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+14 BB Corp Banking vs startup 3 1w
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+11 Depressed and looking for advice during FT recruiting 3 1w
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+9 Help With Cold Emails/Recruiting - Target School but no response 3 2w
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+9 What careers in finance have good international mobility? 5 2w
+9 Recent Grad: Wealth Management vs. Bloomberg Analytics & Sales | Aiming for Consulting, PM, Corporate Strategy, or Buy-Side Finance 1 1w
+9 Capital One vs. Raymond James 1 2w
+9 Quant Position or a PhD Offer? 1 1d
+9 Dubai Finance Professionals — Coffee Chat / Internship Opportunities 1 2d
+9 Final Round Interview Timeline- should I be worried? 1 1w
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+9 Senior Off Season Recruiting vs. SA 2027 Internship 1 1d
+9 FT Partners January 2027 Full-Time (SF Office) 10 1w
+9 PJT Superday Questions London 8 2h
+9 Do I take the T2 Consulting Back-Up or Boutique IB offer? Advice/Opinions would be greatly appreciated. -> Junior Non-Target 1 2d
+8 should i update a mid networking contact saying i applied to their firm? 4 1w
+7 Emailed Day After Superday About Decisions Coming (NYC MM) 4 1w
+6 Capital Group CAP Associate 27 FT 7 1d
+6 Incoming Wells Fargo COO Global Ops Intern -> Full-Time Consulting Pivot? 1 3d
+6 Background Check 5 3w
+6 Extending travel for final round, weird to ask? 2 1w
+6 CPA + Statistics 1 1w
+6 What’s the best way to get finance experience ASAP for IB internship? 1 3d
+6 CLT -> NY IR? 3 3w
+6 Need Advice for Selecting a Job 1 2d
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+5 Alternatives to tracking applications through excel? 4 2w
+4 EYP Corporate Finance - Valuations 2027 Associate Thread 7 3d
+4 London Off-Cycle 15 1w
+4 Phone Interview MS IB fig off-cycle London 6 16h
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+4 Is IB Worth it for me? 2 1d
+3 Is it fine to respond at night? 5 16h
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+3 LC Academy Program 7 3d
+3 What is going on 1 3w
+3 Applying to SA27 programs that are reopening months after signing offer? 1 3w
+3 Eastdil 2027 Analyst Program 7 4d
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+3 Citi NY HC FT 27 9 1w
+3 Jefferies Modeling Test 1 1w
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+3 Take Home Model Test - AI Usage 2 2w
+3 PCA Evercore (Off-Cycle GP-led; Jan ‘27; London) 7 3d
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