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Since this is an American centric site I thought I get to know the opinions from those here about the possibilities or whether its realistic for a non-American to get a analyst role in ER in the States. To give a brief of my background I'm currently working as an auditor for one of the Big...
ER opps. for a foreigner looking for analyst roles.
Is there any point showing up to an interview if you know you're going to be late? I imagine it'd be an auto ding...
Showing up late to interview
Thought this was particularly relevant on a website such as this: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-you-should-never-brag-internet/ 1. Because no one will believe you. 2. Because you probably haven't done anything that important 3. Because someone reading is way better than you 4....
5 Reasons You Should Never Brag on the Internet
Hey, Just wanted to get some insight on Mizuho LevFin (acquisition finance) and financial sponsors coverage. 1. What's the rep on the street? 2. Is it growing? Do you see it capturing some market share in the US? 3. What's your opinion of the firm in...
Mizuho?
I'm raging right now. There was plenty of talk about it, but now it's reality. How far is this going to go? A plan to triple the tax rate would hurt all shareholders.. ...Mr. Obama is proposing to raise the dividend tax rate to the higher personal income tax rate of 39.6% that...
Obama screws dividend investors
Buddy Roemer is competing for The Reform Party nomination. Never understood why he didn't get a fair shake at the fiasco that is the Republican primaries. [quote=Slate]It was only seven short weeks ago when Charlie Pierce and I stood in the breakfast nook of the Manchester, N.H. Radisson...
Buddy Roemer Goes Third Party
I ask this because I assume BB investment banks will come to UPenn looking to get Wharton (Undergrad) kids rather than liberal arts majors. If I go to the College of Arts and Sciences and get an Econ degree, why would a bank hire me over a Wharton kid with same GPA, same networking, same fit...
Is the College at UPenn good for breaking into IB?
This girl looks like Angelina Jolie's twin little sister and her mannerisms are also freakishly like Jolie's. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie"...
Angelina Jolie Replica
For undergraduate moving into investment banks, private equities and venture capitals. LSE, Imperial, UPenn and Columbia. This is generally and WORLDWIDE...
Rank these universities (undergrad) prestige and reputation for employer reputation?
Got a call from a recruiter about this job. What do you guys think of doing this post 2 years in banking, in terms of opportunities to PE or top B-School afterwards? Is this a decent gig or doesn't compare to PE / HF / Corp Dev? Long-term goal is PE or HF but opportunities currently seem bleak...
SolarCity - Structured Finance Analyst?
How many years of employment does it take until people don't really care what you did in college? How many promotions does it take? Aside from earning the company $100MM or some ridiculous number, when do your actions start to speak louder than a damn piece of...
Burn your past
Almost two years ago I torrented a huge package of CFA stuff, including Schweser PDFs, and I imagine several other monkeys here have come across the exact same file(s) online. The problem is that even then it was already a bit outdated. Buying new or even recently used CFA books, if I remember,...
CFA materials: Do they need to be current?
Nothing like wanting to puke at 9am. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225493025537660.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories "Mr. Obama is proposing to raise the dividend tax rate to the higher personal income tax rate of 39.6% that will kick in next year. Add in the...
The Government Theft Machine in Full Force
Just curious what you guys think about this process. I was contacted by a recruiter for a senior analyst position at a generalist m&a boutique in my area. So far I've been through four different phases of the interview process. 1) HR phone screen 2) 45 minute phone interview with an...
Lateral Interview Timeline

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As comp in IB continues to disappoint, I was wondering what industry paid as well as IB, and had the potential salary upside of IB for an associate / VP - any ideas? Does corporate pay as well? How much would a Business Development director earn at a Fortune 500 company? How about consulting?...
What other jobs pay as well as IB?
.......Would YOU wait till marriage before loosing it if you haven't...
Would you date or marry a girl who is still a virgin and wants to wait till marriage
Hey guys, been lurking on these boards for a while...can't believe my first post is about relationships, but so it is. All the depressing talk around here about marriage and relationships (and in real life) made me realize that a good thing is REALLY hard to come by. Basically, known this...
Friend zoned, now what...
Not sure if you guys saw <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/wall-street-2012-2/">this piece in New York Magazine</a>, but check it out if you haven't. It's no secret that our business has taken a beating over the past couple years, but has the face of Wall...
The Emasculation of Wall Street
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A manager I had when I worked at Wendy's was 26 years old had worked at Wendy's for 8 years. He also lived with his mom, he said that his most valuable asset was a 2010 Acura Tsx. What are some personal finance stories that you've heard of or committed yourself?...
Stupidest personal finances you've heard of
So the chinese government is a systemic supporter of the theft of intellectual property of western companies. This happens in two ways primarily: 1. By forcing companies that want to set up shop in China to create joint ventures with Chinese companies (either state owned or private, connected...
Systemic intellectual property theft by Chinese
This prob one of my worst posts but i had to.....if you don't think she's hot I don't know who...
Tell me she aint HOT and I will kill you
Hello Wall Street Oasis Members, I'm the founder of Accepted.com and have been advising applicants to top business schools since 1994. <a href="http://www.accepted.com">Accepted.com</a> has been on the web since 1996. Patrick Curtis invited me to respond to questions...
Ask Accepted: What are my chances?
After reading all of these depressing health articles and finance consuming lives, I was wondering what kinds of jobs with in the IB industry offer similar risk/reward? In reality, how much different is it working for a boutique/MM vs. a BB? I'm sure if you work hard and network, then...
Alternatives to Banking

One thing that's very disheartening to read on this forum is the bias against kids from targets. Apparently, kids from targets just *happened* to be privileged enough to get into a good school while kids from non-targets unfairly get screwed. I'm sorry, but when did working hard in high...
Target vs. Non-Target
One of my frat bros who graduated college 2 years ago is married. He married his high school sweetheart last year, at age 23. I went to his wedding, the girl was pretty hot (she was a solid 8), he told me he was the happiest man on the planet at the moment, etc. One year later, he is constantly...
Wow... being married sucks
Is there a certain number? Is there a point where you start to wonder "damn, wtf am I doing with my life?" I was recently watching an episode of how I met your mother where Barney is trying to find the perfect lay for his 200th. And it got me thinking at what point does it become...
How many women is too many?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/harvard-targeted-in-u-s-asian-american-discrimination-probe.html Interesting article that should hit a nerve with the demographics on this site....
Asian and Indian Discrimination
Let's say you were given a choice. Take $5 million tax-free OR guaranteed admission to your dream school (any program you want) AND your dream business job coming out. I'm limiting it to jobs in business (finance, consulting, startups, tech, etc) since otherwise everyone would want to be...
A $5 million check or dream school+dream business job?
For those who do not frequent the WSO Chatroom, I would like to introduce WSO Chatroom extraordinaire, Heister. Although he might have some troll tendencies, if you ever have a question about agricultural farming, finance homework, or the hedge fund industry, Heister is...
Q&A with Heister, "My Total Worth is North of $50 Million"
I know how it's gonna...
Anyone watching Obama...let me know how it goes
Which bank can top this offer? Sounds pretty good to me From BI: [quote] How much does Facebook pay a recently graduated software engineer? Over on Quora, an anonymous user answered: "I am graduating in the spring of 2012, and I was offered $100,000 in salary, a $50,000 signing...
Facebok pays better than 1st year analyst?
Still reeling from it. It happened on Monday morning when my boss asked to speak with me for a minute and then led me to a room with the HR lady. He then told me that I was being let go because "this is not the right role for you." It literally came out of nowhere since i've been at...
Got laid off
I'd like to engage in a little thought exercise today. Call it a refresher on Probability and Statistics. You see, my thesis is that at least one and perhaps several members of WSO got engaged last night, and I'd like to find out if I'm right. So let's start with the...
Which One of You Dopes Proposed Last Night?

One thing that's very disheartening to read on this forum is the bias against kids from targets. Apparently, kids from targets just *happened* to be privileged enough to get into a good school while kids from non-targets unfairly get screwed. I'm sorry, but when did working hard in high...
Target vs. Non-Target
So it seems that there are some math people around. To follow up on http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/harder-brainteaser-than-the-coin-flip here is another one: Given: a^2+b^2=c^2+d^2 a^3+b^3=c^3+d^3 Show that: a+b=c+d Requires middle school math, but sure can ruin an interview. As...
Do you know algebra?
https://occupywallst.org/article/A-Message-From-Occupied-Wall-Street-Day-Eight/ Day 8 - The Over Hype of the Century So these clowns are complaining of "the man" violating their rights and all. I mean they have been protesting for 8 days, which is 8 days longer than Syria or...
Occupy Wall Street
Will you ever get rich? It used to be an easy question to answer if you were headed to Wall Street. Not so much today... Yet another look <a...
The Wealth Gap in America
Updated 2/7/2012: All BB offers are out so which bank will u join next summer? ill keep the posted updated. GS: MS: JPM: Papagogo, DB: rossgs210, CS: Citi: UBS: BAML: BarCap: algorhythm,...
HK BB IBD/CM 2012 SA Social (Future Colleagues Thread)
1. When you're meeting someone for the first time who's in every single one of your classes and obviously knows who you are, and he asks "aren't you in my class?" with a straight expression on his face. You know you're in my class, stfu. 2. People who write letters...
Random things that piss you off
I have a serious question for all of you. I am a rather large man (both in stature and in the pants.) I played D1 football as an offensive lineman. I m currently 6'1, 250lbs. However, I am very lean and at around max 10% body fat. I worry that my overly muscular stature will not bode...
Too muscular for the office?
I need a job badly and at this point I'm willing to do just about anything. I've been out of work for a year and I don't know what to do - every single one of my strategies has flopped. So long as it's legal I'm willing to consider just about anything. Otherwise I'm...
Need a Job - Will take Anything
We all know how expensive pursuing MBA can be. Most programs would cost you anywhere from 50-80k a year including living expenses. Then, factor in the opportunity cost of leaving your work for two years, and MBA sure as hell is an expensive credential to pursue. So, what is the lowest...
Lowest ranked MBA you would attend
Who is watching the news? Obama is about to deliver a statement in the White House briefing room. John King from CNN said that the announcement is about Osama Bin Ladin's death. According to John King, the U.S has the body of Bin Ladin. So what's...
Osama Bin Laden is Dead

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There are a lot of people that don't have access to CapitalIQ that would like to be able to source boutiques in their area. This thread will be an attempt to help them out. If you have a regional request, post it and someone will give a list of the criteria used and the subsequent...
Regional Boutiques
Official ibankingoasis belief in God poll. Any religion with a God accepted. I'll...
Do you believe in God?
One thing that's very disheartening to read on this forum is the bias against kids from targets. Apparently, kids from targets just *happened* to be privileged enough to get into a good school while kids from non-targets unfairly get screwed. I'm sorry, but when did working hard in high...
Target vs. Non-Target
So it seems that there are some math people around. To follow up on http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/harder-brainteaser-than-the-coin-flip here is another one: Given: a^2+b^2=c^2+d^2 a^3+b^3=c^3+d^3 Show that: a+b=c+d Requires middle school math, but sure can ruin an interview. As...
Do you know algebra?
Hey Everybody - if any of you are looking for a quality GMAT preparation I'd encourage you to check out our partnership with Veritas Prep here because WSO members get 10% off: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/veritas-gmat-prep-discount For those of you thinking of an MBA with admissions...
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https://occupywallst.org/article/A-Message-From-Occupied-Wall-Street-Day-Eight/ Day 8 - The Over Hype of the Century So these clowns are complaining of "the man" violating their rights and all. I mean they have been protesting for 8 days, which is 8 days longer than Syria or...
Occupy Wall Street
Will you ever get rich? It used to be an easy question to answer if you were headed to Wall Street. Not so much today... Yet another look <a...
The Wealth Gap in America
Updated 2/7/2012: All BB offers are out so which bank will u join next summer? ill keep the posted updated. GS: MS: JPM: Papagogo, DB: rossgs210, CS: Citi: UBS: BAML: BarCap: algorhythm,...
HK BB IBD/CM 2012 SA Social (Future Colleagues Thread)
1. When you're meeting someone for the first time who's in every single one of your classes and obviously knows who you are, and he asks "aren't you in my class?" with a straight expression on his face. You know you're in my class, stfu. 2. People who write letters...
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