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+26 How did you do it? 4 6mo
+26 London M&A/Corporate Finance Landscape 6 6mo
+26 Most "Cerebral" Area of Finance 11 7mo
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+25 Research Offers Input 3 2w
+25 Staying in IBD or… Advice needed 4 3w
+25 Risky Networking? 24 2w
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+25 Looking to break into HF... what offer do I take? 7 1mo
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+25 Community College to Investment Banking 12 4mo
+25 Chartwell Financial IB Reputation 6 5mo
+25 Break into M&A in London/NYC - Resume got “messed up” 5 5mo
+25 (Seeking advice) Realistically when is hiring picking back up / what to do with no return? 11 6mo
+25 No return Offer - How to Explain 15 7mo
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+25 Laid off on bonus day AN1 36 10mo
+25 Help. Not sure what role I'm looking for? Transition from IB to HF/S&T/WM or something else? 10 9mo
+25 When to apply for masters? 15 9mo
+25 Weird Question - FT Partners vs. Ducera SA 26 2mo
+24 Absolutely ZERO other exits, about to get fired from HK investment banking, please help! 5 2d
+24 No IB SA Offer & Re-Recruiting: What Do I Do? 6 5d
+24 Things to not bring up or ask during a cold networking call. 10 1mo
+24 When is it enough?? 22 1mo
+24 Any Tips on Full Time Recruiting for IB? 8 1mo
+24 Long Only AM vs DCM IB? 11 2mo
+24 Advice Needed - Improving the dynamics of my networking calls 6 2mo
+24 Need Advice for Summer Intern Applications 15 2mo
+24 Am I on a good path compared to Americans? 8 4mo
+24 Learning Disabilities 8 4mo
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+24 London Job Market – Worse than 2008? 8 4mo
+24 Talking about videogames in interview? 15 5mo
+24 Who else is in the FT grind 13 5mo
+24 How Long is it Okay to be Unemployed / Laid Off? 3 2mo
+24 Follow passion in small VC or stick it out in LevFin 15 6mo
+24 Approaching 4 months since layoff - what the f**k should I prioritize? 10 2mo
+24 IBD: How to move to asia without speaking language? 7 6mo
+24 Need Advice: Consulting to Finance (London) 4 8mo
+24 How to explain failed internship recruiting in interviews? 7 8mo
+24 How do you actually network? 15 9mo
+24 JPM FT 2024 27 7mo
+24 Mild degree crisis, Uni of Notts vs Nottingham Trent for New York? 12 9mo
+24 Series 79 - July 2023 14 9mo
+24 2025 SA questions/planning 3 10mo
+24 How can I stand out in an interview? 7 10mo
+23 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 25 9h
+23 How do I go about explaining huge gaps in a CV for Spring & Summers? 11 4d
+23 Are Single Managers Just Not Hiring? 10 1w
+23 Incoming freshmen at bocconi - SA 2025 recruiting 18 4d
+23 To late for me? 12 2w
+23 How is Dubai? 6 1mo
+23 Career Path/Advice 5 3mo
+23 Tips on how to move to NY 9 3mo
+23 Banking vs Trading: Which path ? [ Easy read ] 8 3mo
+23 Career Guidance --- Ops to Strat/Deals? 4 4mo
+23 Lessons From Recruiting 2 4mo
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+23 I am feeling the stress at my 1st year of uni 7 5mo
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+23 quit IB recently, advice on what to tell interviewers 11 7mo
+23 Moving from Big Law to RX IB 8 7mo
+23 Book Smarts Overrated In IB 3 8mo
+23 Are there good IB opportunities in London and Paris for the next 3 years? 4 8mo
+23 Post recruiting anxiety 3 9mo
+23 No job offer after more than 40 interviews 6 9mo
+23 Will Networking this early (not even in college yet but will be in a few months) be beneficial in getting internships in IB 11 10mo
+23 How early to begin networking for FT 5 11mo
+23 GPA for FT Recruiting after SA Stint 6 11mo
+23 Resigning properly 12 11mo
+23 Just got my first SA offer - what things do I need to be considering? 14 11mo
+23 I’ve been applying for 2 years now and I’ve no more hope. 11 11mo
+22 How to get VP or higher role in IB from MBA 12 2w
+22 Realistic paths to $20M earnings over the course of a career 8 2w
+22 Any advice, is career banking the move? 8 3w
+22 How have y’all dealt with rejection/stagnation? 4 4w
+22 UK: IB Career Banker vs BigLaw Partner 20 1mo
+22 Stupid to jump ship to look for better culture? 4 1mo
+22 Path to Asia? From UK 5 1mo
+22 Next Step in Career 3 2mo
+22 How to break back into the industry after leaving if I am struggling with recruiting? 3 3mo
+22 Scjsbriw 7 3mo
+22 How screwed am I 5 4mo
+22 From South Korea to the US 8 2mo
+22 Biggest Mistakes During Recruiting 21 6mo
+22 Crowdsourcing My Career Path 3 7mo
+22 Frustrated - seeking advice 9 8mo
+22 24yo Too old for IB? 14 8mo
+22 Can't even get IB interviews. 5 8mo
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+22 IB in India 5 8mo
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