+27 Help deciding on job offer 8 7y
+27 Chat am I cooked? 13 1y
+27 Do you think you chose the most optimal career path for yourself? 11 2y
+27 Cold Email turned Warm, What Next? 22 9y
+27 Better Entry-Level Opportunity: Financial Operations or Valuation Analyst? 6 9y
+27 Please help me get an internship 41 6y
+27 To any students who don't actually like finance/consulting but just want to make 6 figures 8 1y
+27 For jobs that say 2 years of experience required, are you qualified to apply if you've worked 1 year 6 months? help? 5 9y
+27 How Adderall ruined my career in finance 27 9y
+27 Are Boy Scout Stories Okay During Interviews? 15 6y
+27 Tricky Brainteaser 7 2y
+27 Biggest Outright lie you've done or seen on a resume? 14 1y
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+27 Please Help Me Improve 9 2y
+27 How Badly Did I Screw Myself Over? 6 2y
+27 Ghosted by MD after given a verbal offer 17 4y
+26 Recruiting is messed up and I'm not doing this.... 24 2y
+26 Freshman Internship Frustration 17 5y
+26 Sophomore Summer Options - Sophmore/Rising junior with a low GPA at a semi-target 15 17y
+26 Non-Target MBA Student Seeking Anything In IB 20 16y
+26 Return Offers and Anxiety 5 3y
+26 Dinner Interview Advice 15 6y
+26 Advice to a 20 y/o? 4 4y
+26 No return Offer - How to Explain 15 3y
+26 Internal Lateral to IB? 9 5y
+26 Temp Agency, Background Checks...PLEASE HELP 11 6y
+26 I'm lost and need serious advice 10 6y
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+26 Capital One Analyst development program 22 6y
+26 Laid off as a 2nd-year ECM analyst over a year ago - not sure what to do 11 8mo
+26 Big 4 Audit to Corporate Finance to IBD? 6 6y
+26 Wharton or LSE undergrad for investment banking? 20 6y
+26 Networking at the Gym 27 8y
+26 Dream job vs masters? 10 4y
+26 Zero Work Experience, what do I put on my CV for Spring Weeks? (UK) 25 2y
+26 Another recent grad at the cross-roads 12 6y
+26 The Proverbial "What's Next?" Post 17 5y
+26 MM SA to lateral FT BB Recent Grad! 12 4y
+26 Finance-related careers you don't have to get into straight out of college 9 3y
+26 HELP! NEED GUIDANCE ON NEXT POSSIBLE CAREER MOVE. 16 6y
+26 Why Won’t Some People Tell Where They’re Going when Changing Jobs? 12 1y
+26 Applying to Jobs in Senior Year 9 8y
+26 Where can I go from FP&A role at tech company? (exit opps) 7 5y
+26 Sophomore at a non target school with a 3.9, what should I do this summer? 8 6y
+26 Finding motivation to prep 13 6y
+26 Joking during Interview 20 6y
+26 How much do investment advisors actually make? 8 10mo
+26 Transitioning from consulting to IB 13 5y
+26 BB Final Round Advice 6 13y
+26 Help me choose a LAC with a career in finance in mind 8 5y
+26 I am POOR, UGLY and STUPID man. I am willing to do ANYTHING. Please tell me, how do I become RICH? 15 6y
+26 IB > PE, except burned out. What now? 12 2y
+26 No IB SA Offer & Re-Recruiting: What Do I Do? 6 2y
+26 Low GPA at a Target - How screwed am I? 20 2y
+26 When do you know it's time to go? 4 2y
+26 How to Stop Thinking About Next Move? 5 1y
+26 What are my options? 13 2y
+26 Global Transaction Banking Summer Analyst 3 3y
+26 Went to a non-non-target on an athletic scholarship. BBA in Finance, 3.9 GPA, no bullshit what's my best course of action?? 6 5y
+26 Sophomore boutique internship 17 11y
+26 How to Network by Email 6 6y
+26 My previous IBD team is hiring - how to reach out? 4 2y
+26 Career change to Financial Analyst 5 6y
+26 two offers: HF and IB 9 6y
+26 Reneging a Big 4 Accounting Firm 14 11y
+26 Honest feedback for rising senior (pragmatic FT job hunt) 8 6y
+26 I need some advice coming from a non target. This is getting ridiculous 39 6y
+26 Valuations Exit Opportunities? 17 11y
+26 Entry level jobs (no finance work exp/non-target/bad gpa/off-cycle) 6 6y
+26 JPM or KPMG 8 6y
+26 GS risk strats vs AQR quant research vs Citi quant S&T analyst Status message 10 6y
+26 Consulting VS Banking VS Hedge Funds - salaries, difficulty getting into top firms, working hours!? 10 6y
+26 Any help would be appreciated! 3 6y
+26 typo in my GS SA application 51 11y
+26 GS Salt Lake City compensation 18 5y
+26 Economic Consulting Exit Opportunities 3 6y
+26 Woefully bad resume, dont know where to start 7 8y
+26 How to quit when your boss will be blindsided 6 4y
+26 Software Engineer (FAANG) to top-5 MBA? Is it worth it? Exit Ops? 3 2y
+26 Some Regrets 9 5y
+26 CAIA to transition to energy infrastructure investing? 15 5y
+26 Next step: Corporate M&A or Elite Boutique 6 10y
+26 Delaying Graduation for IB 12 3y
+26 How to ask a "smart question"? 9 6y
+26 Lied about my GPA 21 4y
+26 Still can’t find anything for sophomore summer 2019... 12 7y
+26 Amazing offer but I’m drowning in debt 13 2y
+26 Is a good boss worth 30% under market pay? 8 5y
+26 Most "Cerebral" Area of Finance 11 3y
+26 MS vs JPM (both in HK) 21 10y
+26 HireVue Fails 14 4y
+26 I interned at BB investment bank and received an FT offer, but I want to join the Marines 21 10y
+26 …….. 12 4y
+26 Does business analytics or data science play an important role in banks now? 8 4y
+26 How does one get into Abraaj Capital in Dubai 23 10y
+26 How should I follow up with this connectionn? 8 8y
+26 Is reneging on a job offer due to your current employer beating their offer okay? 6 9y
+26 Planning to move to Canada...advise please on education and job 7 4y
+26 Xxx 16 6y
+26 No Call Back for 1ST Round - Super Day next Wed! HELP! 34 6y

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