+6 I want a 9-5 job 5 10y
0 MS Richard B Fisher for sophomores 2016 10 10y
+15 Gift For Trading What Field Should I Go Into ? 6 10y
0 Chinese Brokerage Trader vs BB derivatives product control 0 10y
+90 Staying Alive: 4 Tips for Surviving Corporate Layoffs 24 9y
+11 Interviewer Ambiguity 4 10y
0 Portfolio vs brand for investment positions 0 6y
+16 Why don't recruiters return my call? Recruitment of minority applicants 5 6y
0 Fund Placement Experience Relevant? 0 10y
0 Internship: UBS S&T or Citi Securities Services? 0 10y
+172 Advice for College Freshman 190 10y
0 Being fast-tracked after the spring week 0 6y
+8 “CONFUSION OVER SELECTING A CAREER ? ASTROLOGY CAN DO IT FOR YOU” 2 10y
0 interview Call back time for S&T SA positions 1 6y
0 From brokerage to investment banking 1 10y
+8 Recruiters in Dubai 5 10y
0 BREAKING INTO BANKING - Corporate Finance or Commercial Banking? 3 6y
+20 Share The Most Compelling Stories You Have Heard During Interviews 10 10y
0 CMBS hiring in NYC 4 6y
0 Bloomberg/FactSet acknowledged or go for another company 3 6y
0 What would you do if you were in my position and you had these options to choose from? 1 6y
+230 Ask an ex-IB MD anything......... 172 2y
0 Should I continue with "pursuing" a career in IB or consulting? Or just do commodity trading? 0 10y
+10 Exceptional Personal Investor Wants to go Professional 1 10y
+16 Got a ticket - what to do? 23 10y
0 Difficulty to go from a general finance internship to full time Sales and Trading 0 10y
0 Finance Los Angeles Roommate Wanted 1 6y
+7 Full-time opportunities for 2016 Graduates 2 10y
+35 2 year Credit Analyst looking to move into IBD 33 4y
0 JPM ASIA (SG/HK) S&T 2016 12 6y
0 Sophomore at semi-target - phone call with MD 2 10y
0 Accounting Job Question 0 10y
0 Graduating in 5 years? 0 8y
+32 Positioning as a re-applicant 36 10y
0 Any S&T analysts at top banks who did international relations with an economic focus? 0 6y
+10 HSBC Banking vs RWB / HW 3 6y
0 Is it too late to apply to positions in operations? 0 10y
+28 Holiday Greeting Email Etiquette 65 7mo
0 Physician getting an EMBA 1 9y
0 From Sales to Investment Reporting 0 6y
0 HS Seniors....It isn't the end of the World! 0 10y
0 Best job for a "people person"? 0 10y
0 reaching out to ex interviewee? 6 10y
0 I am about to immigrate to the US. 1 year IBD at BNPP, need advice if I stand a chance job-wise in M&A in the US 0 10y
0 Banks Cutting Jobs 1 10y
0 Is this networking opportunity worth pursuing? 2 10y
+7 Opportunities for Freshman 4 10y
0 JP Morgan HK S&T 2016 Summer Analyst 10 10y
0 Breaking into AM/IB- Advice 0 10y
+23 Non Target Networking with Low GPA 33 6y
0 What path to take..? 4 6y
+4 How much do banks really talk? 3 10y
+115 Exiting Big Four (Audit) after 5 years and entering FP&A - Ask me anything 31 10y
0 Twice having interviews at same firm/office 0 10y
0 Opportunity at Big 4 offer vs. uncertain trying to break into Bain/Roland Berger 0 6y
+6 Post grad internships 3 8y
0 Using BO/MO as Bargaining Chip 8 10y
0 Citadel ops internship vs boutique investment bank corporate access internship 7 10y
+35 Aircraft Finance & Leasing 39 2y
0 Appropriate time to reach out? 2 10y
0 Quant to VP 1 10y
+12 Making job search emails LESS vanilla 7 10y
0 Software sales to IB 2 8y
0 BNP Paribas S&T SA vs. MS GCM SA vs. Bridgewater Associates Investment Associate SA 2 10y
0 It's my passion to work on Wall Street as a trader however... 0 6y
0 December grad. One year experience. What's next? HELP! 4 10y
0 How to figure exit ops using LinkedIn 2 10y
0 What would be the best path for me? 1 10y
0 Morgan Stanley IBD Assessment Centre - individual case study advice? 0 10y
0 Advice for undergrads looking to enter a career in finance? 1 9y
+19 Big4 CPA + CFA + Target . Best exit ops? 5 10y
0 To Ask Connections or Apply Randomly 0 10y
0 Big 4 Tax Manager to IB Associate 2 8y
0 half sales / half product mng : where to? 1 10y
+102 Advice from an ex-IB MD: Who succeeds on Wall Street 27 10y
+115 Advice from an ex-IB MD on how to make it to Wall Street 39 10y
+9 Do BB reject final candidates through email or phone call? 28 4y
+42 With or without recruiters? 50 10y
0 Pre-MBA internship opportunities 2 10y
+27 Christmas Present from What I Learnt on Wall Street 1 10y
+4 Two super days at the same firm 7 6y
0 How long does it take for BB to give an offer after the final-round interview? 8 10y
0 JP Morgan CIB Risk Superday 2016 SA? 4 10y
+11 Background checks - before or after offer? 34 6y
+10 Intern salary does not matter? 4 10y
+20 Job/Cover Letter Help - Unique Background - Goldman Sachs RMD 2 6y
+11 LSE: Women in the workplace workshops/networking...as a male? 4 6y
0 What's the next move? 0 10y
0 Phoenix IB 7 10y
+11 Started a non-profit. Do I need to disclose this to my firm? 1 10y
+24 Investment banking to art 8 10y
+88 From a Paper Mill to Call Centre to Back Office IT to Equity Research 29 6y
+11 Need Help (Student Athlete) 2 6y
+442 Wanna Jump Straight to the Buy Side? 289 6y
+165 Quitting time - views on how to leave your job 140 3y
0 Summer Internship for Junior Year 0 6y
+4 How to follow-up after a phone conversation - trying to get an interview 3 3y
+11 Turning a rejection into an offer? 3 3y
0 Career Transitioning for Client Associates 0 10y
0 Invited to Moody's Super Day, any tips? 0 10y

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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