+114 Calling All Former ER: Where Did You Go? 40 2d
+40 Lowest Comp You'd Take For Lead Coverage 26 3w
+38 Are any ER juniors actually happy? 8 8h
+37 MD hates me, what do I do? 4 1mo
+34 Laid off from ER, 10 months unemployed. Is AI killing this industry? What now? 17 9mo
+32 Q&A New Mentor | Senior Buyside Analyst – Equity Research, Healthcare Coverage & Breaking into the Buyside 8 2mo
+32 Does anyone else find it very difficult to take vacations in ER? 5 1w
+31 Avoid This II-Ranked ER Team – Toxic Culture, High Turnover 11 9mo
+30 I can't find a corporate exit from my ER job 11 4mo
+30 2025 ER Comp Thread 26 3mo
+28 Trading prestige for sanity…worth it? 6 6mo
+26 Equity Research to Corporate 5 5mo
+26 Salary Expectations on Buyside/Sellside ER 21 5mo
+26 Finding a Way to Take the Series 86/87 Over the Summer 9 4mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 6mo
+25 Non-conventional exits from ER 4 6mo
+23 Incoming ER Associate - any tips/info/words of wisdom? 8 5mo
+22 RE > ER 7 8mo
+21 Stock Pitch Support 7 4mo
+20 ER Talent 15 11mo
+20 FLDP vs ER? 8 10mo
+20 Article: UBS: The Fragile Facade of a Post-Merger Powerhouse 6 1mo
+19 Looking for an ER wiz with 2-4 yrs of exp to come help me build a content engine 3 10mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 7mo
+18 ER - Intern and Full Time QBank Technical Questions 100 1w
+18 Sector coverage - specialist vs generalist 6 8mo
+18 Aside from an easier earnings season, why leave sell side for a LO? 7 3mo
+18 ER Pulse Check... How We Doing? 8 1mo
+18 Former Pharma scientist with sell-side biotech ER experience — interview processes keep stalling, what am I missing 4 4d
+17 Equity Research Today: What skills are actually most valuable for entry-level analysts? 3 1mo
+16 How to approach interview with director of research 13 4mo
+16 Is Biotech/Healthcare ER worth taking? 9 4mo
+16 Looking for help in choosing London Master’s degree 7 2mo
+16 Intel (INTC): My Bull Case Still Doesn't Justify the Current Stock Price 2 1w
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 7mo
+15 What to do? 6 4mo
+15 What should I be reading? 5 3mo
+15 ER 27 Timeline 8 2mo
+15 ER Case Study guidance 1 1mo
+15 Built a desktop valuation app (DCF / DDM / reverse DCF) so I'd stop rebuilding Excel models for every pitch — would value some ER feedback 3 2h
+14 Rising junior at semi-target, fumbled sophomore recruiting — how cooked am I really? 8 2w
+13 Financial Modeling Question - Using TTM for latest fiscal year but not prior years? 2 11mo
+13 Equity Research as an internship 3 11mo
+13 Credit Research to Equity Research 3 9mo
+13 How do ERs get ranked? 1 9mo
+13 Ai is Infecting All of ER 6 6mo
+13 Technicals to Focus on for ER? 12 6mo
+13 Why does any firm issue a hold rating? 8 3mo
+13 ER--Unusually long reference checks post-superday 9 1w
+12 Need Advice for FT 2026 Recruiting 3 10mo
+12 Outsourced IR firms 1 6mo
+12 Texas ER work life? 3 2mo
+12 Bored on the buyside 1 1mo
+12 Started ER Internship, Reconsidering: Exit Opps? 1 6d
+11 Looking for Experienced ER Analyst to consult for a startup 2 11mo
+11 MD laterals? 3 10mo
+11 Unsure about career 3 9mo
+11 Gave up on licensing 12 8mo
+11 Changing firms for location? 11 8mo
+11 High-Efficiency Outsourcing New Infrastructure 2 4mo
+11 IM to ER FT Recruiting 4 4mo
+11 ER interview with lead analyst 2 3mo
+11 How easy is it to switch sectors once you start your career 4 3mo
+11 Thoughts on boutique ER firm opportunity and options afterwards 2 1w
+10 Career Advice 3 9mo
+10 UBS ER 2026 14 3mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 7mo
+10 Equity Sales - Exits? 7 5mo
+10 Why should I choose to stay on the sellside? 6 4mo
+10 MS ER SA 2027 proccess? 19 3mo
+10 What type of training is given to ER associates out of school versus lateral hires (untraditional backgrounds) 3 3mo
+10 Automating Equity Research Workflows — From 2–3 Hours to ~20 Minutes 1 1mo
+10 PayPal (PYPL): Why Is the Market Valuing PayPal Like a Low-Growth Company Despite Strong Free Cash Flow? 2 1w
+9 What can I do? 2 10mo
+9 Equity Research Internship for Sophomore Summer? 1 10mo
+9 Bank of England Economist Exit Opps 8 10mo
+9 Whe can I find free Equity Research Reports? 6 8mo
+9 Optiver Grad Equity Analyst Technical Interview 2 8mo
+9 Messaging clients to get a job 4 7mo
+9 ER Associate Timeline at EB 3 6mo
+9 Other Equity Research Internship Experiences 1 6mo
+9 Every great beginning stems from a shared vision and a collective aspiration of "us." 1 6mo
+9 Is Quant sell-side research possible with my credentials? 1 6mo
+9 Innovation Ecosystem, Empowering Growth 1 6mo
+9 HEC Paris MIF – Capital Markets or Corporate Finance for ER? 1 5mo
+9 Neqd Wealth Circle: A Data-Driven View of U.S. Stocks 0 5mo
+9 I want out. Where to go next? 2 4mo
+9 Replying to recruiter a week late… 2 4mo
+9 New Grad ER Associate -email from future boss about86/87. 4 3mo
+9 Appropriate discount rate for a taxable and nontaxable entity investing in the same project 1 3mo
+9 Hi! Interview for Research Associate position 1 3mo
+9 Evaluating the Disconnect: Institutional Sentiment vs. C-Suite Capital Allocation in Discount Retail 1 2mo
+9 Institutional Capital Allocation: Decoding the Macro Shift Through Regulatory Disclosures 0 2mo
+9 are in-person channel checks for consumer companies useful 3 2mo
+9 Analyzing Distribution Patterns: Form 4 Outflows and Foundry Cycles 1 2mo
+9 Bloomberg Intelligence vs Sell-Side Equity Research → Buyside Path? 1 2mo
+9 Let go from LO cross-asset seat. How to position next move? 1 2mo
+9 Ford's CEO and CFO sounded exactly the same on the Q4 call. That's weird, right? 1 2mo
+9 IB SA -> ER 2 2mo
+9 Notes from JBL's Q2 Earnings Call: Margins, Capex, and the FY27 Bridge 0 2mo

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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