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As a Financial Engineering grad student who just started this fall semester and who has work experience in trading Energy Future markets, which kind of jobs, opportunities should I look out for if I want to continue my career in the field of trading after I graduate? Which companies?, what kind of internship positions? etc..

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What qualities are Target looking for in their Financial Analyst Development Program?

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What GPA is required for the Summer Analyst program at Goldman Sachs?

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Any tips for turning this financial analyst internship at BAML into a full-time offer?

Your internship is like an extended interview. Be early to the office, in no rush to leave, well rested daily, positive attitude, willing to help on anything.
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What does a summer analyst do within the banking industry?

Prepare PowerPoint slides for clients meetings. Build financial models. M&A, IPO, and other corporate finance work. Do whatever your boss asks you to do.
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Is it true that BAML is a good option for kickstarting my career as a summer analyst?

Definitely true. The summer intern position will bring you an opportunity to work in a REAL world with lots of smart and nice coworkers. You will also expand your professional network and learn from experienced seniors, benefit from their advice as well. The working experience (though only a few ...
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Can someone tell me what they like and dislike about being a Industry Platforms Development & SG&A Expense Financial Analyst Intern?

I liked most of the work being an analyst because it was interesting and I was interested in the projects that my business units were working on. What I disliked was that there are so many different systems and other FAs that made it difficult if someone reached out to me knowing if this report i...
Internship Pros and Cons Industry Platforms Development & SG&A Expense Financial Analyst Intern
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What does an Industry Platforms Development & SG&A Expense Financial Analyst Intern at IBM actually do?

I provide support for 2 business units within IBM. Where I put information from a data warehouse and analyze the expense and make sure it is correct, budgeted, forecasted, and approved. At the end/beginning of the month I summarize the information and provide reports to the CFO's of my business u...
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Any tips for turning my summer analyst internship at Deloitte into a full-time offer?

Although I did not pursue further opportunities at Deloitte after my internships, I believe that being proactive, producing high-quality work, having an ability to see a big picture, and establishing a great relationship with your manager and your coworkers are the qualities that set apart succes...
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What motivated you to take on a summer analyst job?

I wanted to get experience in the professional services sector, gain real-world insights and decide if it is a field I would like to pursue in the future.
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Can someone tell me what a Financial Analyst Intern, WW Global Business Services Consolidation at IBM actually do?

Various things, it depends on what division and function you support. At the time I supported the consulting division at IBM so we were looking at utilization rates for the consultants, financial performance of the segments within consulting, and our competitors performance, at the time the main ...
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What's the average salary for a global banking and markets summer analyst at BAML?

Depending on if you're in IB, COO, or S&T your compensation is the equivalent to ~$65,000 per year not including any overtime worked.
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How much support is offered by upper management to financial or credit analyst interns at BofA?

It really depends on your rotation assignment. In my first rotation, I received a lot of help from my director; however, in my second rotation I did not. Nonetheless, all interns are given junior and senior mentors who meet with you throughout the summer.
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Skills that may help me succeed as a global banking and markets summer analyst?

A lot of learning is done on the job and assignments are specific to your assigned department. Go in with an open mind, a pad of paper, and freshen up on powerpoint and excel skills (especially shortcuts).
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What would I be doing in the role of a financial advisor summer analyst?

You would be assisting an established financial advisor. This can take many forms and really depends on what your financial advisor needs/ wants you to do. It could be helping organizing, servicing, or prospecting current and potential clients. It could just taking care of his agenda all day. It ...
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Any former interns at Voya Financial that can lend me a hand, I need interview tips for their Financial Reporting role. Any help is welcomed!

For any intern, most companies know that although you've taken accounting courses, you probably know very little about what the job entails. There will be training and guidance. That being said, Voya (and really all companies hiring accounting interns) want someone that is quick, motivated to lea...
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Tips to turn this analyst position at BAML into a full-time offer?

The “winter analyst” role is essentially one of being a seasonal client associate — as such, successful candidates (i.e. those able to bring in new clients) will likely be offered a full time position within the firm’s FADP (financial advisor development program). If that’s where your interests t...
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In what way does a winter analyst contribute to BAML's mission?

You’re supporting the wealth management division of the firm, which in recent years has become a huge profit generator for many of the bulge bracket banks, BAML included. Bringing in new clients not only directly helps the advisor you’re supporting, but also the firm as a whole through increased ...
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What are some necessary skills to succeed as a winter analyst?

The role was wealth and investment management focused, with a premium put on intellectual curiosity, knowledge of public equity markets, and an acumen for sales. Essentially, being able to thoughtfully convey the value proposition of the wealth management team you’re supporting to potential clien...
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Realistically, just how much work-life balance can I expect as a summer analyst at Bank of America?

Zero work-life balance. Saturdays were off, but Sundays you are at the office a couple of hours. Expect go in aroud 9:30 but never leave before midnight. I pulled a couple of all-nighters.
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Do summer analysts have much, if any, work ownership during their time at BAML?

You may only own an assigned project, but you can always ask for more responsibility if you are comfortable with your current work level. Of course it also depends on whether your manager have time to mentor you in any extra project and whether there exists extra work to be assigned to you. You k...
Banking Analyst Work Ownership Bank of America Summer Intern Merrill Lynch
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Can someone tell me any of the skills that might help me succeed as a summer analyst?

As far as technical skills required, I think it varies team by team. I will say the most critical skill is to be a quick learner because there is no guarantee that you know everything you need for that position. People like kids that are curious, smart, and willing to learn, I personally think th...
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What were the good and bad of doing an externship at AXA? Do you think this was worth it?

I liked that the AXA Advisors externship consisted of only 3 sessions and each one was very informative and useful. The information given out was helpful towards any job in the industry, not just geared towards being successful at AXA. I felt like the knowledge I learned was applicable almost any...
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Can someone describe what a Pricing Analyst Intern does at Buckles-Smith Electric?

I was trained for 2 weeks on the tasks, very helpful and detailed training. After this training process, the work for pricing analyst intern is mostly interpreting data and mapping them in the right direction, from those data I would draw pricing suggestions.
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What level of work ownership is available to an intern at BofA Merrill Lynch?

This was a big concern when I first started. The work you do is completely autonomous which was a really big plus for me. You work on everything on your own as if you were a project manger. You would discuss the project goals with your manager and meet on a weekly basis. You would be allowed to c...
Internship Banking Work Ownership Bank of America
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What skills helped you succeed as an intern at Bank of America?

In operations, they look for candidates who can work with data and communicate their work with others. They like to see people who can discover inefficiencies within a process and provide solutions to improve that process. They admire people who challenge themselves and are always looking for way...
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Can I expect a lot of support from upper management at BAML during my internship?

BAML has a fantastic training program and engaged managers. Very professional workplace with plenty of support. Great first job.
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More specifically, what does an Audit/Advisory Intern do at KPMG?

The days for audit interns vary depending on what client you are on. I was in the financial services industry so I reported to my client daily at around 9AM. I performed various tasks during the day such as tying out financials and getting familiar with the audit system. I usually left work aroun...
Internship KPMG Day in the Life Advisory Services Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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Can someone speak about their experience interning at IBM? Is it common for people to go back and do more than one internship there?

At IBM, I had the opportunity of working on two different teams. On one team I was an Information Developer Intern, where I worked with a financial planning and analytics team to develop an automated testing tool using VBA macros and an IBM analytics program called Cognos CAFE. On the second team...
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About to start my internship in finance at Deloitte. Any tips for me to do well and stand out from the other interns?

You have to be adaptable and persistent first and foremost as you might be switching from legal to quant frequently, which can be challenging. If you want to do the quant part fulltime programming skills in R, matlab, or VBA are a huge advantage.
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How much are interns/summer analysts paid at Cornerstone Research?

In my two summers working at Cornerstone, I was paid $2,923 every 2 weeks, throughout the 10 week program.
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What skills can help me to succeed as a valuations intern?

Valuations is a very high level skills position. I only had a financial background but would strongly recommend someone be an Accy/Fin major or take a focus on more accounting coursework to help understand key concepts. The team at GT is extremely experienced in Excel, so it’s ideal to have a ski...
Internship Finance Skillset Valuation
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Does a valuations intern contribute to Grant Thornton's company mission?

Grant Thornton is focused on creating growth and good culture. Valuation Services is a unique area within an accounting firm because it focuses on large funds managed and maintained by associates. This area brings in the majority of money for Advisory and the team itself is very driven to work ha...
Internship Finance Company Mission Grant Thornton Valuation
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Will I receive support from management as a valuations intern at Grant Thornton ?

In Valuation Services and at GT in general, you get what you ask for. The team itself is small and you’ll become familiar with management but it falls on the intern’s shoulders to make the connections and network around the office. You’re assigned a buddy which is a first or second year associate...
Internship Finance Relationship with Upper Management Grant Thornton
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As a valuations services intern, what compensation will I receive at Grant Thornton?

When I worked as an intern I was compensated $28/hr and expected to work 40 hours a week. Overtime was paid time and a half and there were a few opportunities to work overtime. Overall, you’ll be making more than enough to enjoy your time downtown and working in this group.
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How can I increase my chances of getting a return offer after my financial analyst internship at AA is over?

I am going to recommend that you consciously put effort into making the internship as valuable to you as possible. This is going to manifest itself in you talking to your teammates and becoming more ingrained in the team so that it would be weird of them to imagine work without you. Also, by purs...
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I'm starting as a summer financial analyst at AA. How much work-life balance can I expect? Are the perks good for an intern?

You should expect very good work-life balance while as a Summer Financial Analyst. It is very easy to live within 30 minutes of the office and when you combine that with the fact that you will be leaving work at 5, you will have a lot of time to do whatever you want. I would say the flight perks,...
Internship Aviation Financial Analyst American Airlines
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Taking on a financial analyst internship at General Dynamics Information Technology; can I expect good work-life balance?

It is what you make of it. If its a summer internship (which is what I did) , you're expected to work 40 hours a week. They are flexible with their hours. I was getting there before 7:30 AM, eating lunch at my desk while I worked, and leaving by 3:30 to avoid traffic. If you want to work 9 to 5, ...
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I'm an upcoming financial analyst intern for General Dynamics, what might help me do well?

The most important skill, based on my internship, was the ability to work in excel. I spent most of my time working on spreadsheets, so the classes like EBTM 250 and 251 were actually a big help. When I was told I had to take those classes, I was pretty annoyed. They actually came in handy, and I...
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I want to highlight the right qualities during an upcoming interview for a Financial Analyst Intern role, what do you recommend?

intermediate market knowledge, passion for the financial industry, intermediate experience in trading, understanding of equity analysis, good attitude
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Any tips on doing well as a Financial Analyst Intern at American Airlines??

I feel my experience (Summer 2015) was relatively atypical as compared to the experiences of other interns. Personally, I did not sit on the same floor as the team I was assigned to work with and I was barely given work to do; I could not have shown up and I was confident people would not have re...
Internship Aviation Skillset Financial Analyst American Airlines
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What are Wells Fargo interviewers looking for in a summer financial analyst?

In an interview, I would try to highlight any experience you may have in working with and on teams, that was a big factor that helped me get the job. Also, any experience you have in client facing jobs, or financial analysis are both obviously applicable and should be highlighted in your applicat...
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What were your favourite and least favourite parts about being a Financial Analyst Intern at Wells Fargo?

I'm not currently in that role, as it was two summers ago, but I enjoyed being able to be involved in meetings with upper level management and relationship and portfolio managers because I really felt as though I was a part of the team. I was able to contribute to these discussions through resear...
Banking Finance Pros and Cons Wells Fargo
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How much do Wells Fargo financial analyst interns get paid?

As a Summer Financial Analyst in Charlotte, NC, I was paid $23/hour, based on a 40 hour week.
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Do "summer financial analysts" at Wells Fargo receive some sort of training?

In terms of training for the Summer Financial Analyst Program, the first few days of the internship are spent working with a mentor and your manager in order to learn the basics of the internship. In addition, I attended a credit training class twice a week for the entirety of the internship in o...
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If anyone here has worked at Wells Fargo as a "summer financial analyst", can you explain what you did?

My role as a summer financial analyst consisted of evaluating the credit-worthiness of small and medium sized businesses through financial statement research to determine if we wanted to loan them money. That is a very high level explanation of it, but sums it up pretty well. I spent most of my d...
Internship Banking Finance Day in the Life Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
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What does it take to succeed as a Manager Research Intern at Morningstar?

As a Manager Research Intern I spend a lot of time in excel and Morningstar Direct. They will teach you what you need to know as far as Morningstar products, but knowing excel will save you a lot of time on your projects. You should also be a self-starter. Once I finish projects, I am almost alwa...
Internship Research Skillset Morningstar Investment Management Manager Research
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How can I prepare for an interview for a Quantitative Research Intern position at Akuna Capital?

The quantitative researcher interview tests programming and quantitative problem solving skills. It's helpful to practice coding challenges (on a site like HackerRank or LeetCode). To prepare for interview questions, one should broadly review topics from probability and statistics, linear algebra...
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What does it take to succeed as a Manager Research Intern at Morningstar?

As a Manager Research Intern I spend a lot of time in excel and Morningstar Direct. They will teach you what you need to know as far as Morningstar products, but knowing excel will save you a lot of time on your projects. You should also be a self-starter. Once I finish projects, I am almost alwa...
Internship Research Skillset Morningstar Investment Management Manager Research
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Was one of your responsibilities as a research intern at CME Group project ownership? If so, to what degree?

As a Research intern at CME Group, you can expect to have full ownership over your work. When I was there, I worked on my own project, and a few other interns did the same. I think they've now changed it so that people work in groups for better collaboration and efficiency. Regardless, as an inte...
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I'm curious if there's a training program for research and due diligence analyst interns at US Bank?

The training was very hands off. My manager didn’t expect me to know a whole lot of technical information before beginning, but they worked with my during the first few steps of projects to make sure I understood what was being asked of me. They allowed me to work on my own, and try and figure ou...
Internship Banking Training Financial Services Research Analyst US Bank
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What does it take to succeed as a Manager Research Intern at Morningstar?

As a Manager Research Intern I spend a lot of time in excel and Morningstar Direct. They will teach you what you need to know as far as Morningstar products, but knowing excel will save you a lot of time on your projects. You should also be a self-starter. Once I finish projects, I am almost alwa...
Internship Research Skillset Morningstar Investment Management Manager Research
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Just how much work ownership can I expect going in as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at BofA Merrill Lynch?

For intern project, the difficulty and complexity will be limited. In terms of ownership, I think the business requirement comes directly from trading or sales team. The quant is free to talk with them and come up with suggestions. Also, it will be helpful to stand out to add your own idea in the...
Banking Analyst Work Ownership Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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Are there any skills that will help me succeed as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at Bank of America?

For quant, the basic requirement is finish of the intern project. Additionally, the summer intern program is designed in a diverse style. Quant intern will participate a presentation test together with sales and trading interns (Global Markets Program). It will require you to talk with colleagues...
Banking Skillset Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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What does a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst actually do?

It is a desk-quant team in equity sales and trading. The team is consist of several sub-teams, supporting business including equity swap trading, electronic execution services, exotic derivatives trading, etc. The summer analyst will focus on a small project in 9 weeks. For example, develop a too...
Analyst Day in the Life Global Markets Quantitative
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For the Research Analyst position at The Brattle Group, what does the training program look like?

The job starts with a ~10 day orientation for all new hires, all expenses covered, for training in Excel and the analysis process. We have further trainings for statistical programming in popular languages (R, SAS, VBA and SQL). There is excellent mentorship from older analysts and associates.
Finance Consulting Training The Brattle Group Research Analyst
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Was there complete ownership as a research analyst working for Lazard?

Complete ownership. It is a very entrepreneurial environment that focuses on you driving the project assigned to you during your summer internship. You should take advantage of the resources at hand as well as the senior professionals around you to guide you through the process. They will give yo...
Internship Research Work Ownership Asset Management Lazard
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What attributes will influence my success as a finance intern at Pilot Flying J?

Study hard, work hard, communicate, and learn how to work with people. Know how to adapt, be flexible, and innovative. Most importantly NETWORK. Your entire career from here on out requires that you excel in networking.
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What's a day in the life of a Commercial credit and trade finance intern at Pilot Flying J like?

Everyday was a learning experience. I was tasked to perform important credit analysis that made a difference in day to day operations. I was actually communicating with the counter-parties being analyzed and reporting to the head of credit any particular findings. I was tasked to establish a dail...
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How do I prepare for an interview for a Sales and Financial Intern position at Digilant?

Come prepared with knowledge of Digilant and the programmatic industry. Go on LinkedIn and complete your due diligence on employees that already work there. Furthermore, understand what types of skills employees possess so that you are able to relate to the company and can speak about how you are...
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How much ownership over my work should I be expected to have as a Finance Intern at Thomson Reuters?

A lot. I was at the Eagan, MN Office (Thomson Legal Headquarters) and we are given a project to work on for the summer. You end up presenting that project to a lot of people at the end, and while you will definitely get help from your manager/mentor, it is know and expected that the intern is res...
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What do/did you like and dislike about being a Finance Business Partner - Intern?

I enjoyed the challenge of forecasting each month and working with various teams throughout the organization. I also enjoyed being able to fly various products, like the Cessna 172. The company did a really great job giving interns the opportunity to get involved, experience the company, shadow o...
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For someone looking to get into their finance internship, how different is the interview process at Bristol-Myers Squibb?

The interview was very laid back, and the interviewer is simply looking to see if the candidate is sincere and personable. The questions are not meant to trip you up, but to see how you will fit into the office environment.
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How do I suceed as an IFS Intern at PwC?

To succeed as an IFS Intern, the most important quality to possess is enthusiasm and curiosity for learning. A strong Excel background is a bonus, but they will train you at the Start national training in which interns all over the country meet. The line of business you may be assigned may be in ...
Internship PwC Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What is the compensation at PwC as an Internal Firm Services Intern?

I believe the salary was $20 per hour with a maximum of 40 hours per week and thus no overtime pay.
Internship Compensation PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How was your day structured working as a Corporate Finance Intern at Honda?

My daily work usually revolved around preparing a presentation for HONDA R&D management. It was a year-end review that typically looked at actual/planned expenses, headcount measures, and efficiency metrics. Most of my work was done in Excel (extensive use of pivot tables), Powerpoint, and SAP.
Internship Finance Day in the Life Automobile Honda
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Did you have a good work-life balance as an intern at Honda?

Work/Life Balance is great. I would typically work 40-50 hours a week. They are very flexible with hours. You can come in to the office any time between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. as long as you work at least 8 hours every day. I usually arrived at 8:30 a.m.
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If you've ever interned at AXA's finance team, could you tell me more about what you did on the daily?

For me, a day in the life of an AXA finance intern was checking in every morning with my boss on individual projects that he wanted completed. I would usually then begin cold calling potential clients and or clients that had lost their advisors due to them leaving the firm. I would try to set up ...
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What does a Financial Markets Intern do at PwC?

The work interns do is varied depending on what team within the practice they are placed with. Some will be placed on teams broken up by asset type (Consumer asset backed securities, real estate...) and some by work type (accounting advisory, tax...). I worked on structured products teams complet...
Internship Finance PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What is the compensation like for a Growth Markets Intern at PwC?

So when I was there, it frankly wasn't fantastic, mostly being that the cost of living in Singapore is the highest in the world. You are unlikely to finish the internship without having some sort of dependency on others. That being said, I know they have revamped the entire intern program in the ...
Internship Finance Compensation PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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How can I suceed as a Growth Markets Intern at PwC?

In my opinion, the most necessary asset for on to have is adaptability. Not only will you be adapting to a new country (Singapore), but you will also be dealing with multiple clients at the same time, with incredibly tight deadlines and in fields you know virtually nothing about. Being quick on y...
Internship Finance PwC Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What's a typical day in the life of an IFS Intern at PwC?

A day in life as a internal firm services intern for me was simple. I started my day checking emails. I then completed all required training due that day. You'll be assigned training that must be completed each week. After my training was done I either reached out to experienced hires or they rea...
Internship Finance PwC Day in the Life Audit, Tax, and Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Is the compensation for a finance intern at Cardinal Health?

I'm not allowed to disclose the detail. I can say the compensation is around market average for an Finance and Accounting intern.
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How is the training program structured for BAE System's Financial Leadership Development Program?

Training for an FLDP is integrated throughout the 3 year rotational process. In the area of technical skills, the progression begins with core building blocks of financial analysis in the business model in the aerospace and defense contracting industry. We recognize that there is gap to fill betw...
Finance Training Aerospace Defense Technology BAE Systems Financial Leadership Development Program Rotational Program
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For BAE Systems' Financial Leadership Development Program (FLDP), what should I make sure to talk about in my interview?

In regards to the qualities and experiences an FLDP candidate should be able to speak to, it perhaps goes without saying that the "L", which stands for "leadership" is really the distinguishing characteristic a candidate can exhibit. To me what demonstrating leadership means is the candidate's ab...
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Has anyone ever interned at FTI Consulting's Finance Team? Could you speak about your experience?

My internship at Office of the CFO was incredible. Due to the small size of our group, we really do expect our interns to contribute to live projects. Some interns stayed on the same project the entire summer. Other interns rotated across 2-3 projects. Overall, they make sure you stay on one proj...
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General tips for an interview in finance?

As far as putting things on resume is concerned, I would just advise you to keep it relevant, that is something i did not do and put a lot of unnecessary on it, which just took a lot of space. Whatever part you are applying for make sure you put relevant experience or expertise on it, like if you...
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Tips on what I should cover in my interview at Raymond James?

Know what’s going on in the markets and any macroeconomic trends. This is useful information for any financial services job that you are applying for. Also understand that they are a very client-centric business. Their whole business is based around their clients and finding the right solution...
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About to have an interview at GE for a Finance Internship position. Can anyone help with some guidance?

I would first think about experiences where you have managed a team or any general leadership position. At the same time, think about failures and where you could have capitalized better on those hiccups. No one expects you to be a subject matter expert going into an interview for an internship, ...
Internship Finance GE General Electric
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What's a day in the life of a Finance Intern at GE like?

A finance intern should expect to be completely involved with big data. A typically day might be reaching out to different teams to validate information for models or systems that are necessary for management to make decisions. Since GE is an international company, navigation can be challenging, ...
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Just how much work ownership can I expect going in as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at BofA Merrill Lynch?

For intern project, the difficulty and complexity will be limited. In terms of ownership, I think the business requirement comes directly from trading or sales team. The quant is free to talk with them and come up with suggestions. Also, it will be helpful to stand out to add your own idea in the...
Banking Analyst Work Ownership Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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Are there any skills that will help me succeed as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at Bank of America?

For quant, the basic requirement is finish of the intern project. Additionally, the summer intern program is designed in a diverse style. Quant intern will participate a presentation test together with sales and trading interns (Global Markets Program). It will require you to talk with colleagues...
Banking Skillset Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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What does a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst actually do?

It is a desk-quant team in equity sales and trading. The team is consist of several sub-teams, supporting business including equity swap trading, electronic execution services, exotic derivatives trading, etc. The summer analyst will focus on a small project in 9 weeks. For example, develop a too...
Analyst Day in the Life Global Markets Quantitative
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How do quantitative associates at Wells Fargo contribute to the bank's mission?

The vast majority of Quantitative Associates work on the risk side. Therefore, the work of quants are generally not tied to revenue generation but rather to identifying and mitigating potential risks to the company. This is important to Wells Fargo's mission especially since they tend to operat...
Banking Finance Company Mission Wells Fargo
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What exactly does a Quantitative Associate at Wells Fargo actually do?

A Quantitative Associate at Wells generally either builds statistical models or validates them. Given that the majority of these models are risk based and hence subject to strict government scrutiny, the models are primarily based on classical statistics as opposed to more advanced but opaque ma...
Banking Finance Day in the Life Wells Fargo
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To anyone who has ever interviewed at Wells Fargo for a quantitative associate role: can you please speak about that experience?

In terms of qualities/experiences, I would say that Wells definitely places a lot of emphasis on the ability to communicate in addition to having the technical / statistical model. My understanding that this is slightly less so for market risk but still emphasized more than say at JP Morgan or G...
Banking Finance Interview Skillset Wells Fargo
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What should I prepare for the Global Quantitative Analytics Summer Analyst at Bank of America?

Quantitative Research Intern
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What's the average compensation or salary for a Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC?

Compensation is mostly salary based Salary: Base Salary: ~$50,000 per year Locality Adjustment: ~$7500 added to your salary on average. Working in CT, I received a $10000 locality adjustment Additional Compensation: Mileage: ~$0.55 per mile (when the bank you are traveling to is 20 miles or ...
Compensation Finance & Financial Management Finance Intern Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
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What are the specific qualities I should highlight as I go into an interview for a Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC?

Since the FIS position is a training program, the interviewers know that if you're not an expert in insurance and financial regulation/analysis that's not only ok, but expected. To standout, I found it helpful to highlight my ability to work in groups and resolve group conflicts especially during...
Interview Finance & Financial Management Finance Intern Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
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What are some attributes of successful analysts at Charles River Associates?

Detailed analytical skills, the ability to listen and understand what is expected of you and communication skills are vital. In many cases the work is very detail oriented and requires people who can focus and either avoid mistakes or pick up on them fairly quickly. Given that different assignmen...
Consulting Analyst Skillset Charles River Associates
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Just how much work ownership can I expect going in as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at BofA Merrill Lynch?

For intern project, the difficulty and complexity will be limited. In terms of ownership, I think the business requirement comes directly from trading or sales team. The quant is free to talk with them and come up with suggestions. Also, it will be helpful to stand out to add your own idea in the...
Banking Analyst Work Ownership Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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Are there any skills that will help me succeed as a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst at Bank of America?

For quant, the basic requirement is finish of the intern project. Additionally, the summer intern program is designed in a diverse style. Quant intern will participate a presentation test together with sales and trading interns (Global Markets Program). It will require you to talk with colleagues...
Banking Skillset Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Quantitative
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What does a global markets quantitative strategy summer analyst actually do?

It is a desk-quant team in equity sales and trading. The team is consist of several sub-teams, supporting business including equity swap trading, electronic execution services, exotic derivatives trading, etc. The summer analyst will focus on a small project in 9 weeks. For example, develop a too...
Analyst Day in the Life Global Markets Quantitative
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How do quantitative associates at Wells Fargo contribute to the bank's mission?

The vast majority of Quantitative Associates work on the risk side. Therefore, the work of quants are generally not tied to revenue generation but rather to identifying and mitigating potential risks to the company. This is important to Wells Fargo's mission especially since they tend to operat...
Banking Finance Company Mission Wells Fargo
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What exactly does a Quantitative Associate at Wells Fargo actually do?

A Quantitative Associate at Wells generally either builds statistical models or validates them. Given that the majority of these models are risk based and hence subject to strict government scrutiny, the models are primarily based on classical statistics as opposed to more advanced but opaque ma...
Banking Finance Day in the Life Wells Fargo
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To anyone who has ever interviewed at Wells Fargo for a quantitative associate role: can you please speak about that experience?

In terms of qualities/experiences, I would say that Wells definitely places a lot of emphasis on the ability to communicate in addition to having the technical / statistical model. My understanding that this is slightly less so for market risk but still emphasized more than say at JP Morgan or G...
Banking Finance Interview Skillset Wells Fargo
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As an Analyst, what qualities should I have in order to excel at Citi?

The skills required for the Global Digital Strategy Analyst position are mostly soft skills. The role requires you to do research and be able to analyze, condense, and present/communicate the information in a meaningful and efficient way. This requires good problem solving skills and critical thi...
Banking Citi Skillset
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Any tips for my Summer Analyst interview at Goldman Sachs?

There are a number of things - teamwork is huge at Goldman so try to highlight your ability to work as a team player wherever you can. Depending on your exact role, there will be various technical questions that for me pertained largely to things I had on my resume. If you have a prior internship...
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Interview Wall Street
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Tips on converting my internship to a full-time offer at Goldman Sachs?

While I did not intern with them, I know the ones that were extended a full time offer are the ones who created visibility for themselves. You can be the best at your job, but if every person in your floor doesnt know that, then it's not very useful. This may sound crude, but like I said, everyon...
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Return Offer
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What motivated you to apply for the Summer Analyst role at Goldman Sachs?

Goldman Sachs is a technology focused company that continuously drives firm internal innovation. I was drawn in by the idea of a firm in the finance sector that approaches technology with open arms, and pushes the status quo.
Internship Goldman Sachs Career Motivation
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Can you give some insight into the necessary skills for succeeding as an investments group intern?

Technical skills are useful for the work that you'll do, but you will learn everything you need throughout your internship program. ASK QUESTIONS! I cannot stress this enough: ask questions during your internship, regardless of where you end up working at. What is extremely important is a positiv...
Internship Investment Banking Skillset
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Any insight to what the job progression timeline looks like at Goldman Sachs?

From what the teams have said, GS loves to hire full-time from the intern pool because the internship does a great job of preparing/training. Progression will most likely depend on your team but I have heard of progression to associate within a year or two or even VP.
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Career Progression Wall Street
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Recommendations on skills or mindsets I should have to excel as a Private Wealth Management Intern?

Desire to learn about financial markets, attention to detail, and curiosity. In Wealth Management ("WM"), the generic goal is to create custom portfolios which fit the needs of a particular client. Through a desire to learn about financial markets, one can become knowledgeable about financial ins...
Internship Investment Banking Skills Barclays
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How to use a math/Econ degree to get into investing or financial services like planning or risk management?

Investment Banking Finance Economics College Major Investment Analyst Mathematics
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I'm curious, what's a day in the life of a portfolio analyst at PIMCO like?

The day will start off with running morning risk reports, seeing what overnight changes have occurred and running attribution analysis on why portfolios have either outperformed or underperformed (if significant) and keeping up with what trades were done on the previous day to shift positioning (...
Analyst Day in the Life Portfolio Management Investment Management PIMCO
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How can I actually prepare myself for an interview to take on a portfolio analyst position at PIMCO?

The best way to prepare for an interview for the Portfolio Analyst position is to know current events and bond math. I’d start by reading the PIMCO's cyclical and secular outlook on their website to give you a broad perspective on portfolio positioning and where the firm sees the markets heading ...
Interview Analyst Advisory Services Portfolio Management Investment Management PIMCO
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How much ownership over my work should I be expected to have as an Analyst at Willis Towers Watson?

As an actuarial analyst, I spent 20% of my time attending training sessions and learning from senior people. I worked closely with senior actuarial analysts and consultants to complete some recurring and ad hoc projects. As a senior actuarial analyst, I had more control over projects and got some...
Analyst Work Ownership Associate Willis Towers Watson
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Why would you say Willis Towers Watson Securities is a good place to kickstart a career as an investment banking analyst?

Yes, WTW Securities' niche industry focus (insurance) offers a very unique experience. Insurance and financial institutions experience is rare and highly valued in the market, both on the sell-side and buy-side. That being said, insurance is a very technical industry, with a strong focus on regul...
Investment Banking Career Progression Insurance Willis Towers Watson Investment Banking Analyst, M&A
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What can an investment banking analyst expect to do at Willis Towers Watson?

M&A investment banking analysts across the Street all serve similar roles. They support middle and senior bankers in preparing valuation, research and meeting materials. At WTW Securities, the small team size will see analysts receive opportunities to regularly attend client meetings and pitches.
Day in the Life Insurance Willis Towers Watson Banking Analyst, M&A
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Can someone tell me what the like and dislike about being an Investment Banking Analyst, M&A?

I like the small team nature of the firm. That being said, it can sometimes be a double-edged sword. When you are staffed on a deal with only senior bankers, you will not have much in the way of support or guidance with technical financial problems. However, your soft skills development will skyr...
Investment Banking Analyst Pros and Cons Investment Banking Analyst, M&A
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Should I come in expecting I will have full ownership as a consultant at FactSet Research Systems?

100% - you own your accounts fully. You get the blame if you drop the ball but if you upsell or find an opportunity/save the account then you get the credit
Work Ownership Software FactSet Research Systems FactSet
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Does someone know the expected compensation for an associate working at Guggenheim Partners?

This is different on a case-by-case basis but I'd say total compensation (salary+bonus) would be $120,000-$140,000.
Investment Banking Compensation Associate Guggenheim Partners
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What's the best advice you can give me for an associate interview with Guggenheim Partners?

At Guggenheim the core qualities are integrity, excellence, entrepreneurship, talent, stewardship, and innovation. To me the most important ones are integrity, excellence, and entrepreneurship. Potential candidates should highlight experiences where they exhibited honest and trustworthy behavior....
Investment Banking Interview Guggenheim Partners
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What's a typical day for an associate at Fisher Investments like?

A typical day at Fisher Investments started out with driving over to Camas, WA early in the morning. I usually would work from 7am-3pm on a typical day, and there were various goals that I had each day when I arrived to work as a junior associate in client programs. I had to get as many confirm...
Finance Analyst Day in the Life Fisher Investments
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Any tips for my Summer Analyst interview at Goldman Sachs?

There are a number of things - teamwork is huge at Goldman so try to highlight your ability to work as a team player wherever you can. Depending on your exact role, there will be various technical questions that for me pertained largely to things I had on my resume. If you have a prior internship...
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Interview Wall Street
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Do you recommend Goldman Sachs as a good place as my first career after graduating?

It’s a great place to intern or work. I only spent one summer there, and that was enough time for me to both learn an enormous amount and realize that I do not want to go into banking long-term. The earlier you can figure out whether this (extreme) lifestyle and work environment is right for you,...
Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Career Progression
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Specifically for Summer Analysts, what should I know beforehand to succeed?

Quantitative skills: as an analyst, you would need to be comfortable with working with datasets and building models; it helps to know a coding language, could be R, SAS, python. Curiosity: curiosity about the market, what drives a price movement and the constant desire to learn and be challenge...
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Wall Street Skillset
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What exactly does an "Investment Banking Syndicate Analyst" do at Goldman Sachs?

As a IB Syndicate Analyst I worked as a liaison between several IB teams, our Securities Division, Legal, and outside institutional investors and banks. The small team (14 people) in the syndicate were responsible for monitoring all IB activity that required any debt or equity financing, from the...
Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Day in the Life Wall Street
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Tips on converting my internship to a full-time offer at Goldman Sachs?

While I did not intern with them, I know the ones that were extended a full time offer are the ones who created visibility for themselves. You can be the best at your job, but if every person in your floor doesnt know that, then it's not very useful. This may sound crude, but like I said, everyon...
Internship Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Return Offer
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What motivated you to apply for the Summer Analyst role at Goldman Sachs?

Goldman Sachs is a technology focused company that continuously drives firm internal innovation. I was drawn in by the idea of a firm in the finance sector that approaches technology with open arms, and pushes the status quo.
Internship Goldman Sachs Career Motivation
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Do you recommend Barclays as a place to start off my career post-graduating?

Barclays is an ideal place to kickstart a career in this field. Not only will your manager give you real work that makes a tangible difference at the company but you will also have ample opportunities to network across the department and across the firm. My entire HR intern class from last summer...
Investment Banking Career Progression Barclays
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From your experience, what makes for a great investment banking analyst?

There are a number of skills and qualities one must have in order to succeed in investment banking so I’ll start with a few. As a baseline, one must have a strong motor to work hard and the foresight to check your ego at the door with the understanding that this experience will not define you, un...
Investment Banking Barclays Skillset
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What qualities are Target looking for in their Financial Analyst Development Program?

Financial Analyst
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How to use a math/Econ degree to get into investing or financial services like planning or risk management?

Investment Banking Finance Economics College Major Investment Analyst Mathematics
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What do you like about being an analyst at Cornerstone Research?

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How can I get myself prepared to interview for a financial analyst position at Moody's Analytics?

Getting to know the company profile, and the the details of the position that you are applying. Have a one-two minute self introduction ready, and align all your educational and professional experience in a way that relates to your credibility to the role.
Interview Financial Analyst Financial Services Moody's Analytics
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What does a typical work day look like for a financial analyst at Moody's Analytics?

Tracking economic developments through market indices, reading related research papers from various sources. Compiling financial data from private companies financial reports, and prepare financial model to estimate the company's growth trajectory.
Day in the Life Financial Analyst Financial Services Moody's Analytics
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What's it like daily in the life of a Analyst at Vanguard?

Varies drastically across teams. Vanguard is a very large organization so the jobs can range from pricing securities (using market transactions) or analyzing the performance of a Portfolio Manager to see if they are following their benchmarks. Most entry level roles that are given to undergrads m...
Investment Banking Analyst Day in the Life Financial Analyst Vanguard
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Any tips on how I can prepare for an interview for a Analyst position at Vanguard?

Prepare as much as you can for "Behavioral" type questions. An example would be, "Tell me a time when you faced adversity" and the interviewer would expect you to provide an answer that includes a situation, how you resolved it, and what was the outcome. Depending on which area of Vanguard you wi...
Investment Banking Interview Analyst Financial Analyst Vanguard
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What's a typical day like for a PIMCO associate?

get in 7:30, check to see if urgent emails from clients, read market events, see internal market related updates, do daily/weekly/monthly reports, prep presentation materials, handle audit requests, go to too many internal meetings, prep for meetings
Day in the Life Associate Investment Management PIMCO
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I've landed an interview for an associate position at PIMCO, but how can I be prepared for it?

Study current market events Know where us rates are at and have been, yield curve Know if there’s anything notable in intl rates Be able to speak about credit spreads and breakevens if possible Be ready for “fit” interviews and technical interviews. They’ll drill separately
Interview Associate Investment Management PIMCO
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I'm curious, what's a day in the life of a portfolio analyst at PIMCO like?

The day will start off with running morning risk reports, seeing what overnight changes have occurred and running attribution analysis on why portfolios have either outperformed or underperformed (if significant) and keeping up with what trades were done on the previous day to shift positioning (...
Analyst Day in the Life Portfolio Management Investment Management PIMCO
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How can I actually prepare myself for an interview to take on a portfolio analyst position at PIMCO?

The best way to prepare for an interview for the Portfolio Analyst position is to know current events and bond math. I’d start by reading the PIMCO's cyclical and secular outlook on their website to give you a broad perspective on portfolio positioning and where the firm sees the markets heading ...
Interview Analyst Advisory Services Portfolio Management Investment Management PIMCO
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Any tips for turning this financial analyst internship at BAML into a full-time offer?

Your internship is like an extended interview. Be early to the office, in no rush to leave, well rested daily, positive attitude, willing to help on anything.
Internship Investment Banking Banking Return Offer Financial Analyst Bank of America Merrill Lynch Corporate
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Is anyone here willing to share what motivated you to become a financial analyst?

I enjoyed my finance classes and was interested in learning about how the global banking system worked. Also, above-average compensation helped a lot.
Investment Banking Career Motivation Financial Analyst Global Investment Corporate
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Does Microsoft offer much work-life balance and flexibility for financial analysts?

Your work life balance would depend on your team, project, deadlines and work ethic. The company is generally very flexible and allows you to work remotely if needed. The people generally understand if you have something that you are involved in that would require you to leave early or miss a few...
Internet & Tech Microsoft Work-Life Balance Financial Analyst
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Anybody willing to provide some information about what a financial analyst actually does?

A finance analyst records, traces and vouches the day-to-day transactions of the business in order to provide the most complete and accurate information to our investor's, shareholder's and employee's.
Day in the Life Financial Analyst
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What motivated you to take on a summer analyst job?

I wanted to get experience in the professional services sector, gain real-world insights and decide if it is a field I would like to pursue in the future.
Analyst Career Motivation Summer Intern
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What does it take to be a successful analyst at Willis Towers Watson?

Very strong analytical and technical skills especially expert knowledge of Excel. While the math we use isn’t complicated, we spend a lot of time building pretty significant and involved financial models that require the ability to use Excel proficiently and efficiently. Also good presentation an...
Skillset Insurance Risk Management Senior Analyst Willis Towers Watson
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What's the average compensation or salary for a Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC?

Compensation is mostly salary based Salary: Base Salary: ~$50,000 per year Locality Adjustment: ~$7500 added to your salary on average. Working in CT, I received a $10000 locality adjustment Additional Compensation: Mileage: ~$0.55 per mile (when the bank you are traveling to is 20 miles or ...
Compensation Finance & Financial Management Finance Intern Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
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What are the specific qualities I should highlight as I go into an interview for a Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC?

Since the FIS position is a training program, the interviewers know that if you're not an expert in insurance and financial regulation/analysis that's not only ok, but expected. To standout, I found it helpful to highlight my ability to work in groups and resolve group conflicts especially during...
Interview Finance & Financial Management Finance Intern Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
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Any former interns at Voya Financial that can lend me a hand, I need interview tips for their Financial Reporting role. Any help is welcomed!

For any intern, most companies know that although you've taken accounting courses, you probably know very little about what the job entails. There will be training and guidance. That being said, Voya (and really all companies hiring accounting interns) want someone that is quick, motivated to lea...
Interview Insurance Retirement Voya Financial Financial Reporting
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Landed an analyst position at Credit Suisse! Will I receive significant support from upper management while working there?

Credit Suisse follows a very open policy and hence you would be encouraged to interact and ask for support to the upper management. We also had a mentor-mentee program where I was paired with a senior manager who acted as my mentor. You can discuss about your personal goals, interests as well as ...
Investment Banking Technology Analyst Finance Relationship with Upper Management Analyst Credit Suisse
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Anyone care to share their career progression structure as an analyst for Credit Suisse?

I did not stay long enough in Credit Suisse to know the exact structure. You start as a Analyst and in India the analyst role is divided into 3 sub-levels. Climbing through these levels should not take many years once you start. The next post was Assistant Vice President (AVP) for which you need ...
Analyst Career Progression Credit Suisse
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How does an analyst contribute to the overall mission of Credit Suisse ?

This is a very subjective question and the answer depends on which team you have joined or will be joining. I was part of the Credit risk team at Credit Suisse which helped established daily exposure limits for traders. My work was critical in the sense that if I failed to come up with the right ...
Analyst Company Mission Credit Suisse
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What skills are needed to succeed in asset and wealth at DB?

Understanding of how markets work and a basic idea of institutional and retail investing. Communication skill and eager to learn from other professionals across different groups.
Investment Banking Skillset Deutsche Bank Asset & Wealth Management Analyst
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What are the main qualities/experiences I should point out in an interview for an Analyst role at Deutsche Bank?

For an analyst role interview at Deutsche Bank you should highlight your qualities like attention to detail, analytical skills, quantitative skills, problem solving skills and multitasking skills. (be prepared with personal/academic/professional examples to back your qualities). You should be abl...
Investment Banking Interview Analyst Deutsche Bank
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Tips regarding experiences or qualities I should discuss during my interview for a financial analyst position at AIG?

1) Demonstrating your understanding of the P&L components for an insurance company is the most important factor especially if you are coming straight out of college. Spend some time to visit the company's website and study the publicly released financial statements - get used to the lines of busi...
Finance Interview Insurance Financial Analyst AIG American International Group
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Can someone describe what a Pricing Analyst Intern does at Buckles-Smith Electric?

I was trained for 2 weeks on the tasks, very helpful and detailed training. After this training process, the work for pricing analyst intern is mostly interpreting data and mapping them in the right direction, from those data I would draw pricing suggestions.
Internship Day in the Life Pricing Analyst Buckles-Smith Electric Electric Supply
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What's the daily routine like for a summer analyst at Bank of America?

Currently, I am going through training in order to prepare for the role. However, my summer analyst role with BAML will look a lot different compared to an analyst in New York. Throughout the summer I get to assist in building plans for clients, shadow people from various sectors of the office, a...
Internship Finance Analyst Day in the Life Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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What made you choose KPMG as a Big 4 company to intern at?

I was motivated to become an intern at KPMG because I was wanted to get experience working at a big, corporate firm. For me, it was important that an internship provided me with mentors, training, resources, and a variety of experience. KPMG offered just that with their Build Your Own Internship ...
Internship KPMG Career Motivation Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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What does it take to be successful at IBM's finance dept? Any insider tips?

To succeed at IBM you should first complete your assignments correctly and when they are due. Second, communicating with co-workers effectively so that you know what's happening and they know you understand. Ask questions to understand operations, finance, and the work environment. Get a mentor.
Internet & Tech IBM Skills Skillset Financial Analyst
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What did it take for you to excel in your role as a Lead Financial Analyst at Grant Street Group?

There are a variety of skills that are necessary to be successful in the role, but I will focus on the 3 most important ones. The top 3 skills to be successful in a Lead Financial Analyst role are (1) detail orientation (2) ability to communicate to a variety of shareholders and (3) financial mo...
Day in the Life Skillset Financial Analyst Software Grant Street Group
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How much are interns/summer analysts paid at Cornerstone Research?

In my two summers working at Cornerstone, I was paid $2,923 every 2 weeks, throughout the 10 week program.
Internship Consulting Compensation Research Financial Analyst Cornerstone Research Litigation
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What are interviewers from Cornerstone Research looking for in summer analysts?

It would be helpful to highlight past research experience or project work, particularly in economics, but most quantitative fields would look good as well. Experience with econometrics and experience working in data softwares such as Stata, SAS, SQL, or Excel would also be things to highlight. In...
Consulting Interview Research Financial Analyst Cornerstone Research Litigation
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Can someone tell me what the job description of a billing analyst at LM entail?

A billing analyst sits in front of a computer all day and works in one or two different ledgers. They work closely with different financial analysts through email, instant message, and phone conversations. The biller is sent a request from finance and must submit an invoice on a schedule. Billers...
Day in the Life Aerospace Defense Technology Lockheed Martin Billing Analyst
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What is the pay for a Financial Analyst at Lockheed Martin?

Financial Analyst salaries can vary based on level of experience or education starting at Lockheed and based on what level employee you are at Lockheed in their ranking system. On average entry level analyst you could expect between $50,000 and $60,000 based on education and experience.
Compensation Aerospace Financial Analyst Defense Technology Lockheed Martin
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What are the main qualities that Lockheed Martin is looking for in a Financial Analyst?

The main qualities that Lockheed Martin is looking for are problem-solving, honesty, and above all an aspiration to learn. While communication and personality are huge, it should be without a doubt already incorporated into your interviewing skills. As for experiences, the company is looking for;...
Interview Aerospace Financial Analyst Defense Technology Lockheed Martin
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How is the work-life balance for a Deals Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers?

You won’t be working any crazy hours, but this is not a 9-5 job. As an intern, you can kind of control how much you want to work. The more work you ask for, the more work you’ll get. I’d say I averaged about 50-55 hours per week in the office, but I never had to work weekends. But, like I said, I...
Internship PwC Work-Life Balance Audit, Tax, and Advisory Financial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Where does an Advisory Consultant fit into PricewaterhouseCoopers?

The LoS (Line of Service) Advisory at PwC is very broad. Finance, falls into the management consulting area, which can then categorized into the finance sector, which means all CIPS (Consumer industrail products and services). This includes all products and services an individual can buy, excludi...
Consulting Auditing PwC Advisory Services Audit, Tax, and Advisory Financial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers
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What does an Assurance Associate do at PwC?

As an Assurance Associate at PwC you test financial statement accounts to ensure the proper recording of financial performance. As an associate you tend to work on accounts such as cash, accounts receivable, property plant & equipment and salaries. You work with your team and the client to collec...
Skills PwC Day in the Life Assurance Audit, Tax, and Advisory
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How much were you paid in your role at American Express?

For graduate level roles, it is around $50 per hour, and undergraduate it should be around $40/ hour. They do provide a relocation bonus of $5000
Banking Compensation Financial Services American Express
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Do Blackstone associates receive extensive training prior to starting work?

there is literally no formal training. This is a small company learning to be a big one and they lack in this area. It’s all on the job.
Finance Training Blackstone
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I have a question about Blackstone: if I have an interview for an associate role, what are the key things I should keep in mind?

I would highlight any academic accomplishments (degrees and certifications), overall intellect, understanding of the general business area overall (dependent upon your strategy), and be down-to-earth. People who work at Blackstone excel as much socially as they do in other aspects of their lives.
Finance Interview Blackstone
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Do AA strategy analysts have good work-life balance?

Overall, a very good work-life balance. We work Monday thru Friday 8 hours a day. When I am home, I am not expected to continue working or respond to email. On vacations, your department and team will respect your time away from work.
Analyst Aviation Work-Life Balance American Airlines
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What does it take to be a strategy analyst for American Airlines?

You need to possess a strong understanding of basic economics (supply and demand), and have some skills with Excel. (knowledge of SQL and SAS is a plus, but not expected). At AA we understand that Revenue Management is a niche practice, and not taught in most undergraduate and graduate courses. S...
Analyst Aviation American Airlines
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How does my role as a financial analyst help contribute to AA's mission and business?

That role specifically deals with handling airport budgets and staffing, determining adequate staffing to provide safe and reliable operations while still being profitable.
Finance Analyst Aviation Company Mission American Airlines
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What can I do to turn an associate internship at Grant Thornton into a return full-time offer ?

Easy - learn and be attentive to detail. The seniors will give you tasks, ask questions, get an understanding and do your absolute best to complete it. If you want to be there after college, act like it and be a part of the team you’re on. It’s like a family at the end of the day, especially at GT.
Internship Analyst Return Offer Grant Thornton
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What skills are going to help me succeed as an associate or senior associate at Grant Thornton?

Time management and attention to detail were the key traits that I recognized as differentiating factors among Senior Associates. You also have to be a team player and willing to tackle any necessary tasks.
Analyst Skillset Grant Thornton Associate
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If I'm an associate, or even senior associate, can I expect much work-life balance at Grant Thornton?

​During the summer and fall you can expect to have a lot of flexibility in your schedule. During the late winter and spring (busy season) you will have no balance, only work.
Work-Life Balance Grant Thornton Associate
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I want to promote my best qualities for an upcoming interview to take on an Institutional Analyst role at Morgan Stanley, what do you recommend?

Hard-worker (first in/last one out), Team Player, Market Intelligence, Ethical. Experiences: ideally prior experience in finance--can be an externship. Otherwise, say that your skillset and acumen are applicable to the role.
Finance Interview Analyst
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I have an upcoming interview for a financial analyst role, what qualities should I promote?

Highlight computer skills in Excel, especially VBA/macros. Any coding experience like Python is a plus Group projects describing the methods chosen to succeed for the project and how you interacted with the other members in the group
Internship Interview Financial Analyst
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What's it like to be in the shoes of a financial analyst at Microsoft ?

My typical day-to-day work, currently in our corporate accounting, supply chain involves analyzing our inventory processes, ensuring we are compliant with relevant SOX regulations and monitoring our third-party operations across the world are properly recording inventory.
Internet & Tech Microsoft Internship Day in the Life Financial Analyst
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If you've ever been a financial analyst at Microsoft, what did you actually do while on the job?

As a financial analyst who was fairly young and just interning, I'm not sure if I'm the right person to ask about what a financial analyst really does. From my experience, I can tell you that I was exposed to a lot of teamwork and projects. My whole team and I worked heavily on Excel and had meet...
Internet & Tech Microsoft Internship Day in the Life Financial Analyst
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What does it take to be a good analyst at JP Morgan?

You will have great opportunities to seek out a mentor and develop a rapport with them; you and your immediate manager will also be able to set short- and long-term goals for yourself, such as: processing a specific client request without team assistance after “x” number of days, learning a new s...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Skillset
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What does an Analyst do at JP Morgan & Chase?

Analyst is the entry position for most banking industry. What analyst actually do depends mostly on what department you are in. We also refer to people who work in research department as analyst, and daily work of these people is to find/analyze public data of the companies/sector they cover and...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Analyst
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What should I highlight in an interview at JP Morgan & Chase for a Financial Analyst position?

Analytical background/expertise, some knowledge of excel, why specifically at JP Morgan and not Morgan Stanley or Goldman, and a passion to learn about financial markets. JP is open to hiring from many backgrounds and majors so as long as you express interest and do research, you should be fine.
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On a high level, what does a financial analyst at Wells Fargo do?

High-level, a corporate banking financial analyst at Wells Fargo assesses the credit-worthiness of Wells' clients by reviewing their financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows) to then assign a credit rating which determines the customer's cost of debt for futu...
Banking Finance Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
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What are Wells Fargo interviewers looking for in a summer financial analyst?

In an interview, I would try to highlight any experience you may have in working with and on teams, that was a big factor that helped me get the job. Also, any experience you have in client facing jobs, or financial analysis are both obviously applicable and should be highlighted in your applicat...
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What were your favourite and least favourite parts about being a Financial Analyst Intern at Wells Fargo?

I'm not currently in that role, as it was two summers ago, but I enjoyed being able to be involved in meetings with upper level management and relationship and portfolio managers because I really felt as though I was a part of the team. I was able to contribute to these discussions through resear...
Banking Finance Pros and Cons Wells Fargo
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How much do Wells Fargo financial analyst interns get paid?

As a Summer Financial Analyst in Charlotte, NC, I was paid $23/hour, based on a 40 hour week.
Wells Fargo
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Do "summer financial analysts" at Wells Fargo receive some sort of training?

In terms of training for the Summer Financial Analyst Program, the first few days of the internship are spent working with a mentor and your manager in order to learn the basics of the internship. In addition, I attended a credit training class twice a week for the entirety of the internship in o...
Banking Finance Training Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
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If anyone here has worked at Wells Fargo as a "summer financial analyst", can you explain what you did?

My role as a summer financial analyst consisted of evaluating the credit-worthiness of small and medium sized businesses through financial statement research to determine if we wanted to loan them money. That is a very high level explanation of it, but sums it up pretty well. I spent most of my d...
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What's the structure of an interview at Apple for the financial analyst role?

During any analysis, it is important to have a clear attention to detail so small mistakes don’t turn into larger issues. I would highlight your attention to detail in any prior internships or projects. In addition, highlight any prior communication skills that you have and how it helped you achi...
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What makes a good financial analyst?

The most important attributes for any financial analyst role is your analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to clearly and concisely communicate your findings. Excel is by far the most utilized software in the role, so having prior Excel skills (Vlookup, Pivot tables, nested function...
Finance Skillset
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What does a Financial Analyst at Ford do?

I worked at Ford's Product Development Center (PDC) in Dearborn, Michigan. That is where all the new cars are hand assembled before going to the production lines at various areas around the country. Ford, if I recall correctly, molds clay models of its products in California, as do many of the ot...
Finance Analyst Automobile Ford Automotive
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I see there's a role as a financial analyst at Procter & Gamble. Anyone who has worked there, what does that entail?

Beauty Care Financial Analyst was my third role at P&G and definitely my favorite. I should also say that it was the most stressful and the most challenging role that required strict discipline, commitment, leadership, persistence and hardworking. Being in Category Team (in my case I was in Beaut...
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What's a day in the life of an Equity Research Analyst Intern at Bloomberg like?

The day was quite similar in many aspects and incredibly dynamic in others. I began every day by getting into the office at 7:30 am and eating breakfast (one of the perks of Bloomberg is that it has great on-site food and it's all free!). After hitting the desk at 8 am, I would spend the next h...
Analyst Research Bloomberg
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What does a Municipal Bond Analyst at Bloomberg do?

The typical day as an analyst at Bloomberg is a roughly 80/20 split between doing data entry and doing customer service. All the information that is sent in to be displayed on Bloomberg's terminal is done so manually by the analysts on different teams. Additionally, clients have the option to o...
Finance Analyst Bloomberg
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What skills do I need to succeed as a BlackRock Summer Analyst?

At BlackRock, the most important skills are attention to detail, critical thinking, and an open mind! Don't worry too much about the technical stuff. They're happy to teach you anything you don't already know, either through work or through the BlackRock Academies.
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How much are interns/summer analysts paid at Cornerstone Research?

In my two summers working at Cornerstone, I was paid $2,923 every 2 weeks, throughout the 10 week program.
Internship Consulting Compensation Research Financial Analyst Cornerstone Research Litigation
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What are interviewers from Cornerstone Research looking for in summer analysts?

It would be helpful to highlight past research experience or project work, particularly in economics, but most quantitative fields would look good as well. Experience with econometrics and experience working in data softwares such as Stata, SAS, SQL, or Excel would also be things to highlight. In...
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How quickly can I advance in my career as a predictive modeler at PNC?

It is rewarding. With advanced degree in Quant (Mathematics, Finance , Statistics), One can start as an intern and reach to the position of Vice President in 4-5 working years (*subject to performance and understanding of business).
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What do people mean when they refer to "predictive modeling" in finance job positions?

In risk analytics, Prediction helps to estimate the future loss thus helps bank to plan accordingly and mitigate the risk. In marketing analytics, prediction helps in acquisition of new customers and suggests attrition volume so that Bank can take preservative measures well in time. These are c...
Finance Statistics Predictive Modeling
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What does a Municipal Bond Analyst at Bloomberg do?

The typical day as an analyst at Bloomberg is a roughly 80/20 split between doing data entry and doing customer service. All the information that is sent in to be displayed on Bloomberg's terminal is done so manually by the analysts on different teams. Additionally, clients have the option to o...
Finance Analyst Bloomberg
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What skills do I need to acquire in order to be a Equities Research Associate at Wells Fargo?

I became an equities research associate because my resume was pulled out of a pile for having the CFA designation, which I think is invaluable to stand out from the crowd. After getting the job, you have to be willing to work a minimum 60 hours/week, so it's critical that you are passionate about...
Banking Finance Skillset Wells Fargo
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What's a day in the life of an Equity Research Analyst Intern at Bloomberg like?

The day was quite similar in many aspects and incredibly dynamic in others. I began every day by getting into the office at 7:30 am and eating breakfast (one of the perks of Bloomberg is that it has great on-site food and it's all free!). After hitting the desk at 8 am, I would spend the next h...
Analyst Research Bloomberg
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Any tips for turning this financial analyst internship at BAML into a full-time offer?

Your internship is like an extended interview. Be early to the office, in no rush to leave, well rested daily, positive attitude, willing to help on anything.
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Is anyone here willing to share what motivated you to become a financial analyst?

I enjoyed my finance classes and was interested in learning about how the global banking system worked. Also, above-average compensation helped a lot.
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What motivated you to take on a summer analyst job?

I wanted to get experience in the professional services sector, gain real-world insights and decide if it is a field I would like to pursue in the future.
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What skills are needed to be a good associate at Deutsche Bank?

Finance jobs at Deutsche Bank offer high salaries and great perks, making a career in this field very attractive to both young college graduates as well as experienced finance professionals. The Banking and Finance job market is very competitive. The skills you will need to demonstrate in order t...
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How was your day structured working as a Corporate Finance Intern at Honda?

My daily work usually revolved around preparing a presentation for HONDA R&D management. It was a year-end review that typically looked at actual/planned expenses, headcount measures, and efficiency metrics. Most of my work was done in Excel (extensive use of pivot tables), Powerpoint, and SAP.
Internship Finance Day in the Life Automobile Honda
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Did you have a good work-life balance as an intern at Honda?

Work/Life Balance is great. I would typically work 40-50 hours a week. They are very flexible with hours. You can come in to the office any time between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. as long as you work at least 8 hours every day. I usually arrived at 8:30 a.m.
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What did it take for you to excel in your role as a Lead Financial Analyst at Grant Street Group?

There are a variety of skills that are necessary to be successful in the role, but I will focus on the 3 most important ones. The top 3 skills to be successful in a Lead Financial Analyst role are (1) detail orientation (2) ability to communicate to a variety of shareholders and (3) financial mo...
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How much are interns/summer analysts paid at Cornerstone Research?

In my two summers working at Cornerstone, I was paid $2,923 every 2 weeks, throughout the 10 week program.
Internship Consulting Compensation Research Financial Analyst Cornerstone Research Litigation
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What are interviewers from Cornerstone Research looking for in summer analysts?

It would be helpful to highlight past research experience or project work, particularly in economics, but most quantitative fields would look good as well. Experience with econometrics and experience working in data softwares such as Stata, SAS, SQL, or Excel would also be things to highlight. In...
Consulting Interview Research Financial Analyst Cornerstone Research Litigation
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I want to promote my best qualities for an upcoming interview to take on an Institutional Analyst role at Morgan Stanley, what do you recommend?

Hard-worker (first in/last one out), Team Player, Market Intelligence, Ethical. Experiences: ideally prior experience in finance--can be an externship. Otherwise, say that your skillset and acumen are applicable to the role.
Finance Interview Analyst
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What does it take to be a good analyst at JP Morgan?

You will have great opportunities to seek out a mentor and develop a rapport with them; you and your immediate manager will also be able to set short- and long-term goals for yourself, such as: processing a specific client request without team assistance after “x” number of days, learning a new s...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Skillset
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What is the role of a Domestic Corporate Actions Specialist at JP Morgan & Chase?

There are vendor services that provide a corporate actions department with new and updated corporate actions. These can be Mandatory or Voluntary. Depending on how the department is set up, there first may be a person who creates all new cases from the vendor information, enters them into a datab...
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What skills should I cultivate to succeed as a Domestic Corporate Actions Specialist at JPMorgan Chase Private Bank?

The main skill I think is organization. Depending on an applicant’s background (B.S. Finance, Experience in some part of the industry or not) this will go a long way to succeeding. Hopefully, they will have standard operating procedures to follow. Whether things have gone “paperless” by now, I do...
JPMorgan Chase Banking Finance Skillset
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What is the career progression outlook for a Domestic Corporate Actions Specialist at JPMorgan Chase Private Bank?

When I was there we worked on a project across operations that created roles called Operations Specialist, Senior Operations Specialist, then Supervisor or Team Leader, Manager, Associate, and so on. My team worked on what it takes to move up from an Operations Specialist to an Senior Operations ...
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Has anyone ever interned at FTI Consulting's Finance Team? Could you speak about your experience?

My internship at Office of the CFO was incredible. Due to the small size of our group, we really do expect our interns to contribute to live projects. Some interns stayed on the same project the entire summer. Other interns rotated across 2-3 projects. Overall, they make sure you stay on one proj...
Internship Finance FTI Consulting
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What is the compensation and rewards package like at Vanguard?

It's been 7+ years since I joined Vanguard full-time through the Accelerated Development Program, so my insight into the current compensation structure may not be up-to-date. That said, Vanguard offers a great total rewards package including competitive base pay, substantial variable pay through ...
Finance Compensation Vanguard Perks
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What was it like to be a participant at Vanguard's Accelerated Development Program?

Participants in VADP are given meaningful, tangible assignments throughout their rotations that acclimate them to Vanguard's business and culture and give them an opportunity to affect how we serve clients. They are expected to navigate ambiguity, build support for their initiatives/recommendatio...
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On a high level, what does a financial analyst at Wells Fargo do?

High-level, a corporate banking financial analyst at Wells Fargo assesses the credit-worthiness of Wells' clients by reviewing their financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows) to then assign a credit rating which determines the customer's cost of debt for futu...
Banking Finance Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
1 answers

What are Wells Fargo interviewers looking for in a summer financial analyst?

In an interview, I would try to highlight any experience you may have in working with and on teams, that was a big factor that helped me get the job. Also, any experience you have in client facing jobs, or financial analysis are both obviously applicable and should be highlighted in your applicat...
Internship Banking Finance Interview Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
1 answers

How much do Wells Fargo financial analyst interns get paid?

As a Summer Financial Analyst in Charlotte, NC, I was paid $23/hour, based on a 40 hour week.
Wells Fargo
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Do "summer financial analysts" at Wells Fargo receive some sort of training?

In terms of training for the Summer Financial Analyst Program, the first few days of the internship are spent working with a mentor and your manager in order to learn the basics of the internship. In addition, I attended a credit training class twice a week for the entirety of the internship in o...
Banking Finance Training Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
2 answers

If anyone here has worked at Wells Fargo as a "summer financial analyst", can you explain what you did?

My role as a summer financial analyst consisted of evaluating the credit-worthiness of small and medium sized businesses through financial statement research to determine if we wanted to loan them money. That is a very high level explanation of it, but sums it up pretty well. I spent most of my d...
Internship Banking Finance Day in the Life Wells Fargo Financial Analyst
2 answers

What does a Municipal Bond Analyst at Bloomberg do?

The typical day as an analyst at Bloomberg is a roughly 80/20 split between doing data entry and doing customer service. All the information that is sent in to be displayed on Bloomberg's terminal is done so manually by the analysts on different teams. Additionally, clients have the option to o...
Finance Analyst Bloomberg
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