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+42	Career Fair Advice?	41	6y
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+42	3 month after MBA graduation - and no job	28	4y
+42	Do Bankers love hungry non-target students?	24	7y
+42	With or without recruiters?	50	8y
+42	Distressed Debt Desk Analyst	14	3y
+42	How long is your story?	28	9y
+42	Exploiting referral bonus for inside intel on lateral moves	9	9y

+42	WSO Applicant Database	6	9y
+42	How to get your first internship (no previous IB experience)	99	9y
+42	Trafigura International Trader Programme - Interviews	61	4y
+42	Clarify incorrect answer in the interview?	69	10y
+42	Sad truth	48	10y
+42	Please help with interview technicals!	17	11y
+42	FBI background check	63	11y
+42	How to ask for extension without pissing off boss?	34	7y
+42	Pitch me a stock - Suggestions?	51	7y
+42	Municipal Finance Associate Position	39	4y
+42	How to become less socially retarded (serious)?	28	13y
+42	Does GPA really not matter after you get the interview?	36	7y
+42	Hong Kong Internship Strategy	135	4y
+42	Math or Economics Major	81	4y
+41	Wharton Full Ride vs Staying in PE	10	3mo

+41	Interviewer chewing gum during interview? (open mouth)	35	5mo
+41	Just had interview with MD - unsure how it went	8	10mo
+41	Were You Guys Happy with Your Internship Recruiting Outcomes?	17	11mo
+41	Permira vs Ardian vs PAI vs 3i vs Cinven vs Advent vs General Atlantic	53	4mo
+41	Am I screwed for ib roles?	18	1y
+41	How could I show someone that I'm 100% into IB?	21	1y
+41	Why is it so hard to network out of Princeton in IB?	39	2y
+41	Breaking into IB from Georgia Tech	26	4mo
+41	Advice needed for MBA to MBB route	7	3y
+41	Received this expected value brainteaser today. No right answer but curious for everyone's thoughts.	22	4y
+41	How tf do I network	23	4y
+41	Getting an entry-level Prop-Trading position	9	5y
+41	Is it too late if you don't have any connection?	23	5y
+41	How long to hear back from Final Interview?	39	2y
+41	Lie about Position Title?	21	6y
+41	Any tips for job hunting out-of-state?	11	4y
+41	Feeling stuck one year post MBA	13	4y
+41	Found job - delete recruiters & add rejectors?	14	8y
+41	How do you really connect with people during networking calls?	33	2y
+41	Advice from an ex-IB MD: Eight tricks to ace your 1st round interview	8	4y
+41	Top MBAs completely shifting away from investment banking?	18	8y
+41	Job history gaps ? Is there still hope ?	27	8y
+41	Settling for Less than Everything.	12	9y
+41	'Guaranteed To Break In' - Can I Claim My Money Back?	39	9y
+41	Ask Me Anything - Current Prop Trader/Advice for people wanting to make it/Breaking in	19	4y
+41	If given the opportunity, how many of you would take a job with a small company out of undergrad?	11	10y
+41	Too late to switch?	34	5y
+41	I'm told I "lack presence"	28	2y
+41	Do Entry Level Jobs Still Exist?	18	11y
+41	New to WSO....So Hello guys :)	71	12y
+41	Showing up late to interview	31	12y
+41	Unemployed for a While	55	13y
+41	BlackRock drug test?	87	5y
+41	Merchant banking	57	6y
+40	Switch to Tech?	22	1mo
+40	Laid off - Advice?	13	2mo
+40	2 Months Into Investment Banking And I Want To Quit Please Help	6	10mo
+40	I did an Internship in IB now im unsure if following the path, it was shit	14	10mo
+40	Burnout. Is it worth it?	10	1y
+40	Would you be willing to work in a government job where you're going to make over $500k straight out of undergrad but with the risk/possibility of being an international fugitive in the future?	14	1y
+40	I think I’m going to give up	35	1y
+40	Finally got an analyst stint after multiple internships, all my friends just party while I work 80 hours a week	12	1y
+40	What are vacations like in IB/CB/Corp Dev	22	1y
+40	Deleted	69	2y
+40	MSc Fin LSE - Bad Placement lately?	15	3w
+40	What do UK Banks look for in applicants?	42	1y
+40	Networking and timeline for 2023 FT IBD recruiting	15	1y
+40	Can't Get Any Phone Calls	25	2y
+40	Depressing Rant	17	2y
+40	Advice for Networking Calls for SA Recruiting	10	2y
+40	How is UChicago IB recruiting?	25	1mo
+40	please destroy my networking email template	17	3y
+40	Recent Grad -- Lost & Frustrated, Seeking Advice	5	3y
+40	IB Prospects with Academic Misconduct ON TRANSCRIPT? Help ahhhhhhh	13	2y
+40	Work-life balance and hedge fund interview prep questions from a soon to be PhD grad & single parent	21	3y
+40	What am I doing wrong? Unemployed and Looking for 8 months now	11	4y
+40	Graduated from top ivy with no offer- what now?	24	3y
+40	[LONDON] Advice on current situation and transition to IBD/S&T	10	4y
+40	My Four Year Plan	32	5y
+40	Corp Dev vs Niche MM PE vs PE at Pension Fund / SWF	16	3y
+40	Exposed!!! Watch out for that poster Matrick	17	7y
+40	Almost six months in and I still can't find a job.	18	7y
+40	How Charles Schwab's CEO figures out what kind of person you are as a job candidate	13	8y
+40	Can I keep my beard? Seriously - I really like my beard.	31	6y
+40	Awful Cold Email Response rate	38	9y
+40	Will Probably Quit My Job Without An Offer - Thoughts?	21	4y
+40	HR not responding to my e-mails after an interview.. And it's been 3 weeks since the interview.	65	7mo
+40	When have you "failed" during the job search process?	45	10y
+40	Continuing interview after a job offer!?	26	10y
+40	From Private Equity to Investment Banking	40	10y
+40	Strange...tons of interviews and no job yet...	47	10y
+40	Going from law firm to hedge or private equity fund	19	7y
+40	WSO Conference 2013: Stay at Hotel Penn and Get a Discount	25	4y
+40	Does passing all 3 CFA® exams matter if I don’t have the work experience?	29	2y
+40	Internship in Central Florida advice	15	4y
+40	Sales Vs. Investment Banking	20	4y

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