+8 Target Schools for Stifel 10 5y
+64 Deutsche Bank 2018 --- Top groups, Exit opps, Pay (Bonus)? 56 5y
+2 What to do as freshman-senior in college INVESTMENT BANKING 5 5y
+7 Move from NYC --> FL 5 5y
0 How much do you get paid in shareholder advisory? 2 5y
+3 Advice for ECM/M&A Career 1 5y
+7 BB Coverage Question 6 5y
0 Which banks have industry groups that do a large portion of the modeling on deals? 2 5y
+24 How does Opt-in Pass/Fail look for IB Recruiting? 23 5y
+21 Interview for Risk Management Analyst, Exam included 18 5y
+35 Using the same email or application will be overlooked? 26 5y
+3 BMO Harris commercial banking (Not corporate banking) 4 5y
+3 BofA Product groups 1 5y
+16 Offer Choice: Boutique IB or Big 4 Financial Due Diligence 8 5y
+11 Starting FT early?! 11 5y
0 FLDP internship —> IBD analyst full time? 1 5y
+23 Do people ever leave buy side to go back to sell side? 40 5y
0 Gap Semester Before Junior Year for IB 1 5y
0 Worth it to take Series 7 and become accredited? 1 5y
+3 Audit to IB/CorpFin chances 1 5y
+24 Coworker got promoted before me despite closing less deals in 2 years 5 5y
+3 Fastest way to fill in 3SM historicals 3 5y
0 Is it too soon to accept defeat and apply to different positions outside of IB? 3 5y
+21 Life as an investment banker - the truth 15 5y
+4 What internship do I choose for sophomore year? 7 5y
+4 Is it okay to say you want to exit investment banking? 5 5y
+18 Why Go From a Solid IB to LMM PE? 4 5y
+5 2020 Tech group bonuses 1 5y
0 How to Prepare for GS Asset Management Interview? 1 5y
+7 How much does your minor matter? 11 5y
0 Going insane looking for housing - Places in London commutable to St. Pauls and Canary Wharf? 2 5y
0 S&P/Fitch internship sophomore summer 1 5y
0 Investment bankers and their emails 1 5y
+10 Recruiter said I'd hear back within a week. It's been two weeks now. Should I reach out? 2 5y
0 When exactly does the background check happen? 4 5y
+10 FT Partners vs. RBC vs. Truist 13 5y
0 Menlo Park & Palo Alto Banks - Where to live? 4 5y
0 What keyboard do you use? 3 5y
0 How much will my internship be taxed? 1 5y
+14 Help!! JP Morgan MMBSI vs William Blair ER vs Aberdeen Standard Investments 8 5y
+14 To those Working in Financial Modelling, what exactly do you ? 1 5y
+7 2020 Stub Bonuses 8 5y
0 Which offer to accept for PE longterm? 4 5y
+18 Dubai: Still a Place to Work in High Finance & Build Wealth? 1 5y
0 IB in Milan & Frankfurt 3 5y
+16 signing bonus, what to do with it. 14 5y
+12 COVID messed me up, GPA plummeted to 3.4, am I screwed for PE and lateral opportunities? 14 5y
+17 Why Banking? - How Dorky is This Answer? 7 5y
0 Which of the smaller top boutiques (DBO, M Klein, Incenteum, Foros, etc) tend to promote internally? 2 5y
+18 Corporate Development HeadHunters 5 5y
+5 Exit ops to F100 post IB stint? 5 5y
0 London off-cycle recruiting Q2 2021 4 5y
0 Where will London interns be living next Summer? 1 5y
+4 Dating girl to get internship 13 5y
0 Williams 3+2 (Columbia) 3 5y
0 Interviewer added me on LinkedIn a few days before interview 1 5y
+16 How many deals did you close? 20 5y
+7 Crisis Anyone? 4 5y
+2 Banker Bags? 1 5y
0 How much do you guys smoke 1 5y
+15 Got my bonus and it's lower than my peers 15 5y
0 Most important use of Outlook? 2 5y
+4 Sweatiest Banking in London? 1 5y
+7 BB Asset Based Lending Exit Opps? 2 5y
+13 Breaking into project finance? 5 5y
+3 DNB REPUTATION 0 5y
+10 CS Major at Top School -> Investment Banking 7 5y
+5 Comp at EB vs PE 2 5y
+8 Avoiding Taxes 6 5y
0 How to find FDD deals? 2 5y
+13 Thoughts on MM IB Firm? 5 5y
0 JPM FT London 2021 application deadline 0 5y
0 Tech investment banker - VP or strong associate 0 5y
0 JPM IBD vs Mckinsey 2 5y
0 Unpaid Boutique IBD Sophomore SA - Worth it? 3 5y
0 Culture in IBD Houston 6 5y
+47 How to invest at 21? 43 5y
+12 Investment banking for an outsider 0 5y
+29 Should I renege on my current offer ? 23 5y
+11 Difficult quant brainteaser need help 3 5y
+16 How to build real modeling skills?..because my shop sucks. 8 5y
0 Which offer to accept for summer internship 0 5y
+103 Been told I’m not ready for associate 31 5y
+18 What to do after 2 top BBs internship 27 5y
0 What does 'live deal' mean in IBD? 4 5y
+19 Brexit and Visa for IBD SA in London 17 5y
+29 IB London profile evaluation 13 5y
+9 PE Recruiting Preparation Approach 0 5y
+14 "Modelling" and false precision 5 5y
+4 IB Associate with only 2 years experience? 4 5y
0 Harris Williams Richmond 3 5y
+61 What is ECM/DCM like? 23 5y
+8 Graduating in December 2020 - should I start work early? 7 5y
0 JPM London strongest groups 2 5y
+9 Pub Fin Exit Opps/Overall Thoughts 2 5y
0 Lower MM M&A or Leading Middle Market ECM 2 5y
+6 What exactly did "Mother Merrill" represent? Is the culture of BofA still like that? 1 5y
0 Growing IBs 0 5y
+18 Transferring to a non-target school after bad first year at CC. 4 5y
+44 JP Morgan IB RIsk Exposed Part 2 10 5y

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