Job Search Advice Forum

+38	WSO Hall of Fame: Job Search Advice Forum	6	2y
0	How much Weight Does a Global Group Head Referral Have in Interview Process	1	11m
+14	Want to break into IB in 30’s with a shite history, excuse my language	2	1h
+6	Is it possible to pivot to IB senior year of college?	5	6h
+11	most valuable second language for finance?	3	7h
+9	What am I doing wrong?	8	7h
+28	Is there a point to networking if you have (nepo)?	8	8h
+12	Networking/ Cold-Call Emails to break into IB	2	11h
+6	Best way to get my name out there?	3	11h

+6	Astronaut to MF pivot?	2	14h
+7	OPT	4	16h
+15	Seeking Advice - PWM to IB/S&T	6	1d
0	MUFG reviews	1	1d
+9	Is it over for me?	6	1d
+9	Career advice: Transitioning from LatAm Early Stage VC to US LMM PE?	0	1d
+9	HELP!! GRAD SCHOOL IN BOSTON WORTH IT?	3	1d
+31	Networking as a high school student (Stern)	13	1d
+13	Firm Flying Me Cross-Country - Taking Other Meetings?	4	1d
+9	Does having a mild disability improve hiring chances?	2	1d
+2	Headhunter asking for top choice	3	1d
0	Telling headhunters you want a specific geography?	2	1d
0	What jobs transfer employees regularly?	0	1d
+9	GPA	8	2d
+3	Breaking into IB from Washu?	7	2d

+11	DWS Group PACE Graduate Program	20	2d
+6	How to secure sponsorships and SA internships as an international student at Wharton?	1	2d
+4	2024 Full time roles at Credit Rating Agencies	4	2d
0	If I start applying for summer25 in mid may would that still give me a chance for 2025 summer internship or am I doomed?	3	2d
+17	Working in Charlotte	7	2d
+18	Transitioning Military Officer Exploring Investment & Corporate Banking Careers	9	2d
+6	On-Cycle Headhunters	1	2d
+6	Etiquette question	3	2d
0	Views on Amazon FP&A Internship?	0	2d
0	Risk vs FP&A to IB?	3	2d
0	Amazon FP&A internship to IB SA?	1	2d
+9	Please Help :(	2	2d
+24	No IB SA Offer & Re-Recruiting: What Do I Do?	6	2d
+186	Ideal College/Recruiting Timeline	38	3d
+9	How often can I apply at certain banks	3	3d
+26	Amazing offer but I’m drowning in debt	13	3d
+3	GPA opinions needed	6	3d
0	Should I disclose layoff or frame it as lateral recruiting?	1	3d
+1	HR Feedback, Thoughts?	2	3d
+6	MS Public Finance SA 2024	15	3d
0	UK SA to US Master's	2	3d
+9	International student asking for advice	1	3d
+11	Major	1	3d
+9	Comprehensive Headhunter Database	2	3d
+17	Interviewer asked me to rank myself 1-10, should I have done anything different?	6	3d
+19	Can I leverage my sister's attendance at Penn to break into IB?	17	3d
+10	Enough BS/Advice	1	4d
+3	Help deciding between offers	10	4d
0	How Long to Prep for Interviews	1	4d
+16	How to make an engaging LinkedIn post to catch eyes from people I’ve networked with in IB?	6	4d
+27	BB / EB groups in LA and SF?	12	4d
+9	Which EU countries are more welcoming to English-speaking immigrants? Making a list to do internships/FT roles after Masters	0	4d
+9	What Finance Career to Pursue	0	4d
+8	does establishing a foreign office fast track your career? (finance)	5	4d
+13	(UK) Too late to pursue finance and make it? 19 years old, not a lot of momentum in life.	6	4d
+9	Which one would you chose?	3	4d
+12	BIG4 internship vs start-up	2	4d
+11	Need a Father in GS	2	4d
+11	Transfer Help! UNC Econ vs. UMich Econ	8	4d
+27	SF vs NY IB Stint	11	4d
+9	Am I screwed at this point as a Non-Target in the Job Search	7	5d
+7	Is it true that I'll get grilled harder in interviews if I write that I took an accounting class in college?	3	5d
+11	About taking a leave of absence	3	5d
+23	Are Single Managers Just Not Hiring?	10	5d
+16	WM Exit Opps	1	5d
+111	At what point should you give up?	69	5d
+7	How To Stop Feeling Like Shit For Not Making It	6	5d
+17	Does this plan make sense? (Audit CPA -> CFA -> Big 4 Corp Fin/IB)	11	5d
0	FAANG vs Commercial Bank on CV	0	6d
+86	Shafted for SA 2025 Recruitment. Next steps?	33	6d
+1	Does BNP sponsor H1b	2	6d
+11	Learn Dutch for an internship?	2	6d
+9	Jefferies Generalist vs UBS Financial Sponsors	5	6d
+6	Risk vs FP&A Internship	2	6d
+10	When are the optimal years to learn [Excel, Technicals, etc]	4	6d
+38	Am I Hispanic if I got a Spanish passport?	41	6d
+8	SMBC Superday/Offers?	19	6d
+19	Trying to break into IB	7	1w
+126	How to Navigate FT Recruiting: Learn from My Successes/Failures	20	1w
+10	Change Name?	12	1w
+9	Workday Tech Consulting - Which Practice should I go into?	0	1w
+19	NYC Consumer PE/Growth Funds with decent comp but amazing WLB?	6	1w
0	What banks are still giving superdays to target-school kids for Summer 2025?	0	1w
0	sat score	1	1w
+6	Would this be an acceptable resume job title change?	1	1w
+1	Asking professor for intership/interview?	4	1w
+1	Experience or Master	2	1w
+19	Do I choose Northwestern, Brown, or Dartmouth for Investment Banking?	15	1w
+40	MSc Fin LSE - Bad Placement lately?	15	1w
0	Which is better for private wealth management, Baird or JP Morgan?	0	1w
+8	Goldman Sachs 2024 FT London	26	1w
+81	2024 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking	75	1w
+9	Sophomore Internship - What to choose?	1	1w
+6	Any Appalachian Monkeys?	1	1w
+14	Moving from Canada to USA	8	1w
+5	Take Wharton or reapply for HBS/GSB	2	1w

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