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+153 Is my 7am-1am intern schedule normal?? How do ppl do this 74 3y
+153 Navigating Social Circles & Finance 44 3y
+153 HOT TAKE: Commercial banking is more crucial than IB 61 3y
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+153 Is anyone else unable to have fun? 45 4y
+153 PWP - 65% Return Rate??? 114 3y
+153 Truist Pay Raise? 202 4y
+153 Q&A: London BB IBD to top 3 PE 130 9y
+152 New Article: Dramatic Slide as UBS #22 (US) & New Leadership Desperately Needed 40 2mo
+152 Do people still want to do IB? 110 1d
+152 When after you started have you been hit with reality? 39 4w
+152 When should I tell work that I’m pregnant? 53 3y
+152 Do any of you feel like you've had an intellectual decline after starting college because of majoring in business? 71 4y
+152 Base Compensation Increase | IBD | London 379 1y
+152 CMV: WFH Makes Banking so Much More Bearable 50 5y
+152 Citi SA 2021 683 3y
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+152 Views On Perella Weinberg? 180 7y
+152 Performance of Top Tier vs. Bottom Tier Analysts (Q&A in Comments) 33 7y
+151 How to NOT seem DEI 65 1mo
+151 JPM Bans Analysts from On-Cycle Recruiting 43 1y
+151 What happens to useless VPs / Ds? 47 1y
+151 Burnt Out VP Exits 68 1y
+151 Funniest banking sayings 40 2y
+151 Found out my MD lied to fuck me on Comp 45 3y
+151 Centerview $200K Retention Bonuses?! 85 2y
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+151 Is a big 4 internship a complete joke? 47 5y
+151 Has IB Work/Life Balance Changed in 2019? 55 4y
+151 How do I survive Wall Street as a 1st generation college student? 15 6y
+151 How I plan to be an exceptional Summer Analyst next year 33 8y
+151 What happens after the golden ticket? BB IB -> MM/MF PE -> HBS-> PE/HF: then what? 94 7y
+151 1st Year Analyst - Thoughts on Quitting 97 14y
+151 Background check in IBD - is my buddy screwed?? 168 2y
+151 What's with the stigma against finance? 115 6y
+151 Analyst Layoffs 237 18y
+150 VP at an EB: Great Comp - Dead End Long Term 62 8mo
+150 Greenhill Analyst Death? 21 1y
+150 Is Chicago the Amateur Leagues / Back Office of Life? 45 2y
+150 PJT vs Evercore 51 2y
+150 If Investment Banks Were FT Partners 16 3y
+150 NYC pay transparency law is huge 111 3y
+150 Best Cultures on the Street 136 3y
+150 Exit Opps: Lazard vs. Moelis vs. Evercore 41 4y
+150 Absurdly high pay at Qatalyst, any truth to the rumors? 90 1y
+150 EB Comparisons 56 4y
+150 Anyone do Law School AFTER banking analyst stint? 58 4y
+150 Being Gay in Investment Banking - London 52 5y
+150 Post MBA-Associate Roles: As bad as People Say? 32 5y
+150 Credit Suisse 2020 SA Recruiting 412 6y
+150 Best entry level jobs out of 4 years college 187 8y
+150 Former BB VP giving advice to all you wannabe bankers 116 6y
+150 Jeffrey Chiang: You will never in your life ever work on Wall Street. 224 5y
+149 Is DEI in IB out of hand? An example 62 9mo
+149 Are people on here over dramatic? 58 1y
+149 2024 IB Firm Comprehensive Perks List 69 1y
+149 Please help - burnt out before internship start 41 2y
+149 Anyone live in a different country before? What’s it like? 56 2y
+149 WSO 2022 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey (Part 1/3) 16 3y
+149 Another way to look at league tables 78 4y
+149 Baird in 2021 - Hours & Comp? 152 4y
+149 First year analyst, still feel incompetent and like I haven’t learned anything 56 5y
+149 Why do MM IB shops get trashed on so much? 55 5y
+149 Morgan Stanley 2020 Sophomore SA Megathread 285 3y
+149 Did anyone enjoy or appreciate their IB experience? 53 6y
+149 Finance Degree Worth More Than Accounting Degree? 86 3y
+149 WSJ - Tie Bank Bonuses to Executive Women Hires, U.K. Government Review Proposes 91 10y
+149 Cold email advice from analyst 112 10y
+149 I-Banking VS Medical school 187 7y
+148 Favorites to be next UBS IB Head 32 12mo
+148 Evercore back to #1 EB? 43 1y
+148 Legal implications of “stealing” a model 66 1y
+148 Best NYC Office 54 1y
+148 US YTD League Tables 79 3y
+148 May 2023 prestige rankings 60 2y
+148 Q&A: HK IBD 198 2y
+148 Let's Talk Saving 58 4y
+148 Chose Evercore over GS & MS for Full Time - Did I make the right choice? 46 5y
+148 BBs as Ivy Leagues 33 6y
+148 Incoming Barclays FT 2020 187 6y
+148 Recently received an offer from Goldman Sachs 44 8y
+148 IBP Institute Announces Investment Banking Professional (IBP) Credential 22 4y
+148 Can I get into investment banking from non target school? 178 2y
+148 Can international students get hired? 177 9y
+148 Race/Ethnicity in Business- Is being an African American a disadvantage? 95 6y
+148 Interview with Simple As...Hedge Fund Analyst 45 6y
+148 Financial Technology Partners: reputation/deal flow/pay/exit opps? 110 4y
+148 All you freshman need to stfu and relax 93 15y
+148 What are Some Good Questions to Ask the Interviewer at the End of the Interview? 180 3y
+147 Is pay at BofA really that bad? 68 1mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture 53 5mo
+147 The end of Ivey Business School 56 8mo
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