One of the most fun parts of running Mergers & Inquisitions is helping prospective bankers (and other financiers) out there get the internships and full-time jobs they’re after.

I’ve already covered quite a lot on the topic of summer internships, whether it’s how to dominate them, what not to do, a summer intern success guide and even what to do if you get transferred.

In the spirit of these previous articles, I would like to solicit feedback from readers on topics you want to read more about.

This is directed both at interns who are working in banking / private equity / related areas this summer as well as those who are interested in doing so next year or further in the future.

I’m not going to set up a survey or anything (this will be informal), but here are a few ideas to get you started thinking about what you’d like to see:

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I spend most of my time on Mergers & Inquisitions giving advice and writing about how you can best position yourself to break into investment banking (and private equity… and soon other finance jobs).

This week, I want to take a break from that and instead solicit feedback from my readers.

As I’ve hinted at several times, I have big plans in store and want to make Mergers & Inquisitions the #1 online resource for investment banking and related fields.

When I finish up in a few weeks and suddenly have an extra 80 hours per week of free time on my hands, I’ll have plenty of time to take the site to the next level (my apologies for sounding like an infomercial).

I’ve listed below 3 options I’m considering, as well as the pros, cons and potential pricing for each.

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For everyone new to the site, I though it might be helpful to recap January 2008, just as I did for December 2007.

January was the second full month of operation for Mergers & Inquisitions, and I’m proud to say that visitors and pageviews more than doubled over December levels! I hope you’re continuing to find the site useful. Some of you have sent emails and resume review requests and I will get back to you, it just takes awhile to respond based on my schedule and how much else is going on at the time.

In terms of content, I focused on tips for resumes, internships and getting those investment banking jobs you’ve been after.

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What is Investment Banking?: Ari Gold: What Bankers Actually Do, Why NOT Do Investment Banking

Investment Banking Lifestyle: A Day in the Life - Worst Day and Best Day, How to Stay Fit, Investment Banking Wardrobe for Men, Investment Banking Lingo Part 1 and Part 2, A Week in the Life (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Breaking into Finance: How to Get an Investment Banking Job, Networking into Investment Banking, Recruiting in a Tough Market, Breaking in from Engineering, Breaking in from Law, Breaking in from the Back Office

Investment Banking Resumes: How to Write an Investment Banking Resume, How Investment Bankers Read Resumes

Investment Banking Interviews: Investment Banking Interview Guide, The Interview Selection Process, How to Close Your Interviews

Summer Internships: Summer Intern Success Guide, How to Dominate Your Summer Internship, Tips from a Former Summer Analyst, What You Do as a Summer Analyst, 10 Summer Internship "Don't's", How Summer Interns Get Full-Time Offers

Investment Banking Salaries: Investment Banking Salaries vs. McDonald's, Why Investment Bankers Make So Much Money, 2008 Analyst Bonuses

Private Equity / Buyside Jobs: Private Equity Resumes, Private Equity Interviews, The Myth of the Buyside Job, Headhunters: Friend or Foe?

Specific Groups: UBS LA, Boutiques, Restructuring, The Back Office

Quitting Finance: The Conference Room: How You Get Fired, The Farewell Email, A Day in the Life of a Former Investment Banker