0 Big 4 Background Check - Credit Check 2 11y
+11 New and just looking to expand my knowledge 2 11y
+33 URGENT: Firm Screwed up an Offer, what to do? 16 6y
0 Cold-Email MD or the Contact listed? 0 11y
+19 Background check - Non-paid/Unregistered internship experiences listed on resume 27 11y
0 Should I Stay or Should I Go? 4 11y
+3 Compensation at Start-Up Hedge Fund with $100mm AUM 1 11y
+11 UNC or Dartmouth? 4 11y
0 Interview for IB in Dubai...any advice? 1 11y
+5 Thoughts on hiring a *gasp* woman 5 11y
+1 How is a MS risk reporting analyst position in terms of prestige? 10 8y
+22 How my first internship in a big bank turned out. Help? 6 11y
0 How would you play this background? 0 6y
+28 How to get back into the industry after a year 11 11y
+25 FT - FIXED INCOME RESEARCH VS S&T - HELP!!!! 7 6y
0 Rising junior with no offers - what to do? 1 11y
0 Is computer science necessary? 5 11y
0 Georgetown College VS MSB 7 11y
+16 Is MS risk reporting back office? 6 11y
+5 Which offer should I pick? - Urgent deadline 4 11y
+31 Deleted 18 3y
+19 LinkedIn Search Limit 16 11y
0 Boston sales & marketing 0 6y
0 MSF - Predicament 2 10y
0 Internships in First year 7 11y
0 Norvell & Associates: Levensvatbare Kansen Creeren 4 11y
+48 Networking: who to talk to FIRST at your target firm: senior people (VP/MD) or junior/mid-level (Analyst/Associate) 37 6y
+14 Transfer Student Chronicles 3 6y
0 Another JD Trying to Make the Shift 2 6y
+7 Informational Interview for JPM advice, recommendations, and suggestions?? 0 11y
+14 State Street Professional Development Program 19 7y
+13 Address Discrimination on Resume? 8 11y
+15 Should I correct an analyst? 8 11y
+13 How to sell a marketing master's on a resume? 6 6y
0 Is it ok to do multiple internships at different accounting firms? 0 11y
0 Why are top colleges not offering more business oriented classes? 4 10y
0 Citi June-December LATM Internship or Boutique Summer Internship 4 6y
+411 Worst Interview experience? 238 2y
0 Committed to Unpaid Internship ? 3 6y
0 IB Chance: 4.0 student - Transfer or stay at non-Target? 2 11y
0 Emailing for Internships Help 1 11y
+3 IB chances? 3 11y
+25 What to do now and beautiful women in finance 36 11y
0 Interviews With Recruiter, But Not Solo?? What!? 1 11y
0 Valuation Review transition... Help please! 1 10y
+51 CFA opens what kinds of doors? 48 10y
0 Ignore this thread 4 11y
0 University of Houston -Non-Target- 2 6y
+34 Currently a Corp Dev Associate, in my situation, would you go to bschool (PT)? 6 11y
0 Some progress with cold emailing - good or bad? 6 11y
0 Disclose to HR? 10 11y
0 Adding Tech Skills via tech bootcamp 0 11y
0 Is it possible to survive in London with £16K a year? 9 6y
+26 So... who pays for the coffee? 18 9y
+46 Knowing a Managing Director 93 6y
+17 Lehigh vs. Claremont Mckenna for NYC 7 6y
+20 Why are people so stingy with connections? 8 11y
0 Thoughts on this internship 2 6y
0 Advice on career path 3 6y
+14 Disadvantages of starting in a non-financial hub? 12 3y
+10 networking - Invited into office 3 11y
0 Morgan Stanley Internship Question 0 11y
+2 London IBD summer internship - final year? 2 6y
+1 Written Assessment - Credit Analyst 3 11y
+16 What are my chances of getting into IB 6 11y
0 Bad to email someone in the position during interview process? 2 11y
0 What to do to get into IB? 15 6y
0 Internal Transfer from Back Office to Front Office 6 11y
0 Is this normal during the hiring process? 3 11y
+13 Preparing the perfect investment banking resume and cover letter 3 11y
0 Disciplinary Probation / Background Check 3 11y
+13 2015 Summer Intern questions 15 11y
0 Need YOUR help WSO! What to do if you take an offer and then get a better one? 2 11y
0 Which offer is better - Derivative trading at oil refiner vs Modelling consultant at Big 4 0 11y
+18 *Canadians* How do Different Cities Stack Up? 5 6y
+16 public accounting sucks, not sure I want to do this any more .... please any advice? 10 11y
0 (Moodys, S&P, Fitch) Credit Research --> Sell-Side Investment Banking: M&A, Leveraged Finance, Research or Buy-side Research 6 11y
0 HF interview, follow up with test results 0 11y
0 Evaluate Job Offers 5 11y
0 Is Finance as Glamorous as it Sounds? 15 6y
0 Finance (Software) Jobs *outside* of Chicago? 0 6y
0 Derivatives Sales Support Analyst >> Derivatives Sales 4 11y
0 Past internship requirements to get interview for BB/EB FT programmes (London) 3 6y
0 Hedge Fund Accounting? 4 11y
0 UK/Irish Student in New York 1 6y
+17 JP Morgan vs City vs DB bs OW 7 9y
0 Ticketed before internship start 4 11y
+74 Completely ignored by MD during Superday lunch 31 11y
0 Anywhere left to apply for junior internship? 0 9y
0 EU to LatAm. BREAKING IN 0 6y
0 Which Role Should I Take? 0 6y
0 Contacting After 1 Year 7 10y
0 Is this more FO or MO? 4 11y
0 Voice is at 50% right before final round interview, mention it to each person? 1 11y
0 How / When To Call Back 8 10y
0 Moving in with other bankers - any downsides? 5 11y
+16 Sophomore Summer: Which PE Internship to take? 2 6y
0 Massive interview tomorrow afternoon - advice? 0 11y
+14 Answering "why valuation?" when you have a background in IB? 1 11y
0 From SA in BB to ... 3 8y

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