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+15 How to handle questions about getting fired? 5 1y
+1 London SA class size 2025 4 1y
+9 Non-Target Hustle: Breaking Into IBD with Big 4 Internship Experience 1 1y
0 Easiest banks to break into from a non/semi target (UK)? 4 1y
+6 Apply for FT and SA (London) 1 1y
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+2 No offer & dread 3 1y
0 JPM London IBD Teams 1 1y
0 Recruiting for Buyside in London from US 1 1y
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+14 Age discrimination in European/London PE recruiting? 8 1y
0 Any point in me applying for spring weeks with my A level grades 1 1y
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+9 AM/WM Firm Search + Approach 2 1y
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+20 Paris IBD vs Frankfurt IBD 26 1y
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+6 Durham Economics VS Accounting and Finance 6 1y
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+43 MSc Fin LSE - Bad Placement lately? 17 1y
+9 Full time job in consulting or IB without internships possible? 1 1y
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+4 UK international student applying to Australian internships - worth it? 5 2y
+10 Does networking / coffee chats help when trying to land an offcycle internship in London? 4 2y
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+10 International intern in Europe, Tips? 4 2y
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+11 Investment banking internship with criminal record 4 2y
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+8 Which firms offer internships for students during their studies? 7 2y
+15 good-but-not-outstanding profile advice 2 2y
0 HEC MiF vs LBS MiF 1 2y
+9 IB prospect in the Netherlands needs help in aligning future internships 1 2y
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+3 Private Credit Headhunters 1 2y
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+24 Received offer for an off-cycle, negotiated to a FT pending superday... 13 2y
+3 2025 London Summer Analyst Applications Megathread 1 2y
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+18 TAS to M&A/IB - LONDON 9 2y
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+5 Getting into Finance through a CS Bachelor Degree 8 2y
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+10 Got into Bocconi - Now what? 4 2y
+32 Brussels VS Frankfurt 15 2y
+14 UK Visa refused? 5 2y
0 MSc in Finance at Target school, now what? 1 2y
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+18 Which FT offer to choose in Frankfurt for lateral move to London: Regional Bank M&A Group or Small Cap M&A Boutique? 4 2y
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+7 Ratting Recruiter 4 2y
+6 How to land an Internship/ FT role 1 2y
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