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0 Guy Carpenter - Review - Brokerage Data 5y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 5y
+3 What are the odds of getting off a waitlist? JOB 3 5y
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0 Guy Carpenter - Salary & Bonus - Brokerage Data 5y
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0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+12 Securitization at Big 4 IB 1 5y
+9 Alantra, a global mid-market specialist growing their U.S. presence? IB 1 5y
0 BlackRock - Review - Quantitative Research AM Data 5y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research AM Data 5y
0 Koch Equity Development - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 5y
+3 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Hong Kong Summer Analyst IB 1 5y
0 Raine Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+6 Is “preferred start date” ever a trick question or a criteria for candidate selection by headhunters? PE 1 5y
+12 How Important is Partying in College? OFF 14 5y
0 PwC - Review - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+9 Anyone ever heard of KEMA Partners? IB 1 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Other Data 5y
+12 3.4 GPA, State School - Can anyone recommend boutique consulting firms? CO 2 5y
+54 Bored of Commercial Banking OTH 23 5y
0 Thomson Reuters - Interview - Technology Data 5y
0 ClearView Healthcare Partners - Review - Healthcare CO Data 5y
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0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
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0 Procter & Gamble - Salary & Bonus - Finance CF Data 5y
+14 DCF Question and Calculating Equity Value from Enterprise Value IB 4 5y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund HF Data 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - NA IB Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist PE Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 5y
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0 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken SEB - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 5y
0 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken SEB - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
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0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate PE Data 5y
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0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist PE Data 5y
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0 Linkvest Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Operations RE Data 5y
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0 Franklin Templeton - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 5y
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0 GP Bullhound - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 5y
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0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5y
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0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - NA IB Data 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 5y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Rotational TR Data 5y
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0 Citigroup - Review - Sales TR Data 5y
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0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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