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+28 Bank of America is Paradise 10 3y
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0 London- Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan? 2 3y
+19 How did you manage to get a return offer from another team as a summer intern? 7 3y
+8 European Banks in Hong Kong 6 3y
0 Book: "Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship" by Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon 1 3y
+12 My Options - Please Help? 3 3y
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+14 ER to IB 1 3y
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+15 SEA IBD FT or Asian Target Uni MFin? 1 3y
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+72 Is Prestige Really All That Important? 38 3y
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+10 MS HK IBD Superday 1/16 NYC 20 3y
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+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 3y
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+29 Moelis Houston 17 3y
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+11 Help Needed for Accepting Offer 3 3y
+10 Chances of getting elite boutique or GS/MS? 10 3y
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+23 Should I give up on moving to IB front office? 14 3y
+282 2019 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 1,209 3y
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+79 Why Bank Rankings are Asinine 26 3y
+65 Q&A : risk analyst at hedge fund with 5 years of experience. Ask me anything 52 3y
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+28 Worst Cover Letter? 28 3y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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