Thankyou WSO

To the WSO Community,

After my SA stint at a top bank on the Street, I'm thrilled to say I've accepted a FT offer to start in their IBD after graduation. This site gave me a tremendous amount of guidance and played a significant role in arming me with the information necessary to break into the industry. Coming from a non-target with no FO OCR opportunities, there were definitely challenges I had to overcome, but at the end of the day I wouldn't have done anything differently.

Another big thanks to the people who urged me to study abroad when I posted a forum about whether it would hurt my chances of landing an SA offer. My 5 months living and travelling in Europe last spring was the best time of my life, and after busting my ass this summer, I can sit back and enjoy senior year. Thanks again everyone!!

Cheers

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Enjoy you're time

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 
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wow how did i fuck that up.

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

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If your dreams don't scare you, then they are not big enough. "There are two types of people in this world: People who say they pee in the shower, and dirty fucking liars."-Louis C.K.
 
IHAVEABIGHEARTCongrats, enjoy your last year... Btw where did you go to study in Europe?

I was in Barcelona. I can't say enough about the city. absolutely amazing

 

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