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+262 Best Practices for Junior Bankers - Top 10 Things to Do 32 6y
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+261 transgender working and recruiting for IB 68 11mo
+261 Best IB Analyst Day in the Life Video on Youtube? 52 3y
+261 IB SA Recruiting is a Joke Now 139 3y
+261 DB the only BB not to give full summer pay for interns 109 5y
+261 Goldman Sachs Intern Nightmare Experience 54 5y
+260 Why Lina Khan Might Actually Be the Best Thing That Happens to Young Bankers 64 6mo
+260 UBS Investment Bank now 23rd in US 47 7mo
+260 Cash money🏀 63 1y
+260 Is Jefferies Really That Bad? 104 2y
+260 Goldman Sachs 2024 SA 1,428 2y
+260 Are the hours really THAT bad? 462 2y
+259 GOLDMAN SACHS SA 2026 MEGATHREAD 766 3mo
+259 BofA SA 2022 1,856 3y
+259 The smartest guys came from/are going to Consulting 96 3y
+259 Why would any associate+ banker choose a BB over EB? 99 3y
+259 How To Stop Caring About BB Rankings? 67 4y
+258 Being an Associate in IB is Paradise 35 1y
+258 Associate Moving to Bali 57 3y
+258 Who enjoys IB? (serious question) 64 4y
+258 Reinsurance Investment Banking - Why this niche industry is and will continue to change the commercial insurance industry entirely and for the better 39 3y
+258 I cant save money 127 4y
+258 Ask CompBanker 57 3y
+257 IB Return Rates for Diverse Candidates — What’s Going On? 59 5mo
+257 Do you regret IB? 91 1y
+257 Goldman 13 Whistleblower is son of Vice Chairman of TPG 52 3y
+257 Finance/Wall Street Wannabes 72 5y
+257 Will recruiting ever stop accelerating? 84 5y
+256 How are women treated in IB? 103 1y
+256 IB is not intellectually challenging 43 5y
+256 Scam Internship List: Be Aware 193 1y
+255 MD yells at analyst during shit 12 3y
+255 Anon's tips to get crushed and survive 22 2y
+255 How much $ have you saved? 334 4y
+255 What is family life like in finance? 111 9y
+254 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. 88 1d
+254 2025 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking 223 5mo
+254 Does not seem fair how much money we are making compared to other industries 130 4y
+254 Mini IPO for WSO? 97 5y
+254 Investment Banking bad for your health? 76 6y
+254 Week 3 of IBD Internship: The Pitch 84 6y
+253 UBS vs. Chattanooga TN-based Boutique? 23 1mo
+253 Why can't I even get any interviews? 227 4y
+252 Easily the worst analyst in my group. 45 3y
+252 Why has Consulting become more popular than IB for post-MBA career?? 124 1y
+252 Q&A: SVP with 15+ YOE BB -> MM -> MC (all M&A): A Long & Strange Trip 72 4y
+252 PSA: How to get blacklisted from IB 96 5y
+252 There and Back Again - A Banker's Tale 34 3y
+252 What are the Strongest Non-Target Schools for Undergrad Recruitment? 131 6y
+252 Choosing Michigan (Ross) over Wharton - shrewd? retarded? 174 6y
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+251 How to earn respect from your analysts? 52 3y
+251 RANKING: BEST BULGE BRACKET CULTURE 107 1y
+250 UBS Loses 2 Global Co-Heads 70 1y
+250 I finally did it. Extreme Non-Target to my dream role, Investment Banking Analyst - M&A 29 3w
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+249 Cracked non-target schools this year 123 1mo
+249 Rbc hate 53 1y
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+249 Whats with the hate on non-targets? 52 2y
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+249 How to be a Successful Analyst: Do's and Don'ts 69 3y
+249 What I hate about Banking 61 8y
+249 Silicon Valley vs. Wall Street: Working at Google vs. Goldman Sachs 132 3y
+248 Kids these days don’t know the game 71 1y
+248 Did I make a mistake leaving IB, I'm bored as shit 84 2y
+248 LSE is Paradise 53 2y
+248 Introducing my kids to IB (in advance) 68 4y
+248 How to NOT send cold emails 120 5y
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+247 WB Bonuses 193 3y
+247 Non US/Europe IB/PE Overview 36 4y
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+246 What has been your total compensation progression in your career? 208 3y
+246 Base Raises Are Basically Meaningless Now 109 4y
+246 Is IB the highest paying career right now? 148 4y
+246 Caring for terminally ill parent while in IB 60 3y
+246 2020 SA Still a go? Anyone hear back from the companies? 221 4y
+246 Kid Doesn't Make it to IB BB; Refuses to Walk at Graduation 74 6y
+246 Your Most Absurd IB Interview Questions.. and Answers 103 6y
+246 The Comprehensive List of Transfer Friendly Schools For Investment Banking 209 3y
+246 Why YOU Aren't Getting Offers 79 6y
+245 My associates dont do shit 70 3y
+245 Would you move to a 'tier-2' city? 168 1y
+245 mid tier bb's and eb comparison 92 4y
+245 Most Advanced Technicals 186 3y
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