+11 Two of my contacts at two separate banks quite their jobs... 4 11y
+22 Hard Skills Needed coming from MSF 17 11y
0 Moving to a venture firm. 0 6y
0 Morgan Stanley CSA vs Institutional Research 3 11y
0 Oak Hill Advisors 7 9y
0 hh 2 11y
+3 delete this 1 3 11y
0 Interview - Building a Work Portfolio for Interview 1 11y
0 Company can renege interview? 3 11y
0 Pitchbooks & Presentations 0 11y
0 Risk Analyst... comp? lateral? 5 6y
+2 Dealing With Conflict Interview Question 1 11y
0 How competitive are Citi's full time analyst programs? 0 11y
0 UBS Unlock Your Potential 2014 4 11y
0 No longer relevant 6 11y
0 Do I have a shot at M&A? 4 6y
0 Debt schedules and scenario analysis - credit analysis of middle market companies 0 11y
+5 JPMorgan Chase Finance Analyst Development Program 13 4y
0 PNC Financial Services Group ACCEL Program Trainee 0 11y
0 PNC ACEEL to retail banking 0 11y
0 Sending a LinkedIN request after asking for information via Linkedin? 2 11y
+20 Debating whether or not to put Rosenbaum's book in the independent reading section of my resume 21 11y
0 Info Session With No Business Cards? 2 11y
0 DC Energy Skills Test 0 11y
0 Career advice- retail banking/single family office/transaction advisory services 0 6y
0 International Student 1 11y
0 Legal and Compliance at Blackstone 0 11y
+14 Morgan Stanley background 23 4y
0 Dont Make It Personal 5 11y
0 After On-Campus Recruiting Interview- Interviewer/HR Mgr. wants me to formally apply through the website? 1 11y
+6 BB (London) offer 3 6y
0 First big networking event, Saxo Bank , Trading Volatility & Performance 0 6y
0 How to swing FT to SA recruiting? 7 11y
0 Help a monkey pick the right banana - Prioritizing FT offers and potential offers (GS, JPM, Citi, WFG, TD, Lloyds) 0 6y
0 Continue Looking for FT or Backpack Europe? 0 6y
0 Still a new graduate? 0 11y
0 Recently landed an internship position with a boutique PE/IB. Should I wait to apply for BB summer analyst positions? 10 11y
0 Will I get the job 7 11y
0 Too late for interviews? 7 6y
0 Call w/ Senior Recruiter at IB Tomorrow. NEED HELP 1 11y
0 Insight towards FINRA Licenses 3 11y
0 Series 7 and The Underlings of FINRA Licenses 0 11y
0 Goldman interview or networking 0 11y
+16 On Campus Firm-Office Hours At Targets (Junior At target school losing IB hope) 10 11y
+19 How would an Australian be perceived in the US buy-side? 7 6y
+9 Does Goldman Sachs carry out background checks PRIOR to making an offer? 18 5y
0 DILEMMA: 2 offers +1 potential. Which one to choose? 0 11y
0 What's a good amount of banks to apply to for a SA internship? 7 11y
0 Big 4 - audior of JP Morgan Or Goldman Sachs NY OR Big4 transaction services 1 6y
0 PNC accel retail banking program 0 11y
0 Regions Management Associate Program 2 11y
0 My chances with the BNY Mellon Rotational program 10 8y
0 Product Control Analyst (Controller's Office) at Goldman Sachs? 6 6y
0 Non Target school undergrad help 4 6y
+7 Trainee Professional Futures Trader 0 6y
+5 Launching Leaders -- 2014/2015 62 11y
0 PIMCO vs Bain 8 6y
0 Where to apply? IBD (+) 0 6y
0 Middle School; an aspiring yet worried young chap. 1 11y
0 IB Career 1 11y
+13 How did you decide what to study in college? 8 11y
0 Prop Trader looking for Stop Gap career change 2 11y
0 Significant grade drop as a transfer. Could I lose the opportunity for a full time offer? 2 3y
0 Barbarians at the gate: the appeal of a job at BX 1 11y
0 Investment Analyst Opportunities 1 6y
0 Am I allowed a copy of my own letter of rec? 1 12y
0 The Future of Derivatives 1 12y
0 When to give up on getting a job offer following final interview..... 7 11y
0 SRO career paths 1 12y
0 BlackRock IT analyst vs. Big 4 tech consulting 1 10y
+18 Which one is better for the long run? 10 6y
0 Mid-level experience career question/advice 0 12y
+6 Summer Between Undergrad and Grad School 2 12y
+3 Banks, boutiques, anything in Knoxville 1 6y
0 How long before reaching out again? 1 12y
0 French banks in Paris or in London ? 4 6y
+3 Barclays Equity Research Superday - Advice 3 6y
0 Prospects of a Finance Editor 2 12y
0 "Here for an interview" do i disclose? 3 12y
+24 Case Study - Buyers list. Any pointers/tips/etc? 7 6y
+3 dasdfds 4 11y
0 Fidelity Final Round Full Time Decision-ER 6 11y
0 Fidus Investment Corp? 1 9y
0 Houlihan Lokey West Coast Summer Internship 2015 0 6y
0 Work for Free? 1 12y
0 delete this 2 3 11y
0 Investment bankers go to Private Equity and Traders go to Hedge Fund ? (as Exit option) 1 12y
0 Blackstone Private Equity analyst in London - FT Done? 1 6y
0 Do not have contacts in a firm 7 12y
0 Working during Master's to enhance marketability 0 12y
0 CMBS Analyst Job Opportunity @ Cantor Fitzgerald- INSIGHT NEEDED 10 12y
0 Final Interview without Phone Interview 2 12y
+11 Moelis first round interview - FT Analyst 6 6y
0 Move From Commercial Banking To Credit Research 1 6y
+8 Image control and political association 8 11y
0 Financial Modelling and Analysis at the Credit Rating Agencies 2 11y
+11 How to capitalise on having a brother in the industry? 13 12y
0 Graduating Senior, Need Advice 5 12y
0 How to move from corporate finance to audit 0 12y
0 Moody's Credit Estimates Research?? 1 12y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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