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+188 Informal Email = Fail 198 4y
+187 The Misguidance at Non-target Schools 95 3y
+185 Made $4M on Meme Coin, got IB return offer should I even bother? 67 1y
+185 High School Student Looking for Internship 257 5y
+184 Unemployed for 1 year and going to kill myself bye 50 1mo
+182 Why Should Gen Z Even Bother with High Finance/Consulting Grind? 64 1y
+182 Bombed my IB interview and feel like complete shit. Where do I go from here? 43 5mo
+182 Teller's Comprehensive Guide to Diversity Recruiting 112 6y
+181 Do I have a chance for SA 2026?? 45 3y
+179 Resume and cover letter - a reviewers perspective 64 6y
+177 When is it Acceptable to Add a Job to LinkedIn? 172 3y
+175 Some Red Flags During an Interview? 39 3y
+174 Will companies revoke offer if they find out you’re a virgin? 24 3y
+174 Best way to break into Private Equity Business 202 4y
+173 Breaking in without any degree 67 4y
+173 Is my start to new job normal? Paid to do nothing 35 6y
+173 Salary Negotiation? 174 15y
+172 Advice for College Freshman 190 10y
+171 difference between bulge bracket and boutique careers 183 9y
+170 Toronto Networking Struggles 163 1y
+169 Advice for London applicants 103 2y
+169 2023 SA Recruiting Timeline 949 3y
+168 Advice for Juniors 18 3y
+168 How to Deal With Rude/Asshole/Disrespectful Interviewers? 35 2y
+168 UChicago for ibanking 120 9y
+167 Most interviews in a row without receiving an offer? 103 7y
+167 Northwestern Mutual Internships 161 6y
+165 Investment Banking vs Consulting 167 4y
+165 Quitting time - views on how to leave your job 140 3y
+163 Tips to stop chasing prestige (and be grateful)? 40 1y
+162 Whats With The “Loser Talk” 25 3y
+161 Working in IB as a Jew 37 3mo
+160 Becoming disillusioned with Wall St. after finding out my dad only has a few weeks to live 28 1y
+160 Military Officer vs. IB analyst 63 2y
+160 Just heard from hr friend my bb's diversity hiring programs already being axxed 56 3y
+160 My Experience Recruiting as an Undergrad for Everything vs WSO Wisdom 48 4y
+159 Q&A: Non-Target --> BB BO --> BB ECM 54 9y
+159 What are kids at non-targets who don't network going to do when they graduate? 90 4y
+159 Good Responses to Biggest Weakness Questions 165 4y
+158 How to Navigate FT Recruiting: Learn from My Successes/Failures 22 1y
+157 Talented Young People: Stay Away from IB/PE 48 1y
+157 Q&A: I'm an Equity Analyst/PM at an Asset Manager 102 11y
+156 Question about Ambiguous parts of Networking 173 4y
+155 Offer Got Rescinded. Desperately Need Advice 33 3y
+155 2022 INVESTMENT BANKING FULL-TIME RECRUITING THREAD 389 3y
+154 Cities with the Best Cost of Living / Work Life Balance in Finance 151 6y
+153 20 Company Interviews Later...No FT Offer looking for Advice 167 6y
+153 When to give up 184 8y
+152 Can't land an offer. In need of advice 52 4y
+152 For those in IBD: Dumbest things you've seen in a resume? 147 8y
+150 What excuses do you guys use to take time off for interviews? 81 3y
+149 What do YOU want to be asked in a Coffee Chat 37 1y
+149 London Spring Week 2023 1,358 3y
+149 Ghosted? You will have the last laugh... 23 4y
+149 I Need You, WSO + Its Time To Move - Asia Job Search 41 6y
+148 1.5 Years of Being Unemployed and I am Starting to Spiral 59 7mo
+148 Cringe-worthy networking mistakes I've seen in IB 25 1y
+148 London 2022SA Progress Megathread 1,664 3y
+147 Hey Target Kids - Stop Networking With Me 91 2y
+147 Rejected everywhere... 175 4y
+146 Should I Just Give Up 29 6y
+145 Tell Me About Yourself Sample Interview Answer 107 3y
+144 Leaving FAANG dev job for serious finance (Yes, you read that right) 68 3y
+144 No Internship For This Summer? 223 4y
+143 Disclosing disability 116 8y
+142 Networking calls are paradise 17 3y
+141 Who Has Heard of Ernst & Young Transfer Pricing? 160 8y
+140 Coffee chat turned coffee date 45 2y
+139 At what point should you give up? 81 2y
+139 Why do the general public have this strange hatred towards bankers? 74 12y
+138 Why do people shit on Back Office roles? 50 2y
+138 How I got into Wall Street and the steps I took 176 4y
+137 Bank withdrawing signed/accepted offer? 64 4y
+136 Renege offer - pros and cons? 215 9y
+136 Deaf Looking to Break In 28 10y
+135 Shitty Networking 101 34 9y
+135 5 Benefits to Being in the Back Office 88 9y
+135 Black Jack's Recruiting Advice 56 6y
+135 Global Credit Rating Agency ---> Backdoor to High Finance 64 2y
+135 Thank You Email After Interview 209 5y
+134 Nonlinear Career Tracks - Anyone on one? 50 6y
+133 I am in Ops. Ask me anything. 119 8y
+133 Company Email Addresses Guide 77 6y
+132 Q&A: From non-target to BB S&T internship to jobless after graduation to HF to unemployed...but happy. 20 5y
+132 7 Tips on Reneging 53 5y
+132 SA interviews – an interviewer’s perspective 66 6y
+131 Give up medicine for ibanking? (Undergrad at Northwestern BS MD) 109 6y
+131 Suing a former employer 22 6y
+130 Coffee meeting gone wrong - Can I bounce back? 58 6y
+130 "Lifestyle" jobs 122 13y
+129 GS Veteran Integration Program (VIP) 2018 186 5y
+129 Networking 101 – 8 tips from a “non-target” school student 109 6y
+128 How to wake up in the morning 242 6y
+127 What to Order in Coffee Chats? 39 3y
+127 Please help! Renegging on an offer and boss threatening to cancel me 32 4y
+127 When to announce internship LinkedIn 48 5y
+127 Banking doesn't pay enough? 57 9y
+127 I went> B4 Audit> B4 CF > IB: Ask me anything 57 6y
+127 Pretend to be gay to go to JPMorgan event? 145 6y
+125 Too Old for IB at 34? Exploring the Big 4 TAS Pivot 74 1y

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