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Aug 2022
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Episode 207: How Important is Financial ...

WALL STREET MASTERMIND
About this episode
Those of you who have been following me for awhile know how much I’m against doing financial modeling courses when prepping for summer internship interviews. But recently, a student of mine asked if the same still applies for full-time recruiting. Given a lot of summer internships are wrapping up and a lot of you are about to recruit for full-time position ... Show More
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