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joemoran

My previous post has been completely hijacked. I hope this one stays the course of the topic.
1. If you were a REIT analyst wanting to interview an associate, what would you ask?
Would you be interested in more macro stuff or would you dive into company specific questions?
Given my background below, what would you be looking for?
My background is that of a fundamental and macro analyst with about 2 years workex doing bottoms up and some macro work for my current firm - been a generalist though and almost no fixed income exposure. hold an MBA (non-target, but a decent top 50). Been an accountant/fin.analyst before that.
2. also what do you think about ER roles in Wells Fargo (kinda been pushed into SS ER after wachovia buy) and the beaten down Citi - Would their IB peers be strong enough to bring them basic business in the future? They are holding up now, but is there a better future for the ER dept. there or do i pass these companies if I had a choice?
Appreciate your responses.

morebeans

I hate to break it to you, but alot your work will be producing pages of output just for the sake of it…