+23 Using an Investor Relations role for IB Internship next year? 6 10y
0 Summer Analyst Getting a Return Offer at a Boutique vs. at a BB 2 10y
+1 Is this internship worth it for a High School senior? 3 10y
0 Buy side recruiting..are all BB equal? 4 10y
0 % of Oxbridge students in IB 4 10y
+167 Snitch on Friend Who Lied to Get SA Offer? 96 10y
+31 Do MBA IB associates jump to PE after 2 years? 29 10y
+19 Living together and working together 5 10y
+42 Non-Target, Low GPA, Mediocre Internships. Landed a Tech M&A position. Q&A 16 10y
0 Rothschild FT Superday 2015 0 10y
+9 Days Off 5 10y
+10 Training for incoming second year analyst 3 10y
0 2nd attempt for valuable feedback on my CV 9 10y
0 Transfered into a top target, don't have a summer internship. Please help! 2 10y
0 Jun 17, 2014 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research 0 10y
+13 Barclays IBD Groups: Power and Utilities vs. Natural Resources 9 10y
0 May 29, 2013 - Here's what happened in the stock/bond markets last week 0 10y
0 Brainteaser - Help answering this brainteaser for interview 3 10y
0 DCF Question - 2 ways to value a company 1 10y
0 DCF Question - What would the discount period be? 5 10y
+18 DCF Question - How long does it take to learn? 11 10y
0 DCF Question - Discount question? 2 10y
0 DCF Question - Projecting future cash flows? 5 10y
+7 Breaking In - Possible for me to swing IB with this background? 5 10y
0 Summer Housing - Do other banks offer housing? 7 10y
0 Valuation Question - What is considered to be cash equivalents? 2 10y
0 Valuation Question - Have some trouble valuing a few BS items on this company 5 10y
0 Valuation question - How to value govt offered exclusivity 4 10y
0 Interview Help - Quantitative nature of the analyst position 2 10y
0 Interview Help - Deloitte 8 10y
0 Interview Help - High school junior 4 10y
0 Interview Help - Do I still have a chance? 3 10y
0 Interview Help - Rising Sophmore economics major at a prestigious school 1 10y
0 Interview Help - What is the least amount you should know? 1 10y
0 Interview Help - Some questions? 15 10y
0 Cover Letter - Using the same header for resume? 5 10y
0 PE Recruiting - Top ten PE 0 10y
+19 Rejected by most of sophomore pre-internship programs? 5 10y
0 Sophomore Internship - Return offer 8 10y
0 Quick resume question - Did an MA 6 10y
0 Internship selection process 1 10y
+12 League Tables - Standings of different banks? 13 10y
0 League Tables - Slightly off? 2 10y
0 League Tables - Where to get for 2009? 5 10y
0 League Tables - Certain banks specializing? 6 10y
+104 Why do we lie about how many hours we work? 33 10y
+7 Commercial Banking Intern to IB Full Time 9 10y
0 Financial Modeling - Expected to come up w/ financial models? 2 10y
0 What to do - Should I email HR? 5 10y
0 What to do - Recently contacted a partner 3 10y
0 What to do - Sophmore at a target looking for summer opp 2 10y
0 What To Do - SA position at a MM bank 8 10y
0 What to do - Junior at non-target 4 10y
0 What to do - Coming out of college 0 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Small branch at MS? 8 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Insights on MS strategy? 6 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - MS Real Estate 4 10y
+9 Morgan Stanley - Culture at MS? 12 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Intern program and views? 25 10y
0 Morgan Stanley - Bonus numbers? 8 10y
+29 high schooler interning at goldman sachs? 15 10y
0 Include Value of Step-Up as a synergy? 2 10y
+10 When to negotiate travel expenses with employer 2 10y
0 hihihhiihihiihih 0 10y
+9 How should I present the GPA? 13 10y
0 BAML - Elevate Diversity Forum 5 10y
0 AON Investment Bank 2 10y
0 July 7, 2015 - Recent Market Commentary by James Investment Research 0 10y
+2 Can I name target name on resume for failed bid 2 10y
0 What should I do? - Attend a freshman program at a BB? 2 10y
0 Cold Calling as an Analyst? 0 10y
+66 A day in my life as a Hedge Fund Equity Research Analyst 17 10y
0 (!) What would you choose? NEED HELP! 1 10y
0 IBD 1st Year Analyst Salary 2 10y
0 Goldin Associates 4 10y
0 Sales & Trading internship at a BB or no name boutique IB internship? 16 10y
0 Help on follow-up email!! Thank you!!! 0 10y
+19 Best Groups in Hong Kong for Buyside Recruiting 17 10y
0 How to convert BB diversity event for 2017 SA? 0 10y
+24 Are interns eligible for free food and cab if working late after 8pm? 52 10y
+13 Jefferies 2016 Summer Analyst Superday 35 10y
0 Need seasoned insight- Hopeful IB 0 10y
0 Oil-Field Services coverage & modeling 5 10y
+4 How would you answer these questions in interview? 1 10y
+23 Debtor vs Creditor Restructuring: What Is Better? 8 10y
0 Regional Boutique Pay 4 10y
+4 Can you buy your banks stock before starting work? 5 10y
+64 Want to quit, but have no clue what else to do. Anyone have a similar experience? 21 10y
+14 JP Morgan Chase – Early Advantage Program 59 10y
0 BB MO vs. CRA Corporate Strategy Offers 3 10y
0 Non-Target --> MAcc --> Public FInance? 2 10y
+20 Can't Graduate on Time. Help!!! 10 10y
0 Metals and Mining Guide 0 10y
+17 ibanking recruiting at penn non-wharton 5 10y
+32 What's wrong with the Big 4? 9 10y
0 IBD graduates now on the buyside, are you truly happier (less miserable) than you were in IBD? 2 10y
0 Asset backed finance interview 4 10y
+132 Burning out and don't know which exit opps I want 54 10y
+1 Lower revenue, job cuts - who will go ? 4 10y
0 No common interest with interviewer. Deal Killer? 4 10y

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