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+170 The lighter side of IB! (Hopefully) 35 4y
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+170 How to stop bragging about being an "Investment Banker?" 63 5y
+170 Review of Investment Banking Recruiting at Cornell Johnson 17 4y
+170 How do I get along with the male other analysts in my group? 78 3y
+170 Elizabeth Warren wants to kill IBD: Drafting U.S. Legislation to reverse ‘Mega Mergers’ 74 4y
+170 Ultimate Guide for IB outside of New York / California 103 5y
+170 2019 Sumer Analyst Recruiting Starts 100 7y
+170 The Non-Target Curse 83 6y
+170 What's Moelis known for? 225 4y
+169 Large Layoffs at UBS Q4 2025 32 10mo
+169 Why are UK, UK based and UK-countries related (India, Nigeria...) students so cringe on LinkedIn? 63 2y
+169 2024 UK Investment Banking Tier List 93 2y
+169 Just Tell Us What Firm Your At. 63 3y
+169 Help Convince me to go to San Francisco 67 1y
+169 2022 BMW 330i for first-year analyst? 107 4y
+169 IB Associate and VP Exits - Where are you now? 99 4y
+169 Insubordinate Intern - How to deal? 134 12y
+169 Best Location for Investment Banking? 227 6y
+168 Poor Reputation in My Group - Should I Leave? 31 10mo
+168 Banks with most polished kids? 62 2y
+168 From Farmer in Cameroon to Investment Banker in Canada 23 3y
+168 Worst slides ever? 88 3y
+168 What is everyone's daily morning/evening routine like? 66 4y
+168 Are most young people in NYC bankrolled by the Bank of Mom & Dad? 65 4y
+168 She’s going to pass soon 37 5y
+168 Shitting on the Job? 53 5y
+168 Benchmarking BB/EB Base Increases 181 3y
+168 2021 Graduates IB salaries, bonus, sign-on bonuses 154 3y
+168 We got a coin 64 1y
+168 Canada IB vs PE Comp Megathread 151 3y
+168 What it’s like to intern at GS: feel free to ask about anything. 107 4y
+168 WeWork Is the Most Ridiculous IPO of 2019 73 4y
+168 Top Chicago IB 116 4y
+168 How to be a good employee 24 9y
+168 1st Yr Banking Analyst Open for Questions 135 4y
+167 Double or Nothing: How UBS Lost the Deal 20 5mo
+167 Breaking: JPM may now “reconsider your employment” if you participate in oncycle and accept a PE offer 35 2y
+167 Working at SVB TMT is Paradise 23 3y
+167 Is it really so demanding to work in IB? 64 4y
+167 What is your MD driving? 151 4y
+167 Maintaining physique in IB 76 4y
+167 Guys, seriously stop asking for Hirevue questions 29 7y
+167 Status Symbols in IB 53 9y
+167 Snitch on Friend Who Lied to Get SA Offer? 96 10y
+167 Ask DickFuld November 2014 148 11y
+166 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) 23 1mo
+166 Why hire MBA associates? 58 5mo
+166 PSA - Always Call Former Employees 24 2y
+166 MBA associate looking to leave 110 2y
+166 Talent / Industry is Dying 51 10mo
+166 Q&A: Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry 107 7mo
+166 Signing Bonus on Ft offer 144 5y
+166 Where do the IBD Rejects go? 57 7y
+166 The Infamous Goldman Interviewee Lands an Offer at GS 78 7y
+166 Your Height May Keep You From Getting A Job 273 5y
+165 Shit PWP Culture 94 6d
+165 Hard technical questions 37 3y
+165 Where do top Wharton UG students go 72 3y
+165 If IB Junior Analysts were covered like Sports 15 4y
+165 Would you stay in IB if you had a 25MM trust fund? 57 4y
+165 Baller shit to do in a 80h+ work week 78 4y
+165 I want to quit already… 63 4y
+165 Terrible Boutiques Megathread 172 5y
+165 Most Mundane Shit 131 6y
+165 How Do You Deal With the BB Sweatshop Hours? 106 6y
+164 UBS TMT Head Very Wealthy yet Doesn’t Really Buy the Team Drinks 54 1w
+164 Goldman layoffs 65 2y
+164 What are the top 5 Middle Market Investment Banks these days? 72 3y
+164 Worst Mistake you've ever made in an interview? Can it beat mine 75 3y
+164 Los Angeles IB 117 4y
+164 What do you guys think the catalyst will be for the next recession? 103 6y
+164 Any front office African Americans in IB? 140 9y
+163 Why doesn’t BofA fire underperformers? 46 1y
+163 How to survive IB analyst years 29 7mo
+163 Sortino – Free Logo Tool for IB 17 2y
+163 JP Morgan is Better than Morgan Stanley 103 4y
+163 Any word on potential IBD layoffs? 103 3y
+163 Do bankers tend to over exaggerate hours? 100 5y
+163 How common is it for an investment banker to make 7 figures? 32 6y
+163 Rothschild = Goldman Sachs of Europe 39 4y
+163 Toxic Masculinity in Finance 53 5y
+163 43 Diversity Recruiting Programs at Investment Banks - The Most Exhaustive List 43 6y
+163 Using LinkedIn for Networking 223 8y
+162 Edited — no longer recruiting 39 1y
+162 MEGA THREAD: Debt Capital Markets Information 74 1y
+162 Do I Tell My Associate He Might Not Get VP 29 3y
+162 ELI5: Why do tech workers make IB money and barely do any work 75 6mo
+162 How to Lose My Ego 66 3y
+162 2 months in and I want to quit 31 3y
+162 What was the lowest moment of your professional career? 54 3y
+162 Cannot do another year in IB....my life has already completely faded away and I am in a quite dark place. 57 3y
+162 What would you say if you could talk to your past self when you were a new IB analyst? 32 5y
+162 Waking up in the morning (recommendations) 78 4y
+162 Thoughts on Blackstone adjusting their recruiting process? 64 4y
+162 JPM London: Horror Stories on Junior Staff Cuts 45 6y
+162 Is everyone's experience this brutal? 27 6y
+162 Three Reasons Back Office isn't that bad. 77 9y
+162 Week 1 of IBD Internship: Training 28 7y
+162 60 Minutes - Strategic Foreclosure 105 16y

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