+109 Coffee chat turned coffee date 45 15h
+81 Talented Young People: Stay Away from IB/PE 28 8h
+72 Disrespectful excuse for not receiving an offer 28 5d
+40 Switch to Tech? 22 6d
+36 No luck with recruiting and extremely depressed over it. WWYD in my situation? 11 2d
+33 Recruiting hell 14 1w
+32 Taking Experience Gap for the Right Role 30 2d
+32 REJECTION HAIL MARY 15 4d
+31 What is the best way to network with Investment Bankers? 29 3d
+29 How to know if IB is the right future for me 9 3w
+29 Fall graduate can’t get a job…What to do? 8 2w
+28 Am I screwed for 2025 (Target, no first rounds) 13 2w
+28 Career Switch: Need advice/guidance on starting down a new path in life. 8 23h
+28 Escaping Terrible Corp Dev Role 2 1d
+27 Two Annoying Networking Habits 2 2d
+26 How Should I Disclose This? 14 2w
+25 Looking to break into HF... what offer do I take? 7 2w
+25 Should I quit the industry? Or am I being dramatic. 13 2w
+24 Any Tips on Full Time Recruiting for IB? 8 2w
+24 When is it enough?? 22 1w
+22 Path to Asia? From UK 5 3w
+22 Stupid to jump ship to look for better culture? 4 2w
+22 Things to not bring up or ask during a cold networking call. 10 1w
+22 How is Dubai? 6 1w
+22 UK: IB Career Banker vs BigLaw Partner 20 1w
+22 Too old for analyst 1? 15 12h
+21 Poached After IB Superday - Not Sure What To Do 7 3w
+21 Rejected by One Office, Accepted by Another 6 2w
+21 Really Could Use Career Advice/Help 2 5d
+21 How have y’all dealt with rejection/stagnation? 3 1d
+21 Wealth Management vs Corporate Banking? Need advice 2 3h
+20 Target Diversity but no first rounds 9 2w
+20 SA2025 Is It Over For Me? 3 2w
+19 I want to quit 12 4w
+19 Done with SA 2025 Recruiting: Next Steps? 6 5d
+19 Should I be recruiting for full-time or summer internships? 9 2w
+18 LMM PE - Career Advice 3 4w
+18 2 Offers - Public Markets Fund and Investment Bank 2 3w
+18 London Offer Discussion - PCA v/s IBD 25 2w
+18 it's so over 28 1w
+18 Admitted to MIT MFin: worth it for US? 10 2w
+18 Choose Offer! Oxford mcf or Cambridge Part III 7 1w
+18 Working essentially two jobs at the same company and getting paid for both? 1 1w
+17 NEED HELP ASAP THANK YOU NOTE 8 5d
+17 Leaving solid broker group for Top Firm? 7 1w
+17 How to decline previously accepted offer in best way? 5 1d
+16 FINRA Certifications 6 3w
+16 Recruiting hell - seeking advice 5 2w
+16 GS VP Salary (Dallas) 2 2w
+16 Being late to IB recruiting -- need advice 5 2w
+16 May 24 Grad Struggling to Find Job After Unsuccessful IB Internship - Seeking Advice 3 5d
+16 Is it Time to Panic? 3 2d
+16 No IB SA Offer & Re-Recruiting: What Do I Do? 4 1d
+15 del 4 4w
+15 Where Would You Start Today? 5 3w
+15 I regret quitting... (venting) 16 1w
+14 Elite Boutique Recruitment in a Non-Target 5 3w
+14 Offer deciding and Career path? 7 2w
+14 Do I want to do IB or do I just want money 3 2w
+14 9 final rounds in PE, no offer 🫠 15 1w
+14 Background check help! 4 1w
+14 Junior Energy Operator for Hartree meaning. 4 6d
+13 Unsure of what to do 6 3w
+13 GS Classic vs. Financing Dilemma 7 3w
+13 Most Prestigious/Safest/Gentrified/Old Money Neighborhoods in NYC For Summer Internship? 13 2w
+13 Analyst Said He's Switching Shops, Should I Follow? 13 2w
+13 Why do some people have coffee chats with me and don't respond to my thank you email? 10 6d
+12 Best Career Path for Future Success 4 3w
+12 Rising Junior who hasn't applied to a single firm: what are my options? 1 3w
+12 Feeling Lost: Rising Senior Who Had Summer 2024 Offer Cancelled 5 3w
+12 Analyst 2 - Crazy to leave NY BB For "LifeStyle" Botique that seems very legit? 4 3w
+12 Israel to USA 7 2w
+12 If they never gave you their work emails, should you find their emails and send them post-interview thank you emails? 5 2w
+12 Am I foolish in trying to move from fixed income to equity? 1 2w
+12 software eng to finance 3 2w
+12 Am I putting my current job at risk by attempting to lateral? 1 2w
+12 Stanford Soph debating offers 8 2w
+12 Different kind of quants 3 6d
+12 Is Dubai worth it? 7 1w
+12 Transitioning to Coverage 1 1w
+12 Reaching out to recruiters - what am I doing wrong? 3 1w
+12 How to get a summer internship as a 1st year undergrad student? 4 1w
+12 How bad is 2025? 3 5d
+12 Switching Industries When Recruiting 4 4d
+12 What are IB interviews like? 3 4d
+12 Lateral Interview Advice Needed 3 4d
+12 Need advice, will I be good enough for IB? 2 3d
+11 Chad exit opportunities? IB is too beta for me... 7 3w
+11 really need advice 5 3w
+11 Starting side business 3 3w
+11 How important is your SA choice really? 9 2w
+11 Being extroverted + networking + maintaining relationships 3 1w
+11 Is my offer getting rescinded? 5 6d
+11 Renting Scene in LA - Irvine CA area? 4 2d
+11 What are my chances? (NUKE MY CV) 7 1d
+10 Keeping in Touch/Maintaining Network for a Lateral Move 1 3w
+10 MSC Finance or MSC Finance and economics 4 3w
+10 Career Change Advice 1 3w
+10 How to properly follow up after applying 2 3w
+10 Reaching out after superday 2 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 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

March 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%

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  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
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