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+12 New Role Portfolio Analyst 1 7y
+12 Podcast - The hiring process at top financial firms 1 7y
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+21 Soon-to-be MBA Grad Applying Out of Cycle 5 7y
+3 What Kind of Financial Models are Required of Corporate Bankers? 1 7y
+3 Big4 fired me but doesn't want me to go to competitor? 1 7y
+36 Q&A: Cash me on da gram, how bout dat? 7 7y
+12 Undergrad at Wharton Looking for General Advice 1 7y
+20 Bloomberg Vs Market Risk 5 7y
+12 (UK) Best option out of university - Big 4 or Capital One? 1 7y
+6 Credit Suisse 2012 Online Test 6 7y
0 Technology Boutiques in SF jump to Bulge Bracket? 3 7y
+34 How does getting blacklisted from employment work? 39 7y
0 Internship/Goal advice for a junior CS/Finance double major with no banking experience from a non-Target 0 7y
+19 Anyone heard anything about Maxim Group IB? 17 7y
+50 Is a CS minor useful? 69 7y
0 McKinsey/Bain FT one year wait for reapplication 1 7y
+28 Morgan Stanley Operations Interview 30 7y
+7 BoA Quantitative Mangaement Program 10 7y
+12 It's been a little over 3 weeks since the super day. Should I cut my losses? 19 7y
+5 Can GS Offer be rescinded 11 7y
+14 To soon to leave my job? 3 7y
+14 Does anyone have the Structure for RBC Capital Markets Email 6 7y
+4 mortgage banking or investment banking 3 7y
0 No news = good news? 10 7y
+29 Already followed up after interview, do I dare follow up again? 20 7y
+3 Stock Broker to AM? 1 7y
0 Breaking Into Investment Banking From Government Sector 25 7y
+10 Thank you letter or Thank you email? 18 7y
0 IR - Work/life balance and exit opportunities 6 7y
+29 How to succeed in personality tests? 22 7y
+13 Senior Analyst offer from a 3G portfolio company. 3 7y
+31 Selling yourself at non-target school's 11 7y
+93 Learning coding on your own for finance? 49 7y
+41 Too late to switch? 34 7y
+15 Lifting weights 21 7y
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0 Realistically 17 7y
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+19 How Fucked am I ? 6 7y
+8 Structured Products Intern Interview 5 7y
+20 Questions to ask Investment Banking Interviewer 7 7y
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+25 learning finance on your own? 30 7y
+326 11 Steps to Becoming a Finance Jedi 108 7y
+52 How Do You Stand Out in Large Networking Events? 14 7y
+14 Has anyone actually cold-emailed a senior executive at a bank, and was there any response? 4 7y
0 Networking Advice - Went to a BB informal networking event 6 7y
+13 Crtique Cold Email 10 7y
+31 Protocol for handling "the offer call" 34 7y
+36 How To Properly Follow Up Application 37 7y
+24 How much does passing level I of the CFA really help? 13 7y
+45 CFA® helpful for law --> finance? 28 7y
+3 Citi Research 2020 1 7y
+3 How hard is the SIE? 1 7y
+3 Does anyone have idle BIWS course? 1 7y
+9 How to deal with interview delays? 1 7y
+12 Nonprofit vs. Morgan Stanley WM Internship 1 7y
+27 Can I take the offer and then rescind if I get a different offer 11 7y
+12 Morgan Stanley FAA Program 1 7y
+3 2019 Full Time Recruiting - Where to Go From Here? 1 7y
+18 What do I do now? Unemployed since 2017 3 7y
+9 What's the single biggest risk you've taken? 1 7y
+3 Can’t chose gig between AIG, Evercore & TD Securities 2 7y
+19 Major GPA: Am I Screwed? 6 7y
+3 Delete 1 7y
+3 Will Big 4 rescind my offer because of bad employment history? 1 7y
+9 Advice for freshman trying to gain some experience (IB or consulting) and cold calling? 1 7y
+12 Corp Dev - Legit or Not? 3 7y
0 Cold-emailing alumni from rival schools? 12 7y
+13 Freshman at Williams—how to start off strong? 12 7y
+12 Sick Of Middle Office/Operations Want To Transition To Sales 1 7y
+9 Prometric Test Center experience (FINRA exams) 1 7y
+10 Best sites to learn and practice mental math skills? 10 7y
+10 Thoughts on In-Person Resume Drop? 3 7y
+4 Advice Needed, any would help 1 7y
+9 Do I get a PhD? 1 7y
+3 Wellington or Goldman 2 7y
+12 What now ? 1 7y
+12 Nomura S&T vs Point72 Financial Analyst Interview Advice 1 7y
+12 Move for the cash 1 7y
+3 Undergrad schools placement 1 7y
+3 ModernGuild 2019 1 7y
+10 Is it worth it to Minor in MIS with a Finance Major? 2 7y
+4 What Investment Career should I take? 1 7y
+12 May 2018 Graduate Offer at a Research Firm (CapIQ, Preqin, Factset) 1 7y
0 Credit Analyst at Community Bank to Equity Research? 9 7y
+3 Networking w/ Higher-Ups 1 7y
+5 Greif & Co 13 7y
+3 Not in industry yet. Finishing CFA 3 in June. Considering Bankruptcy for old Debt. Am I unhirable? 1 7y
+3 Using Case Study on Resume 1 7y
+10 High School Internship for this summer 9 7y
+3 Deleted 1 7y
+3 Go ahead and delete since no one is ever on this board! 1 7y
+12 Zero to Hero 1 7y
+12 Work experience to highlight when applying to entry-level financial adviser roles 1 7y
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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