+6 Is Acturial Science good to break into Investment Banking In Wall Street? What other industries can I enter after it? 5 4d
+1 High School Senior aiming for high finance 2 4d
+6 Transitioning from PwC M&A to Investment Banking: Is it a Smart Career Move?" 3 4d
+2 When does London 2025SA applications open? 3 5d
+3 Has anybody quit for mental health reasons and been able to rejoin PE or high finance more broadly? 4 5d
+3 How to be #1 as a Private Client Banker at JP Morgan Chase 2 5d
0 Boston to SLC for GS? 3 5d
+7 Headhunters Asking about Return Offer 5 5d
+12 2 Search fund internship or 1 and nothing - hoping to pursue IB 1 5d
+11 interview follow up typo 10 5d
+14 How much rejection is normal in the lateral process? 17 5d
0 Thoughts? - recruiting 1 5d
+3 Side hustle: Writing CIMs & business brokering? 4 5d
+16 Is MM a fit for me? (ex-gamer / poker player) 6 5d
+21 Job Switch Advice 8 5d
+10 Should I try for IB career? 3 5d
+9 Help with choosing job offer 1 5d
0 How do you all look for graduate internships 0 5d
+9 What chance do I have? 1 5d
+13 (UK) Too late to pursue finance and make it? 19 years old, not a lot of momentum in life. 7 5d
+6 Lost in the corporate trap, any advice? 1 5d
0 I NEED HELP 3 5d
0 Job Prospects 1 6d
0 Which offer i should take for my postgrad study 1 6d
0 From REPE to HF? 3 6d
+4 Changing Bank 3 6d
0 Do investment banking firms sponsor your work visa in the UK? 1 6d
0 TAP Advisors SA 2025 1 6d
+4 Underrated Method to Force Yourself to Network (Using Tinder) 4 6d
+16 Most Prestigious/Safest/Gentrified/Old Money Neighborhoods in NYC For Summer Internship? 14 6d
+83 2024 SA - Visa Sponsorship - US Investment Banking 76 6d
+9 Advice on Connecting with Analysts/Associates Before Starting IB Internship 1 6d
0 Going into Corp Dev 1 6d
+10 Want to get a proper shot at big firms. Any tips? 4 6d
0 Coming Back to Toronto 2 6d
0 Is This Realistic? 2 6d
0 How to do an Off-Cycle on a 3 Year Course? 1 6d
0 How to do a Placement Year on a 3 Year Course? 0 6d
+9 Implications of a long non compete as a grad? 3 6d
+16 Out of Options 3 6d
0 Anyone else been let go/went without an offer from university? 1 6d
0 Cold emailing an MD, he replied a day later, but it was nothing in the reply. 2 6d
+1 Non target recruiting banoaza 1 6d
+4 2 Cycles of Springs vs 2 Cycles of Summers? 16 6d
+2 Insight days on Spring week CV? 3 6d
0 Diversifying Applications between Springs and Summers in 2nd Year 0 6d
+13 Going to IB/PE from Consulting 7 6d
+2 How to find a mentor? Is it even valuable to find a mentor. 2 6d
+9 Am I Overthinking This? PE Interview Response Time 4 1w
0 IBD - JP Morgan - Dubai - Off-cycle - Hirevue 3 1w
+3 Breaking into IB from Washu? 9 1w
+21 Measuring what I have; getting restless 13 1w
+2 Will messing up one interview question disaqualify me? 3 1w
+9 Ghosting after LONG interview process? 1 1w
+19 Breaking in Tips 7 1w
+9 Am I cooked for Summer 2025? 1 1w
+9 Am I cooked? 2024 FT 9 1w
+6 2025 Sophomore Internship Questions 5 1w
+6 Exit Opps for Corporate Finance @ Asset Manager 1 1w
+10 Sophomore Summer: BB in HK or Boutique in the US 3 1w
+12 What kind of finance roles should I go for in Luxembourg? 0 1w
+5 What did you do post analyst stint? 6 1w
+12 Fired for blowing the whistle internally at a large public pension 2.5 years ago 2 1w
+77 Lied on CV? 61 1w
0 AI Mock Interview Tools 1 1w
+6 From Russian m&a A1 to London internship HOW TO? 1 1w
0 PE associate interview... senior in college... what to expect? 3 1w
+13 Need advice 2 1w
+9 FT recruiting w a 3.6 GPA 12 1w
0 MD wants regular coffee chats? 1 1w
0 if you get rejected by an early insight program, will you be notified of the rejection:)? 2 1w
0 Change jobs - how to value carry for a buyout ask? 1 1w
+11 Seeking career advise : moving beyond investment banking 4 1w
+14 HR call after superday, thoughts? 4 1w
0 Hirevues 1 1w
+4 Inappropriate to ask analyst out to chat over beer? 3 1w
+2 You just quit your job...You are off on your own...What are the first couple things you do? 2 1w
+6 Application Status says “Interview” after background check was completed 3 1w
0 Laid off from ER have plenty of interviews through networking but no offer in hand 1 1w
+3 Job Security 3 1w
0 Internship after Oxbridge 1 1w
+4 Tips for headhunters 3 1w
+1 Does it really matter? 2 1w
+29 Is there a point to networking if you have (nepo)? 9 1w
+9 What can I do to enter into IB a year from now? 1 1w
+16 Am I throwing away opportunities that I will regret? 15 1w
+8 Cold Email HF best contact 19 1w
0 Selling ML algorithms for certain asset classes 2 1w
+6 Internship path advice? 2 1w
+6 Am I cooked? 3 1w
0 How much Weight Does a Global Group Head Referral Have in Interview Process 1 1w
+20 Hi 10 1w
+3 Finding off-cycle grads in London 2 1w
+6 Big4 FDD to Big4 Corporate Finance? Would I be dumb to turn it down? 2 1w
+6 Is it possible to pivot to IB senior year of college? 5 1w
0 OFF CYCLE 2025 tips? 1 1w
+11 most valuable second language for finance? 3 1w
+6 Is it okay to interview for 2 different teams at the same bank? 2 1w
+9 What am I doing wrong? 8 1w
+1 500+ or have below 500 connections 3 1w

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

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  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
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