+18 help!! PWP vs Barclays London 14 5y
0 When does salary all feel the same? 1 5y
+1 Thesis topic 4 5y
+15 Need 3-Statement Model Help will Venmo $500 6 5y
0 FinTech teams London 5 5y
0 Disclosed Broker and ETF but forgot to send out transaction confirmation 1 5y
0 How to spin my story for IB?? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Exploratory Programs - What Does It Mean For Recruiting? 1 5y
+15 SPAC vs. IPO vs. Direct Listing 5 5y
0 NY Summer 2021 - In office or WFH?? 2 5y
+12 Unique situation, trying to break into IB 4 5y
0 DCM Offer....Adice 3 5y
+26 Recent Grad -- Chose Commercial Bank for LSAT Prep Freedom -- Wants Back into IB 10 5y
+20 Professional Athlete -> IB 9 5y
0 Double Degree Laurier BBA/Waterloo BMath? 10 5y
+15 Please help! ROI VS YTM!? 5 5y
+1 Do early-start IB Analysts do Technical Training before going on desk??? 3 5y
+2 what happens to people who don't discover wso 3 5y
0 Secured Internship in IBD, How can I prep? 8 5y
+12 Impact of Purchasing an Asset on the Financial Statements? 3 5y
+1 Early graduation on PE recruitment after joining BB 1 5y
0 Sophomore Internship Advice 1 5y
+40 2020 FT IB Recruiting Thoughts 11 5y
+8 RX and M&A Recruiting at the Same Firm 2 5y
+463 Eight Habits of Top Bucket IBD Summers 35 5y
+27 Need advice on breaking into IB 7 5y
+22 Moving from MM SA to BB/EB FT- Advice/How hard will it be? 7 5y
+10 Are you allowed to sleep at the office as an IB analyst? 3 5y
+2 TikTok IPO: will it make US employees rich? 3 5y
0 Going to buyside after 6 months - can bank comment on performance to background check agency? 7 5y
0 Transferring from non-target after one year. 1 5y
0 Any thoughts on FT Partners in London? 2 5y
+20 How is Wells Fargo LevFin so highly ranked? 17 5y
0 Lazard Healthcare 2021 NY/SF 1 5y
0 Need guidance for elevator pitch 1 5y
+34 Is IB more prestigious than management consulting? 21 5y
+12 Do any of you have expreience "Shadowing" an IB analyst? 7 5y
0 MBA Best Route for me? 3 5y
0 IB the best career springboard for me? 1 5y
+5 Do Summer Associates get time and half? What can we expect to pull in throughout the summer? 6 5y
0 As a new analyst, should I be asking people if I can help out rather than waiting for people to come to me for help? 2 5y
+4 Potential FT offer from Guggenheim HC. Good? 7 5y
+1 UNC Prestige in the next 5 years 6 5y
0 Top excel skills in IB 1 5y
+3 JPM Early Insight into Investment Banking 2021 3 5y
0 Barclays Consumer Retail Group? 1 5y
0 What usually happens if you need to work from home for medical reasons? 2 5y
+16 I don't want to be a wage cuck for the rest of my life. Is IB the right choice for me? 12 5y
0 Goldman Sachs off cycle interview 1 5y
+10 Budgeting Analyst Salary (NYC) 8 5y
+23 What Is The Purpose of Having Several Co-Managers With Negligible Economics on a Deal? 6 5y
0 International Organization to IB 1 5y
+11 Analyst experience versus Brand name 4 5y
0 BofA wholesale credit AVP salary? 1 5y
+11 Rank prestige, exit opp strength, and exit opp locations of BB jobs 5 5y
0 Moving to Los Angles 2 5y
+16 Recourse against bad bonus as analyst - need urgent advice 7 5y
+12 William Blair Aerospace, Defense and Government in Charlotte FT Interview Prep 2 5y
+16 Counterparty Credit Risk 6 5y
+6 Weird Situation (incoming SA 2021) 5 5y
0 Need Advice on MBA Route into IB 10 5y
+41 What should I major in to get into investment banking from a non-target school? 23 5y
+12 Do IBD analysts/summer analysts get time to 'hanky panky'? 11 5y
+3 Single Asset Secondaries 4 5y
0 How to Lateral from boutique or smaller bank to BB or top 5 bank 3 5y
0 Bloomberg: Wall Street Gets Frugal With Employees After Pandemic Windfall 1 5y
+1 Good Prior Experience for DCM 2 5y
0 HELP CRA AUDIT IB!!!! 1 5y
+31 Intern claims “ex-JPM” 18 5y
0 Financial Modeling Used in IB 2 5y
+11 Nomura IB CFS London Teams + Comp 7 5y
+35 NYC Housing in 2021 15 5y
0 Short Term Transfer 1 5y
0 Performance review: analyst objectives 1 5y
+27 realistic chances of breaking into investment banking without internships 24 5y
0 ECM Syndicate Desk Within A Hedge Fund 1 5y
+48 the all nighter - just hilarious 15 5y
0 How interest rates do this? 1 5y
0 Doing exchange for final semester before full-time start? 1 5y
0 BB IB SA Pay in CA 14 5y
+1 How are you staying virtually organized? 1 5y
0 Best Company to join for corporate development after IB? 1 5y
0 Cash flow props... 3 5y
+41 1st Year Analyst - What Happens If I Just Stop Caring? 28 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
+1 What are the best shortcuts to have in your QAT — IB? 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Early Career Question (Applied through Professional & Student Site) 1 5y
+4 How To Make Your MD Love You (And Score a Top Bucket Bonus) 1 5y
0 Jumping for the 2nd time as a ‘18 Grad 6 5y
0 Internship Advice for a High School Kid 2 5y
0 Accounting and Finance Concentration vs Accounting or Finance Concentration and Computer Science minor? 1 5y
+29 Outlook on FT Partners? 31 5y
+16 Why multiply it by 1-t 5 5y
0 Corporate banking to IB - internal mobility 2 5y
0 Why do upward and downward sloping curves mean this? 2 5y
0 Prepping for MBA: Post-grad EC's 2 5y
+26 How to be a Successful Associate 6 5y
0 Lateraling in under a year to IB 1 5y
+15 Advice Needed: Peculiar Situation 33 5y
0 Tax Law to IBD Path Question 19 5y

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