+12 1 month away from a huge decision. Push for IB/Valuation or go with the safe secured FLDP position? Any advice? 1 8y
+3 Credit Suisse - BA Explorer Program & Credit Suisse - Top Talent Women's Mentor Programs 1 8y
+12 Graduating Senior from Non Target - Which MO roles are a good starting point? 1 6y
+3 CapIQ Request NY IB/M&A 1 6y
+37 Ideas for improving your coffee chat conversion rate 9 8y
+4 Got the offer over email, still haven't been asked to sign anything... Slightly nervous. What do I do? 1 8y
+3 Is Claremont Mckenna considered a target school or at least a semi-target? 2 7y
+4 Being grilled on internships in a foreign country? 1 8y
+14 Graduate Student with 0 years of experience 2 8y
+12 Corporate Finance or Business Development? 1 6y
+27 Marijuana Possession Charge and Background Checks 30 8y
+18 UCL vs UCLA vs Claremont McKenna 11 7y
+10 Invitation for interview with Rothschild MD after first-round 3 6y
+38 What's Your Coffee Chat Conversion Rate? 19 6y
+9 Feel Like My Resume Is Being Thrown Out 4 8y
+21 Derivative Valuations job offer - not ideal, but should I take it? 2 8y
+15 No reply after second round 11 8y
+32 Discuss with manager frustrations? 11 8y
+12 Advice request: How to best build a relationship with senior mentor 1 8y
+24 Williams College: Econ/Pysch Major or Econ/Math Major 6 8y
+47 How to bomb an interview without the interviewer knowing that you're intentionally bombing the interview? 12 8y
+13 If you are the only single employee at a company you just started, can you claim yourself to be the President/CEO? 11 8y
+3 Morgan Stanley 2018 Superday Fixed Income Research Summer Analyst Program 1 8y
+3 hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 1 8y
+12 Keys to a Successful Military Transition 1 8y
+29 How do I handle this job offer situation? 9 8y
+19 MSc Econometrics LSE 5 4y
+3 Does anyone know of an aggregated list of firms? 1 8y
+12 Finance Work Life in Atlanta? 1 6y
+15 Choice between HSBC & BNP Paribas (not IB) 1 6y
+13 Lied in Interview 9 8y
+10 Help!!!! 1 6y
+12 offer for financial analyst at a big 4 vs pnl analyst at a big 4 1 8y
+54 College Dropout but Family Office Analyst - some advice? 35 5y
0 What type of Drug Test does UBS do? 2 6y
+39 Undergrad: WashU vs IU Kelley vs UVA vs UNC Chapel Hill 22 6y
+11 Pros/Cons of buy/sell side as a junior quant 13 8y
+6 Real Estate/Construction Lending or Asset Based Lending 1 6y
+6 BlackRock Investment Stewardship Interview 9 5y
0 Proficiency Meaning for Foreign Languages 14 6y
+22 Question about a Recent Call 5 6y
+14 Quantitative jobs outside NYC? 5 6y
+3 Interactive Brokers Interview Test 1 8y
+5 Hey WSO, I got an offer for Goldman Sachs and listed a school in my resume that I technically did not attend since I dropped out 1 8y
+1 How to help people? 1 8y
+12 Confused about Finance career paths, is my understanding of buy-side VS sell-side correct? 1 8y
+21 Relocation to US 1 6y
+13 Am I eligible for FLDPs? 2 6y
+3 Banking positions available in Philadelphia or Miami? 1 6y
+12 Applied to a company email address, should I also apply to the specific person's email? 1 8y
+4 When there is no GPA on the official transcript? 3 8y
+3 Berkeley Math/Economics vs UCLA Math Economics 3 8y
+12 Internship/Job Prospects in the Silicon Valley 2 6y
+15 How does my Cold Email Sound? 5 8y
+12 FT Offer: Tech or Ratings 3 6y
+34 References before Coffee Interview? 11 6y
+39 KCL vs Warwick 23 6y
+23 ER Case Interview 6 8y
+12 Exit-ops from finance rotational program - unique circumstances 2 8y
+9 Help deciding which internship to take 1 6y
+12 Want internships but my school has no summer...no spring no nothing 1 8y
+22 Engineer trying to break into Corporate Banking - MEGATHREAD 8 6y
+11 GPA as a Math Major 9 8y
+4 relevant coursework question 2 8y
+31 Relocation from NYC to London 3 6y
+12 Intern: Interviewer replied to Thank You Letter. Does this seem like a good chance for me? 1 6y
+23 To transfer or not? 11 8y
+7 What is the Finance Industry like in places like Texas/general flyover? 2 8y
+11 Sophomore Unpaid Internship Search 6 6y
+12 Super confused betweek two top grad schools in CS 1 6y
+36 Interview Etiquette - Bottle of Water, Suit Jacket, and Notes 31 6mo
+13 Would minoring in CS help me break into a corporate Tech Job? 3 6y
+9 Applying to firm twice 1 8y
+17 Is this offer good? 9 8y
+42 You've got Jamie Dimon on the phone 18 6y
+14 Breaking Into BB - What's next? (Analyst with 2 yrs of experience on the West Coast) 2 6y
+13 Dropping computer science? 3 8y
+11 Credit Analyst Offer vs. Capital Markets Offer 9 6y
+12 Australia related - From Law to Finance 1 6y
+17 Equity Research Final Round Interview (I think) 16 6y
+12 Two Weeks After Assessment Centre - Assume no offer? 1 6y
+3 Big 4 FDD to IB 1 8y
+3 Restructuring course worth it? 3 8y
+3 URGENT: Phone Interview 1 8y
+27 Should I try to snipe the opening before anyone else can capitalize? 11 8y
+10 Joining a Trading Desk at Advanced Stage of Career 7 8y
+3 Should you get licensed prior to graduating undergrad or after you have a job offer? 4 8y
+10 Engineering student interested in finance What to do? 1 6y
+11 Freshmen Internship 4 8y
+10 If You Could Have Your First Pick; What Industry, Position or Company Would You Work at Straight Out of Undergrad 1 8y
+25 Name for WSO's Podcast? 11 8y
+24 When Cold Calls Go Bad 6 8y
+20 CS = Golden Ticket? 5 8y
+9 Do you believe that height determines how effective you can be in a leadership position? 1 8y
+3 Big 4 IT Audit > ? [Anyone with similar experiences to move AWAY from IT Audit?] 2 8y
+12 Working to get into finance with fresh engineering degree; appreciate any pointers! 1 6y
+9 Cantor Fitzgerald Reputation 6 8y
+193 Comprehensive List of Target Schools for Investment Banking 239 3y
+12 Looking for Advice on Cold Emailing in a tight-knit banking community 1 8y
+22 Do I still have a chance at Investment Banking or Management Consulting even though I'm going to a non-target university? 10 5mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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