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Wall Street firms cut recuitment

Written by Samantha Pergadia and Cornelia Hall, Staff Writers
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2008

As the latest turmoil on Wall Street has thrown numerous banks into a tailspin, anxiety is high for seniors who are still set on entering the field of finance after graduation.

After undergoing momentous changes — including the bankruptcy of Lehman ...

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  • 12:54 a.m. on Sept. 29th, 2008
    Posted by
    11

    Anyone who discusses their offer and place of employment should be fired. No wonder these banks are going under-- their current employees probably have the same amount of common sense as their future ones.

  • 4:27 a.m. on Sept. 29th, 2008
    Posted by
    a senior

    Wow this is an uncharacteristically detailed article. I guess the editors didn't rush the reporters like they usually do. good job

  • 8:05 p.m. on Sept. 29th, 2008
    Posted by
    jp

    "very well written"

  • 9:19 p.m. on Sept. 29th, 2008
    Posted by
    BenjaminFranklin

    If you want to see this problem dealt with correctly, look what the Europeans just did with Fortis-They nationalized it. No BS sweetheart deals for the incompetent cronies who created the problem on the other side of the side of the pond!

  • 11:20 p.m. on Sept. 29th, 2008
    Posted by
    really?

    They aren't discussing the details of their offer - and it's public knowledge where you interned if you put it on your resume.

  • 9:20 a.m. on Sept. 30th, 2008
    Posted by
    anonymous

    this article should have been titled "some students get jobs in finance" which, by the way, isn't news. why not try interviewing a student who got an offer from one of the banks that went under? or a student who has interviews with places like wachovia next week and is now not even sure there will be an interview? or a student who was considering finance but is now turning to grad school? these are some of the issues seniors interested in finance are facing, even if the prince editors seem to think that a ton of quotes from seniors who have secured finance job offers is good enough coverage.

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