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+42 Bad interview do I call them out JOB 14 2mo
+42 18 Months IB in London trying to move to PE PE 8 2mo
+42 is trading actually worth it for beginners right now? TR 7 2mo
+42 Advice - What would you do differently if you could start over in RE? RE 24 2mo
+42 UBS Placement JOB 26 2mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire RE 11 3mo
+42 Irish Uni->IB London. Structural disadvantage? IB 16 3mo
+42 LifeCo - Equity or Debt Originations Comp RE 31 1w
+42 Next Step for PE Associate PE 17 4mo
+42 Where are the high paying roles? Are they real? PE 31 1w
+42 Looking for Advice on Summer Offer - Tier 1 LO or Tiger Cub HF 33 4mo
+42 WF SYNDICATIONS VS SECURITIZATION RE 24 4mo
+42 Is my career over? CO 15 4mo
+42 Vent post + advice IB 8 4mo
+42 Heavily biased prestige tier list IB 13 4mo
+42 FT Recruiting Guidance (MM NYC SA, Non-Target) IB 12 5mo
+42 Best consumer group? IB 64 4mo
+42 Next IB Pay Rise? Especially for juniors IB 27 5mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business HF 9 5mo
+42 Could RBS / NatWest Have Become a Bulge Bracket Bank Without 2008? IB 7 5mo
+42 Is my associate gay? IB 18 7mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development RE 23 1mo
+42 JP Morgan Real Estate RE 23 5mo
+42 Commodities/Energy Trading Internship Rankings TR 40 4mo
+42 Should I go back to banking from PE? IB 23 8mo
+42 AI and our futures OFF 15 8mo
+42 Culture at Top VC / Growth Arms VC 28 7mo
+42 Is this industry going to die before I retire? OFF 18 9mo
+42 Do people get let go before the end of their programs ? PE 15 1mo
+42 How do you guys boost your confidence? OFF 12 9mo
+42 Director promotion reflections CF 8 9mo
+42 Carlyle is now a middle market fund PE 26 9mo
+42 Top-Tier VC by Prestige VC 30 3w
+42 Bottom Bucket Bonus Thread IB 25 11mo
+41 IB Hours IB 23 3d
+41 Considering quitting 1st year in to find a new job, bad idea? JOB 18 3w
+41 UBS Groups Ranked by Future Outlook IB 20 1mo
+41 2027 Analyst Cycle PE 18 2mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire IB 58 2mo
+41 quit finance to pursue a writing/novelist career...struggling with the mental side of leaving the industry OFF 23 2mo
+41 Any Cool Stories on PM's Side Hustles / PA's? HF 8 3mo
+41 UBS IB Chi or JPM Corporate Banking Chi IB 23 3mo
+41 Really want to exit.. IB 22 4w
+41 RBC IB Layoffs?? IB 57 4mo
+41 MBB --> PE Advice PE 11 5mo
+41 Data on PE Firms With Growing Momentum PE 15 4mo
+41 Dinner with Partner - Offer to Pay? IB 18 5mo
+41 Infrassocs? Real headhunters? PE 5 5mo
+41 MBB to PE advice (2025) PE 10 3d
+41 Direct Lending - Sixth Street, Golub, Whitehorse or Twinbrook CR 19 6mo
+41 What happened to Chipotle? OFF 28 6mo
+41 Guide of Best Places to Live in London in Finance OFF 8 7mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? HF 14 7mo
+41 Deutsche Bank Team IB 36 1mo
+41 Late to the Party: Full-Time IB Recruiting Advice For a Senior IB 19 7mo
+41 Who Has More Aura? GS Vs. Evercore IB 33 7mo
+41 Concerned About Switch to PE PE 10 8mo
+41 BNP IB IB 32 4mo
+41 Unpaid intern at a boutique IB for the last 5 months… do I ask for pay? IB 25 9mo
+41 Partners Group - Buyout PE 36 6mo
+41 Considering quitting - looking for some advice PE 39 8mo
+41 I’m socially awkward OFF 21 9mo
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? HF 20 7mo
+41 VP lateral or HBS / GSB PE 32 10mo
+41 2025 SA Return Offer Rates IB 65 4mo
+40 Feedback for internship first desk at IBD BB - personal fit, "don't be too confident" IB 29 1h
+40 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? IB 21 5d
+40 Background check issue IB Full Time IB 22 1mo
+40 Oxford or Cambridge? BSCH 13 1mo
+40 A Graduating Senior's WSO Reflection SCSS 4 2mo
+40 Are there like real MDs on here at all lol OFF 26 1mo
+40 Do you learn more in middle market? IB 6 2mo
+40 What’s your number? $1M? $5M? $25M? OFF 29 2mo
+40 Jeff , SMFG takeover ? IB 22 3mo
+40 Life as IB Analyst vs. PE Associate PE 12 3mo
+40 Getting stiffed on bonus HF 17 4mo
+40 Exits to HFs: Sales vs Trading in S&T? TR 20 3mo
+40 Best Banks and Groups to Become a Banker for Longer Than 2 Years? IB 30 4mo
+40 People at Blue Owl... how are you interpreting everything that's going on? CR 11 4mo
+40 Lowest Comp You'd Take For Lead Coverage ER 25 4mo
+40 So How Does One FT Recruit?? IB 7 3w
+40 Lifestyle Group Rankings IB 13 5mo
+40 What is the next hot space? PE 33 5mo
+40 Transitioning from M&A to Private Credit – Newbie Looking for Tips & Reality Check CR 9 4mo
+40 how to break into Macro trading/Global macro TR 21 3mo
+40 Credit Hedge Fund Info/Help HF 43 5mo
+40 Lateralling as a 3rd Year Analyst Shortly Before Associate Promotion IB 25 6mo
+40 Fifth Third Bank is an Awful place to work IB 13 6mo
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives RE 14 7mo
+40 How big of a guarantee for senior associate? HF 13 7mo
+40 FT 2026 Recruiting IB 20 1mo
+40 Is it possible for me to get back to Tech Buyout PE? PE 14 8mo
+40 New to WSO (hs senior) BSCH 28 3mo
+40 Anyone Else Get Annoyed by YourFinanceBrother on IG / Tiktok? IB 22 8mo
+40 Not sure what offer to take after graduation IB 10 9mo
+40 Treasury Yields Aren't Dropping With Rate Cuts - When Will RE Recover? RE 15 9mo
+40 Lateraling from MM to BB/EB IB 5 6mo
+40 What is your experience at LEK? CO 15 9mo
+40 Should I Put My Entire Bonus into Bitcoin? CRYPTO 15 1w
+40 Career over before starting IB 13 11mo

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