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+21 Advice needed: Interview Prep for Prestigious EB 7 1y
+6 What’s FT recruitment going to look like? 5 1y
+6 Applying to both EMEA and APAC region openings? 1 1y
+7 Which BB/EBs use Pymetrics? 1 1y
+33 Does anyone else here feel like breaking into certain "prestigious" firms/positions is WAY easier than people on WSO make it out to be? 16 1y
+29 Western European Big4 To London IB - When To Network? 15 1y
+183 Faking Diversity Transparency 57 1y
+33 Break into Wall St to Break into Tech 4 1y
+12 2023 SA Recruiting Update 11 1y
+3 Anyone Interested in an "Ultimate Niche Technical Guide"? 10 1y
+155 My Experience Recruiting as an Undergrad for Everything vs WSO Wisdom 48 1y
+3 Should I Put My Lower Tier Sorority on My Resume? 6 1y
+3 When to start networking for EBs 4 1y
+6 Recruiting with a pending green card application - thoughts? 1 1y
+15 Target school non-diverse males...focus on EBs? 8 1y
+14 EBs Recruitment: discussion thread 8 1y
+6 IB summers for EMEA 9 1y
+4 VC Coverage? 5 1y
+6 Full Time Recruiting 2023 1 1y
+4 2022 Straight white male non target GPA cutoff 3 1y
+9 BB SA 2022 Return Offer 2 1y
+9 Are interviews more difficult at EBs? 2 2y
+1 IB Interview Prep 2 2y
+20 New Chimp 10 2y
+12 Best firms for career bankers? 2 2y
+4 IBD London OC applications 8 2y
+2 Are SD SA 2023 all in person? 5 2y
+6 Chances for getting accepted into MiM or MFA at LBS? 1 2y
+6 Help: Recruit for SA during exchange 1 2y
+6 Need some advice 1 2y
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+11 How much do I need to network? 2 2y
+7 How Meaningful Is it to Lateral Between Top US BBs / EBs? 2 2y
+105 List of Things You Should be Doing in Undergrad 58 2y
+15 Free Resume Review/Career & Grad School Coaching/ for Ukraine Displaced 1 2y
+5 How important is networking for London IB? 4 2y
+7 Getting overlooked by NY IB firms completely due to average GPA? 8 2y
+3 CVP 2023 3 2y
+24 Good Networking Questions to Judge Culture/WLB? 3 2y
0 MSc In Finance or other? 1 2y
+9 Considering lateraling midway through A1 3 2y
+9 MSc In Finance + MBA? 1 2y
+19 Investment Banking in Madrid 5 2y
+9 Breaking In Finance 2 2y
+2 EB Diversity Programs 2 2y
+11 Breaking into IBD (NY) with ~3.6 GPA 5 2y
+3 Lateral Interview modeling test/case studies 3 2y
+2 Can a few people legitimately reply with updated 2022 NYC tier lists (mainly in terms of exits) for me since I'm going into recruiting season? 3 2y
+18 2023 SA International Students Sponsorship OPT/CPT/H1B 1 2y
+24 Low GPA - do I realistically have a chance in IBD? 8 2y
+4 Actual IBD job requirements at EBs 3 2y
+7 Are any BB/EBs still recruiting? 6 2y
+71 How to start a career in finance? 80 2y
+3 FT Recruiting Scene London 1 2y
+9 Summer internship for first year students in top targets? (UK) 6 2y
+9 Advice IB/Consulting 5 2y
+18 ING IBD vs Prudential Capital Group (London) 10 2y
+12 How do I strengthen/maintain my network? 1 2y
+7 BB & EB SA 2022 recruitment for juniors, how was it? Clown here missed recruitment and want to know for 2023 2 2y
+11 MSF program helpful? 5 2y
+9 MSF program helpful? 1 2y
+3 Is it worth it to apply to EBs if your SA position was at a tiny bank? 2 2y
0 Applying for SA when in your ultimate year of undergrad 1 2y
0 Would I qualify for Summer Analyst positions at BBs and EBs? 1 2y
+4 SA Recruiting Timeline London 7 2y
+3 FT Lateral Opportunities 1 2y
+10 How to Maximize Chances for Junior Year BB SA 5 2y
+10 Critique my approach to Soph Summer recruiting 1 2y
0 What made you choose EB over MM? 4 2y
0 FT Generalist or Group Specific Recruiting 1 2y
+9 London Internship - Which one to choose? 4 2y
+9 Consulting summer internship --> IB full time? 1 2y
+10 Chances of outlier no offer 3 2y
+9 Am I making the right decision by choosing PE over IB? 1 2y
+7 BB IB vs UMM PE Analyst vs possible EB or Top BB 2 2y
+11 Anyone Feel Like They Are Too Thinned Out? 7 2y
0 London: Which EBs/BBs offer Q1 Off-Cycle Internships? 1 2y
+10 BB Frankfurt vs. MM London 4 2y
0 Freshman Internship 1 2y
+4 MF PE recruiting for Oxbridge undergrad 7 3y
+2 MF PE recruiting for Oxbridge undergrad 7 3y
+13 Sign early offer or recruit for other banks? 8 3y
+17 Didn't get H1B - now what? 11 3y
+23 Rejections breaking me mentally 12 3y
+7 Big4 TAS vs MO at IBABs(inbetween BBs and EBs) 2 3y
0 Sophomore IB Recruitment 3 3y
+9 Need advice 1 3y
0 How to follow up with bankers networking? 1 3y
0 Recruiting Advice 1 3y
+16 GS Skype Interview Corporate Treasury in Warsaw 2 3y
+29 My challenging situation 13 3y
+12 Desperate graduate looking for help/advice 1 3y
+8 Will a sophomore internship at Nomura/Deloitte (CF) help for junior recruiting? 8 3y
0 SA 2021 6 3y
+11 Current Canadian Semi-Target Optics? 10 3y
+20 Feeling helplessly insecure in recruitment cycle 4 3y
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+20 3 or 4 years Dilemma 9 3y
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