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The "struggling artist' has become a fixture of popular culture. Just the other day I was watching TV, and saw this AT&T commercial in which a girl who was a struggling actress is constantly on the phone telling everyone about the part she received as "Coffeeshop Patron #5"...The Struggle
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Hi, I'm a rising freshman who will be attending a target school in the fall. Long story made short---medical school is no longer an option because of this college's costs and so I'd really like to look into finance(esp. investment banking) as a career option. I'm really at...General HELP for a rising freshman
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Hey guys. Ive been cold calling and cold emailing boutiques. 95 percent of them have responded stating, "we're not hiring". Have any of you faced such situations? How did you guys manage to over come it? Is there anyway one could change or influence their decisions via cold calls...How do you dodge the We are not hiring point?
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Hi guys, So I'm looking at Amazon as a possible employer. Here's what I think stands out about this company: - Pretty good comp. - Entrepreneurial culture. - Buying is a pretty important part of the business. - Jeff Bezos is a baws. Anything else I should look out for?...Amazon Buyer
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You have 100 golf balls (50 yellow balls and 50 white balls) and 2 buckets. How do you divide the balls into the two buckets so as to maximize the probability of selecting a yellow ball if 1 ball is chosen from 1 of the buckets at random? What is the percentage? Clarification: the bucket is...Monday Morning Braintease
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There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the close on Friday over the perceived lack of performance in the Facebook IPO. The stock priced at $38, opened at $42.50 (after a few hiccups at the NASDORK), and closed at exactly $38 after an effort by the syndicate members akin to the Spartans at...IPO Pricing 101
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I thought the expression "sin tax" applied to vices like smoking, drinking, and gambling. If someone wants to buy that pack of cigarettes, by making it more expensive for him to do so, he'll be less likely to make the purchase. So either the government will have more money to spend...Haven't We Sinned Enough?
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Fellow Primates, We are looking for 1-2 students on each campus to help WSO in its sales efforts to student clubs/career centers, and overall promotion at your school both online and on the ground. Below is a description of the position and benefits...thanks in advance for your help! <a...WSO Campus Representative Program
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This is a major problem for F500 companies where the finance department <strong>turnover is huge</strong>. How can you create loyalty so that the analysts you trained don't leave as soon as they have a <strong>better offer</strong>? Here are a few tactics commonly...How Do Major Companies Create Loyalty?
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First off, please ignore my username; it was premature and I have learnt that that is not my field of interest. I'm just looking for any advice and tips that you experienced traders can bestow upon thee to help me achieve my goal of getting a S&T (trading side) job at a hedge...Tips to get into S&T..
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Hey guys, been following this site for a long time and after seeing the wealth of information everyone has to offer I thought I could get a piece of the pie so to speak! I'm a 2nd year undergrad studying at a London university and have landed a summer internship at a BB firm. It's in the...Back office bull
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Hey All, Question for some of you that has been through interview/are in there now. Have been through two phone interviews and modeling test. Going for superday on Wednesday. One of the MDs I spoke with mentioned that one of the plays they were looking at are "office rescues"....REPE Interview
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What is the maximum time you would commute each way as an intern? 1 hour? While we're on the topic, analyst commute...Intern Commute Time?
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If someone were to be offered an entry level job at a large company, say at an airline or a large manufacturing business, is this attractive to people hiring analysts at banks? How would this compare to say, a back office position at a decent level investment bank? Thanks...Does a financial analyst job at a large non-banking company lead to an analyst job in finance?
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Plus make sure to see my post <a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/how-i-got-a-770-on-the-gmat-with-minimal-effort-while-working-banking-hours%E2%80%A6">How I got a 770 on the GMAT with minimal effort while working banking... phantombanker's GMAT Study Guide |
A week or two ago there was an article written about how your weight might inversely effect you during the hiring process. During the conversation I dropped some personal information about me losing 130 (now 135 pounds). I was PM’d by somebody asking me to tell my story. Well I have some free... How finance saved and gave me a life |
<em>Mod (Andy) note: </em><a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/phantombankers-gmat-study-guide">Here is the link to his study guide</a>
Background: I recently took the GMAT and scored a 770 on my first and only try. Long story short, I studied and took... How I got a 770 on the GMAT with minimal effort while working banking hours… |
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I will be graduating this semester from a non-target university, majoring finance and accounting, with a decent gpa (3.5 up). I started networking last summer, searching for that IBD full time offer. I was even considering delaying my graduation for one semester with the... Full Time Offer, at last! Thanks WSO! |
There she is again: Diane Sawyer, the primary ABC evening news anchor, with another installment in their interminable series of reports on imports and employment in America. I could just strangle her.
One week their (alleged) reporters go to people’s houses and look at everything the occupants... Sawyer’s Syndrome: The ABCs of Trade and Employment |
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We are looking for 1-2 students on each campus to help WSO in its sales efforts to student clubs/career centers, and overall promotion at your school both online and on the ground. Below is a description of the position and benefits...thanks in advance for your help! <a... WSO Campus Representative Program |
There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the close on Friday over the perceived lack of performance in the Facebook IPO. The stock priced at $38, opened at $42.50 (after a few hiccups at the NASDORK), and closed at exactly $38 after an effort by the syndicate members akin to the Spartans at... IPO Pricing 101 |
A common thread we see on WSO from time to time is regarding working for banks in their regional offices.
As banks are leaning towards more cost cutting and squeezing every dollar they can from their operations,<strong> a popular tactic has been to expand existing business and move... Consider your BB regional office. |
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<li>Close: 38.23 +0.23 (0.61%) and holding stable in after hours trading.</li>
<li>Open: 42.05</li>
<li>High: 45.00</li>
<li>Low: 38.00 </li>
<li>Volume:... Volume of FB Shares Traded today? |
I'm going to be an organ donor in the next few months (kidney, to my dad). I'm not at all in it for the glory (except for subtly dropping it when i'm picking up a chick at the bar) BUT should I add this experience to my resume? If so, how and where?
If its subtle / small / at... Add "Organ Donor" to my resume? |
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Inside Job
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Margin Call
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Pursuit of Happyness
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Rogue Trader
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Getting an offer from a
Getting an offer from a respective competitor and/or murdering other candidates will increase your chances of getting an offer.
E-mailing/calling will definitely make your situation worse.
Just curious- did they tell
Just curious- did they tell you that you're on hold or are you assuming based on certain assumptions?
Nothing you can do.
Nothing you can do.
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DreamMonkey wrote: Just
Just curious- did they tell you that you're on hold or are you assuming based on certain assumptions?
they told me
Hit on HR
Hit on HR
First Round: 4
Second Round: -
Final Round: 2
Offers: 1
ekimlacks wrote: Hit on
Hit on HR
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Stay in contact, keep
Stay in contact, keep following up, keep networking
Good is the enemy of Great
Periodically check in and try
Periodically check in and try to get another offer (like what was said above)
I just had an interview (1
I just had an interview (1 round only) 2 weeks ago and they told me they'd get back to me about an offer within 2-4 weeks.
This Friday marks the 2nd week. Contact my interviewer then?
PS - They're only hiring 1 SA.
bump
bump
You are the backup/stand in
You are the backup/stand in for the guy who got the offer, unless he rejects his offer there is very little chance they will accept you
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should I email my
should I email my interviewers?