+41 How do I develop work ethic for IB? 23 4y
+41 Contingency Plans if FT Jobs Get Rescinded? 20 6y
+41 Ranking of Banks to impress women 13 5y
+41 Interested in IB, No chance? 6 4y
+41 Is IB/PE Worth It If No Long-term Interest? 23 5y
+41 Are career coaches worth it? 24 6y
+41 Industrials General Info & Best Groups 2020 20 6y
+41 Is IB Advisory Commoditized? 7 4y
+41 What are the top/most prestigious smaller boutiques/kiosks? 36 4y
+41 Renogiate Sign on Bonus 16 6y
+41 Piper Sandler’s Caliber 23 5y
+41 Stock Market Rigged 29 6y
+41 TMT prep 17 5y
+41 burnout / moving forward 26 4y
+41 How bad is IBD Associate Life at a BB? 22 6y
+41 How the hell are return offer candidates going to be assessed this summer? 9 6y
+41 Does Citi now have the Coolest / Best Office? 22 6y
+41 Thoughts on Baird Chicago? 32 6y
+41 WTF 2022 ALREADY GOT SA OFFERS!?!?! 19 4y
+41 What do you call yourself? 37 5y
+41 How are students selected for interviews in reality? 34 5y
+41 What do people have against London EBs in this forum? 14 5y
+41 Meal Stipend Benchmarking 38 5y
+41 Moelis Young Leaders Diversity 102 4y
+41 1st Year Analyst - What Happens If I Just Stop Caring? 28 5y
+41 IB Sweatshop stories 37 5y
+41 BAML 2021 Carrers Launchpad D&I 119 3y
+41 First-year analyst quitting without a job lined up 26 5y
+41 MENTAL HEALTH | IBD ANALYST EDITION 11 4y
+41 Rejection Season! 35 5y
+41 ECM to M&A - is it wise? 27 5y
+41 Jefferies Good Place to Start? 42 3y
+41 Fellow MBA associates, anyone else surprised at how bad it ksy 62 4y
+41 Critique my "why IB" answer 16 5y
+41 Need Thoughts On When To Do This... Please Advice 12 4y
+41 When do you take a perfect SAT score off your resume? 32 4y
+41 BofA vs PWP vs CS 28 4y
+41 Bad team culture: A vent 26 4y
+41 How to Lateral out of Oil and Gas? 14 4y
+41 Anyone else think senior bankers suck at pitching? 16 4y
+41 BAML 2022 Carrers Launchpad D&I 396 3y
+41 Citi A1 base raised to 110K? 105 4y
+41 SAT score 92 4y
+41 Burnt out second year analyst wondering what to do 15 3y
+41 Do you have time to workout? 29 4y
+41 Is Morgan Stanley really the lowest paying BB? 37 4y
+41 Is M&A Activity Actually Slowing? 14 4y
+41 im fucked 23 3y
+41 Does speaking Mandarin as a mixed/non-Chinese person help with recruiting? 13 3y
+41 Discussing disappointing bonus with seniors 22 3y
+41 Learning to play office politics (for an introverted Asian kid) 3 3y
+41 How to explain firing? IB 25 3y
+41 Group Placement Networking 21 1y
+41 Advice for IB laterals in this current market (Asking ANLs+ for advice) 25 2y
+41 any word from MS layoffs? 118 3y
+41 Centerview Partners- overview perks and culture 25 1y
+41 What will being an MD look like in 20 years? 18 3y
+41 How is Columbia General Studies perceived on Wall Street? 18 1w
+41 Is going international for a couple years a big career setback? 16 2y
+41 The Stress of Micromanagement 11 2y
+41 Non-controlling Interest Explanation 12 3y
+41 CS/UBS Houston is officially closing 31 3y
+41 Most Prestigious Types of Poop? 14 2y
+41 Deleted 12 2y
+41 Dealing with demanding associate? 17 2y
+41 IRR vs WACC 12 1y
+41 Top green tech IB 18 1y
+41 Struggling to select M&A or RX for full-time 20 2y
+41 Evercore PCA vs GS Coverage Group 29 1y
+41 Getting Pressed to Attend Useless Non-Work Related Events, what do I do? 9 2y
+41 Culture Issues AND Boring Work PLEASE Stay Away From This MM (actually LMM) Industry Boutique 24 2y
+41 Long-Term Banking in Chicago: Lincoln or WB? 9 2y
+41 Do Canadian investment banking seats still exist at the junior level? 52 2y
+41 KPMG M&A or Natixis? 20 2y
+41 EVR FY23 Bonus Thread 21 2y
+41 Where most IB analysts end up after 10-20 years? 11 2y
+41 Ib in Texas? 18 9mo
+41 EB Rankings 22 2y
+41 IB SA25 Intern Pay 18 2y
+41 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship 7 1y
+41 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad 27 2y
+41 Feels like I forget everything 7 2y
+41 goldman bumps intern salaries for 2025 summer? 32 1y
+41 IB Associate All-in Comp 2024 40 1y
+41 UBS to Divest IB? Now #15 in US M&A, losing 45% of Global IB fees in market share since 2022 (UBS + CS) in YTD 2024 61 10mo
+41 Requesting not to be staffed with someone 9 1y
+41 IB AN1 Called to Jury Duty 9 1y
+41 Is IB truly the path to salvation? 23 1y
+41 ANL1 Looking to Exit: Non-PE/IB/HF/VC…. Ideas? 27 1y
+41 London IB SA Recruiting as a Final Year Undergrad 31 1w
+41 How hard can the hours be 15 1y
+41 Incoming Leveraged Finance Analyst - Bulge Bracket - What to prepare for ? 15 1y
+41 WSO Corrupt? 8 1y
+41 Junior Silent Bonus Protest @BofA/UBS 16 1y
+41 Why are you guys still here? 33 1y
+41 Do I need to be a genius to be a buy side quant 22 1y
+41 West Coast Tech Banking Ranking? 44 11mo
+41 Just Got Laid Off from My Boutique IB for Asking for a Mousepad—AMA 7 1y
+41 An1 Savings Pre-Bonus? 15 1y
+41 How to stay sharp throughout the day? 22 1y

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