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+11 Boutique in APAC 4 3y
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+37 Urgent Help Needed: Tier-1 IBD or Bloomberg in China 31 3y
0 Help me find what to do after graduating from a Japanese college 3 3y
+10 Starting IB at 27 years old (Europe) 2 3y
+164 Why Not To Vote For Biden 56 3y
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+12 Giving Back to Community - Corporate Finance Executive/Analyst Opening in London 2 3y
0 LBO Model - Help 1 3y
+185 Investment Banking vs. Capital Markets - How different are they? 153 3y
+406 To the Analysts thinking of Quitting: Here's The Survival Guide 30 3y
+10 Yenching Academy or Tier 3 IB Graduate Analyst Program London 10 3y
+19 Thermonuclear hot take: the league tables don't mean as much as they used to 1 3y
+3 FocalPoint Partners? 1 3y
+23 Chances of breaking into IB in Sydney without PR 8 3y
+15 ABCs of M&A/Coverage, Nature of Divestiture/JV Deals 1 3y
+50 West Coast (LA + SF) Investment Banking Exit Opportunities - 2012-2017 11 3y
+18 Imperial Master for IBD Recruiting? 11 3y
+243 A Decade Into IB: Teetering on the Edge of Cataclysm? 95 3y
+44 Pelosi Vs China 13 4y
+49 How hard is it for Asian males to break into NY IB? 33 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
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0 Another Ballin Email 32 4y
+78 Working Abroad in Investment Banking 53 4y
+11 Are Chinese top Businuess Schools valued in EU/US? 8 4y
+92 Citi, Lazard, Jefferies, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley 46 4y
+28 Exposing a complete scam shop 16 4y
+26 Leveraged Finance Associate to Mainland China 14 4y
+108 Morgan Stanley BANS straight white people from applying for internship programme 46 4y
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+9 Offer comparisons - China Big 4 couslting vs one of the American Bank technology analyst 1 4y
+160 If banks formed their own armies who would win a war 44 4y
+6 Questions on CAPM 1 4y
+10 GPA rounding 7 4y
+23 Is it possible for me to have an internship in China? IBD,AM? 13 4y
+3 Boutique IB with a chinese client base 1 4y
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+316 Any insight into Moelis IB in Beijing? 98 4y
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+247 Non US/Europe IB/PE Overview 36 4y
+27 Interview Series #1 - Banker Turned Real Estate Entrepreneur 5 4y
+11 CICC IBD or Finance Master 8 4y
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+4 WSO equivalent around the world ?? 5 4y
+1 BNP/SocGen IB in Hong Kong 1 4y
+15 Thoughts after getting promoted to Asso as AN1 1 4y
+41 Bad team culture: A vent 26 4y
+9 BB Corporate Strategy to IBD 1 4y
+8 APAC BB Exit 8 4y
0 BAML SA 2022 HK 6 4y
+11 Work Experiences available Freshamens in a 4 year degree 5 4y
+53 An ex-Goldman Sachs insider’s 10 tips on how to sail through investment banking interviews 6 4y
+22 LinkedIn Paranoia 12 4y
+9 Discussion on paid agency: is it necessary? 1 4y
+11 Advice needed 7 4y
+22 3 FT offers: Which one would you choose? 25 4y
+12 MD only interested in star deals 2 4y
+523 You are a bottom bucket analyst if... 61 4y
0 Investment Banks, providing the growth for the world? 6 5y
+4 Can someone give an overview of HK/China banking scene? 8 5y
+3 How is the reputation of CICC? 13 5y
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
0 International Annual Reports Database 1 5y
+83 Why do IB directors change shops? 16 5y
+469 Notes for Technical Interview Questions 56 5y
+12 How do you source deals as a junior coverage banker? 2 5y
0 Help! Sophomore Summer Internship Choice! 2 5y
0 IB In China - Top Groups, Compensation? 3 5y
0 background check problems 3 5y
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+28 Where will be my undergrad major be most applicable/USEFUL?? 8 5y
0 Barclays expanding in China/Hong Kong? 1 5y
0 WSO UK + EMEA Resources 0 5y
+9 I really need help... 2 5y
0 Anyone have thoughts on CCIC (China International Capital Corp) 1 5y
+3 Moelis Beijing off-cycle updates? 3 5y
+12 Change IB from U.S. to Asia 1 5y
+8 Are EBs gonna set up offices in China mainland? 9 5y
0 Hallo German monkeys, I need a piece of advice! 3 5y
+18 Missed Networking Call 8 5y
+2 TikTok IPO: will it make US employees rich? 3 5y
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0 Internship Question 4 5y
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+2 How valuable are overseas internships? 3 5y
0 Nomura prop trading 2 5y
+158 Basic Overview of the Consumer Sector 40 5y
+28 2 offers: US (requires H1B but is preferred choice) and another financial hub (Shanghai/London/HK, no visa required) 16 5y
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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

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  • 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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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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