0 Chicago FT 2021 Roommate Thread 1 5y
+37 Q&A: M&A and Capital-raising 15 5y
0 WFH Tips 2 5y
+22 Cibc cleary gull 14 5y
+25 What on earth does fit mean? 15 5y
+18 UBS Internship 1st round - Sonru video interview 2 5y
+1 CS or Barclays IBD? (2020) 3 5y
+25 Results Day Nightmare 9 5y
0 Back into IB? 0 5y
+16 ECM to M&A? 8 5y
+13 Investment Banking Accounting Questions 7 5y
+3 Ending cash of CFS doesn't exactly match the cash in BS in Annual report 2 5y
+52 Hypothetical Renege Situation 30 5y
+30 Is this a good cold email? Freshman Internship? 11 5y
+37 Are Masters Degrees and MBAs going to be mandatory 5-10 years down the line? 22 5y
+248 How to NOT send cold emails 120 5y
+38 Interviews: Mental health issue as an answer for "Why Low GPA?" 23 5y
+42 How to Read Financial News 26 5y
+17 Target MSc Finance Student | UK | Struggling to Get IB M&A Interviews 4 5y
+9 What is the structured products group in IBD? What's their relationship with structurers in S&T (if any)? 3 5y
0 Boutique Cold Email to Phone Call Questions. 2 5y
0 What to do now? 0 5y
0 TAS Intern at non-Big 4 vs. Audit Intern at Big 4 2 5y
0 Ending cash of CFS doesn't exactly match the cash in BS in Annual report 2 5y
0 Hardest adjustment 1 5y
0 Constanly Competing with People Who Have Much More Exp. for IB Roles? 1 5y
+15 Structured Finance Lateral Analyst Interview 4 5y
0 Does Citi Singapore sponsor visa for non-Singaporeans? 1 5y
+6 What do banks do background checks on for Summer analyst? 14 5y
+6 Goldman Sachs London IBD 11 5y
0 Pass or No Pass for a grade 7 5y
0 Skills and Qualifications: Minimum 4 years IB experience 0 5y
0 Finance Opportunities in LA 4 5y
0 How do you know if you have what it takes to do IB? 1 5y
+9 Would it be bad to study abroad for the full junior year? 0 5y
+7 POTUS Exit Opps? 2 5y
+38 Sleep in Banking 31 5y
+7 Citi 2021 SA IBD Recruiting 16 5y
0 Jefferies A&D Analyst 2 5y
0 In Person Interview 0 5y
0 Should I do IBD? 5 5y
0 What to do going forward 0 5y
+10 Spring Internship (PE or IB) 5 5y
+8 MD Base Compensation 9 5y
+17 SPACs 6 5y
+34 public finance into investment banking? 11 5y
0 Side job while in IB? 12 5y
+22 Diversity Events After Accepting Offer? 18 5y
+28 Cash is already accounted for within Market Cap. why? 6 5y
+11 BO but want to move to FO 6 5y
+3 Will More Firms Recruit Full-Time in Winter/Spring? 3 5y
+19 Greenshoe - primary or secondary 11 5y
0 Thoughts on a summer internship in an SBA lending group 0 5y
+118 Why the buyside? 63 5y
0 How does a student from a non-target school break in? 2 5y
0 BNP M&A SA 2021 15 5y
+9 Best Industry Coverage Groups for CorpDev 2 5y
+7 Real Estate vs Power Utilities and Infrastructure industry growth? 4 5y
+14 GS NR/Industrials Type Group vs. Evercore Generalist M&A 8 5y
0 Tuck Business Bridge Program? 0 5y
+17 What kind of music do you listen to? 7 5y
+12 JPM teams and team selection for summer internship 5 5y
0 Question about League Tables by Group 0 5y
+9 Brookfield Financial - How are they related to Brookfield AM or Brookfield Properties? 6 5y
+243 JPM SA 2021 Accelerated 790 5y
+12 harvard/ivy engineering masters/PHD -> BB/EB analyst 13 5y
0 MS in Finance as Last Resort??? 2 5y
+16 Big 4 Tax Consulting to IB? 2 5y
+27 Accidentally sent a rude email to HR 8 5y
0 Spring Week recruitment? (London) 0 5y
+18 DCM syndication 4 5y
+56 In what division are soft skills most valued? 33 5y
0 Spring Internship or Summer Analyst - which one to choose? 1 5y
+94 Is Traditional Finance Dead? 51 5y
+5 Stout IBD - 2020? 4 5y
+1 Trading ETF options in IB? 2 5y
+9 Anyone know if they are starting 2021 FT in-person? 21 5y
0 Comp at Boutiques in US 1 5y
0 In the opinion of HC bankers, is America moving towards socialized healthcare? 5 5y
+8 Which banks sponsor works visas in London? 11 5y
0 Lost all other interests 0 5y
+20 Question about greenshoe 7 5y
0 HF vs. Small Boutique IB offer 1 5y
+15 Citi HK IBD Offers 23 5y
0 Recommend Books - Boring time between comments 3 5y
+11 Quitting internship early? 3 5y
+50 Upcoming firms to replace/become EBs? 29 5y
+42 CS vs BoA 34 5y
0 FIG banking landscape in BBs 1 5y
0 Cya? Leaving finance to data science / programming 1 5y
+16 Jane Street Business Development Internship ONSITE/FINAL Round Interview HELP! 3 5y
0 Telling Reference that you were rejected 1 5y
+7 How to Avoid Imposter Syndrome? 2 5y
+7 Is it normal to not hear from BB banks before your summer analyst internship? 3 5y
+2 Technology Coverage News Resources / Industry Info 4 5y
0 Future of Consumer / Retail Groups 3 5y
+2 SA 2021 Success Rates 3 5y
+5 Prepping for FIG 4 5y
+26 How Do Investment Bankers Reconcile Their Lack of Productive Output With Overcompensation Relative to The Poor? 36 5y
+21 Is 30s too old to start an Investment Banking job as Analyst? 18 5y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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