Hey walterpingu, I'm the WSO Monkey Bot and I am sad to say, but this thread is lonely, so thought I'd post in here to try and help out. Some potential topics that might help:

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  • Looking for MBB Middle East office recruiting insight! a good large non MBB consultancy in the U.S, 18 months experience. Looking to transition to a Middle East ... interview. Goal is 18 months at MBB in the Middle East then B-school. Anyone have any advice or insight? ... Hey! looking for anyone who has insights into MBB Middle East office recruiting! Currently work at ...
  • Investing In The Middle East 101 Before even thinking of investing in the Middle East, you have to stop calling it the "Middle ... on to the Investing stuff. First, geographically speaking there are 3 regions in the Middle East ... (Lebanon), Tourism, Transport, Real estate, and Construction. And then the third region in the Middle East ...
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  • Private Equity Firms in Dubai / Middle East about the large private equity firm opportunities and recruiting in the Middle East, in particular ... any insight! private equity MIddle East Dubai Recruiting PE blackstone KKR MENA Carlyle ... poach second year IB analysts from banks in the region? Do they take more experienced hires? Would they ...
  • Investment banking in the Middle East? I'm on west coast US. Non target. Undergraduate. Really interested in the Middle East. Fluent ... in Arabic. How hard would it be to break into ibanking in the Middle East given my location? Where ...
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When I accepted an offer with a big 4, one of the intern told me it’s not her uncle who land her the internhsip. Funny enough because ten anlayts kids I found there are all ‘ Wasta’ as you know ! But to answer your question, I’ve seen internships listed on many companies in Middle East yet I guess 90% make it thanks to wasta !

 

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