Which to choose?

High YIeld/Leveraged Loan Research $1.5tn AM
77% (10 votes)
Equity Research $150mn Hedge Fund
23% (3 votes)
Total votes: 13

Least sought after IB industry amongst the following

Consumer & Retail
4% (5 votes)
Diversified Industries
0% (0 votes)
Financial Institutions Group
33% (37 votes)
Healthcare
2% (2 votes)
Leveraged Finance
4% (5 votes)
Media & Communications
4% (5 votes)
Mergers & Acquisitions
0% (0 votes)
Energy
16% (18 votes)
Real Estate
14% (16 votes)
Regional investment Banking
21% (23 votes)
Technology
1% (1 vote)
Total votes: 112

Gender quotas in hiring and promotions are unethical and lead to incompetence across the board?

Agree
86% (112 votes)
Disagre
14% (18 votes)
Total votes: 130

Schwarzman Scholarship or SWE at unicorn

SWE at unicorn
42% (10 votes)
Schwarzman Scholarship
58% (14 votes)
Total votes: 24

How cooked am I?

Not cooked at all
63% (52 votes)
A little cooked
12% (10 votes)
Pretty cooked
10% (8 votes)
Very cooked
15% (12 votes)
Total votes: 82

What % bonus did you receive?

NO BONUS
22% (39 votes)
25%
17% (29 votes)
50%
10% (17 votes)
75%
12% (21 votes)
100%
25% (43 votes)
100+%
14% (25 votes)
Total votes: 174

Have you ever seen an MD steal materials from prior firm?

Yes, multiple times
46% (73 votes)
Yes, once
5% (8 votes)
No never
14% (23 votes)
N/A I’m a prospect banker
35% (55 votes)
Total votes: 159

Are banks lowering the performance yardstick to recruit and promote females?

Yes
77% (194 votes)
No
23% (59 votes)
Total votes: 253

IS UBS Abusing the H1-B Visa Program?

Yes
25% (45 votes)
No
51% (93 votes)
Not Sure
24% (44 votes)
Total votes: 182

Is not posting the "Incoming SA" post on LinkedIn indicative of recruiting up with other banks or fields?

Yes
43% (3 votes)
No
57% (4 votes)
Total votes: 7

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