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| +777 | Dumbest thing you've said in an interview slippy777 Curious about the dumbest things you've ever said in an interview that make for a funny story. I had a coffee meet with associate/vp today (family friend). I have f'd up couliflower ears from wrestling/mma. The associate was a wrestler and commented something along the lines of... | 299 | 1w |
| +668 | 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? AllStateRap Hi everyone. I go to a top feeder elementary school and hoping to get into <abbr title="middle market">MM</abbr> or hopefully <abbr title="megafund">MF</abbr> <abbr title="private equity">PE</abbr> down the line. I'm... | 92 | 2mo |
| +537 | Most Badass Intern Story? cabbagecorpIPO I love the stories of interns crashing and burning, drinking too much, or doing something stupid as much as anyone else, but are there any tales from the opposite end of the spectrum? <em>Mod Note (Andy): One of the most viewed posts of 2017.</em> | 184 | 1w |
| +473 | Investment Banking Interview Questions - 15 Answers to Land the Job frgna <!--<img class="img-responsive center-block" src="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/files/ib_questions_title.png" alt="Investment Banking Interview Questions: A Comprehensive Guide" />--> I was in your shoes about five or six years ago. I worked as an... | 201 | 4w |
| +385 | IB Analyst Disaster. Keyser Söze 123 Haven't seen this post in a while, and I'm interested in hearing everyones stories. Below I've included my own story, which happened at a large boutique firm on the east coast. It's lengthy but hopefully a worthwhile read. To begin, I'm in the office it's... | 73 | 1y |
| +352 | Investment Banking Analyst: 15 Things I Wish I Knew frgna I was writing an email to a fellow monkey who is about to start as an investment banking analyst in the summer. It's been a little over 5 yrs now since I was a wee young first-year analyst in restructuring for one of the <span class='keyword_link'><a... | 166 | 1mo |
| +309 | On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process Simple As... When I did my AMA thread a while back I promised at least one person that I would share my general research process. So here you go... Every analyst has his/her own way of conducting due diligence. There certainly is no one correct way to come to an investment decision, however, I’d argue... | 146 | 3w |
| +300 | Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros - Game of Thrones (GoT) Draper Specter and Co. In honor of GoT S7 premiering next month, I'd like to pose a simple question to the <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> community. If the investment banks were the Houses of Westeros, which would they be? My Opinion: <span... | 75 | 3mo |
| +281 | 5 years ago, I was fired from Oliver Wyman. This is what I learned from it. bbjhva Five years almost to the date, I was fired from <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/company/oliver-wyman" target="_blank">Oliver Wyman</a></span> (after 11 months at the firm, straight out of ugrad). This is when I'd walked into the... | 87 | 5mo |
| +270 | 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page YNWALIVERPOOL <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/2018-full-time-ib-recruiting-timeline-megathread-page">See the 2018 Full-Time <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page here</a> EARLY RECRUITMENT PROCESS /... | 1425 | 1y |
| +269 | What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew Gotham's Reckoning Chimps, after working with all of our first years at our firm on several deals, I’ve found that I’m frequently getting asked for tips and tricks that I wish I had known as a new analyst. I’ve listed out some insights on what I think every analyst should know as they begin their stint in... | 147 | 4mo |
| +257 | Never, ever, ever, give up. Anon1254 I know it's a jungle out there guys. It's tough for people just graduating to find jobs, but it's even tougher for those in the work force and those with a non-target educational background to break into Finance (let alone work in a competitive sector). This story is a... | 105 | 3mo |
| +243 | If I see another "Incoming IBD Analyst/Summer Analyst" on LinkedIn.. I'll k--l someone johndoe89 Guys, This is a serious and sincere plea to any of you undergraduate kids who're using these silly titles on their LinkedIn profiles. Please for god's sake, take this out. It just looks stupid and wannabe-ish. I don't know who started doing this and where, but it's just... | 207 | 11mo |
| +239 | How much damage has banking done to your life? NuckFuts We all know banking isn't easy, and I am usually all about encouraging young people to work hard in finance since the long-term benefits to your career can be incredible. But it's good to be realistic about the job - many of us tend to act like heroic titans of finance who love the... | 160 | 3mo |
| +234 | Just Turned 30; Here's Some Life Advice/Quotes David Aames I turned 30 last week, thought i'd pass some advice and my favorite quotations on to you all. I pulled all these from my <em>grand</em> list so it is by no means comprehensive, just a sample. Enjoy. fwiw I'm ex finance (spent 3 years in <abbr title="investment... | 123 | 1w |
| +220 | Some Observations from an MD mergersandacquisitions78 So I'm recovering from a procedure and out of commission for a couple days, and I thought I would use the downtime share a few observations / career guidance for those people starting out in the business. Take this with a pinch of salt, as its one person's advice, but these are all... | 134 | 2mo |
| +220 | You know you have "made it" when ______ famejranc What do you think? What is a sign that you have really succeeded in life? How high have you set the bar for making it? <em> #8 top discussion of 2018 </em> | 155 | 1w |
| +215 | To anyone considering an MBA CompBanker There has been a lot of recent discussion on these forums as well as in the media regarding the value of an <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr>. As a longtime member of the community and someone who recently made the decision to pursue an <abbr... | 192 | 6mo |
| +212 | LinkedIn is Getting Bad Again Goldmansak Viewer discretion advised. This is mostly a rant and I apologize in advance. But hey, sometimes <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> gets a little dry so we gotta spice this up a bit. Love y'all btw. 1. Recruiters can lick every inch of my ball$ack.... | 152 | 1y |
| +211 | Summer Analyst dies at Lincoln International EbbsAndFlows Did anyone else hear about a summer analyst dying recently at a Chicago MM? Apparently he had worked some crazy amount of all nighters. Unclear as to what the exact cause of death was. I’m not bringing this up for e-cred but to say that this shit is absurd and needs to change, I’m sure... | 164 | 2mo |
| +202 | Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 PJC Truther Takeaway message: Piper Jaffray (PJC) is a massive sweatshop. Probably one of the worst <abbr title="middle market firms">MMs</abbr> for work/life balance from what I’ve seen and heard. Imperial Capital is the only other <abbr title="middle... | 165 | 3d |
| +199 | How To Get A Job On Wall Street (When You Don't Know Anybody) Jared Dillian Hey monkeys, I'm on a plane from CLT to PHX, and I have wifi, and I'm not in the mood to work on my book. I like giving you guys some of my more thoughtful newsletter articles every once in a while, but I've never directly contributed to the forum. I have a few hours to kill, so... | 127 | 1mo |
| +192 | F*&King Analysts overpaid_overworked So, apparently I haven't been on this site in while, and it'd be a shame to make a return to just complain, but I've emptied the beers from the minibar and it's still way too early to sleep, my body now evading anything approaching a circadian rhythm. Instead of sleeping,... | 155 | 8mo |
| +191 | Life after Investment Banking anonymousman Like a majority of people who are on this website, I used to come on here and write bullshit about a life partly my own, partly fantasy. I'm now going to uncloak the anonymous man and tell you my story. My name is Stephen Ridley. I graduated from a top tier British University with a... | 350 | 2mo |
| +190 | Best interview advice I ever received jhoratio This idea was discussed within a comment thread a couple month ago but I thought it deserved its own thread just because of how awesome it is. I wanted to share with you guys a tip that is virtually guaranteed to improve your interviews. Here's what you do: 1. Arrive at interview... | 155 | 3mo |
| +190 | Ranking the Douchiest People You Will Meet On Wall Street by Where They Went To Undergrad PrestigeCaller **Update:** See the Non-Target Edition <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/by-popular-demand-ranking-the-douchiest-people-you-will-meet-on-wall-street-non-target"> here</a>. <h3>The HPY Kiss Ass:</h3> Imagine this: The entire analyst class has to... | 79 | 1mo |
| +188 | My Private Equity Recruiting Process Candor I am about 3 weeks removed from receiving three <abbr title="private equity ">PE</abbr> offers (from <abbr title="megafunds ">MFs</abbr> and top <abbr title="middle market ">MM</abbr> firms), both elated and relieved to be done... | 128 | 7mo |
| +188 | Investment Banking is Broken icantdothisanymore I just left <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> and went entrepreneurship way, so this is a bit of a rant post and a throwaway account, but felt like I need to share. With all do respect to hard-working individuals out there - investment banking industry is broken... | 117 | 2mo |
| +185 | I'm an average joe making good money for family and enjoying a chill life. What am I missing out on by not pursuing prestige? averagejoe1010 Hey guys. I'm a 29 year old white male with a loving wife and 1 year old son. I went to a state school (Cal State Fullerton), graduated with a 3.1 GPA (didn't give a crap about school, just partied) and then got a sales job. Then I busted my ass (I'm not analytical or smart, but... | 171 | 2w |
| +183 | Laziness and the Merits of Hard Work Marcus_Halberstram Here goes a book... and not because I need to defend myself, but because I think I have a perspective a lot of people can relate to but can't necessarily put their finger on. <h3> Laziness </h3> I don't look down on "ordinary" people. I am an ordinary person.... | 125 | 11mo |
| +181 | MD never sleeps (growing suspicious) babyygotwacc So I've had this hunch for a while and wanted to get others thoughts. Before you think I'm crazy and sleep deprived just look at the evidence I am about to bestow upon you all. Over the past year I've been growing suspicious that my MD is a vampire... There are several reasons... | 36 | 1mo |
| +174 | AMA: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking johndoe2019 Hello everyone, I am sharing this because Andy and Patrick said it may be useful for some younger users. I legitimately believe that <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> helped me get my career started. About me: I grew up in the roughest part of town... | 101 | 1mo |
| +170 | Google's Ideological Echo Chamber *Updated* Stay.Hungry As you probably saw this morning with a headline along the lines of “Google Anti-Diversity Memo” or something similar, someone at Google wrote a 10-page piece that challenges the status quo regarding the gender gap. The actual title is “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” and by the... | 222 | 1y |
| +170 | From Private Equity Associate to VP in Private Equity labanker There's a perception of people on the street that private equity is the cream of the crop. The hours, the pay, the beloved carry, the work itself - is it all greener grass syndrome? Not quite, private equity is pretty awesome by most standards; that's why becoming a private equity... | 93 | 7mo |
| +168 | Why Prestige Really Matters Goldman Snacks So, everyone is a prestige whore in some way or another. Let's be honest. For every 1 person who can afford to pay cash for an S500 AMG but drives a Prius for the mileage, there are 100 million people who finance a car they can't really afford. The same applies to school - How many... | 93 | 4mo |
| +166 | Most uneducated/dumbest thing you have said in an interview? 27 I'll start us off. The first one is not quite dumb, but funny nonetheless. I applied to a retail banking (teller position) internship years ago to get some first-hand interviewing experience, knowing very well I didn't want to go into retail banking. When the interview was over, I... | 95 | 1y |
| +163 | How have you helped your parents after you entered finance and are making $$$? Pizz My dad and mom, who are poor, but sacrificed a lot for me (working 2 jobs, working on weekends, etc.), I'm sending them off to a nice long vacation, all paid by me. What have you guys done for your parents, just out of curiosity? Also paid off all of their debt they had (under 5k). Seems... | 81 | 3w |
| +161 | Anatomy of the 10-K BlackHat Still jet-lagged by 8 hours from a day and a half in London, I haven't slept for a good 48 hours and remembered I owe <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis ">WSO</abbr> my process for dissecting a <span class='keyword_link'><a... | 127 | 1y |
| +161 | From Homeless to Front Office ItzWhitneyBItch About a year and a half ago, I posted about getting 20+ interviews and no <abbr title="full time">FT</abbr> offer (<a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/20-company-interviews-laterno-ft-offer-looking-for-advice">20 Company Interviews Later...No <abbr... | 150 | 8mo |
| +160 | OFFICIAL prestige-caller 2018 prestige rankings PrestigeCaller **Most Prestigious Cities:** Gods of Prestige: New York, Hong Kong, London Very Prestigious: Chicago, San Francisco, Singapore, Zurich, Frankfurt Prestigious: Charlotte, Houston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Boston Meh: Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia F*ck Your Life:... | 149 | 4mo |
| +160 | I bumped into Lloyd Blankfein on the street and called him Jamie Dimon Spacesarenotallowed Disclaimer: I've made a throwaway account due to the crippling embarrassment of what just happened to me and my fear of being connected to this in anyway. I'm <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/company/goldman-sachs"... | 78 | 3d |
| +159 | Funniest things MDs say DCF_king List some of the funniest phrases your MDs have used Ex: "spin your wheels" "bat this around internally" | 119 | 4mo |
| +158 | Chicago: The best all-around U.S. city Dances With Newfoundland Recently, as I contemplate my life in this soulless dystopian tech city, I cannot help but fantasize about Chicago and how awesome that city really is. So underrated. The only true negative is the winters. Consider the following: 1. Very cheap for a major city, especially rent. There are... | 405 | 10mo |
| +155 | Working in FIG (Financial Institutions Group) - An Overview. WallStreetPlayboys This is a long winded post and is tailored to people looking to get a good look into <abbr title="financial institutions group">FIG</abbr>. We're unsure if there is demand for content like this but... 1) if you guys are interested in <abbr title="financial... | 79 | 1y |
| +154 | From BO to IBD, kid gets fired on the first week. GridironCEO Monkeys, Wanted to share with you this story that happened at my company. Happened on a different team than I'm in in, but in the same building. Kid starts out in the <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/finance-dictionary/what-is-the-back-office-BO">back... | 102 | 1y |
| +151 | Want to get me on the phone? Here's how - a networking overview. Sil It’s been a slow day at work, so I decided to do something useful and type up this thread with some basic networking tips. I went into my background in detail in <a href=”//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/lateraling-guide”>my lateraling guide</a>, but basically I went to a... | 201 | 1mo |
| +150 | Do you hate poor people? AllDay_028 As much as Donald Trump? In the last week we've seen proposed plans come out of the white house that: Gut medicaid and limit access to low cost private insurance Cut low income housing programs Cut low income food programs Cut after school and summer programs primarily attended by... | 232 | 1y |
| +149 | From Real Estate Finance to Founder of Development Company - AMA subsix I've been an observer on this site for a few years. In my mid-40s but use the site to keep current on how younger guys look at the business, career expectations, etc. Thought I'd do this AMA in order to pass on what I've learned (though it's your call as to how much you... | 141 | 1mo |
| +147 | To All My Future Rainmakers Gotham's Reckoning <h3>Disclaimer</h3> This post isn't meant to be a salty venting, but more of a sharing some of my self-realizations from the past year on things that I wish I had fully understood 12 months ago. “Congrats on closing your deal!” “You were a rockstar on this one –... | 77 | 10mo |
| +145 | 2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page yessir1 <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/2018-summer-analyst-ib-recruiting-timeline-megathread-page">See the 2018 <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> Summer Analyst recruiting megathread here</a> <strong>Updates:... | 990 | 10mo |
| +143 | Things Employers Tell Interviewees and What They Really Mean PrestigeCaller 11 Things Employers Tell Interviewees and What They Really Mean <h4>1. "We Have a Very Flat Hierarchy":</h4> We have a few VPs that take home all of the carry and three dozen Analysts grinding out all of our legwork because it's cheaper. All you little shits are... | 100 | 4w |
| +142 | J.P. Morgan - Video Interview Invitation Corporate & Investment Banking Summer Analyst ridzr I just got offered a J.P. Morgan - Video Interview. What should I expect? This is what was stated in the email. "As mentioned previously, we would like to give you the opportunity to tell us more about yourself and invite you to record video responses to 3 questions." Please let me... | 714 | 1y |
| +142 | A friend of mine cheated and got an Internship offer at a BB IB Anonymous Monkey A friend of mine has a GPA of 2.1. He basically photoshopped his unofficial transcript with better grades and gave himself a much higher GPA and he eventually received a Summer Internship Offer from a <abbr title="bulge bracket">BB</abbr> and even passed their background... | 169 | 1mo |
| +139 | I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A macro bruin Howdy folks, this market has me bored to tears [edit: I'm truthfully also just having a harder time getting a read on conditions than at any point in my career, so that is prompting both frustration and introspection], and just for work-unrelated reasons, I have a bit more free time on my... | 210 | 4mo |
| +139 | What's the worst that can happen? Johnny Peppers Hey boys, I'm in a bit of a pickle here at work and I need some opinions on how much shit I'm realistically in. For context, I am a top-performing second year analyst at a <span class='keyword_link'><a... | 126 | 9mo |
| +138 | How I turned tragedy into triumph The Real Slim Shady Hello my fellow Monkeys, Although I've been stalking this forum for a year and a half, I didn't have the courage to officially join until recently. I'm currently in my second internship with <abbr title="JP Morgan">JPM</abbr> and have some down time after... | 58 | 1y |
| +136 | What is the best career advice you ever received, and from whom? APAE Patrick surprised me by getting a site feature implemented within 36 hours of its suggestion (context [here](https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/is-wso-serving-its-purpose-still?page=0#comment-1644284)). I want to test out the new feature where only Certified Users can respond, so I took a... | 102 | 10mo |
| +136 | "I can't stand interns who __________" MichaelScarn Pretty self-explanatory: just looking for traits/habits/characteristics of interns that really piss you off and might preclude them from getting a <abbr title="full time">FT</abbr> offer. | 84 | 8mo |
| +136 | Things Bankers say in emails Sizzling_Biscuit Investment Bankers have a secret way of communicating with one another. Whether it's a discreet nod or those matching Ferragamo shoes/ties, bankers have a fraternal pact with one another that everyone outside the industry just wouldn't understand. However, you'll soon realize... | 146 | 1y |
| +135 | Searching for a Summer Internship? Wall Street Mentors <em>Mod Note (Andy): Bumped this back up from winter 2010 and it is still useful, but <strong>even more companies and banks are listed in the <a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/wso-company-database"><abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr>... | 133 | 10mo |
| +134 | "Alternative Facts" DickFuld Who saw the interview with Kellyanne Conway on Meet the Press this morning where she outlined the "alternative facts" the press secretary was offering yesterday about the about the size of the crowd at the inauguration on Friday? Truly bizarre that White House representatives are... | 203 | 2y |
| +133 | Burnout / Life Choices monkey_brah <em>Mod Note (Andy): <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/burnout-life-choices#comment-1707407">make sure to see the top comment below</a> by user APAE</em> All, Created a burner account here to talk about burnout and life choices. For... | 105 | 3mo |
| +132 | Coffee Is For Closers Nefarious- You think I’m f*cking with you? I am not f*cking with you. I have been noticing a very cancerous trend in this country. A trend that has even leaked onto <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> in many aspects, which is arguably filled with very ambitious and... | 138 | 1y |
| +132 | Strangest thing you've seen/heard at work? Appley One of the things <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr> has shown me is to not always judge a book by its cover -- some of you have some real interesting things that happened to you. That said, what are some of the most strangest things that have happened to you while... | 118 | 9mo |
| +130 | Silly Shit Interns Do FinancialDemigod <em>Mod Note (Andy): Throwback Thursday - This was a originally posted in June 2012</em> So the interns are out in full force. Hoards of them. (Before I get into this-- I have no idea why they are called "SA's" these days- they will always be interns to me.) I... | 155 | 2w |
| +129 | How I got a 770 on the GMAT . . . whitecollarandsuspenders version whitecollarandsuspenders First, shout out to @phantombanker" for his original work "How I got a 770 on the GMAT with minimal effort while working banking hours" which I attempted to pay homage to with the post title. ### Introduction **Re: This Post** This post applies mostly to the Quant... | 82 | 6mo |
| +128 | Is investment banking full of rich kids? dontbugme It seems that to get into investment banking, you must: - apply early - have been to a target school - in order to get into the target school, excel in high school, have money and you must know which schools are targets for investment banking It seems like that in order to tick off all... | 127 | 1mo |
| +128 | Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email GridironCEO So this email has been making the rounds all day and it was sent by an <abbr title="New York City">NYC</abbr> Moelis Staffer to all the analysts at the office after finding out that many of them weren't in the office at 2AM. Each number listed was crossed out to... | 201 | 9mo |
| +128 | Most Illegal (or unethical) Thing You've Witnessed on the Job Ivan Boesky Lol definitely want to hear what some of you have to say about this. I'm sure there are some good stories out there. | 81 | 3mo |
| +128 | Take a Knee: Trump, the NFL, and the First Amendment thebrofessor deletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedelete | 265 | 1y |
| +127 | MD Asked to Bring Him Olive Oil during Meeting ChinaBankingMonkey Dear Fellow Monkeys, Just wanted advice on how to solve this issue. I've been tasked many personal/assistant matters like today, getting pulled to a meeting just to bring olive oil possibly for their lunch and I'm aware of what an analyst job might entail a lot of times. I've... | 41 | 2mo |
| +127 | Rock Bottom but ain't giving up Bill Ackman Hey guys, I graduated from non-target college (Baruch College) last year majoring in Finance with Economics minor. I have a GPA just below 3.0. I enjoy finance industry, especially capital markets. It's been a year, yes, a full year since I've been applying for jobs. I used... | 88 | 3w |
| +127 | The Real Estate Job Hunt - How are people doing? Pocket_Rockets I'm curious to see how other WSOer's job search for <abbr title="commercial real estate">CRE</abbr> is going. Are people seeing a lot of success or struggling? | 432 | 5mo |
| +126 | 15 Career Steps ibgybg Longtime reader here, left the biz in 2012. I thought I'd give back and post some good advice that was shared with me by an older mentor when I was younger. Learn it. Use it. Live it. Hope you find it helpful. <h3>15 CAREER STEPS</h3> 1.) Perception is everything...act as... | 35 | 9mo |
| +126 | Suck it up: 8 Steps to Getting through 100+ Hour Weeks as an IB Analyst square_miles <em>This comment was a response to the @ContemplatingBanker"'s post on <a href="//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/how-to-deal-with-the-hours">"How to Deal with the Hours"</a> (find this comment lower down on page 2). Patrick called this "one... | 71 | 9mo |
| +125 | Cringeworthy LinkedIn Profiles ColdCaller Is it just me or is it cringeworthy when someone lists experiences such as "Pizza Hut Delivery Guy" on their LinkedIn profile? Or how about that person that has 6 languages on their profile 4 of them being listed down as "Elementary Proficiency". Or those profiles that have... | 99 | 1mo |
| +124 | You are a bottom bucket analyst if... TorontoMonkey1328 Enough coddling: by definition some people are the bottom 15%. For those of you who don't have the self-awareness to recognize you aren't cutting it, here are the signs (real life examples). If you do any of the following, I shouldn't have to explain to you why you are a bottom... | 58 | 6mo |
| +123 | How can you take it? donnyboy101 I've found finance to be completely unbearable. The pay and career development is excellent but the level of work, expectations, and lack of control over your life is not worth any amount of pay. Senior employees have no guts or real business skills, or they would have gotten the hell... | 61 | 4mo |
| +121 | Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity Option Value Hello <abbr title="Wall Street Oasis">WSO</abbr>, I have been a long time lurker, and this is my first post (or maybe I am one of the top rated authors who decided to make a post anonymously). I have noticed a certain lack of information about infrastructure investing on... | 91 | 8mo |
| +120 | How much money have you saved? Click OK to Continue I'm 25, and I feel like I have hardly any money saved. I'm looking at going to b-school soon, and will definitely have to take out loans. I don't think that's surprising, but it just got me thinking about how much is normal to have accumulated at this point in my... | 344 | 3mo |
| +120 | What is your compensation in Real Estate Finance? jjacobs06 I cant find much in the way of compensation for real estate other then the summary page from the HR consultant that is floating around here, so I thought maybe people will be willing to describe what they do, their market, and what their compensation looks like. Industry: Real Estate... | 432 | 3mo |
| +120 | 2019 FT Analyst Recruiting Timeline euroquaker <em>Mod Note (Andy): 8/16/18 - Updates continue to roll in, make sure to check <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/2019-ft-analyst-recruiting-timeline?page=1">page two</a> for the must up to date information.</em> Haven't seen a thread on... | 850 | 5mo |
| +120 | Guys, what's your opinion on dating female bankers? Zeppelin deletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedeletedelete | 123 | 6mo |
| +119 | Shut. The F*ck. Up. The Uncontortionist Disclaimer: I abhor both candidates who captivated the nation Tuesday evening as their bizarre and disgusting efforts over the past year that made our country look like a flaming pile of shit in a paper bag, desperate to be stamped out, reached their ultimate climax. I wrote recently about both... | 133 | 8mo |
| +119 | Parents [including celebs and various hot shots] indicted in college admissions test scam InfoDominatrix Ouch... prestige attempts done the wrong way AND caught no less! Prosecutors filed charges against 33 parents, accused of paying between $200,000 and $6.5 million to get their children into elite universities. Those indicted include actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman [actress and... | 174 | 2mo |
| +117 | 1st day internship work until 2 am (fucked up) EUROPETARGET At <abbr title="elite boutique">EB</abbr> Right now. It's already 9pm talked to analyst who told me I'll be working until 2am on average (including today). I've been "reading" the compliance book since 2pm since there's not a lot to do on my... | 106 | 1mo |
| +115 | Guys in here without a family or girlfriend, wtf are you doing with your life outside of work? Postgradwonderer More geared towards the guys who are out of college and actually working full time, especially those in their 20s. For the guys in here who don't have a girlfriend/wife, what are you doing with your lives outside of work? | 78 | 5mo |
| +115 | David and Goliath: The Boutique and The Bulge Bracket APAE <em>Mod Note (Andy) - #TBT Throwback Thursday - this was originally posted on 10/11/13 and is great information for those thinking about which types of banks to apply to for <abbr title="full time">FT</abbr> and <abbr title="summer analyst... | 75 | 1y |
| +115 | "Modelling" has to be the biggest misnomer in this industry. Leonardo-Cope I remember back when I was still a student, being intimidated by the idea of having to form "models" - despite my undergrad being in physics. It turns out in finance, "modelling" just means dividing one excel cell by another, saying "yeah sure, that growth will... | 74 | 1mo |
| +115 | Idea Generation... and Why Wall Street Sucks at It BlackHat Financial planners, mutual funds, <span class='keyword_link'><a href="/finance-dictionary/what-is-an-exchange-traded-fund-ETF"><abbr title="exchange traded fund">ETF</abbr></a></span> managers, and even Warren Buffet all say the... | 96 | 3mo |
| +114 | Corporate Politics, Job Outsourcing, Might Get Fired, How To Play Cards? GoldenCinderblock I’m in a corporate politics situation, which is an arena I’m not very experienced in, and am coming to you for advice. Please keep replies relevant to the topic at hand and not just calling me a bad person and whatnot. If you’re one of those “gung ho off to work we go” people who... | 239 | 1y |
| +114 | Worst candidate that has gotten an offer DrBillBrasky What’s the worst candidate you’ve seen get hired for an <abbr title="investment banking">IB</abbr> analyst role? For instance, have you ever seen someone with like a 2.5 gpa in kinesiology but had solid connections or something get hired | 62 | 9mo |
| +113 | Investment Banking Resume Template - Official WSO CV Example WallStreetOasis.com <img src="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/files/ib_resume_title_0.png" alt="Investment Banking Resume Template - Official WSO CV Example" /> <p><b>Attached to the bottom of this post, you will find the Wall Street Oasis Investment Banking Resume Template... | 169 | 1mo |
| +113 | What Made You Ding a Summer Intern? ctrl-z Title says it all. I know that the intern making accumulated simple mistakes or if the intern just isn't a cultural fit they won't end up with a return offer. Do you guys have any stories of single actions/events where an intern was instantly 'dinged'... like something... | 70 | 1w |
| +113 | Overview of the Equity research Industry IamObama I was motivated to make this thread after reading a lot of the other threads in this forum, about why certain top analysts are still on the sell-side. It appears that almost everyone who doesn't work on the buy-side or sell-side, or even a remotely close front office position fails to... | 120 | 2y |
| +111 | Mexico ---> illegally entering US ---> VP @ GS George Kush Surely I'm not the only one here who watches Tucker... Did anyone else see the girl he had on who was an illegal immigrant who became a VP at GS? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZjR3xLN6IyA" frameborder="0"... | 192 | 11mo |
| +111 | Do You Envy The Rich Kids Who Got A Shot At Their Careers Through Their Parent's Influence? FinDroid Monkeys, one of the best aspects about this community is that people talk about their stories and opinions in a candid way. I was reading this [article](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/07/millennials-with-rich-parents/398501/?utm_source=atlfb) which said that millennials... | 124 | 3mo |
| +110 | Why tech is overrated for MBAs (and why banking is underrated) Dances With Newfoundland As an <abbr title="Masters in Business Administration">MBA</abbr> graduate from a top program currently working at a FAANG tech firm, I have to get this off my chest. Tech has been super hot at <abbr title="Masters in Business... | 149 | 5mo |
| +109 | What were the biggest lies you were told during the interview process that weren't true on the actual job? Bernie L Madoff Examples: -"We have great team culture" -> they are neutral with each other -"Facetime is not required" -> but they'll call you out if you don't show up -"We love you / We want you to come in immediately" -> they actually can't f***king... | 100 | 6mo |
| +109 | How to Crush Your Informational Interview NiuShi <em>Mod Note (Andy): "WSO Best of 2013" - this was originally posted Aug 1st.</em> So summer is winding to a close and recruiting season is rapidly approaching. Monkeys will be dusting off their resumes with the hopes of securing <abbr title="investment... | 62 | 8mo |
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