+6 WFH in a Different Country 1 6y
+9 GS Chicago vs BAML NY 3 6y
+5 Goldman Sachs SF TMT vs. General Atlantic Summer Analyst - Pros and Cons? 1 6y
+4 Maths in IBD (London) 2 6y
+9 England & Company? 5 6y
+6 How many of you knew you wanted IB during freshman year of college or earlier? 1 6y
+13 BAML UK Team 6 6y
+6 Life Science Deals - Licensing, Commercializations, Collaborations and etc. 1 6y
+7 Rothschild vs BAML for exits? 7 6y
+8 Top Groups at BAML 4 6y
+43 London vs Frankfurt (2019) 25 6y
+14 Burn my Resume/CV - London SA 2021 7 6y
+4 Seller/ buyer interest Net debt 3 6y
+6 Can't get a fucking deal closed 1 6y
+3 Employment Notice 2 6y
+17 Game over for FT 2021 if you dont get a return offer this summer? 14 6y
+9 IB vs S&T Selectivity 5 6y
+7 Do you think that the people you work with are much smarter than you? 3 6y
+13 IB or Consulting Recruiting 2 6y
+3 US CB vs CAD IB 2 6y
+8 How fucked is recruiting for people that unfortunately had their internships cancelled this summer? 2 6y
+19 EVR M&A Return Offers 21 6y
+95 What can I do with a master in finance? 50 6y
+18 MSc in Finance candidate for 2020 1 6y
+10 Bad gpa killer ? 6 6y
+82 Bringing Up Fraternity Experience in Interview 27 6y
+17 PWC Deals - Valuation, How does it compare? 2 6y
+3 SA after university in UK or APAC 1 6y
+12 Nomura vs. CS vs. PJT 5 6y
+9 2020 Grads, Has your bank started on-time or have your start dates been pushed? 5 6y
+9 incoming SA worried about hours 5 6y
+36 2018 ModernGuild Thread 58 6y
+3 Buying a laptop to WFH 1 6y
+12 What is off-cycle hiring looking like as interns are finishing up and getting offers? 1 6y
+18 Why do Analysts take time post-IB to PE gig? 9 6y
+6 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2021 San Francisco: Offers 1 6y
+31 Top Power/Utilities/Renewables Coverage Groups 6 6y
+12 How screwed am I.... 13 6y
+15 I received goldman, any EBs still open to leverage for? 19 6y
+6 Top MM by PE Exit Opp 1 6y
+79 Moelis and CS Top in Los Angeles? 52 6y
+6 How many of you got the offer through a frat/club? 4 6y
+25 Moving from Trading to IBD (JP/MS/GS) 9 6y
+18 Citi FIG vs FT Partners for PE Recruiting 14 6y
+3 How are your SA Zoom socials? 4 6y
+44 Where to turn now? 29 6y
+280 Pissed at candidate for not taking offer 47 6y
+7 Most effective way to practice for interviews 3 6y
+12 Career path in IB standard for everyone? 4 6y
+6 Screwed up KKR interview—will it hurt my future chance? 4 6y
+9 Full Time Timeline 13 6y
+6 CS SF Tech Group 1 6y
+6 Credit Suisse 2021 FT- any updates?? 1 6y
+15 I just finished so many revisions. 7 6y
+18 Do most BB analysts leave after their 2nd year or 3rd year? 2 6y
+6 Expense policy WFH 3 6y
+6 Microsoft/TikTok Deal 1 6y
+4 Incoming [insert position] on LinkedIn. Yes or No? 3 6y
+23 Restructuring associate modeling test 12 6y
+6 Most important metric to use in describing clients in interviews or on resume? 1 6y
+53 Econ consulting vs HK IBD vs MM 22 6y
+49 Anybody made it from rural America? 12 6y
+36 GS IBD SA Superday 2021 30 6y
+6 GS SCHOLARS 1 6y
+23 Why are people on this banking forum rude for no reason? 24 6y
+27 Is it a bad sign if a Superday interviewer doesn't respond to your thank you email? 20 6y
+8 How To Determine Long-Run Target Capital Structure for WACC/DCF 6 6y
+58 Goldman Top Dog? 18 6y
+12 Tips / recommendation on proof reading on short timeline 1 6y
+8 Harris Williams FT Analyst - Process 25 6y
+1 GS 2021 Financing Or Deutsche Bank Lev Fin/Sponsors 3 6y
+6 FIG- Cleaning the profit number 1 6y
+21 How is real estate teams at BB and EB doing with deal flow? 6 6y
+6 Working Capital Question (Valuation) 1 6y
+5 Mentioning Your First Round Interviews During Interviews? 2 6y
+13 Best way to list completed modeling courses (WSP, WSO, M&I, etc.) on CV 2 6y
+14 Do all full-time IB offers have the same base? 12 6y
+12 Discounting negative free cash flows with different discounting rate than positive FCFs 1 6y
+13 Written offer delay 2 6y
+15 Tech Banking / Tech Industry Knowledge 1 6y
+30 Is it okay to say this in an interview or not? 7 6y
+27 JP Morgan 2021 SA - Apps Open? 39 6y
+7 JPM Emails 2 6y
+4 Associate Base Increase 4 6y
+4 What is considered "good/strong deal flow"? 3 6y
+3 BMO Capital Markets Minneapolis 2 6y
+3 General Atlantic/Bessemer Summer Analyst 2021 1 6y
+7 MS GCM to MS IB 5 6y
+93 former GS IBD analyst offering mentorship 27 6y
+4 How does credit analysis differ with riskier lending? 1 6y
+91 GS Hispanic/Latinx Diversity Summit 177 6y
+9 Couldn’t get emails after interview 7 6y
+85 Analyst pay increase: 95k base yr1 100 6y
+131 Blair Cutting Significantly 129 6y
+15 15-minutes phone interview with HR at GS (IB position) 1 6y
+3 FT 2021 International Students 1 6y
+9 Best Financial Modelling Course for IB prep? 1 6y
+7 South Boutique Analyst Comp 5 6y
+15 Direct Listing vs Secondary Offering 6 6y
+4 Does HR influence offer decisions? 1 6y

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