+9 How to be sexy AF to an Industry Specific Boutique 1 4y
+39 Houston SA 2024 29 4y
+10 Philosophy in Australia 5 4y
+60 How would this sexual relationship be perceived in a Charlotte office environment? 32 4y
+179 Leave $105,000 Financial Analyst job with 20 hour weeks for Investment Banking? 44 4y
+16 JPMorgan Freshman Focus 45 4y
+10 Is MM IB SA to FT RX possible? 7 4y
+163 JP Morgan is Better than Morgan Stanley 103 4y
+32 Placement advice for foreigner with weak English writing skills 8 4y
+49 How hard is it for Asian males to break into NY IB? 33 4y
+30 Semi-Target or Non-Target (D1 Football) 15 4y
+53 I'm lost. Life is too hard, and it's becoming unbearable. [Rant] 13 4y
+25 Infra/Energy IB from Project Finance? 36 4y
+16 LevFin deal flow? 29 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+1 Heard MS is more selective with deals (hence their higher average deal size compared to other banks) - why? 3 4y
+6 Profile Evaluation - LBS/MIT 1 4y
+9 Advice needed - switching from a Big 4 to an IB firm 1 4y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 4y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 4y
+7 HK IB Layoffs? 3 4y
+5 Top Groups on Wall Street for Sophs Recruiting Rn 12 4y
+16 J.P. Better than MS for Exits, Yes? 22 4y
+124 Everyone and their moms are trying to lateral to Centerview 42 4y
+3 How many people is too many? 1 4y
+22 No such thing as EB in London? 7 4y
+21 Which banks are advising the Russia/Ukraine merger? 9 4y
+18 Do large diversified financial institutions offer more job security compared to pure Investment Banks and Boutiques? 4 4y
+9 Summer Analysts 1 4y
+197 Blackstone / PJT Exit Opps 40 4y
+65 Q&A: Front-end Banker India 28 4y
+1 JP Morgan - London - New Salary Increase? 8 4y
+21 Moving from IB to different sector (from Korea to USA or Canada) 2 4y
+9 Is it a bad idea to debt more for a T10? 3 4y
+110 Allen & Co. - An In-Depth Review 33 4y
+35 Advantage of seperate M&A product team? 25 4y
+9 Metals and Mining Interview Questions 2 4y
+9 Background checking - Help needed 2 4y
0 Web tools 1 4y
+32 Being Black is Paradise 5 4y
+4 Wharton is Paradise 5 4y
+28 Bank of America is Paradise 10 4y
+7 Objectively Ranking the Top 50 Banks by Prestige 14 4y
0 London- Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan? 2 4y
+19 How did you manage to get a return offer from another team as a summer intern? 7 4y
+8 European Banks in Hong Kong 6 4y
0 Book: "Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship" by Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon 1 4y
+12 My Options - Please Help? 3 4y
+71 Investment Banking Rankings Top 30 (Informative) 41 4y
0 Which country has the highest comp (IBD)? 1 4y
+4 IB mid-market coverage in Spain 1 4y
+14 ER to IB 1 4y
+35 UK Target uni as an undergrad to SG IBD (Singaporean) 11 4y
+15 SEA IBD FT or Asian Target Uni MFin? 1 4y
+7 is it easy to transfer internally from back office to front Office in(jp/ms/gs)? 8 4y
+72 Is Prestige Really All That Important? 38 4y
0 Hong Kong Banks Layoff 1 4y
+5 NBA players as bankers 15 4y
+16 MS Lev Fin vs. GS/JPM/BAML 17 4y
+49 Recruiting at Vanderbilt (Please Please Please help) 80 4y
0 IBD summer analyst in Asia 5 4y
+10 MS HK IBD Superday 1/16 NYC 20 4y
0 UBS Hong Kong online assessment 9 4y
+38 MS is no longer a Tier 1 bank. 33 4y
+94 Jefferies' Reputation 119 4y
0 BarCap HK Superday - Offers given? 7 4y
0 GS.Research or CICC IBD? 30 4y
0 Which is more interesting work at the entry level: corporate finance or investment banking? 5 4y
0 Are internships in Asia looked down upon in the US? 34 4y
0 What to wear to JPM in NYC on Friday 14 4y
0 Who is your team? 6 4y
0 Jeff Chang - Lions Gate Capital? 19 4y
0 Another Ballin Email 32 4y
+69 Moved to Japan and failed – a “wolfy”(WSO user) story 39 4y
+16 2 months off before I start... 15 4y
+9 JP Morgan Deals? 20 4y
+81 JPM vs MS.. Please weigh in.. (IBD) NY 103 4y
0 Need advice about internship offer! 10 4y
+21 PE intern looked down upon? 17 4y
+58 University of Dreams, is it a scam? 85 4y
+75 MBB Consulting -> Top Tier IBD 118 4y
+15 Full-Time: Big 4 Advisory vs. MM IB Analyst vs. BB Operations 10 4y
+16 Which of These 2 IB Group Would You Take? 5 4y
0 Placed in ECM as a first year analyst and not loving it 2 4y
0 2018 citi IBD APAC 1st round interview 13 4y
0 Possibility of a European Megabank merger? 3 4y
0 UBS ER vs. Standard Chartered IBD (M&A) spring internships for ibd recruiting? 3 4y
+78 Working Abroad in Investment Banking 53 4y
+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 4y
+18 Renege and Redo Full Time Recruiting? 13 4y
0 Can someone assess if this Sydney no-name boutique has good dealflow or not? 5 4y
+6 Cold email address checking 5 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship 4 4y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? 5 4y
+11 Are Chinese top Businuess Schools valued in EU/US? 8 4y
+22 Wall street Conservative or liberal? which firms are which? 26 4y
0 JP Morgan IBD London Assessment Centre 4 4y
0 1st year Analyst - any teams do this? 0 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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