0 Cost projection, CPI? vs PPI? 1 9y
+17 Need advice on what internship to choose 14 9y
0 Boutique Bank Not Replying after interview 1 9y
+2 Why Rothschild and Why Houlihan Lokey 2 9y
0 Transition from Intern to Analyst 3 9y
+15 Coming from a HYP, do you need a 3.7+ to do well in IB recruiting? 10 9y
0 If my application has been "under consideration" for a month does that mean I'm denied? 2 9y
0 If not IB then what. 2 9y
+6 topic erased 4 9y
0 Interview Question: walk me through an asset purchase made with 50% debt and 50% equity 2 9y
+28 MBA right out of Undergrad vs MBA + Work Experience 29 9y
+13 Jefferies SA IBD 28 9y
0 Undergraduate First Internship Hunt 0 9y
+10 RBS Situational Judgement, Numerical and Logical Tests 1 9y
0 How did you transition from an Intern and into a full time analyst? 0 9y
0 Forecasting and Normalizing 0 9y
+153 Q&A: London BB IBD to top 3 PE 130 9y
+10 Do you have to open an account at the bank you work for to get your paycheck? 4 9y
+17 Associate Promotion - Clawback 4 9y
+25 Will there be a future for bankers? 8 9y
+7 Oil and Gas Valuation - $ per flowing barrel and working interest 4 9y
+10 Signing Bonus for FT? 9 9y
+17 Shorting Goldman Sachs stock for a quick 3 - 10% gain 8 9y
0 Duff and Phelps "Valuation Analyst" vs "Strategic Value Advisory Analyst" 2 9y
+23 will it be too late 8 9y
0 Goodwill Calculation in LBO and M&A 1 9y
+21 Being an MD within 6 years of IB 33 9y
+9 First year analyst again? 4 9y
0 Which one is better to email? 1 9y
0 Multiples - Wording 3 9y
0 What should I expect from a virtual interview for a MO SA posistion 0 9y
+12 Christmas Notes to Bankers? 5 9y
0 IB out of UMich LSA? 5 9y
+19 Tech Groups in SF 18 9y
0 BB S&T SA to IBD FT -> Specific Placement Question 1 9y
+11 Information pack for new analysts! 4 9y
+14 MS HK vs GS BJ 14 9y
+54 Lazard's $400m Mistake 33 9y
0 What's so bad about Private Funds Group? 1 9y
+14 Best bank you'd consider lateraling from? 5 9y
+63 Why would anyone want to go to Wharton for IB? 36 9y
+88 Credit Cards for Incoming IB Analyst 38 9y
+16 Ammortizing Goodwill 6 9y
+4 If Wall Street Doesn't Work Out 0 9y
+18 Is Transferring from Emory worth it? 12 9y
0 Deciding between 2 schools - UNC KF and Cornell CAS 2 9y
0 What does a managing director of research/currency do at an IB? 0 9y
+8 do bankers work on friday before christmas? 7 9y
0 Finance rotations on resume for IB move.... how? 0 9y
+28 Financial Sponsors at Associate level and beyond 14 9y
+8 Chances at SunTrust and BNP Paribas 3 9y
0 GPA Drop During SA Recruiting 8 9y
+13 HELP! 10-week summer internship clashes with exam time 10 9y
0 Finance Major - tech internship at a BB? 0 9y
0 Houlihan Lokey Summer Analyst? HELP PLEASE 4 9y
+133 Douchebag Clients 64 9y
0 Applying to Summer with... 0 9y
+50 How is Big 4 TAS different from IB? 40 9y
+30 How to handle a PE Firm call (From a Boutique IB analyst's Perspective) 3 9y
0 Money.Net terminal ambassador program 0 9y
+51 What makes you unique? 22 9y
+7 Lateral 1st Year Analyst Technical Questions? 4 9y
0 Summer Associate MS vs BAML 4 9y
0 Final Year Troubles 0 9y
+3 Which back office function pays the most? 2 9y
0 Favorite finance podcasts? 5 9y
0 MFin Questions 0 9y
0 Lazard Spring Week interview 2016? 2 9y
0 PE Recruiting--Nerves About Falling Behind 2 9y
0 JPMorgan email format with no middle initial? 1 9y
0 Best industris for Sophomore finance internships: December 4 9y
+21 How to balance three financial statements - CFI & CFF section Michael Kors - Help needed! 9 9y
0 Follow up after receiving SA offer? 0 9y
0 M&G Application Online Tests 1 9y
+15 Lazard Middle Market - Reputation? 12 9y
+7 Easier to transfer to Goldman Sachs than being there entry level? 2 9y
0 Drug Test Question 4 9y
0 Brown Gibbsons Lang? Any ideas on interviews? 0 9y
+25 Why did you become an investment banker? 6 9y
+21 Operations position at hedge fund as a path to investment banking? 4 9y
+8 What do you think about this ? 6 9y
+91 How do you get offers and not know which one to take? 17 9y
+10 Background Check Question - please help 10 9y
+8 Background Check Question - listed a super unofficial internship and proof required? Urgent 7 9y
0 Looking for current ER reports on pharma (specific) 0 9y
0 What's headed on with Monitor at Deloitte then? 0 9y
+9 Corporate finance and investment banking 12 9y
0 "Unsatisfactory" on transcript 4 9y
+25 Talk Sh*t on my resume / life and advise my face 10 9y
+29 Value of a M&A internship in industry? 21 9y
+227 Why YOU Aren't Converting Your Interview - DCF Example (No Math) 72 9y
+5 Citi MD email format 11 9y
+21 Bringing a performance review to an interview? 7 9y
+28 Stock deal - Deferred Tax Liability 14 9y
+26 Toggles in models 26 9y
+26 JP Morgan Diversified Industries (DI) 52 9y
+18 'Summer Analyst' vs. 'Intern'?? 27 9y
+34 Investment banking associate 39 9y
+13 The Goldman Sachs Suggested Reading List 40 9y
0 Goldman Sachs Market Risk Analysis Group 8 9y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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