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Weekly Reader Q&A: Early Interviews From Summer Offer, Analyst Recruiting Post-College, And Was It All Worth It?

After a long absence while I was on vacation over the past few weeks, reader Q&A returns this week with another good set of questions, including perhaps my favorite question ever:

Was it all worth it?

But before we get to that question, let’s look at a few other interesting inquiries I’ve received recently.

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Mock Interviews / Q&A

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Don't leave it up to chance. Finance is one of the most competitive fields to break into, and you don't want to leave something as important as your career to blind luck.

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