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+113 Dear Undergrads and Highschoolers 70 1d
+59 Owning a Dog in IB - Incoming Associate 48 22h
+53 Life Hacks during WFH | How do you avoid burnout? 52 2d
+50 Leaked EY Email 90 17h
+31 What's so good about Evercore? 66 9h
+28 Have any 1st year analysts actually quit? 110 18h
+24 I'm tired man 21 9h
+13 How to be a Successful Analyst: Do's and Don'ts 15 1h
+9 2020 US M&A League Tables 7 1h
+9 Friends in IB are chilling hard, how can I get this? 12 11h
+5 Is corporate banking culture also really bad? 22 4h
+5 I'm a quarter black 18 1h
+5 I stopped responding to networking messages 7 1d
+5 Associate: Guggenheim NY Vs Moelis NY 21 1d
+4 How screwed am I being from a southern state school trying to break into IB? 23 1d
+3 Can ECM/DCM refer for investment banking positions? 1 5d
+3 Public Finance 2020 Bonuses 4 15s
+3 Am I tweaking for no reason? 19 1d
+3 Has anyone gotten any updates on whether or not internships this Summer (2021) will be virtual? 21 2d
+3 ECM exists 6 5d
+3 Inventory/PPE Writedown Effect on Fin Statements 0 1d
+2 Exit to a Startup 14 2d
+2 UBS IB LDN Teams 27 18h
+2 First Year IB Analyst Trying to Move into Tech 11 4d
+2 How to do FT recruiting 4 3d
+2 Associate -- BB or EB? 6 1d
+2 JPM NY FIG Culture 22 3h
+2 SIE exam Knopman Marks 12 2d
+2 Goldman 2021 Virtual Insight Series 4 1d
+2 Low credit score - background check 4 4d
+2 Full-time IB Recruiting 9 11h
+1 Question about FT 0 1d
+1 DCM/ECM Hours During WFH? 6 2d
+1 Corp dev in SF/San Mateo/Redwood 17 6h
+1 Thoughts on Evercore Menlo Park (tech)? 0 1d
+1 Lateral Recruitment (Changing Groups) Advice 1 2d
+1 M&A Lawyers 1 1d
+1 Best Regional Banks in Chicago 10 2h
+1 Do you want to have a boss 10 years from now? 10 1d
+1 How’s working in Hong Kong? 17 2h
+1 What Are The Most Common Fallacies You See Perpetuated by Junior Level IB Analysts on WSO? 1 11h
+1 Centerview - Still one of the leading players in C&R? 1 12h
+1 Advice for junior Graduating in 2022, wondering if I can still get an IB internship as a graduating senior 31 5d
+1 JPM FIG v GHL 12 1d
+1 Pinpoint Partners. What's their deal? 1 5d
+1 Interested in quitting as a 1st year ANL... thoughts? 33 3d
+1 Citi TMT - London 13 5d
+1 IB Internship but no Deal Experience 17 5d
+1 Is it worth it for incoming FT to try to sign a 1 year lease in NYC in June/July with the high likelihood of a virtual start? 10 2d
+1 Secondaries (PCA) vs. Sponsors IB groups 10 1d
+1 Is it okay for me to drop one of my majors after getting an SA offer? 3 5d
+1 Best books on the dot com bubble 6 5d
+1 Continue to network after securing an SA 2021? 17 2d
+1 Too old for analyst level? 12 4d
+1 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Program 2021 4 4h
+1 Is it easier to go from consulting to IB or vice versa? 2 5d
+1 Cold feet... 1 4d
+1 1st Year Analyst - What Happens If I Just Stop Caring? 17 2d
+1 Search Funds 12 2d
+1 Advice on Master's programme Europe 6 3d
+1 How long is too long to respond to an internal email from someone on your immediate team? 1 4d
+1 Modeling Operating and Finance Leases in a 3 Statement Model 1 4d
+1 UK coverage teams 7 2d
+1 Giving Back to Community - Corporate Finance Executive/Analyst Opening in London 1 4d
+1 Lazard Private Capital Advisory Summer 2021 2 1d
+1 Suit to work as a SA? 9 3d
+1 Easy IB working hour solution? 13 3d
+1 Boutique consulting to IB 1 4d
+1 BB SA to MBB FT? 3 3d
+1 Thoughts on Goldman Sachs LevFin? 1 3d
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