analyst Role 2 5y
+5 London offer decision - Big 4 M&A v IB Boutique 19 5y
+4 Consulting -> IB 1 5y
0 My group never does 3 statement models (US BB), is this normal? 4 5y
+7 UK Bank Accounts for IBD professionals - Recommendations 3 5y
+1 2021 summer analyst opportunity? 2 5y
+8 Investment Banking after Masters 5 5y
+16 Dartmouth Partners London 23 5y
+7 Net income vs EBITDA as a proxy for CFO 10 5y
+21 MSc Finance @Imperial - How good is it? 7 5y
+19 DCFs are worthless, change my mind 5 5y
+30 GS Internal Mobility? 13 5y
+25 Rising junior considering gap year because of COVID to re-recruit 9 5y
+12 You will find just two still alternative sources of peanuts 0 5y
+1 Which HF's have SAs 3 5y
0 Marking a disability on an application? 4 5y
+14 Fringe Benefits at Top Chicago MM Firms? 2 5y
+10 Feeling overwhelmed as a first year analyst 1 5y
0 What to do with 750 GMAT score? 3 5y
+1 Background Check Q 2 5y
0 Cheap schools for IB if plan A does not work 3 5y
+56 Why the hate towards diversity programmes? 30 5y
0 Early Start date (Feb) at BB 24 5y
0 Internal Transfer: Analyst at Top 3 BB in Asian office -> US Office? 5 5y
0 UBS Sophomore 2021 Internship 7 5y
+280 2018 Bonus Rumors 148 5y
+6 Possible Internships 3 5y
+8 Off-cycle options for Target School Career Switcher 1 5y
+8 Bonus Question 4 5y
+20 Background Check on Scam Company 8 5y
+23 BDC thread 16 5y
+3 F200 Corporate Finance vs Boutique Consulting 0 5y
0 Stay in DCM or lateral to Lev Fin? 1 5y
0 What is included in a BB/EB DCF? 1 5y
0 Do BBs in London usually pay a pro-rata bonus after leaving? 3 5y
0 GS MBD SUPERDAY 2 5y
+52 Houlihan SA 2021 THREAD 129 5y
0 BNY Mellon Markets SA 0 5y
+3 Pay Progression MO 4 5y
0 Do MM Boutiques Sponsor in London? 1 5y
0 Excel question - Not possible to add special bottom border to quick access? 0 5y
0 Doing Apt Test Twice 1 5y
+17 Global Transaction Services (GTS) to IBD? 14 5y
+24 Corporate Banking recruiting? 2 5y
+39 Fuck prestige 14 5y
+9 Brown and Black Shoes with Navy Suit 2 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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