0 It has been 3 days since superday...? 7 8y
+12 Economics vs Industrial Engineering 9 8y
0 Deal execution dynamics 0 8y
0 Too Blue? 1 8y
0 Middle to front office lateral 0 8y
0 M&A vs. Equity Raising Experience 4 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​How to be Top Ranked in Big 4 Audit + Q&A 1 8y
0 Incoming SA 4 8y
+1 Who to E-mail 1 8y
0 Carlyle - Analyst role - Hours/Comp? 1 8y
0 What does this guy do? (GS FIG) 13 8y
+21 Can a bank make you an offer over the phone and then not send the contract? 31 8y
+22 How many hours per week do you spend at the office? Vote in the new poll 24 8y
0 Terrible interview follow up? 5 8y
0 What is the accurate market risk premium to use currently? (for the CAPM formula for example) 5 8y
+14 Hypothetical ethical situation 6 8y
0 Background Check (Scam Solicitation Website) 2 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Private Equity Recruiting Best Practices + Q&A 0 8y
0 MC Project for BB Credit Risk as a Sophomore 0 8y
0 Bank or Not to Bank - Help deciding offers 4 8y
0 How Does Goodwill Affect The Financial Statements 2 8y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (5/30-6/5) 0 8y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of NY to IBD 1 8y
+47 Two career paths: One becoming head of banking / CEO of a BB or elite boutique or PE partner? 28 8y
+7 Boosting a resume 3 8y
+15 10 Commandments of a Wall Street Intern. 9 8y
0 PA Trading Restrictions in IBD 5 8y
0 What is a good platform for creating pitch books or presentations of similar format to be printed out? 2 8y
+26 Wharton LSM (life science & management) pre-frosh, not sure whether to drop life science part? 14 8y
0 Why not just hire another analyst instead of killing one? 1 8y
+16 Does Goldman + other IBs check your CREDIT SCORE? 30 8y
+19 No Internship VS. Bad Internship. Suggestions? 6 8y
0 Duff & Phelps FT Offers 0 8y
+31 Why is CAPM used to estimate Cost of Equity when Beta only measures systematic risk? 12 8y
0 Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street 1 8y
0 Trouble with HR? (Pay) 2 8y
+16 LBO Question: EBITDA Multiple Expansion 4 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Investment Banking Internship Survival + Q&A 0 8y
0 2014 Analyst Bonus Discussion 19 8y
0 Study/take GMAT and Series 7 at the same time? 2 8y
+26 Any Other Sites Like WSO? 38 8y
0 Does offer price change after short squeeze? 2 8y
+3 Georgetown a target? 8 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​A beginner's guide to perfecting your pitch (elevator and investor) + Q&A 0 8y
0 Finance and Investment Postgraduate student - struggling to find research participants 0 8y
0 Private Investment Banks versus Publicly Traded Investment Banks 0 8y
0 How to identify recently bankrupt companies? 2 8y
+90 Chance to Break 7 Figures? 89 8y
0 BNP Paribas IBE - Real Estate Finance 0 8y
0 5% USD Term Deposit - How to find depositors? 4 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Mid Market PE & M&A in Toronto/Canada + Q&A 0 8y
+11 LinkedIn Kiss of Death? 8 8y
+8 What's the best practice for this? 10 8y
+8 'Brutally honest' cover letter leads to job 10 8y
0 Goldman Sachs (+ other bulge bracket banks) Analyst programs 2 8y
+23 Quitting to get something better 5 8y
+46 Question re health effects of investment banking 68 8y
+8 Truth about boutiques that don't underwrite, Advisory-only boutiques 2 8y
+21 Quick Technical Question! 9 8y
+6 On the importance of accounting 1 8y
0 Morgan Stanley background check 5 8y
+15 DCF Terminology re: "Lever" 3 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Healthcare Careers and Market Trends (PE & HF) + Q&A 0 8y
+36 IB INTERVIEW ALERT: NEW 2014 Version of WSO Investment Banking Prep Pack Released! 16 8y
+12 What do you really do in Investment Banking? 3 8y
+3 Which sophomore summer gig? 4 8y
0 Switching from IBD Coverage Group to LevFin 3 8y
+20 Non-Alumni Networking 28 8y
0 EBITDA and other expenses question ? 3 8y
0 Webinar Rewind - My Experience with Equity Research + Q&A 0 8y
0 New Recruiting Timeline? 1 8y
0 Leaving wharton dual degree program to save GPA? 4 8y
0 Question from on I-bank to another 1 8y
+15 Decisions, Decisions: Consumer Products - Treasury Analyst or IBD M&A Analyst? 17 8y
0 New Info about Hovde 0 8y
+11 When to start contacting banks? 5 8y
0 Product Groups (LevFin, DCM, ECM) Post-MBA 3 8y
0 Technical Question - ROA 3 8y
+18 Capital Markets SA to M&A FT? 7 8y
0 Spanish vs. Computer Science minor 4 8y
0 Making the jump from a non-target and middle market to BB 6 8y
0 Rules for Summer Analysts with Brokerage Accounts 17 8y
0 Goldman Sachs Background Check: asking for 5-yr employment history 1 8y
+18 How are imputed fees calculated at banks, why higher fees at some? 2 8y
+43 Gleacher vs Evercore, insights on company culture, etc? 58 8y
+30 Is Banking/Finance the only road to IB? 30 8y
0 resume uploading, just messed up on analyst site 7 8y
+11 Duke vs Cornell vs Brown, future in IB 14 8y
0 Networking with previous contacts. Need a job in IB 6 8y
0 Finance major + English minor vs Accounting major: which is better for IB 11 8y
0 Linda Gridley vs GS for IB internship 4 8y
+2 buyout focused vs contracted/yielding infrastructure? 3 8y
0 UBS BB internship: application turnouts? 6 8y
0 IB rainmaker 2 8y
0 UBS GTP interview invites out there yet? 7 8y
0 Purchase Price Allocation: equity purchase price options 4 8y
0 Pitch Book: Ideas or experiences to share? 9 8y
+7 Cash on Cash Return: how is it calculated, significance? 8 8y
+17 Columbia vs Dartmouth vs Cornell for I-Banking, which is the best for my goals 11 8y
0 Morgan Stanley M&A product group: list of deals? 4 8y

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