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+2 Investment Banking Opportunities Outside of US 3 2mo
+40 Laid off - Advice? 13 2mo
0 RBC vs Nomura IB 3 2mo
+2 RBC vs Evercore 2 2mo
+14 Choosing between Boutique Consulting summer internship and JP Morgan Global Finance and Business Management summer 2 2mo
+9 No FT Analyst Opportunity Lined Up - Need Insight 1 2mo
0 Is it ever a bad idea to apply for Investment Banking Summer Analyst scholarships? 1 2mo
+9 How do I know what career is for me? 1 2mo
0 Taking the 79 for compliance reasons 1 2mo
0 how to break into PE straight out of undergrad 8 2mo
0 High School Gpa 2 2mo
0 Using Mass Email Marketing Software For Cold Emails 1 2mo
0 Updates to resume after applying 1 2mo
+9 Career Decision 1 2mo
0 "Still reviewing feedback" meaning 1 2mo
+6 What does it mean to think like an investor? Coming from consulting... 2 2mo
+28 Dinner with an Investment Banker 14 2mo
+17 Going to Work for My Dad, Who is a CFO 4 2mo
0 Risk Analyst 1 2mo
+6 Would You Take A $50K Annual Paycut To Guarantee A Promotion To VP? 1 2mo
0 Singapore HF vs PE 2 2mo
+7 Nontarget to Multiple BB/EB/HF Offers: How To Do It 4 2mo
0 Seeking Advice: Big 4 vs VC 1 2mo
+9 JPM Financial Sponsors Group 6 2mo
+9 How To Transition From Commercial Real Estate Appraiser To Asset Management Or Investment Analyst? Seeking Advice And Insights! 3 2mo
+7 Beginner need to check rules 3 2mo
+3 How Many Investment Bankers Get Hired Per Year? 5 2mo
0 "Benchmarking Feedback" meaning 1 2mo
+22 How long was your lateral process ? 29 2mo
+45 Its a birthday and I am done 33 2mo
0 Which level investment banker should I reach out to when contacting people for coffee chats? 4 2mo
+1 Can you afford to mess up in an interview? 3 2mo
+9 Are EBs more collegial and analogous to a small liberal arts college or a small town than BB? 7 2mo
0 Too late to join MF PE as an A2A IB Associate? 3 2mo
0 Pre Undergrad Internships? 1 2mo
+3 Are European hedge fund and AM jobs more guarded by recruiters? 2 2mo
0 IB Off-Cycles 2 2mo
+9 CC -> IB? 11 2mo
0 How to Prepare for Lateral Analyst Interviews 2 2mo
+10 DB Achieve 2024 39 2mo
0 Undergrad with a ton of prestigious internships and research in chemistry. Should I write my cover letter for advisory IB to be more generalist? 1 2mo
+9 Career Advice 1 2mo
+12 Start Date Concerns - Advice? 1 2mo
+3 Founders Associate 3 2mo
+24 Advice Needed - Improving the dynamics of my networking calls 6 2mo
+11 Athabasca finance major? 3 2mo
0 SMBC Credit Risk - Frankfurt 1 2mo
+2 Distressed / Rx Sophomore Summer Opps 1 2mo
+21 Staying in current bank for promo or jumping to buy-side now 2 2mo
0 IB opportunities for international students 1 2mo
0 Experience needed for commodity grad programmes 1 2mo
0 Goldman Global Markets Recruiting SA 2025 3 2mo
+4 Possible to get a GS internship without networking 4 2mo
+9 Headhunter can’t take calls due to contract with my current employer 3 2mo
0 Non Target School 2 2mo
+22 From South Korea to the US 8 2mo
+15 Go to PE or Recruit for SA? 1 2mo
0 Advice on Sophomore Summer Internship 1 2mo
0 Is this hiring environment “normal”? 3 2mo
+6 Backup Plans? 1 2mo
+12 I’m only in this job because I like networking - thoughts on tech sales? 5 2mo
+6 Where to network in NYC 1 2mo
+15 180 Career Switch 8 2mo
+29 Thinking about quitting IB to start travel streaming 14 2mo
+3 What is the next big thing in finance? 3 2mo
+5 Finance jobs in the Balkans 5 2mo
0 Laid off, Career advice - HNW Wealth or Credit at Agency 4 2mo
+7 Which country should I choose: US or Switzerland 7 2mo
+11 Freshman Internship 11 2mo
+3 How should you behave yourself during a superday lunch with the team? 4 2mo
+230 Ask an ex-IB MD anything......... 172 2mo
+30 Desperate for career advice in CRE/Credit Analyst career 6 2mo
+6 switching locations after sa 6 2mo
+27 VP Lateralling - What am I doing wrong? 5 2mo
+6 Energy Major Internship 1 2mo
+6 The best way to find relevant alumni for networking 1 2mo
+8 Autoimmune Disease, Upwards GPA Trend 1 2mo
+9 bouncing back after failed first round 1 2mo
+10 Secondary advisory / PCA or IB? 3 2mo
0 Offer from Blackstone Real Estate Asset Management -- Need Advice? 1 2mo
+9 How To Transition From Commercial Real Estate Appraiser To Asset Management Or Investment Analyst? Seeking Advice And Insights! 1 2mo
0 Interviewer was formatting Powerpoint Slides the whole interview (wearing reflective glasses) 1 2mo
+3 FT 2024 IB 10 2mo
+9 If my great Grandfather lived in Argentina can I put Latino? 5 2mo
+9 Networking for Freshman Year Internship 4 2mo
0 Seeking career mentorship 2 2mo
0 How do investment banking referrals work if your resume is updated and if you have already applied 2 2mo
+6 If I get sent an excel test from the corporate recruiting email address of a firm does it mean my resume is actually being considered for the role? 1 2mo
+13 Is this an instant ding? 6 2mo
+16 No response to cold-emails, any advice ? 12 2mo
0 Name some no-name investment banks 3 2mo
+1 Anybody else feel trapped 1 2mo
+6 How to get a contact to "push" you forward? 2 2mo
+30 Transitioning Out of IB from a Boutique Firm? 7 2mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Consumer & retail 1 2mo
+4 Would it reflect negatively on you if during a phone interview, your neighbor starts hammering, throwing things around, and cursing loudly? 1 2mo
+9 Consulting work ex in Germany -> Consulting in India? 2 2mo
+9 State of the European PE recruting market - fully dried up? 3 2mo
+35 Aircraft Finance & Leasing 39 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

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  • 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
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