+4 Maybe I should do more to become a "personality hire"? 2 2y
0 Can CFA with Bachlor from third world country get a job? At least interview? 1 2y
+6 Office Location Competitiveness Advantage? 1 2y
0 Can I get into Credit/Market Risk from a SWE Background 1 2y
0 Sophomore to junior year summer 1 2y
+1 Does being a transfer student impact your ability to get a good IB offer. 3 2y
+20 Is this a red flag? 6 2y
+15 Am I stupid for not accepting my IB offer? 14 2y
+11 Trying to break into IB for years, reaching finals, but no offer 8 2y
+9 Non-trad background (3rd year medical student) 3 2y
0 Possible 3.1 GPA into MBB? 2 2y
0 High Paying Careers For Non Targets 3 2y
+1 Include Cover Letter when not asked 4 2y
+28 Advice Please - Target School Sophomore unsure about which path to follow 8 2y
0 BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) Internship 1 2y
+5 Is the WSO Resume Template ATS Friendly? 2 2y
0 Advice 1 2y
+9 Should I stop dreaming and focus on a different career path? 1 2y
0 Summer 2025 internships, will they give any more offers before the fall recruiting period? 4 2y
+6 Should I assume that I got rejected? 1 2y
+12 How Can I Introduce Myself on a Networking Email as a Professional 1 2y
+5 In February or March, MD of ~BB responded to cold email and asked to reconnect in the summer since I missed their Spring recruiting cycle 10 2y
+5 Lying About Graduation Year 10 2y
+6 advice for first informational interview 4 2y
+9 Help- I didn't answer an MD's last email who is recruiting me to work for him 2 2y
+6 Finance and Sports 1 2y
+50 . 8 2y
0 GPA requirement for tier 3 investment banks (SocGen, BNP)? 1 2y
+16 How cooked am I? Took the LSAT because IB looks improbable 7 2y
0 Does anyone know how 2025 recruiting for anything is looking like? 1 2y
+6 How quickly should you complete hirevue / video interviews 2 2y
+2 MD's wants to schedule a call after final round interview to let me know his decision 4 2y
+9 What work experience should I include 2 2y
+1 Is it over for me 3 2y
0 How to network externally during internship 1 2y
0 How important is it to actually graduate in December? 2 2y
+6 IBD Prep 4 2y
+12 Language requirements in Europe 1 2y
+7 Best Way to Walk Through Resume 3 2y
0 Best way to study technicals 1 2y
+10 Advice on breaking in 1 2y
+12 Career Gap – How to handle it? 1 2y
+2 What's fun on the street? 5 2y
+6 Realistic Options for a Career 1 2y
0 Anyone know when big 4 posts their finance related internships? 1 2y
0 Morgan stanley 2025 internships 1 2y
+9 What counts as military service on background checks 7 1y
0 Interviewees being blacklisted at multi-strats? 4 2y
+9 Untraditional background looking at finance - insight appreciated 1 2y
0 Motivation 1 2y
0 Internship Search Germany 10 1y
+9 Advice for recent grad w/o return offer 1 2y
+2 Networking email help 2 2y
+11 Will I get into IB? (Chance me) 6 2y
+6 How am I supposed to prepare a cover letter if firms allow us apply to 3 different positions (MS Summer Analyst for example)? 5 2y
+9 Houlihan Capital Valuation Advisory - Thoughts? 2 2y
0 Need Help 1 2y
+36 So I screwed up freshman year... what's a realistic outcome? 16 2y
+9 Navigate on cycle recruiting 1 2y
+6 How to go from finance to software engineer? 1 2y
+3 Market Trends 1 2y
0 WHAT DO I DO - any advice appreciated 3 2y
+32 Brussels VS Frankfurt 15 2y
+3 London - Take sick leave to find another job? 1 2y
+10 International intern in Europe, Tips? 4 2y
+13 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 11 2y
+9 The Weakest Background to Find Job in Quant/SnT 1 2y
0 Does having the Anglican Church on my resume look bad? 1 2y
0 Internship Search 1 2y
+11 Why are Recruiters Cowards? 3 2y
+12 Uni degree for further career development? 1 2y
0 portal gpa roundup 2 2y
+11 Really light freshman summer internship vs Really heavy freshman summer internship workwise? 5 2y
+9 Help needed for next steps 3 2y
+1 Internship in Finance or Business Administration 1 2y
+11 Recruiting in Chicago vs NYC 9 2y
0 Taking a break before starting PE role in July 2 2y
+4 Responding to headhunters if offcycle 4 2y
0 GPA mistake on app 4 2y
0 Spring/Summer Internship 1 2y
+24 MSF or CFA 22 2y
+4 MSc Finance at Bocconi 1 2y
+10 No summer internship but I have spring weeks, what do I do now? 3 2y
+9 Internship in Luxembourg 2 2y
+9 Need help finding a RE job in Boston. Any advise? 1 2y
+12 Middle Market IB vs. Big Company FP&A: Am I Throwing My Career Away? 3 2y
+8 Summer Analyst Visa delay London 3 2y
+6 Graduating in December 1 2y
+21 Want to rerecruit this upcoming fall. Options? 9 2y
+9 Applying for Jobs In Different Cities Without Intention of Moving 1 2y
+9 Where to intern? 1 2y
+10 Investor Relations - Career Transition 4 2y
+9 REPE recruiting 1 2y
0 Bridgewater Internship investment analysis 1 2y
+13 How to have a Positive Outlook 1 2y
+6 No Freshman Summer Internship, Advice? 2 2y
+119 Is leaving surgery for finance worth it? 72 1y
+10 2nd week of internship and I already know I don't want to do this 4 2y
0 Renege? 2 2y
+6 Laid off from one of the Top Banks - Advice 1 2y

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