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Division: Top IB group Firm: BX/GS/MS Most memorable sentence of the call: So... are you going to take it?

But move to the buy-side felt even better:

Division: Special Situations Group Firm: Top HF Most memorable sentence of the call: So... you start on [ ]. I bust my nut.

[quote]The HBS guys have MAD SWAGGER. They frequently wear their class jackets to boston bars, strutting and acting like they own the joint. They just ooze success, confidence, swagger, basically attributes of alpha males.[/quote]
 

Division: S&T Firm: Top bb

Most memorable sentence of the call: your starting salary will be [ ].

The old teacher assistant college days were over.

And after the interviews, one of the MDs may or may not have given me a high five.

 
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Division: C-Level Executive

Firm: GS/MS/JPM

Quote: "Jamie's & Lloyd are retiring, both of whom confirmed that you had the firmest handshake of all the candidates. Congratulations on being the new CEO of JPM Chases Goldman's Snacks & Co."

Favorite Response: "Thank you, my first order of business is editing the title of CEO to Czar."

 

Divsion: ER

Firm: Middle Market

Friday morning at 9:30 AM I wake up with a headache from hell. Thursday night was all you can drink wrist band night at my favorite college hangout. Naturally, I am still drunk when I wake up to a voicemail "We have good news for you, Please call us back".

After throwing up, taking a hot shower, and chugging a gallon of water, I call back. I could almost hear the HR lady regretting her decision through the phone. Favorite line "your salary will be xxxxx, how does that sound to you?". Not being in condition to negotiate, I said "that sounds good" and regret that decision to this day.

 

Division: Aerospace / Defense Firm: Top Contractor Most memorable sentence of the call: "You were a unanimous pick from everyone you spoke to"... I missed over half of my interviews after one of the dinners they provided got me incredibly sick and hospitalized. But I networked pretty well in the other events they hosted.

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