Insead international exposure?
Anyone with an IB background who spent 4 years just making pitch books and models w/o any international exposure get into Insead? They seem to emphasize on the international exposure part. With a high...
View ArticleB-school nexus?
Is there like a nexus of sorts between people from the same schools? Does the partner from Wharton like the Project Leader from Wharton more? Does he get a leg up whn it comes...
View ArticleKPMG or DE Shaw
I am based out of India. Have offers from KPMG Transactions Services and DE Shaw Operations (back-end stuff,might have some equity research thrown in). What do I choose? Future career goals: IB
View ArticleHelp - In the middle of a winter internship
So I am in the middle of a winter internship. I was asked to do some due diligence on a company The operational aspect of it was pretty straightforward. Now I have been asked...
View ArticleThe Contacts Game
I am currently in bit of a dilemma with regards to which direction I should go. I am currently in my final year of college in Asia. On one side is this desire to get into IB and then you know the flow....
View ArticleIndustry To Consulting OR The Other Way Around
Currently pursuing my final year of college in SE Asia. I was thinking whether I should look to join a 100 billion dollar conglomerate as management trainee, learn the...
View ArticleWeekly Round-Ups?
Any suggestions regarding websites which give weekly summaries or round-ups of the global economy, markets, business news, stuff about deals, pe exits and investments etc.? I...
View ArticleColleague culture
Just wondering how the employees of an MBB firm behave with each other. Is it the same dog-eat-dog mentality like in ib or is there camradarie, good friendships blooming under...
View ArticleAny space for the "regular" guys?
Since hedge funds and a lot of trading jobs today are dominated by quants do the people with an econ/finance deree without or little programming knowledge have any potential in the HF /Trading...
View ArticleComputer Skills
I was wondering how computer-savvy ( leaving aside Excel/PowerPoint skills) you need to be to do well in consulting? Assuming you have an assignment where you need to help a company improve its IT...
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