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the prestige of banking

2009-08-20T13:46:00.005-04:00

"what do you mean you have to work 100+ hours every week? nobody can do that.""yeah but what if you're getting paid minimum wage??""hmm.."----------------------it is everyone's dream in our society to become a banker.it started when we were kids. coming home from day care, we would see men dressed sharply in dark colored suits, their ties carefully sticking out so you can clearly see the '

the Economy

2009-07-20T16:08:00.004-04:00

first and foremost, thanks mike gao, who reminded me of the existence of blogs and to the quiet lull between earnings reports that has allowed me some free time at work to frolick among various servers in what we affectionately call the intar webs.the following is written tongue in cheek :)----we are almost there. teetering on the edge, straddling the days of our sheltered suburban public

joy of less

2009-06-08T16:00:00.000-04:00

"The millionaires I know seem desperate to become multimillionaires, and spend more time with their lawyers and their bankers than with their friends (whose motivations they are no longer sure of). And I remember how, in the corporate world, I always knew there was some higher position I could attain, which meant that, like Zeno’s arrow, I was guaranteed never to arrive and always to remain

hello

2009-05-02T01:41:00.000-04:00

heyi may or may not continue updating this, but for more random stuff please check outandyjiang.tumblr.comhope all is well,andy

kanye loves fishsticks in his anus

2009-04-28T17:54:00.002-04:00

kanye's crew as featured on south park:kanye's real crew:and i thought it was a total exaggeration!andy

haha good times

2009-03-11T03:54:00.001-04:00

it is late and i should be writing my ISP paper, but i spent a good chunk going through facebook pictures of IBEX. i think this one picture sums up my sentiment pretty well:<3andy

pictures, continued

2009-03-09T23:35:00.005-04:00

i thought of this during ISP class today.the recruiting eventhaha enjoy,andy

some pictures

2009-03-07T00:58:00.009-05:00

^ not acceptable: singing horribly on the subway.^ acceptable: singing horribly on the subway and asking for money.haha i was so bored.enjoy.andy

blackcock day of reckoning

2009-02-27T16:45:00.003-05:00

hello everyone. for those of you who care enough about my life to continue reading, this entry will be a compilation of the questions i received today at superday. this was for blackrock financial modeling group.--technical questions:1)use C++ to program an entire program (that should compile) that does the following:takes 4 inputs (number of quarters, number of dimes, number of nickels, number

michael lewis weighs in

2009-02-25T17:04:00.002-05:00

i came across this op ed piece by our beloved michael lewis (author of 'liar's poker') and it talks about wall street careers and our dreams. since i know a lot of people struggling with this, in times of recruiting and financial crisis, i highly suggest everyone to take a look. the last paragraph is gold and for people who don't know what they are doing and doing it because nyu stern tells them

interviewing skills 101

2009-02-20T17:52:00.005-05:00

interviewing preparation is a key element of success in leaving your best impression upon the firm and the interviewer. for any given question, an appropriate response should be prepared and practiced so your tone and flow are genuine. since interviewers go through many candidates at a time, try to make your response unique: make your answer reflect your own personality and character and use

LOLstern

2009-02-20T12:15:00.013-05:00

this was pretty well received in the facebook community so i thought i would share with the three people who read this blog.andy

recruiting

2009-02-10T23:30:00.004-05:00

this following is strictly fictional and may offend some readers. viewer discretion is advised.----in order to live the life of materialistic happiness, one has to suffocate oneself with shit. in order to accumulate as much shit as possible, one has to sell one's soul to the devil by sacrificing one's free time, desires, emotions, passions, relationships with friends and family, in order to live

saving babies

2009-02-09T01:08:00.003-05:00

i am feeling good this past weekend about how things are turning out. as much as i hope that everyone can get their dream job, we all have to realize that this is not the most important thing in our lives.my friends tell me that they're upset they didn't get second round investment banking interviews. i tell them this (first of all, if you know me, you know that i think investment banking is for

interviews

2009-02-07T11:02:00.003-05:00

i made it alive from my first sales and trading interview.i didn't know how true the whole 'know your resume' is for interviews. since i put family guy as one of my interests, i got a question about it.interviewer: 'so me and mark and some of the traders on the floor were looking at your resume and decided to ask you this particular question. in family guy, which scene was longer: peter singing

the jungle, revisited

2009-02-01T13:22:00.002-05:00

hello everyone, i hope this entry finds you well.its been a while since i've posted. been too busy in the flurry of internship applications, classes (well class is never THAT busy), finding a job, reading books (attempting to), seeing friends that i haven't seen for months, and just plain catching up with good ol' new york.new york is great. stern (nyu business school), on the other hand, sucks.

hong kong is the shit

2009-01-04T12:10:00.005-05:00

tsim sha tsui and mong kok.x3andy

happy 牛 year

2009-01-03T10:21:00.005-05:00

hello blogosphere, so sorry for being so easily distracted by youtube, gchat/msn and other messaging clients, and the abundance of mindless entertainment known as 'the Internet' that has been keeping me away from shitting out a few words on this URL.this entry will be a departure from the usual emo financial or the china related entries. just some quick thoughts at the moment that will scurry

乡下的生活

2008-12-24T01:58:00.001-05:00