0 Can I get into Credit/Market Risk from a SWE Background 1 2y
0 Sophomore to junior year summer 1 2y
+1 Does being a transfer student impact your ability to get a good IB offer. 3 2y
+3 Management Consulting Resume Screening Tips? 2 2y
0 Summer 2025 internships, will they give any more offers before the fall recruiting period? 4 2y
+36 So I screwed up freshman year... what's a realistic outcome? 16 2y
+5 Is the WSO Resume Template ATS Friendly? 2 2y
+11 Trying to break into IB for years, reaching finals, but no offer 8 2y
0 Possible 3.1 GPA into MBB? 2 2y
+36 Not getting Referrals 17 2y
+5 In February or March, MD of ~BB responded to cold email and asked to reconnect in the summer since I missed their Spring recruiting cycle 10 2y
0 Advice 1 2y
+9 Should I stop dreaming and focus on a different career path? 1 2y
+23 Lateraling with a low GPA 8 2y
+12 How Can I Introduce Myself on a Networking Email as a Professional 1 2y
+6 Should I assume that I got rejected? 1 2y
+9 Help- I didn't answer an MD's last email who is recruiting me to work for him 2 2y
+6 advice for first informational interview 4 2y
+6 How often do people respond to networking emails? 4 2y
+6 Finance and Sports 1 2y
+138 Why do people shit on Back Office roles? 50 2y
0 GPA requirement for tier 3 investment banks (SocGen, BNP)? 1 2y
+1 Is it over for me 3 2y
+5 FT Recruiting Interview Prep 8 2y
+6 IBD Prep 4 2y
+11 Really light freshman summer internship vs Really heavy freshman summer internship workwise? 5 2y
0 Does anyone know how 2025 recruiting for anything is looking like? 1 2y
+6 How quickly should you complete hirevue / video interviews 2 2y
+9 What work experience should I include 2 2y
+12 Networking/ Cold-Call Emails to break into IB 4 2y
0 How important is it to actually graduate in December? 2 2y
+4 Responding to headhunters if offcycle 4 2y
0 How to network externally during internship 1 2y
+12 Language requirements in Europe 1 2y
+7 Best Way to Walk Through Resume 3 2y
0 Best way to study technicals 1 2y
+12 Career Gap – How to handle it? 1 2y
+10 Advice on breaking in 1 2y
+12 IB Summer Analyst from Middle Office Internship 2 2y
+8 DB vs RBC 6 2y
+6 Realistic Options for a Career 1 2y
0 Anyone know when big 4 posts their finance related internships? 1 2y
0 Interviewees being blacklisted at multi-strats? 4 2y
+12 Full Time recruitments in India 14 2y
0 Morgan stanley 2025 internships 1 2y
+2 Networking email help 2 2y
+9 Untraditional background looking at finance - insight appreciated 1 2y
+120 flunking out with SA offer 51 2y
0 Motivation 1 2y
+11 Pivot from law to natural resources/energy/infra finance 4 2y
+9 Real Estate M&A/Noteworthy Deals 2 2y
+6 How am I supposed to prepare a cover letter if firms allow us apply to 3 different positions (MS Summer Analyst for example)? 5 2y
+9 Advice for recent grad w/o return offer 1 2y
+13 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 11 2y
+9 The Weakest Background to Find Job in Quant/SnT 1 2y
0 Need Help 1 2y
+9 Navigate on cycle recruiting 1 2y
+6 How to go from finance to software engineer? 1 2y
+3 Market Trends 1 2y
0 WHAT DO I DO - any advice appreciated 3 2y
+24 MSF or CFA 22 2y
+3 London - Take sick leave to find another job? 1 2y
+9 Internship in Luxembourg 2 2y
+11 Why are Recruiters Cowards? 3 2y
0 Does having the Anglican Church on my resume look bad? 1 2y
+9 Help needed for next steps 3 2y
0 Internship Search 1 2y
+12 Uni degree for further career development? 1 2y
0 portal gpa roundup 2 2y
+1 Internship in Finance or Business Administration 1 2y
+10 No summer internship but I have spring weeks, what do I do now? 3 2y
0 Taking a break before starting PE role in July 2 2y
+5 JPM IBD vs MS GCM 8 2y
0 GPA mistake on app 4 2y
+4 MSc Finance at Bocconi 1 2y
0 Spring/Summer Internship 1 2y
+3 When is an okay time to begin lateral search? 2 2y
+8 Has anybody quit for mental health reasons and been able to rejoin PE or high finance more broadly? 7 2y
+3 . 8 2y
+9 Need help finding a RE job in Boston. Any advise? 1 2y
+12 Middle Market IB vs. Big Company FP&A: Am I Throwing My Career Away? 3 2y
+8 Summer Analyst Visa delay London 3 2y
+13 ER Job in Tier 2 city vs continuing to look for FT IB/ER in Tier 1 city? 10 2y
+35 Depressed 6 2y
+6 Graduating in December 1 2y
+42 Does aura help in interviews? 15 2y
+9 Applying for Jobs In Different Cities Without Intention of Moving 1 2y
+9 Where to intern? 1 2y
+9 REPE recruiting 1 2y
0 Bridgewater Internship investment analysis 1 2y
+10 2nd week of internship and I already know I don't want to do this 4 2y
+13 How to have a Positive Outlook 1 2y
+10 Laid off after 1.5 years at a HF -> biz school? 5 2y
+22 Is the job market really that difficult or am I doing something wrong?  8 2y
+6 No Freshman Summer Internship, Advice? 2 2y
+17 Didn’t update GPA 5 2y
+19 MMA fighter to IB/PE? - seeking career advice 9 2y
0 Transferred from CC to USC, am I out of time? 4 2y
+1 Is it okay to ask to accelerate processes for lateral recruiting? 4 2y
0 Renege? 2 2y

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