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+399 banker career/lifestyle....not all that great? worth it? IB 268 1y
+398 10 Random Career Life Hacks IB 40 4mo
+398 Any other juniors EXHAUSTED due to COVID work-from-home? IB 116 2y
+397 JPM SA 2021 IB 1,669 9mo
+397 What's a Monkey's typical weekend plans? OFF 168 3y
+397 Are American businesspeople losing faith in their country? OTH 297 6mo
+396 CS FSG Low Return Rate? IB 97 6mo
+396 Rich girlfriend ($500M) IB 85 2mo
+396 Is investment banking not as prestigious as most people think? Are kids that break in sub-par? IB 103 2y
+396 Current MSF Students Q&A BSCH 300 9mo
+395 How much to tip MD? (NYC Only) IB 56 7mo
+395 IB SA 2022 Mega-thread JOB 772 1y
+395 Credit Suisse SA 2021 IB 1,289 1y
+395 Fake News Awards OFF 149 2y
+395 The GOP's tax plan OFF 118 5y
+395 Summer 2017 Investment Banking Interns - Do's and Don'ts List IB 176 4y
+394 SVB Going Under? IB 303 2w
+394 HR Salaries... WTF OFF 104 9mo
+393 Investment Banks as NBA Teams IB 87 1y
+393 Non-target --> FT Off-Cycle IBD Analyst SCSS 51 2y
+392 What’s the worst networking you’ve seen? IB 114 1y
+391 Care for eachother, Care for the Community, Look to Grow IB 34 3w
+391 A vaccine won’t save America from COVID-19 OFF 113 1y
+390 To the Analysts thinking of Quitting: Here's The Survival Guide IB 30 3mo
+390 1st year analysts: stupid to move into NYC right now? IB 136 1y
+390 Prestige Skirmish: Lawyer vs. Doctor vs. Investment Banker OFF 95 4y
+390 How do you signal women that you work in Investment Banking without telling them? IB 61 5mo
+389 2021 SUMMER ANALYST RECRUITING THREAD IB 516 9mo
+389 "Modelling" has to be the biggest misnomer in this industry. IB 74 3y
+389 Interview Questions: Tell Me A Joke... IB 432 1mo
+388 Worst conduct you've seen from an interviewer JOB 153 2y
+387 Bonus hit and feeling... nothing? PE 37 7mo
+387 Analyst Burn Out Tips (Surviving COVID, WFH, and The Sweatiest of Shops) IB 43 1y
+387 Most cutthroat groups on the street IB 179 7mo
+386 How I stay Healthy in Investment Banking IB 45 6mo
+385 2016 APD/ADC MBB Full Time Recruiting Updates CO 855 2y
+384 Leaving the "successful track" OFF 54 2y
+383 2022 Bonus Megathread (IB Only) IB 448 1w
+383 Last Analyst Standing is Paradise IB 20 4mo
+383 The students at top schools aren't really that intellectually impressive. OFF 117 3y
+383 Aziz Ansari becomes a victim of MeToo OFF 102 2y
+383 Reflections on Year 1 at Booth BSCH 159 2y
+382 Beyond the guide: a list of real interview technical questions IB 230 4y
+381 I didn't even know what Investment Banking was until my junior year of college lol (Information is key) IB 46 2y
+380 Death from Overwork (Karōshi) in Finance IB 73 2y
+380 My Personal Gym Shit List OFF 192 5y
+380 Key Interview Takeaways - 2nd Year Analyst Perspective IB 54 2y
+380 Contacts Template for Networking OFF 86 2y
+379 Really sad about growing up IB 42 5mo
+378 How to deal with 2nd year analysts who refuse to work IB 122 1y
+378 PE long-term attractivity: Is the trodden path "broken"? Quo vadis gen Y? PE 134 9mo
+378 Why Guaranteed Full-Time Offers Don't Make Sense IB 113 2y
+378 I am COVID-19 positive, and in a public hospital in HK for next 2 weeks. Q&A OFF 183 1y
+378 For those in their 30s+, where in your career are you vs. where you thought you would be in your 20s? OFF 128 2y
+377 GF Broke up w me on NYE OFF 147 2y
+376 Goldman Sachs 2021 IBD NY Hirevue Thread IB 484 1y
+376 What’s Harder? MBB or EB/BB IB 109 4mo
+376 How NOT to Network JOB 117 2y
+376 What to do with my bonus?? AM 421 1y
+375 LOLing at private equity bros PE 105 3mo
+375 Computer Science is Paradise IB 37 1y
+375 What You Should've Done by 21: a Controversial Guide to a Realistic Outlook OFF 129 3y
+374 Most Overhyped Investment Banks on WSO 2021 IB 151 2w
+374 Help! MD is asking me to come with him IB 67 4mo
+374 What is The Meanest Thing You've Ever Seen a Superior Tell a Subordinate in the Office OFF 89 1y
+374 Q&A: 3rd Year Hedge Fund Analyst HF 168 5mo
+374 Men's Fashion Hacks FASH 125 4y
+374 Worst slides ever IB 90 3y
+374 I am leaving investment banking to be a cop IB 137 2y
+373 Can somebody explain JP Morgan's new no-networking thing? IB 146 1y
+373 10 Friendly Reminders While Networking for SA Programs (from a BB Analyst Perspective) IB 88 2y
+373 Is Finance Really this Lonely? OFF 71 2y
+373 Things Employers Tell Interviewees and What They Really Mean JOB 100 1y
+373 End of Bitcoins on 18th December 2017 CRYPTO 143 1y
+373 What investment banking is in simple words and my story SCSS 149 9mo
+372 Super hot chick in my intern group IB 57 1y
+371 Data Rooms are Paradise IB 27 3mo
+371 Moving from extreme poverty to wealth via IB IB 37 2w
+371 Pymetrics... What the fuck?? IB 113 1y
+371 Breaking into buy-side equity research - my experience AM 89 1y
+371 The guessing game: best site for Amazon's new HQ? OFF 179 5y
+371 Who is your favorite billionaire? OFF 214 1y
+371 UG Recruiting Part I: How a resume becomes an interview IB 134 3y
+370 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework HF 62 3mo
+369 Imagine paying 60%+ in marginal tax OFF 156 2y
+369 MD Asked to Bring Him Olive Oil during Meeting RE 45 2w
+368 Is the IB vs. PE Debate Shifting Back Towards IB? IB 163 3w
+368 Intern Horror Stories IB 71 3y
+367 What's the point of honest, hard work? OFF 199 1y
+367 Can someone help me with budgeting? 170k as a 22 year old is absurd to me. IB 144 8mo
+366 Please Be Careful OFF 91 1y
+366 What do you Drive and What's your Dream Car? OFF 297 2y
+366 Funniest Stories - The Analyst Years OFF 72 4y
+365 Do we really deserve the money we make? OFF 97 4mo
+365 Q&A: MD in M&A and Capital Markets with Bulge Bracket and Boutique experience IB 124 2y
+365 Rescinded from Harvard... Now What???? BSCH 136 1y
+365 Why Would Anyone Go Into Consulting? CO 168 1y
+363 Worst LinkedIn Cold Message Stories IB 90 1y
+363 Prestigious Pete OFF 243 2y
+362 GS Healthcare Walkout IB 125 1w
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