+16 Does Goldman Really Check Every App 11 11y
+16 MBA After Name on Resume 15 8y
+16 Is never getting a job a good idea (pros/cons)? 13 11y
+16 Asset-Backed Securitization careers vs. IB 5 11y
+16 On Campus Firm-Office Hours At Targets (Junior At target school losing IB hope) 10 11y
+16 Confused and tired: a junior applying for SA position 6 11y
+16 Thoughts on Internship with AIG? 15 8y
+16 Leaving Audit after 6 months- too soon? 4 11y
+16 Barclays vs BlackRock 7 11y
+16 Ernst & Young - Financial Services Office NYC 27 6y
+16 Lied on Resume about GPA for Summer Internship - What to do? 14 2y
+16 How difficult is relocation (Canada to US) 21 6y
+16 Sophomore Summer: Which PE Internship to take? 2 6y
+16 public accounting sucks, not sure I want to do this any more .... please any advice? 10 11y
+16 What are my chances of getting into IB 6 11y
+16 Is MS risk reporting back office? 6 11y
+16 Taking the GMAT purely to get into IB 20 10y
+16 Need some help with cold-emailing 6 10y
+16 Global Fortune 200 M&A/Strategy Rotational Program or Big 4 Advisory Position 5 6y
+16 Internal Auditing vs IBD 3 10y
+16 Got a ticket - what to do? 23 10y
+16 Why don't recruiters return my call? Recruitment of minority applicants 5 6y
+16 How to convert phone offer to a contract? 8 6y
+16 Need to earn 1,5Mio Dollars in 1 Year 29 10y
+16 Should I transfer to UPenn Wharton? 9 4y
+16 I Quit. 7 10y
+16 First Interview Help 5 9y
+16 How can I get a partner at big four to refer me? 6 3mo
+16 Credit Analayt 8 9y
+16 Goldman interview...in a bind.. 12 9y
+16 "Cultural Fit" during Internship -> Possible Graduate Offer -- What if most people like me but 1-2 people don't? 4 9y
+16 Goldman Sachs Hirevue Digital Interview 18 8y
+16 Using LinkedIn To Contact A Hiring Manager ? Too Taboo ? 8 9y
+16 Email analysis- Is this an offer? 7 9y
+16 Goldman Sachs online status question 6 8y
+16 Reevaluating Credit Career / Stuck in Rut 4 6y
+16 Reneging Offer Horror Stories? 5 9y
+16 Still unemployed after graduating 3 months ago 7 6y
+16 Is it ever too late to follow up? 5 9y
+16 When to follow up regarding offer? 20 9y
+16 Lost in life, but not giving up. Is this the path I should take? 4 6y
+16 London (Cold) Calling 10 6y
+16 No time for cars, re-direct from BSCH forum 10 6y
+16 Exit Opportunities from Commercial Banking 3 6y
+16 Difficulties of biology major applying to finance internships w/ study abroad? 2 8y
+16 Garden Leave and Telling Current Employer Where I Am Going 4 8y
+16 Transferring Decision 6 6y
+16 IB Internship Freshman Summer 3 8y
+16 What Do You Even Say During Cold-Calls? 3 8y
+16 How Long Should You Stay in Your First Job? 8 8y
+16 No Internship this summer. What should I do? 14 8y
+16 I'm following up with contacts after networking calls, but not getting responses. What am I doing wrong? 1 8y
+16 New Analyst eligibility, and Financial Analyst skills too? 2 8y
+16 UK Undergraduate Non Target University. 2.1 Predicted - Breaking In... 4 8y
+16 Employment History Background Check 6 8y
+16 Integrated Travel into Financial Career 4 6y
+16 Sophomore Advice Needed!!! 14 8y
+16 What are some great career paths for someone new to finance but in a masters program for finance and investment management? 2 8y
+16 Best Areas Of Finance For Those Lacking Math Skills 6 8y
+16 What to do when the HR does not reply? 1 6y
+16 How many internships did you apply to? 8 7y
+16 Advice Needed - Getting into Banking 5 6y
+16 Changing my LinkedIn Job title to something more fitting 2 8y
+16 Small to Mid Size Firms in NYC 1 6y
+16 1st gen college: Can someone clarify the tiers of best internships/FT offers for me, please? 3 7y
+16 Going from 0 to interview ready in a month? 4 6y
+16 Interview Help- Body Language 3 7y
+16 IB vs FIG Corp Dev out of undergrad 5 7y
+16 Credit Suisse Groups 7 7y
+16 How to explain a gap year in interviews? 5 7y
+16 Why are you good for X remembering last year's failure 10 7y
+16 urgent help with replying to offer 5 7y
+16 Headhunters ghosting you 5 4y
+16 BB IB goal; MSc Finance at Imperial or Area Studies at Oxford? 6 6y
+16 Upenn Engineering and Hedge Funds/Asset Management Recruiting 7 7y
+16 Resources for students 1 7y
+16 Uiversity of Wisconsin. Accouting or Finance? or what? 10 7y
+16 Job Advice: Consulting vs. PE vs. Private Lending 2 7y
+16 GS/MS/JP vs UBS/DB/CS, should I stay or should I go? 2 7y
+16 Who should I cold e-mail? 3 7y
+16 Didn't get an S&T SA Offer... 5 5y
+16 Young Individual... Don't know what to do in life? 3 7y
+16 Leveraging Back Office Connections 6 6y
+16 FT offers: Deciding between BB MO or Tier 2 FO 4 6y
+16 Finding a role in Credit/market Risk 3 7y
+16 To CFA or not ? 9 7y
+16 What should I do now? (non-target school international graduate with some irrelevant experience) 3 6y
+16 Seeking life advice from interenet strangers 5 7y
+16 LinkedIn vs Email 10 6y
+16 Stanford, Columbia, or UChicago (undergrad)? 7 7y
+16 I can't land an interview - can someone critique my resume? 5 7y
+16 Deciding between GS Securities Division vs. MM IBD (Full-time offers) 2 6y
+16 Changing Jobs Pre-MBA 2 6y
+16 Entry opps for programmer 8 4y
+16 Is this a Yes No Maybe So? 15 7y
+16 1 year or 2 year master? NO work experience 4 6y
+16 24 yo - I haven't screwed up my life yet, right? 5 7y
+16 Official Transcript has a lower GPA than resume (by 1 point), will my offer get rescinded? 1 7y
+16 Resume Advice Needed - Two Jobs At Same Time 1 7y
+16 Re-establishing relationships with people I networked with to get try to get SA offer from, but didn't get? 4 6y

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