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+243 A Decade Into IB: Teetering on the Edge of Cataclysm? 95 3y
+243 Request for Mods: Consider adding a Restructuring forum? 42 4y
+243 JPM SA 2021 Accelerated 790 5y
+243 Investment Banks as NFL Teams 27 6y
+243 Investment Banking for females - What is it like ? 168 3y
+242 Credit Suisse Summer 2020 281 5y
+242 J.P. Morgan 2019 IBD Video Interview 528 7y
+241 Worst Bank to Work for in 2025? 107 3mo
+241 Pet Peeves / office etiquette 58 2y
+241 Another Investment Banking reflection 40 5y
+241 MS in finance vs MBA 253 5y
+240 2023 Consolidated IB Analyst Bonuses 74 2y
+240 Why isn’t accounting to banking more common? 103 3y
+240 Shitting on other banks… why? 38 3y
+240 How do you spend your bonus? 133 3y
+240 What's so good about Evercore? 102 3y
+240 Do many young I-Bankers pivot to F500 ladder? Seems like you sharks would dominate, yeah? 79 6y
+240 Dating future banker boy: get out now? or stick it out? 52 3y
+239 IB doesn't have as much exit opps as this website made me believe 134 3w
+239 Why do bankers think they are superior? 59 4y
+239 Truist Pay Bump 97 1y
+239 Took an Associate job at a tiny firm, how screwed am I? 49 6y
+238 Analyst Pay Bump Updates? 298 3y
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+238 What was your first big break? 41 6y
+238 Do banking and PE make you a better business owner? 76 6y
+238 A Map of where Investment Banks are in Manhattan 45 4y
+238 Overview of Sell-Side M&A 53 2y
+237 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 1 of 2 44 1y
+237 Why You Should Reject that Start-Up Job 72 3y
+236 Why is corp dev hated on as an exit? 60 1mo
+236 SA 2025 Megathread 701 1y
+236 Rainmaker Analyst - My Story 83 3y
+236 Management Presentations are Paradise 17 3y
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+236 What is your lowest pay you would take? 54 4y
+236 Week 2 of IBD Internship: Hitting the Desk 87 6y
+235 UBS to Merge M&A, Sponsor Advisory in Investment Banking Revamp 59 11mo
+235 Goldman IBD Recruiting Stats 45 6y
+235 Settle Down Freshman Hardos 41 6y
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+235 Full Time Recruiting 345 10y
+235 What other jobs pay as well as IB? 227 7y
+235 McKinsey & Company vs. Goldman Sachs 100 3y
+234 Why aren’t MDs more worried that someone on their team might actually die? 53 12mo
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+234 William Blair Layoffs?! 178 3y
+233 UBS GROUP PLACEMENT RESULTS 82 5d
+233 BMO Mining fallout 178 2y
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+233 PJT Partners London Shambles 110 4y
+233 Tips For Incoming FT Analysts That Did NOT Do an IB Internship 24 3y
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+232 Ending My Life if I don't get an SA 2025 Offer 81 1y
+232 10 years in banking, tech, and consulting 71 2y
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+231 Unpaid Internship is Paradise 21 2y
+231 Money - What is your goal? 113 2y
+231 To what extent do you tell family / friends about your salary? 59 8y
+230 Why Do Banks Not Sponsor H1-Bs? 76 3mo
+230 What’s the deal with these European interns? 82 4mo
+230 Corny Spring Interns 113 1y
+230 The Case for Taking a Banking Attitude to Other Industries 27 2y
+230 Dealing with a terrible bonus? 92 3y
+230 2022 Consolidated US Investment Banking Base Salaries 180 2y
+230 Best/worst hours on the street? (Australia) 225 1y
+230 First car after graduation? 92 5y
+230 IB background not welcomed in consulting? 51 6y
+230 The Case for Choosing a Non-Target 69 3y
+230 Goldman Sachs HireVue Process 283 2y
+230 Exploding Offer Dilemma 298 3y
+229 Where does Stern really lie? 104 1mo
+229 BOFA COMP THREAD 198 1y
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+229 Facetime 72 3y
+229 Best Kept Secret In Finance 119 3y
+229 GS/MS/JPM vs EVR/PJT/PWP 110 3y
+229 QUIT vs. STAY - A better way to think about it. 40 3y
+229 Sick of ‘Do I have a Chance’ Posts 36 8y
+228 Honestly, What are you going to do when AI kills this career forever? 74 2mo
+228 Future of the Industry 38 9mo
+228 Advice for people on how to lateral from SA to FT 62 3mo
+228 Goldman CEO DJ Dipshit Fails Again 65 2y
+228 WSO 2021 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey (Part 1/2) 31 3y
+228 Q&A: Senior VP in BB M&A (London) 169 3y
+228 Investment Banking in London (EMEA) - Strongest Players, League Tables, Salaries, Differences... 103 4y
+227 [Early 2026] The Definitive and Data-Driven Healthcare IB Group Rankings (Biopharma + Broader HC) 49 4d
+227 How do UBS employees here feel about daily WSO posts about UBS 29 1mo
+227 Is my IB analyst personal budget realistic? 61 2y
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