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+130 IB Firm Cultures as a Woman 29 4mo
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+130 IB ANALYST REVIEWS 42 4y
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+130 2021 SA kicking off? 118 6y
+130 What do you guys do for lunch on the job? 93 6y
+130 WSO Mobile App is HERE (iOS and Android) 81 2y
+130 Jefferies IB vs. Stifel IB vs. Goldman Ops 30 6y
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+129 UBS IB is a Mess, Outside Top 20 in Americas, drops to 13th Globally 32 8mo
+129 Is MBB or IB harder to get? 44 1y
+129 WSO 2024 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey RESULTS (4th Annual) 11 1y
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+129 TCU vs SMU IB? 108 2y
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+129 To those who grew up in a middle class family 56 4y
+129 Deutsche Bank vs Credit Suisse 44 4y
+129 Did not land a summer internship? Now what? (London edition) 27 4y
+129 Q&A - VP in healthcare corporate banking 49 5y
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+129 Down time - Working at a BB next year 174 9y
+128 Interns without return offers, careers & perspective 11 1w
+128 THE ONLY RANKINGS LIST THAT IS ACCURATE 43 5mo
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+128 BofA Spiraling? 63 11mo
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+128 Stay at Bayes(Cass) or switch to Nottingham for IB prospects? 41 2y
+128 How the hell do you stay healthy in sweat shop groups? 38 3y
+128 Peter Thiel (Billionaire and VC legend) hates MBAs. Thoughts? 67 3y
+128 Have it your way 25 4y
+128 Any Good Books To Read? 67 3y
+128 Bullied by female junior? 69 5y
+128 Overemphasis on fit 42 5y
+128 Why do you think you got the offer? 69 5y
+128 Which BBs have the nicest offices and perks? 56 5y
+128 Why is banking becoming more competitive? 38 8y
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+127 IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking 79 2mo
+127 Non-traditional path to RX: 31 YO, military background, ran distressed business 47 6mo
+127 WSJ Article on Baird Industrials 14 1y
+127 Rothschild hiring Jonathan Kaye 33 1y
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+127 Brain drain in finance? 60 4y
+127 Is Evercore the next Bulge Bracket bank? 54 5y
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+127 Seriously, why not Data Science instead of IB/PE? 48 4y
+127 LAZARD SA 2021 RECRUITING THREAD 393 5y
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+127 Unpacking Corporate Banking at Citi/BAML? 50 4y
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+127 Banking with chronic health issues 96 2y
+127 How important is attending a target school? 160 14y
+127 Canada! Specifically, Toronto. What's the deal? 165 6y
+126 NEWSFLASH: UBS FALLS OUT OF BULGE BRACKET AS M&A RANKING SLIPS TO #24 19 6mo
+126 First person from my college to go to front office IB 39 2y
+126 Why are IB analysts so butthurt over CB? 51 3y
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+126 Stop with the toxic prestige BS 32 4y
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+126 On Being Pushed Out 29 3y
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+125 Do finance clubs basically decide your outcome? Feeling late to the party. 35 8mo
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+125 UBS Bonuses 82 1y
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