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+1 Why Finance is perceived to create less value than Tech 2 10y
0 Barclays IBD - FIG 4 10y
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+86 How to relax after work to be able to sleep? 72 10y
+24 Does HR verify extracurriculars at all? 13 10y
+10 BB group-specific FT recruiting: why is it such a shitshow? 2 10y
+1 Why is everyone obsessesed with M&A? 4 10y
0 Financial Economics at Columbia Undergrad? 7 10y
0 2014 Top Aerospace and Defense IB Groups 8 10y
0 Accounting and Finance combo at Ross 1 10y
0 Clarification on Call/Put Bonds 2 10y
+64 Importance of Social Life in College as an Asian for IB? 34 10y
+32 Impact of banking on social life 33 10y
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0 Financial Model - Valuation - Textile industry 0 10y
0 INTL FCStone IBD Fall Internship 3 10y
+22 Naming deals on CV 24 10y
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0 Municipal Finance - how to break in? 6 10y
+63 Infuriating Technical 32 10y
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+5 What did YOU do? 5 10y
0 What is Goldman Sachs "West Region Advisory"? 1 10y
0 Where do bankers look for jobs these days? 2 10y
0 Did not convert my Spring internship to a summer. 3 10y
0 Winternships - do interns work over Christmas and NY? 0 10y
0 Summer Internship 2.8 GPA 6 10y
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0 3 Reasons You Should Buy Financials In The Second Half Of 2015 6 10y
0 JPM Mobility Interviews 2 10y
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0 Cash Bonus 5 10y
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0 Knopman Practice exams 2 10y
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+59 What do you love and hate most about working in IB? 77 10y
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+27 Linkedin Title 41 10y
+32 Internship Postings Up, Apply Now? 71 10y
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0 What do bankers look for in financial statements? 4 10y
0 Best way to get a summer job for next year? 2 10y
+18 Bankers from Harvard/Columbia 23 10y
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0 What steps do banks take to prevent inside criminal activity? 2 10y
+22 EV/EBITDA Multiple 26 10y
+63 The ‘Business Cycle’ framework 8 10y
0 Comprenhensive Banking Regulation Overview Resource 0 10y
+38 Honesty in IB? 18 10y
0 Possible to break into I-banking with liberal arts degree + masters in information technology? 2 10y
0 Better Interview Prep Reading: McKinsey Valuation or Rosenbaum & Pearl's Investment Banking 5 10y
0 Quick Question - Next Step (Networking/Interviews) 2 10y
0 Help! - is this legal? 4 10y
+20 Technical - Multiple Question 17 10y
0 Summer Internship M&A 2 10y
0 Internship in leveraged finance vs full time job in trading 0 10y
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+7 Illiquid Asset Valuation 5 10y
0 Wall Street Prep Course - What to Expect 0 10y
0 CFA® level 1 - Failed it... 9 10y
+1 Deal structured as a stock sale- Any asset write-up on the books of the acquirer? 3 10y
0 Valuing FinTech Companies 6 10y
+1 Banking with an MBA 4 10y
+17 Quantity or Quality for Networking? 12 10y
0 Excel Technical Problems 5 10y
0 Monday @Mentions July 27th 2015 0 10y
+2 New ownership table for a 50/50 merger 1 10y
+19 Informational Interview, Attach resume during initial contact? 18 10y
+24 Who handles small acquisitions and mergers? 16 10y
+56 How to Network from Non-Target 50 10y
+4 Cap Structure Question 1 10y
+15 Question regarding EBITDA 5 10y
+6 Does money lose value because a) inflation or b)we could invest money now and gain interest on it, or it's a combination of both 5 10y
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+122 Hedge Fund Intern: A 'monkey' could be a junior banker at a place like Goldman Sachs 47 10y
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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