+17 Question regarding offer/comp 2 5y
+17 First round phone call with Dartmouth partners - PWP SIP 2021 48 3y
+17 What do SF Bankers wear? 8 5y
+17 Centerview/PJT/Evercore v GS/MS/JPM? London 14 5y
+17 Morgan Stanley trash compared to Goldman? 10 5y
+17 Laptop for IB 10 5y
+17 Should I quit my job while actively interviewing for others? 5 5y
+17 BB Corp Banking vs. MM IBD 8 5y
+17 Re-applying for FT at the firm where you didn't convert SA last year 9 2y
+17 BNP Paribas SA 2021 45 5y
+17 Banks that sponsor visas for summer internships 14 5y
+17 IB Technicals Prep Resources (SA) 6 1y
+17 Career pivot for Corp. Strategy to IB 2 5y
+17 Seducing future MD to secure that internship??? 18 5y
+17 Should I do IB or am I just depressed? 10 5y
+17 Doctor in need of advice - 2021 internships 18 5y
+17 Sending e-mail on weekend? 21 4y
+17 Following up after accepting an offer 8 5y
+17 Product Groups (LevFin, SPG, DCM) Comp 2019/2020 53 3y
+17 TD Securities NYC 8 5y
+17 Reading off a doc in virtual interviews - bad idea? 10 5y
+17 Guide Conversation with MD or Senior Banker 5 5y
+17 Chardan Details? 7 1y
+17 (Please help!) This might be one of the most stupid questions in this forum but its a genuine concern 12 5y
+17 Internal Lateral BB 19 5y
+17 IB Technical Interview Prep 10 1y
+17 I am acquainted with a JPM MD, who suggested we should talk. As a college student how much authority does a JPM MD have in hiring interns? 17 4y
+17 Last Shot at IB - Getting on HR's Radar 8 5y
+17 Relationship vs Prestige - how to choose my summer internship 12 5y
+17 BB vs MM for Post-MBA Associate 11 5y
+17 What kind of music do you listen to? 7 5y
+17 Target MSc Finance Student | UK | Struggling to Get IB M&A Interviews 4 5y
+17 When do Analysts start actually working on models? 10 5y
+17 Dress code 8 5y
+17 When is it too late? (NOT CLICKBAIT) 5 5y
+17 The Ultimate Pitch Deck Search - Get Lifetime Access to ALL WSO Courses ($5,000+ value) 1 5y
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+17 Why Banking? - How Dorky is This Answer? 7 5y
+17 Ken Moelis Blesses Bankers to Move Wherever They Want 12 5y
+17 To what extent does networking help? 11 5y
+17 NYC-Based IB Analyst 2 L> 1+ Banker Roommate for Jan 1 Move-in 11 5y
+17 3.5 GPA cutoff, real or myth? 15 5y
+17 Best option for sophomore summer?! 7 5y
+17 US offer and sponsor for H1-B but not eligible for the OPT 11 5y
+17 Max Leverage M&A Technical Interview Question 6 5y
+17 IB for Italian MSc students 32 5y
+17 What is the difference between debt financing and debt underwriting 1 5y
+17 Macquarie Updated Info? 19 4mo
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+17 Rainmaker MDs in London 10 5y
+17 Consulting comp > IB? Nordics 16 3y
+17 NYC SA 2021 Housing & COVID-19 10 5y
+17 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? 13 5y
+17 Has anyone gotten any updates on whether or not internships this Summer (2021) will be virtual? 21 5y
+17 23 y/o, currently making six figures. I have no college degree, how could I break into investment banking? 5 5y
+17 Is Career Jumpiness Socially Acceptable? 13 5y
+17 Is Retail Banking a Good Start for Investment Bankers? 14 5y
+17 I just took Credit Suisse assessment test, and I feel like trash 28 3y
+17 Need honest advice - SA 2022 8 5y
+17 Goldman TMT SF -- Culture and Exits 17 5y
+17 How can a low GPA grad get admitted to top MBA colleges? 9 5y
+17 Wanting to leave IB for ML research... 5 5y
+17 Anyone has serious trouble picking an exit? 2 5y
+17 this fucking sucks 29 5y
+17 Help | Analyst Position Choice | DCM Corp or FIG at BofA? 12 5y
+17 Value of MBA for BB analysts that went to non-target schools? 4 3y
+17 Less than one year in IB, got lateral offer from another BB IB - move or not? 14 5y
+17 Esade MSc Finance to Investment Banking? 14 4y
+17 Best ~$150 Monitor for IB? 12 5y
+17 Banks that sponsor NYC vs London 38 5y
+17 Is Credit Suisse still going to pay those 20k bonuses?!? 7 5y
+17 Cranfield or Bath? 30 5y
+17 Q1 2021: M&A Wrap-Up, Trends, Brief Analysis 3 5y
+17 Houston Exit Ops 5 5y
+17 Transferring Offices, Same Group 3 5y
+17 What's it like working with us? 8 5y
+17 Does this mean I got the offer? 17 5y
+17 Is it worth switching from finance with bad grades to history if I can improve my GPA? 6 5y
+17 UBS junior banker wellness bonus?? 7 5y
+17 401k strategy for new analysts 19 5y
+17 im in a rut any tips on how to get out 8 5y
+17 Incoming M&A Advisory at a Big 4 — WSO Courses: yes or no? 5 5y
+17 Competition between 1st and 2nd year Analysts? 10 5y
+17 Evercore M&A vs. PJT M&A 14 4y
+17 Vacation as summer analyst 7 5y
+17 Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN 6 5y
+17 DB Clownery: Industrials MD thinks analysts should work for free 10 5y
+17 Am I expected to work and log OT hours? 7 5y
+17 Assault Charge - Will I never get a High Finance job? 9 1y
+17 Do you guys think it's possible for IB to adopt more of a consulting WLB where you mainly have weekends off? 8 5y
+17 IB prep resources? 4 5y
+17 Asking for a weekend of WFH as an intern 32 3y
+17 VPs not knowing what they’re doing 16 3y
+17 The Future of Hedge Funds ? 11 5y
+17 Barclays Tech? Thoughts? 33 6mo
+17 BlackArch Partners FT 2022 9 4y
+17 For a company with entities in multiple jurisdiction, should we calculate Beta for each of them? (CAPM) 9 5y
+17 How to invest all my cash? (All-in on dividend stocks at this point?) 27 5y

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