I am just wondering what are the reasons why y'all decided to pursue investment banking. Here are a couple reasons I can think of although there are clearly more:
Does your top 2 come from this list or do you have others? Feel free to respond.
| +150 | Senior Banker's Guide to IB Recruiting / Group Placement (with a Healthcare Bent) | 19 | 2h |
| +120 | Is pay at BofA really that bad? | 60 | 7h |
| +97 | As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) | 18 | 1h |
| +88 | Day at Macquarie | 12 | 7h |
| +44 | Is the life of a VP at a 'top-bank' really good? | 15 | 3d |
| +44 | How bad did I mess up | 10 | 13h |
| +31 | Misrepresented Houston IB | 14 | 18h |
| +29 | Law school instead of MBA for RX Banking | 6 | 11h |
| +29 | No BB RO 2026 | 10 | 2d |
| +28 | JPM SMALL CAP or WF/JEF/RBC Coverage group | 13 | 3h |
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I'm don't understand why 'fame' is on this list. The people in finance considered "famous" to the general public aren't even investment bankers (Jordan Belfort, Warren Buffett, anyone in The Big Short).
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