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0 Gold Coast “Full Interview” 1 1mo
0 Monash investment banking opportunities in Khaleej 1 4mo
0 Exchange to UPenn or NYU for IB/PE/HF recruitment? 9 6mo
+20 How to stand out for roles in Saudi Arabia or the UAE? 18 6mo
+9 Best route for a UCT grad? 1 8mo
+6 Investment banking as a career advice for a 18 year old (Australia) 1 10mo
0 Am I Fucked? Australian in the US 1 11mo
+9 Is the grass greener - med to finance/corporate in UK? 3 11mo
+9 . 2 1y
+6 Missed Assessment Centre on Grad Day because of crash on the motorway 1 1y
0 Student from Adelaide (AUS) looking to break into IB 2 1y
+9 Trying to move from APAC > NY ? 3 1y
0 E3 Visa (Australia) 2 1y
+9 E3 Visa Question 2 1y
+9 Interview cancelled a day before what do I do now 10 1y
+13 HELP me decide - UK offers (BAD cycle, FT vs. Msc vs. Off-Cycles) 20 1y
+9 Final Year Finance & Economics Student - What should I do? Apply for Grad Roles or Internships? 1 1y
0 Am I screwed? 1 1y
0 need help 1 1y
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+9 Hejsknfbdnakdndnd Hejsknfbdnakdndnd 1 1y
+14 No internship sadness 3 1y
+12 AUSTRALIAN UNI STUDENT 4 1y
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+9 Career Change into IB - advice appreciated! 1 1y
+20 Here's my resume. Have been jobless for 7 months. What am I doing wrong? 3 1y
+9 Breaking into IB in Australia as an International Student 1 1y
+3 Bachelor degree 9 1y
+24 One City for a Long Career in Banking 5 1y
+4 UK international student applying to Australian internships - worth it? 5 1y
0 US Investment Banking from Australia 2 1y
0 Australia SA Recruiting 0 1y
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0 NYC Recruiting from Aus 2 1y
+4 Starting CFA @ 26 Age right decision? 2 1y
+9 Stdidhbjnkms? 1 1y
+12 !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! 1 1y
+28 1st Year Uni Student Advice to reach IB - Australia 16 2y
0 Australian looking for overseas scholarships 1 2y
+7 Hejsknfbdnakdndnd Hejsknfbdnakdndnd 13 2y
+9 US MM/LMM vs. Australian BB/EB. 1 2y
0 Which offer i should take for my postgrad study 1 2y
+1 Do you negotiate your salary? 3 2y
+7 I AM DESPERATE . I'M 20 YEARS OLD . HELP ME ! 4 2y
+11 UTS to USYD transfer for IB 3 2y
+12 Credit? Real Estate? - Help Me Decide 1 2y
+29 Career Switch: Need advice/guidance on starting down a new path in life. 8 2y
+10 Seeking Advice: Should I Share My Immigration Story in Job Interviews? 1 2y
+9 Career Advice | Urgent 2 2y
+10 Controversial Opinion: Is a Finance Undergrad Degree obsolete now, AI realities, + recent CFA changes? 2 2y
+18 Confused during network call 6 2y
0 How Important is ATAR? 3 2y
+22 Scjsbriw 7 2y
+13 Choosing Between U.S. Non-Target and AUS Target 3 2y
+24 Learning Disabilities 8 2y
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+6 Best job in finance? 2 2y
+19 Which city has better prospects: London or Frankfurt 15 2y
+7 Which job should I choose? 7 2y
0 Sydney to London 1 2y
0 ??? 1 2y
+9 Career Advice S.O.S Please 1 2y
+17 Getting ghosted...this one hurt 4 2y
0 Finance outside the US 1 2y
+15 US buy-side recruiting whilst interning in IB 7 2y
+4 Uni in Australia for IB; UQ 4 2y
+29 Hejsknfbdnakdndnd Hejsknfbdnakdndnd 14 2y
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+6 Best way to break into Healthcare IB from Generalist/Lev Fin/ RE experience 1 2y
+9 Corporate Finance in Sydney - How to Get There from London? 1 2y
+15 Breaking into US PE/HF from O/S 2 2y
0 Breaking into IB in Aus 1 2y
+11 M&A Valuations vs CIB. What will set me up better? 2 2y
+8 Lying about late graduation 11 2y
+3 Aus —> NZ IB pathway? 1 2y
0 IB Internship Interview: Outlook on current markets etc (relevant to IB and Aus) 1 2y
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+9 Where is the right move? Australia or Canada 1 2y
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+10 A white lie or a reason for rejection? Applying for penultimate position in my graduate year. 1 2y
+3 Australia to New York for IB 5 3y
+12 Semi intelligent guy with no idea!! Complete outsider 1 3y
+4 Breaking in Private Wealth Management 1 3y
+8 First year internships + off cycles 3 3y
+9 Where do I go from here? 1 3y
+3 Joint Venture Strategy? 2 3y
+12 Winter Internship Programmes - Australia 21 3y
+12 Sticky situation with job search...the Street is a SMALL WORLD 1 3y
+6 Moving from CRE in Australia to CRE/IB/Finance in the UK 1 3y
+6 Studying in UK - How to break into Australian finance scene? 2 3y
+4 Applying for grad roles in London 1 3y
+11 ER - Hearing back after first round interview? 2 3y
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