0 RBS IBD SA HK 1 15y
0 The Death of the IPO 2 15y
0 Interview Depreciation Question 6 15y
0 Is This a Goldmine or a Valuable Resource? 6 15y
0 Your experiences on financial modeling course taken in college? 0 15y
+14 Wearing religious articles to IB interview / ethnic lifestyle? 13 15y
0 How does QE2 lead to Depreciation of Currency- MacroEcon here? 7 15y
+10 Main difference between PIBs and a "Company Profile" 3 15y
+32 Going from BB to second-tier/MM 33 15y
0 Option & ECM 2 15y
0 Does capital structure affect TEV? CONFUSION 10 15y
0 1st year post-MBA associates and 2nd/3rd year analysts 1 15y
0 I know I can't get into IB with this resume, so what kind of jobs can it get me that can lead to IB later? 29 15y
0 Using contact to ask for contacts at different bank? 4 15y
0 First year programming at GS with 190k? 4 15y
+6 Biochemistry Grad With Pharma Experience - Competitive for Finance? 4 15y
0 Pros cons of IPO vs Private company; healthcare websites 1 15y
0 GS HK Securities Interview 7 15y
0 Are you in a finance club on campus? 4 15y
0 Project Finance- Oil Well Deal structures 1 15y
0 Sir/Ma'am in Banking 10 15y
0 Job Hunting in the New Year 2 15y
0 Is an offer likely after this? 7 15y
0 JPM Follow up 7 15y
0 High yield bonds vs syndicated loans 10 15y
+7 I had an interview on Monday. Is it too late to email a thank you note? 18 15y
+65 Why does everyone think banking is mindless? 51 15y
0 What could a sophomore with previous IB experience be asked? 2 15y
0 Late Full-Time Recruiting 3 15y
0 Morgan Stanley Hong Kong IBD SA Superday? 17 15y
+16 Vault is sponsored by Houlihan Lokey? 17 15y
+17 D+ on Transcript 9 15y
0 Citi, BofA Among Most Hated Companies of 2010 16 15y
0 Am I swimming upstream? Should I float downriver? 0 15y
0 Goldman's Facebook Play 1 15y
0 last ditch effort to get finance-related internship 0 15y
0 Energy Rodeo 2011 - 40 Days Away 27 15y
0 Cover letter format when given essay prompt 1 15y
+21 On-campus recruiting 8 15y
0 Does anyone else find WSO's new embedded ads distracting? 24 15y
+5 DVD Collection 9 15y
+1 Terminal Value 1 15y
0 Questions about Networking 4 15y
+9 Financial Statement Question 10 15y
+14 Wall Street Jobs for High School Students. 12 15y
+13 Summer Internship Chances? 7 15y
0 Professional Commodity Training and Education 5 15y
+22 Internship dilemma : same group as gf? 28 15y
0 quick network question 1 15y
0 how are hedge fund managers paid? cash, PIK? 1 15y
+148 All you freshman need to stfu and relax 93 15y
+13 Investment Banking in Copenhagen, Denmark 10 15y
0 Using Last Semester's GPA 5 15y
+3 Recomended Next Steps for Sophomore 0 15y
+44 Beat this LinkedIn 40 15y
0 MBA now or later (career-switcher) 9 15y
+19 Big 4 Transaction Services 14 15y
+27 The Rainmakers of 2010 11 15y
0 Need a laugh? 3 15y
0 Ideas for Finance/Economic Research 5 15y
+12 I have no finance background whatsoever (except econ) - how to prepare for interviews? 7 15y
0 Deal Origination Internship 1 15y
+36 Graduate in 3 or 4 Years? 26 15y
0 SEO for Sophomores? 20 15y
+2 Do transfer students have a disadvantage for recruiting purposes? 9 15y
0 Marcus Halberstram Apprenticeship 17 15y
+17 Another reason to go get an MBA after IBD? 20 15y
0 Equity Portion of WACC in an IPO 1 15y
+13 BRAIN TEASERS! HOW TO ANSWER THEM? 9 15y
0 IBank Ops or Hedge Fund Ops 1 15y
+16 BofA - ML 5 15y
+17 Interesting Transactions & Alliances 9 15y
0 location, location, location 2 15y
0 IB Compensation 4 15y
+10 Rotation Program Advice 4 15y
0 Numbers from the Ivies? 15 15y
+51 The Street Before Christmas 2010 15 15y
+1 what are the 4 15y
+10 IBD vs lawyer fees in M&A 6 15y
0 Spending >4 years in UG 2 15y
0 HK IBD Salaries 5 15y
0 GPA for Grad School 2 15y
+13 Who wants a silver banana ? part 4 14 15y
0 MBA --> Associate ....what are the target programs 14 15y
+23 Choosing Between 2 Offers 14 15y
0 Lost Souls of Wall Street 22 15y
0 M&A teams 2 15y
+51 Picking a major-Classical Studies vs. Econ 29 15y
+15 Foturne 10 M&A Vs. IBD SA 11 15y
+17 What to earn a silver banana? 20 15y
0 Breaking it down 10 15y
+16 The Decade's Movers and Shakers 18 15y
+7 GS Partners 4 15y
0 TPG Capital vs. KKR 10 15y
0 Summer Internship Diaries & Day/Week in the Life 0 15y
+45 Betting on the Bonus 38 15y
0 At crossroad, help me decide 2 15y
+30 A Christmas Dilemma 22 15y
+3 What is GIO dept in JP Morgan? 3 15y
+5 Why does Wall Street still call it BONUS? 3 15y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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