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This may be a bit petty, but it's been grinding my gears for a while. Kids - The acronym "IBD" stands for "Investment Banking Division". As in - the division of a bank that performs investment banking...
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View ArticleTyra Banks at HBS?
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View ArticleBRUTALLY ASS RAPE THIS RESUME
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View ArticleIBD = Investment Banking Division
This may be a bit petty, but it's been grinding my gears for a while. Kids - The acronym " IBD " stands for "Investment Banking Division". As in - the division of a bank that performs investment...
View ArticleHow to Jump to the Buyside After Your First Year
So now that your first year bonus has hit your bank account, you're realizing that the real reason you got into banking was to get OUT of banking, and you've got your sights set on hopping to private...
View ArticleThe Junior Sourcing Role in Venture Capital
Mark Suster has a new post out today over on his blog Both Sides of the Table. The subject? The ethics of sourcing roles for junior associates at VC firms. I've seen a ton of threads on this forum...
View ArticleGoldman Launching National Ad Campaign - Jon Stewart Rejoices
DealBook is reporting that Goldman Sachs is launching a "national advertisement campaign aimed at explaining to average citizens what the company does." This is presumably in response to the avalanche...
View ArticleCapt Needs Help - Intro to M&A
WSO - I need your help. A friend called in a favor and asked that I present to a group of about 20 college students on the M&A process from a sell-side perspective...
View Article140.6 Miles of Swimming, Biking, and Running - No Training
Monkeys, the bar has been raised once again. Brian Kuritzky is a 24 year old securities analyst at Goldman Sachs . Three weeks ago, he placed a seemingly impossible bet with...
View ArticleHow WSO Was Built - Patrick Interviewed on Mixergy.com
Monkeys, if you're not familiar with Mixergy - every day they feature an interview with a successful entrepreneur that walks through how they built their business, what their challenges were, what...
View ArticleMake a Difference This Christmas - Kiva.org
Monkeys, I want to take a break today from our typical self-focused discussion topics and talk a bit about a really impactful way you can give back this holiday season. Some of you may be familiar with...
View ArticleTyra Banks at HBS?
So I can't sleep tonight and flipped on Jimmy Fallon - Tyra Banks is tonight's guest. I'm kind of zoned out until I hear Jimmy ask "So Tyra, I hear you're back in school?" Tyra...
View ArticleBRUTALLY *** **** THIS RESUME
Seriously, what is the deal over the past week or two with the increasingly hyperbolic resume review posts? Just recently I've seen: "Tear Up My Resume!""...
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