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+243 Investment Banks as NFL Teams 27 6y
+240 Do many young I-Bankers pivot to F500 ladder? Seems like you sharks would dominate, yeah? 79 6y
+238 What was your first big break? 41 6y
+223 Goldman Improving Work Hours for Analysts? 144 6y
+212 "A Son Never Dies" by Sunil Gupta - Moving Letter from a Father of an Ibanking Analyst 65 6y
+205 Day in the Life: Hedge Fund Associate - Investment Banking Background 71 6y
+201 To anyone rejected from IB 37 6y
+194 Still no MD after 30+ Years 36 6y
+156 Pro's and Con's of each major city 161 6y
+155 2012 IBD Bonus Tracking 141 6y
+155 Chicago versus New York 219 6y
+151 How do I survive Wall Street as a 1st generation college student? 15 6y
+150 Former BB VP giving advice to all you wannabe bankers 116 6y
+146 List of Sleeper Targets for NYC 113 6y
+144 How Citadel lures top talent away from NYC 124 6y
+143 Moelis LA -- Business as Usual 86 6y
+138 Opportunity cost of NOT living in NYC 138 6y
+136 Brief Introduction to Banking Recruiting at the MBA Level 69 6y
+127 Canada! Specifically, Toronto. What's the deal? 165 6y
+122 Week 4 of IBD Internship: Initiation 40 6y
+122 NYC Analyst Monthly Budgets 171 6y
+121 2019 Target School Ranking for NYC Recruit? 74 6y
+118 I'm 15 Years-Old - Where Do I start? 34 6y
+117 Non-target to BB IB SA 26 6y
+117 Champagne Dreams 23 6y
+117 Non-Target to MM IB: My Advice 8 6y
+115 MM to Bulge Bracket Lateral 176 6y
+113 London Vs. NY .. which one do you prefer & why ? 118 6y
+112 Finally got FT offer now sad? 37 6y
+109 2017 Investment Banking Report: 8 Key Trends to Know 21 6y
+109 Brown/UChicago/Duke/Penn(CAS) for I-Banking 81 6y
+108 Anyone have advice on lateraling? 99 6y
+105 Goldman has already mapped 146 “begging to be automated" Analyst IPO Steps 30 6y
+105 GS IBD Salt Lake City 68 6y
+105 Can someone explain the Investment Banking hierarchy? 85 6y
+103 Best neighborhoods to live WITH GF in NYC (and timing) - 1st year IB Analyst Midtown Summer 2019 49 6y
+103 PE Recruiting Failure 51 6y
+103 Hurricane Sandy - Going to work? (Please Post Updates in Here) 182 6y
+102 IBD analyst income after tax? 211 6y
+100 Dubai Investment Banking - High school senior 142 6y
+99 Need help on how to fit in as a nerdy person (serious) 19 6y
+99 LA banking 100 6y
+99 Intro to Investment Banking 119 6y
+98 How to go from Canada to the US? 107 6y
+96 Deutsche Bank To Scrap Bonuses For 2016: As Many As 90% Of Bankers Affected 31 6y
+96 SA? More like BB (Banker Bitch) - Help 77 6y
+95 The Struggles of Credit Suisse 85 6y
+94 LOL @ NYC summer intern housing cockblocking everyone 46 6y
+94 Just how expensive is NYC today? 66 6y
+93 Stuck in Corporate Banking - Fighting Complacency 25 6y
+93 Do A Lot of Bankers Waste Their Money? 65 6y
+92 Houlihan Lokey Restructuring--NYC 79 6y
+91 No-Name Quality Investment Banks 33 6y
+91 5 ways a career on WS is not what it used to be 31 6y
+90 Help deciding between MS, GS, and EVR 55 6y
+90 Guggenheim on the rise?? 122 6y
+90 Middle Market IB Exit Ops: Is WSO wrong? 90 6y
+88 DB NYC vs Guggenheim NYC vs RBC NYC (M&A) vs TPH (PWP) Houston for 2019 SA -> FT 65 6y
+88 I'm about to quit - what to expect? 25 6y
+88 Goldman Tells Summer Interns To Go Home Before Midnight 60 6y
+87 When will the anxiety about success stop?? 58 6y
+85 Bain Capital PE vs PJT RSSG 21 6y
+85 When do you plan on buying a baller car? 83 6y
+84 Get a load of this shit. 27 6y
+83 Summer Intern Housing in NYC 258 6y
+82 Does everyone wants to leave Investment Banking after 2 years? 58 6y
+82 Summer salaries ?? 220 6y
+81 Goldman Layoffs 34 6y
+81 Self-Improvement Ideas for Summer 2016 39 6y
+80 Really unsatisfied with SA group placement and looking for advice? 53 6y
+80 Rothschild Reputation 116 6y
+80 Why is everyone obsessed with NYC? 72 6y
+79 Bankers in London 81 6y
+79 More top undergrads choosing Chicago over NYC 88 6y
+79 Feeder Schools 144 6y
+78 Is Chicago IB Pay Lower than NYC? 45 6y
+78 Undergrad School OPTIONS (please help) 30 6y
+77 UNC Chapel Hill vs. UGA vs. Vanderbilt vs. Boston University vs. Boston College vs. Northwestern vs. Northeastern 65 6y
+77 What was it like working in finance when the Crisis hit? 39 6y
+76 Is my GMAT (730) high enough to land a job in PE and IB as an analyst? 52 6y
+76 McKinsey, Bain, GS, or GE offer choices 63 6y
+76 Is it crazy to take a BO/MO position over a FO position? 56 6y
+76 Well guys, I give up 66 6y
+75 How to deal with sick parents while working in IB 17 6y
+75 Top Restructuring Groups 2016 38 6y
+75 The Hong Kong Route 53 6y
+73 IBD Barriers to Entry For Canadians and How to Overcome Them 19 6y
+73 Top Wall St cars - is this list accurate? 88 6y
+73 UChicago -- target school discussion 101 6y
+72 Lateral Help 88 6y
+70 RBC vs Tobin & Co. 62 6y
+70 UC Berkeley vs. Boston College 35 6y
+70 2016 FT ROOMMATE THREAD 71 6y
+70 Cheating at GS (Anyone you know?) 46 6y
+70 Bad Luck Justin 49 6y
+70 Which schools place best for Texas IB/PE? 56 6y
+70 2011 Tax hike and the economic collapse 47 6y
+69 Best Investment Bank for Each Decade 24 6y
+69 Choosing Between USC and Ross, help? 33 6y
+69 Is Career in Investment Banking the Highest Paying Job Post Undergrad? 79 6y

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