Are offers ever given out after rejections?
had a superday about a week ago and was told by a few people that there would be a really fast turnover. by really fast..i thought this meant like 24 hours to a few days max. it's not a bb, so i...
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Lonely and depressed during internship
I'm supposed to be doing this 6 week internship at a boutique bank starting next week, but I already feel miserable. I just moved to a new city a few days ago to start the internship, and it's so...
View ArticleWhat's this sort of transaction called in banking?
This might be a stupid question, but consider the following scenario: My bank is working on behalf of commercial bank A who is interested in investing in industry A. We do the due diligence and compile...
View Article500 starbursts - live streaming
I find this ridiculously humorous http://dealbreaker.com/2012/08/food-eating-challenge-a-financial-service...
View ArticleResume Review - IB Experience and Jr SA
Hey guys, would anyone mind taking a look at my resume and making some minor edits? I've worked on it a lot but want to make sure all my wording/etc for the banking experience section is appropriate....
View ArticleA few questions about networking/bb information sessions
I've done everything I can to prepare technically and have the experience to be set for junior summer. All I have left is to do everything in my ability to get luck on my side - which means network. My...
View ArticleDo other industries look down on IBD experience?
I've done everything this site as well as M&I says to prep my resume for investment banking interviews. With that said, I have successfully gotten an interview at a good 90-95% of the banks I have...
View ArticleWhat's the average discount rate for a early-stage technology company?
My bank works with very early stage companies, and I'm currently looking through some of the models and trying to understand them. WACC is calculated to be ~9% using beta derived by doing comps on...
View ArticleHow do you pick comps?
How do you decide what financial metrics to use when doing comps analysis? I know all the ones you COULD you, but how do you pick - i.e., why would I screen by revenues vs. EBITDA vs. net income? I'm...
View ArticleWhen is the most advantageous time to drop your resume on OCR?
If a resume drop is posted on OCR now and the deadline is October, am I better off waiting until late September/October to drop my resume? Or is it okay if I go ahead and do it now? Also, if a company...
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Anyone else get insomnia?
This is getting absolutely ridiculous. I have gotten a few hours of sleep every night for the past week almost, and I'm absolutely exhausted but cannot seem to sleep. Had the same problem during my...
View ArticleHow do you guys change your banking oriented resumes when applying to other...
So my resume makes me look like I am dead-set on banking (which I am). Banking SA recruiting doesn't start for a few more months though, so I wanted to drop in the mean time for some other positions...
View ArticleFollowing up after info seasons - help!
Hey guys, so I have just about every major bank coming to my school in the next ~2 weeks. I know I'm going to be meeting tons of bankers and hopefully having some good discussions with them as well,...
View ArticleWill a buy-side internship help with SA IBD recruiting?
I am considering a semester internship with an asset management firm that invests in some big-name private equity funds (KKR, Blackstone, TPG). I think that would make it a fund-of-funds but I'm not...
View ArticleEmergency resume edit! Junior SA w/ previous IBD exp.
hey guys, I just found out that the application deadline for a IBD event at my school I wanted to apply to is tonight. I wanted to get some last minute eyes on my resume, and would really appreciate if...
View ArticleDid nothing during my internship - how to represent this on resume?
I've had 2 boutique IB internships, one during the semester soph year and one during soph summer. I'm getting ready for junior SA recruiting and wanted to work on some final edits for my resume. My...
View ArticleEmailing alumni at banks I'm interviewing at?
What's the protocol for this? I have a ton of first rounds coming up in January and wanted to do some networking beforehand. Is finding alumni through my schools directory/linkedin and emailing them to...
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How do you discuss the company's recent deals in an interview?
I have a few interviews coming up with specific industry groups and was researching some recent/big deals to bring up if asked during the interview. How is it best to discuss their recent deals? Should...
View ArticleWorking out and banking?
I'm starting this summer in IBD as an intern at a bulge bracket, and figured it was a good time to make some other drastic life changes as well. My college relationship ended/is on hold for the summer,...
View ArticleDoes anyone work in emerging markets PE or IBD?
Would appreciate someone to pm with a few questions
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