Is the interview process to get into IBD harder or easier than top consulting firms like BCG/McKinsey/Bain? Where do the truly smart people work nowadays?

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Not at banks and especially not in consulting

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The interview process for banking is easy. The answer for where the smartest people work is neither.

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