0 SF 2015 FT Analyst Room-mate Thread 0 11y
0 Free Cal Poly Pomona Excel VBA programming course, open enrollment until April 5, 2015 0 11y
+15 80% chance of making 20 mil 10 11y
0 SF 2015 full-time roommate 3 11y
+16 How Can Multiple Banks Serve as Lead Underwriters? 7 11y
0 Writing About a Job That Was Both Paid & Unpaid 6 11y
0 Recruiting as an alumnus from a target school 2 11y
0 Railroad industry multiples 6 11y
0 Housing/Living Tips for FT IB Analyst in Downtown SF 34 11y
0 Trading Comps question 4 11y
+13 Put SA on resume or not? 10 11y
+12 DCM: Origination vs. Syndication 1 11y
0 CREDIT SUISSE -CREDIT INVESTMENT GROUP Advice 3 11y
0 Advice for Internships 0 11y
0 Do you think I can make it to the next round ? 14 11y
+10 GS experienced hire? 4 11y
0 Which type of PE to pursue? -- Need advice 3 11y
+13 JP Morgan Investor Services 3 11y
0 Do I stand a chance 7 11y
0 Your CV needs good Typography 0 11y
0 In Need of Advice- IB Restructuring 5 11y
0 Houlihan Lokey Summer Analyst DC 2/13 13 11y
0 Business Development with PE contacts... 0 11y
0 Leverage buyout modeling Question and Answer 2 11y
0 MLV & Co Equity Research 4 11y
+14 Vacation for Summer Analyst in IB at BB 22 11y
+13 Micro Boutique Investment Banking Shop Vs. Big 4 Audit 14 11y
+1 First round phone interview-summer internship 4 11y
+9 From prop/ HFT firms to BB investment banks 9 11y
+3 SA Atlanta 2 11y
+17 How is deal work split between co-advisors? 6 11y
0 Is BIWS excel course necessary? 1 11y
+18 Accepting SA--Changing Major 5 11y
+18 Is it weird to desire to work at middle office? 15 11y
0 Question about interview and follow-up 2 11y
0 Advice needed - small/local bank or more prestigious non-local bank? - and MBA admissions implications? 4 11y
0 Banks still hiring Summer Associates? 3 11y
+16 Deal Lingo: Advisor to the Board = Fairness Opinion? 10 11y
0 Looking to trade for a model 1 11y
0 Looking to buy AMT materials 0 11y
0 Clients View; From the Perspective of Corporate Development/Planning Officer 4 11y
+16 CS Industrials Vs. BAML Generalist, Associate Summer Internship - Which One? 7 11y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (1/17-1/23) 0 11y
0 Superday interview 2 11y
0 CW Downer internship 1 11y
0 Missing pre networking event due to blizzard 3 11y
+18 <1 YR at Boutique: Leave for BB? 4 11y
+14 Choosing banks summer 22 11y
+67 Congratulations to the 2014 Forum Member of the Year: DickFuld 30 11y
0 Which order should I study BIWS/Rosenbaum materials. 0 11y
0 Randomly getting contacted for an interview - safe to reply? 6 11y
0 Principal and Interest on Financial Statements 6 11y
+19 Help with basic LBO model 5 11y
0 Why is TMT so sought after by PE firms? 1 11y
+15 Anticipated bonus / rent 44x income verification issue 9 11y
0 JMP Securities vs. GCA Savvian 1 11y
0 ebooks required 3 11y
+18 Which way to get into IB at Goldman Sachs or JPMorgan? 4 11y
0 Exiting to a non-PE / HF role in SF 1 11y
0 How to handle deal related questions from a PE Associate? 0 11y
0 Good idea / bad idea? 0 11y
+5 Staying longer 13 11y
0 PNC Asset Management.......Converting to IB 2 11y
0 IB interview question/accounting 2 11y
0 Navigating Extremely Technical Interviews 4 11y
0 How difficult is it to move from the Middle" Office to Front Office at BAML? 5 11y
+20 Can an SA get a ride?? 8 11y
+29 Tough GS analyst I-View Brainteaser - can you help solve it? USD 1m or GS offer? 17 11y
+27 List of useful assumptions / margins by industry - for paper DCF / LBOs in interviews 20 11y
0 MS final round interview question: DCF me a typical starbucks down the street! 2 11y
0 Is STC bullshit? 2 11y
0 Interest Paid vs Net Finance Cost - Reformulated Cash Flow Statement 1 11y
0 Investment Banking Introduction Pitch to Prospects 1 11y
+11 Financial Services LBO 3 11y
0 Applying for SA while on off-cycle internship 3 11y
0 HSBC Securities Services 4 11y
+180 A Clueless Freshman's First Networking Event 23 11y
+4 First Years to $85k.. which banks and which departments though?... 3 11y
0 Picking brands for your resume 14 11y
0 Top Boutique Summer Analyst Deadlines? 1 11y
+15 Firm legally bound to pay out my bonus if I give them two week resignation notice post-performance review but pre-payroll date? 15 11y
+31 What about the Average Joe? 7 11y
0 Oil slowdown ----> layoffs? 11 11y
0 Show off-cycle internship on Linkedin while applying for SA? 4 11y
0 Baird energy associate 1 11y
0 Who is still recruiting? SA 2015 14 11y
0 CS SF Superday Dec 5 2 11y
0 Moelis & Co intern perspective 0 11y
+9 Chance Me - The Goldman Sachs 23 11y
+30 IBD Target Recruiting w/ 3.0+ GPA: Parent Sick and Passed Away. 32 11y
0 Comments Section and Cover Letter? 0 11y
+21 What Would You Choose Out of Undergrad? 5 11y
0 Goldman Sachs On-Campus Recruiting Question 1 11y
0 Income statement modeling 2 11y
0 HSBC ASSET&STRUCTURED FINANCE 0 11y
+22 should I continue IB ops or join Trafigura......advice needed 13 11y
0 Evaluating merger 0 11y
+18 Automating Financial modelling 5 11y
0 Current Boss Making a Recommendation to Interviewer 5 11y
+51 Got an offer as an IB associate....not sure whether to take it or not. 30 11y

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