yes or no

yes
47% (7 votes)
no
53% (8 votes)
Total votes: 15

Worth it?

Yes
59% (10 votes)
No
41% (7 votes)
Total votes: 17

which one

LBS MiM fully funded
75% (6 votes)
Corp-Dev role with no deals on bad pay
25% (2 votes)
Total votes: 8

Which one

William Blair
77% (53 votes)
Fifth Third
23% (16 votes)
Total votes: 69

Which master would you choose ?

Imperial College - Msc in Finance & Accounting
25% (5 votes)
LSE - Msc in Accounting & Finance
75% (15 votes)
Total votes: 20

What would you choose ?

Barclays SA
78% (28 votes)
GS OC
22% (8 votes)
Total votes: 36

Have you seen Fidelity pay with Promissory Notes?

While working there
33% (1 vote)
After leaving
0% (0 votes)
Never for me
33% (1 vote)
Never for anyone I know
33% (1 vote)
Total votes: 3

Which university combination wins?

Harvard and Oxford
95% (42 votes)
Oxford and Cambridge
5% (2 votes)
Total votes: 44

In your finance career, do you prefer to position yourself as a generalist, gaining broad exposure across multiple areas (corporate finance, consulting, structured finance, capital markets), or as an expert in one niche area?

Generalist
33% (1 vote)
Expert
67% (2 votes)
Total votes: 3

What choice?

Stay in underwriting at BB
0% (0 votes)
Take in house M&A senior analyst role
100% (6 votes)
Total votes: 6

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