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+18 IB vs S&T Summer Analyst Job Openings 7 10y
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+6 FactSet hot keys on personal computer 0 10y
0 Viaticals - Life settlement 8 10y
0 Wachovia Sales and Trading - Received a platform offer 1 10y
+22 Volcker Rule - How does this affect them? 6 10y
0 What Do I Do? - Advice on how to get an ibanking analyst program 9 10y
0 What do I do? - Recently got rejected by a BB 10 10y
0 What are my options? - Seeking some advice 7 10y
0 What are my options? - Looking for guidance on how to break into IB 7 10y
+14 What do I do now? - Junior at semi-target with a 3.7 7 10y
+5 What shot do i have - Constructive criticism 13 10y
0 What now? - What else should I be doing? 7 10y
0 What Now - Unsuccessful in landing an analyst position 13 10y
0 What's next? - Current sophmore thinking about transferring 6 10y
0 What to make of this - First round interview at a hedge fund 3 10y
0 What to make of this? - Emailed HR contact 4 10y
0 Where do you guys look for jobs? - Monstertrak? 4 10y
0 Which internship? - Sophmore year at a semi-target 11 10y
0 Which Internship? - IB SA 9 10y
+15 Who am I? - Former head of Morgan Stanley Global Proprietary Group 48 10y
0 Which school is better? - Better placements? 35 10y
0 Which job should I take? - Two internship offers 3 10y
+47 Why Investment Banking? - No contribution to society 136 10y
0 Why - Analysts 6 10y
+7 WHY??? - So many financial regulatory agencies in the U.S. 6 10y
0 World Finance Job Conference - Anyone going in April? 7 10y
0 Working hours - Pursuing a MBA at one of the premier b-schools 10 10y
+30 Working for the Fed - Breaking into ib/s&t 30 10y
+35 How to keep skills in check? 40 10y
0 Sophomore Year Internship - Rankings? 8 10y
0 Spring Internships - Goldman 2 10y
0 Summer Analyst Recruiting - Is it decided before? 0 10y
+16 Summer Analyst Positions - Any chance of getting an IB internship? 4 10y
0 Summer Options - Prospective options 1 10y
0 Superday - What exactly is going on? 3 10y
0 Taking the CFA - Standing out in the job market 1 10y
0 Take buyside internship now or wait for IB? - Junior at semi-target 4 10y
0 Thanks - Semi/non-target and didn't have an internship with any banks 3 10y
+17 Thanks! - Attending a non-target in the middle of nowhere 12 10y
0 Technicals - Which company yields higher valuation? 13 10y
0 The DAK Group - Any experience with the group? 9 10y
+19 Thomas Weisel Partners - Prestige? 29 10y
0 Transition - Harder to break into typical M&A after a top MBA? 2 10y
0 Two questions - What do you make of that? 3 10y
0 PE Summer Internship: Operations or Investment Valuation Side if Aiming for IB next year? 1 10y
0 Un-hyping IB - Most don't know what it is 29 10y
0 UBS -Voyager - Continued to call HR 5 10y
0 Unofficial transcript - Benefit? 5 10y
0 Valuing Companies - Anything besides DCF? 19 10y
0 Resume questions - Different type of resume formats 7 10y
0 Rising Junior IB Resume - Semi target looking for an IB SA position 4 10y
0 Rotational Programs - Three year program 2 10y
+12 Salary - Decent b-school 3 10y
0 Salary - Analyst programme 23 10y
0 Second Rounds - Strategies? 1 10y
0 Seeking advice - Transition ti ibanking 10 10y
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0 Series 63 - FICC S&T 5 10y
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0 SEO for Asians - Program hard to get in? 26 10y
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+7 Signing bonus - Laz MM 17 10y
0 Should I take this internship? - MM 11 10y
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+27 Simple accounting question - Inventory 7 10y
0 Simmons & Co - First round interviews? 3 10y
+38 Prestige - Credit Suisse and other companies that cut pay 39 10y
0 Prestige - Quality of life 61 10y
0 Pre-knowledge for Training The Street Modeling course - Any help is appreciated 0 10y
0 Private Equity? - Any experiences? 1 10y
0 Project Finance - Updated info 1 10y
+23 Prospects for a Graduate at a Mid Cap IB in ER - Been offered a full time grad role 9 10y
0 Recommendation - Currently working in legal derivatives 1 10y
0 Recommendation - Want something better 1 10y
0 Reason for differences in Market Cap number on stock quote sites - Why? 3 10y
0 If There Was 1 Thing About Banking That You Could Change, What Would it Be? 1 10y
0 Reimbursement - Charged overnight packages 10 10y
0 References - Managing the process 0 10y
0 Resume Advice Needed - Sending my resume across to headhunters 1 10y
0 Resume advice needed - Experienced bankers 3 10y
0 Researching Deals - Best place in a given sector? 1 10y
+10 Offer Help - Offer expiring before interview? 2 10y
0 Offer help - Top ranked MBA 2 10y
0 Offer Help! - Received a FT IBD offer 15 10y
0 Offer Question - Just wrapped up SA stint 1 10y
0 Opinion requested - 4 year retail banking experience 1 10y
0 Opinion requested - Senior in college at a non-target 1 10y
0 Opinion - Typical ibanker? 2 10y
0 Opinion - Nearly impossible to get into BB 3 10y
0 Pay to Play - Thoughts? 5 10y
0 Plan B - Screwed up during recruitment 13 10y
+18 Plan B - Merchant banking 7 10y
0 Pitch books - Substantial capital raise 13 10y

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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