+36 Why is market cap / equity value useful? 16 9y
+15 Valuation for a Specialty Finance Company (Equity DCF or DDM?) 2 9y
0 Finance vs. Economics & CS 0 9y
+58 Accounting vs Finance 68 9y
+7 Does anyone have the templates for rosenbaum's second edition? 23 9y
0 Informational Interview with TMT IB Global Director 1 9y
+60 How I used LinkedIn to get Interviews and Land Offers 49 9y
0 How to value a foreign company traded in the US 0 9y
+32 Intern deal experience on resume 19 9y
+10 What happens if purchase price < shareholder's equity in an acquisition? 1 9y
0 Employment Restrictions 0 9y
0 Picking an Offer 2 9y
+14 2016/2017 Investment Banking threats & trends 4 9y
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+87 I was told to be more "aggressive".. What does that mean? 32 9y
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0 summer recruiting 2017 1 9y
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+35 Tricky Enterprise Value Question 16 9y
0 Adding M&A fee to Goodwill 6 9y
0 Negative CAPEX and WC 53 9y
+34 Risk Management Exit Opps 24 9y
+8 When are annual bonuses paid? 12 9y
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+20 Gordon Growth vs. Exit Model 24 9y
+37 Corporate Finance vs Commercial banking 70 9y
+6 Knopman Vs STC for series 63 6 9y
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+7 Questions to ask HR in Phone Interview 11 9y
+37 Questions to ask at recruiting and networking events 39 9y
+39 BofA/ML Drug Test 56 9y
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+52 Failed Drug Test? Advice? 73 9y
+66 Middle Market IB out of college 22 9y
0 BB Informal Interview 1 9y
+6 Will background check cover on-campus jobs? 5 9y
0 Best Time of Day to Send Follow Up Email? 4 9y
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+24 Big 4 - Valuation and Business Modeling 1 9y
0 2017 Full-Time Investment Banking Analyst Application 1 9y
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0 How to phrase no return offer 6 10y
0 TheStory - Breaking In 0 10y
0 Bank Groups Interaction / Roles 0 10y
+81 Quit BO role before I hit the desk to pursue FO role? 44 10y
+15 IB and BIWS/WSP guidance 5 10y
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0 How long do firms give you to sign? 1 10y
+27 Oil and Gas Investment Banking 47 10y
0 Boutique/MM IB's with the best lifestyle/hours? 2 10y
0 Are RX clients happy? 1 10y
0 RX interviews and bond math 0 10y
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+35 Morgan Stanley's advice to summer analysts 2 10y
0 First Phone Screen all Technical Questions? 1 10y
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0 KeyBank Capital Markets 3 10y
0 CFA® Exam 1 10y
+8 M&A question - Accretion/dilution 7 10y
+10 Revolver and WACC (Cost of Debt) 1 10y
0 HF to PE? 0 10y
+20 Actual Networking Numbers 15 10y
+8 Technical question 5 10y
0 Leveraged Finance Career Path 6 10y
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0 Analyst FT Transition 0 10y
+15 MBA v. Summer Analyst 10 10y
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+8 Medical Marijuana Stocks? 4 10y
0 No outside recruiting 5 10y
0 Summer Analyst Intern 3 10y
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0 Formulas? Any insight is appreciated. 2 10y
0 going into sophomore year, advice? 2 10y
+11 Informational call worse than informational interview 1 10y
+17 All-stock M&A deal: what's combined market map? 11 10y
+36 Do people ever regret moving to PE? 19 10y
0 401K Question - Moved to new firm - Need WSO's help 0 10y
0 Is this a good combo or overkill? 0 10y
+16 Call with Top BB IBD Global Head 9 10y
0 Calculating EV....Mkt Cap in WACC calc....? 5 10y
0 HR Reached Out to Me? 8 10y
0 Stout Risius Ross (SRR) 6 10y
0 Immediate Hire Analyst Openings? 2 10y
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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