+3 Canyon / Monarch HF 4 9h
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+29 Relevance of A-Levels for U.K. London recruiting IB 21 9h
0 London Recruiting PE 1 9h
0 Rain/Trench Coats? FASH 4 9h
+66 Updated LA Banking Scene (2024) IB 49 9h
0 Breaking into AM from a non target AM 1 11h
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0 Warwick Accounting and Finance IB 1 11h
0 Careerspring JOB 0 12h
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+11 Stepstone REPE RE 14 12h
0 Citi Corp Banking vs Cantor Fitzgerald Healthcare IB Summer Analyst Position? IB 1 12h
+3 Campbell Lutyens SA 25 IB 11 12h
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 12h
+15 Government LMTs? IB 1 13h
+7 Santander SA 2025 IB 17 13h
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 13h
+38 Ranking banks that went under IB 19 13h
+9 Breaking: Apple Unveils Official Dates for Highly-Anticipated 2024 Event! OFF 0 14h
0 Restructuring group for sale IB 2 14h
+1 Medical leave 1 month into IB job IB 2 14h
+6 A month to prep for summer associate interview, help pls! IB 1 14h
+4 Lion king chest tattoo in ib? OFF 7 14h
+8 How often do you have to take meeting notes? Does it stop once you get promoted to associate? IB 7 14h
+21 IB > PE, except burned out. What now? JOB 8 14h
+157 Private Credit Resources and Prep CR 44 15h
0 Point72 Academy Spring Sessions IB 3 15h
+1,226 Tides Equities? RE 667 15h
+8 Energy leagues table IB 2 15h
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+7 Investor Presentations.. Mediocre Formatting/Design Standards? IB 2 15h
0 Job Start Date? JOB 1 16h
+15 Career Advice: Did Not Receive A Return Offer From VC VC 3 16h
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+27 TD Securities/Cowen SA 2025 (All Groups) IB 187 16h
+3 Tulane?? TR 9 16h
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+9 Upcoming On-Cycle Headcount Reduction PE 5 16h
+9 Exit ops from Valuation/Pricing quant role TR 1 16h
0 Deutsche Bank Health Care? IB 4 16h
+6 Hackman Capital Partners LA RE 10 16h
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+6 Dual Degree worth it? JOB 1 16h
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+3 BofA Public Finance 2025 SA IB 26 17h
+8 I Actively Discriminate Against Target Students OFF 9 17h
+1 JPM Ditching WallStreet Office IB 2 17h
+100 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF HF 32 17h
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0 Bain & Company - Review - NA CO Data 18h
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+8 PubFin IB or TAS? IB 5 18h
+8 Informal references PE 2 18h
+5 Arma Partners 2024 September Intake (Graduate Internship Programme) IB 21 18h
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+6 Morgan Stanley Getting Back Post Interview JOB 3 18h
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0 Good Paper Trading Account for HY Bonds? CR 3 18h
0 Anyone work with Meena Flynn (Lakdhawala) at GS? IB 0 18h
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+4 3, 9, 14, 12, 36, 41, ? HF 11 19h
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+57 Why Is It Called Investment Banking? IB 19 19h
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0 Does anyone have details on ADIA PE case study test? PE 2 20h
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+1 Goldman Sachs London SA IB 3 20h
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+104 Another one bites the dust…Ashcroft Capital RE 103 20h
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Career Advancement Opportunities

April 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 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 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

April 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

April 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 (66) $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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