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+208 IB LIFE HACKS IB 143 7mo
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+199 Reflecting on my Investment Banking Experience: Lessons Learned IB 31 7mo
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+194 All Citi Summer Analysts 2020 receive full time offer IB 255 5mo
+192 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2021 Superdays IB 1,092 3mo
+190 I'm not a f***king real estate agent OFF 93 7mo
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+182 Why work the best years of our lives away? IB 195 1mo
+182 Why guaranteed full-time offers make sense IB 175 9mo
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+171 4 Big Picture Things I Should've Known Before My IB Internship (COVID-19 Edition) IB 27 3w
+170 What are your hot takes OFF 308 4h
+166 Returning to Work & George Floyd Riots OFF 249 8mo
+162 Can we hear some underdog/grinders (stories) who made it to the top? OFF 127 6mo
+161 Bank of America SA 2021 IB 1,858 1w
+158 Is IB not as attractive anymore? IB 141 2mo
+156 Q&A: Retired After a Career in Private Equity PE 143 1mo
+156 Forbes 30 under 30 needs to just stop OFF 131 3w
+155 Fucked up recruitment and low self-esteem IB 103 9mo
+155 Crazy Stories !? IB 78 3w
+153 15 Things I Hate About Banking IB 43 8mo
+153 PE 2021, Low GPA, Non-Target, my chances??? IB 16 6mo
+153 1st Year Analysts Quitting? IB 335 1d
+152 PJT Partners Viral Email Finally Hits the News! IB 83 7mo
+151 "Bulge Bracket" TV Show on Amazon Prime IB 96 6mo
+151 Summer Analyst perks? IB 125 1mo
+148 Have not dated in 3 years, 30 year old Male - Q&A CO 103 11mo
+148 Women in Finance—What's Your Long Term Plan? OFF 119 5mo
+148 Anyone like/dislike banks for random reasons? IB 128 1w
+147 Should I just end it all? IB 49 5mo
+146 The IB forum has been equal parts helpful and toxic. IB 50 7mo
+146 A Guide to Surviving the Recession for New Grads JOB 35 2mo
+145 Then and Now: @APAE OFF 149 3d
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+143 Regrets After Switching From IB to PE? IB 108 3w
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+139 Investment Banks as NBA Teams IB 83 8mo
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+137 1st year analysts: stupid to move into NYC right now? IB 135 5mo
+137 GS SA 2021 IB 1,118 2mo
+136 Any other juniors EXHAUSTED due to COVID work-from-home? IB 116 4mo
+135 IB Dating IB 112 2mo
+134 2020 ADC/APD Summer Programs/Full-Time Applications Thread CO 776 10h
+132 Should I leave IB for my girlfriend, who I want to marry and have a family with? IB 113 4mo
+130 Coronavirus - How long will this go on? OFF 195 8mo
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+129 What is your marriage timeline? OFF 219 1w
+127 Wall Street moving to Miami would be great OFF 210 5d
+127 Pymetrics... What the fuck?? IB 105 2mo
+127 How I’m Navigating The Coronavirus Pandemic OFF 99 5mo
+126 BAML 2020 SA - Any updates? IB 800 5mo
+126 Systemic Oppression of Non-Target Students IB 194 6mo
+125 Comprehensive Undergraduate Target Schools Tier List 2020 BSCH 365 1w
+125 Most cutthroat groups on the street IB 169 6d
+124 Credit Suisse SA 2021 IB 1,289 1w
+123 Is Apollo that bad? PE 231 1w
+123 Dear Undergrads and Highschoolers IB 72 1w
+123 what's your actual dream job? OFF 183 2d
+123 JPM SA 2021 IB 1,699 1d
+122 Rich girlfriend ($500M) IB 63 3d
+121 I acceped two offers (GS vs Centerview), which now to take? IB 74 8mo
+121 Am I crazy trying to pull this off? OFF 70 1mo
+120 Evercore Layoffs IB 132 6mo
+120 WFH Should be the Default in IB IB 64 7mo
+119 So what do you speculate happened to Jack Ma? OFF 213 1d
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+118 Goldman Sachs 2021 IBD NY Hirevue Thread IB 484 2mo
+118 THEN and NOW: @CompBanker PE 80 1mo
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+116 Is LinkedIn just one big cringefest? OFF 83 2mo
+116 Why Guaranteed Full-Time Offers Don't Make Sense IB 113 9mo
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