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0 need suggestions here, thank you 1 6y
+45 The Road to Ruin 19 6y
+16 Current Sophomore, 3.2 GPA, Started Networking for next year, Now what? Do I still stand a chance? 14 6y
+3 BBs hire children of powerful people? 12 6y
+29 HK: CS vs HSBC vs BAML (all IBD SA) 44 6y
+9 Sell-side advisory for midsize MedTech firm 1 6y
+13 What is a good freshman Internship 7 6y
+30 Study Abroad - Student at a target school 21 6y
+2 Just curious 4 6y
+15 Sydney IB Cultures/Hours 1 6y
+16 Intern Networking w/ HK BB 3 6y
0 Applying to Boutiques in India and the US...advice? 4 6y
+3 Private debt vs investment banking with big 4 1 6y
+31 Reconciliation Departments: Worth the Experience? 15 6y
+14 What happened to Alexsey Vayner, Peter Chung, and Jeffrey Chiang? 6 6y
0 Going to Europe before starting this summer 8 6y
0 Do SA hours affect FT recruiting? 1 6y
0 Fees paid to the street 0 6y
+14 Unicredit Group 17 6y
0 IB bonuses in Continental Europe 2 6y
+7 Masters for full time? 1 6y
0 Background checks - Most BBs in Europe use Kroll? 18 6y
+13 Eurozone or End Zone 7 6y
+60 My disability is keeping me away from banking 29 6y
+34 Is RBS any good? 20 6y
0 Evaluate my situation 7 6y
0 European terminology: Long-term operating income 4 6y
+28 Everyone Retreating But JPM and GS 6 6y
0 Is the Italy finance scene still terrible? 0 6y
0 Keep an Eyeonpoliticsin Italy 0 6y
0 Capital IQ: European Boutiques 0 6y
0 What should I do for Summer gig? 12 6y
+12 Strange situation, female power? 4 6y
0 M&A league tables - American momentum? 6 6y
0 BB Chances 4 6y
+44 UBS Rising? 20 6y
+40 Pre-Investment Banking Internship: Calling all freshmen and sophomores 1 6y
0 Breaking in at 31 0 6y
+11 Former BB PE (Merchant Bank) Arms 3 6y
0 Contact list banks in Europe? 0 6y
+36 Physicist gone into finance...now regretting a bit 14 6y
+4 Geographical/International Mobility at Lazard + other BBs/EBs 2 6y
+24 IBD: M&A vs. Capital Markets Post-MBA 5 6y
+11 Chances to get FT in IB coming from well-known University but having studied Economics? 4 6y
+4 Studying abroad spring semester before internship? 1 6y
+12 Investment Banking in Singapore (SEA) and HK(ex Mainland China) 2 6y
+3 Spring Insight 2 6y
+12 I really need some advice here 1 6y
+19 Bank Classification (HSBC/BNP/SocGen/CreditAg, etc...) 5 6y
+9 DC Advisory vs. Commerzbank, both M&A internship Frankfurt 8 6y
+12 IBD Intern Frankfurt - Advice needed from somebody who is familiar with the market 1 6y
+12 Gap Year During Uni - IB Advice 1 6y
+21 How much do you help those who reach out to you? 9 6y
0 suggestion/tip for student: which departments fit me? 0 6y
0 Banks rated by marriageability 17 6y
+16 Which Sounds Most Suitable for Me: Banking, Trading, or Consulting? 13 6y
0 Does this mean I more or less am guaranteed a first round interview? 7 6y
0 Should I Graduate or Should I Apply to SA Positions? 5 6y
0 Early interviews opportunities for FT IBD positions in Hong Kong 7 6y
+4 Inflation forecast for Spain, France and Italy 2 6y
0 Graduating without Internship - how to begin? 12 6y
0 Networking Dilemma - Securing an internship for summer associate 2 6y
0 Investment Banker vs Gummy Bears 4 6y
0 Stay at current lower MM role, or move to a better lower MM? 12 6y
+12 How to prepare for a Public Finance Interview? 1 6y
+5 Investment banking opportunities for an undergrad with a bachelor in management engineering 1 6y
+3 Continental european bankers 3 6y
+15 Best Project Finance Groups? 1 6y
+31 Dinner 26 6y
0 Mediobanca 2 6y
0 Mediobanca email format ? ? ? 2 6y
0 Italian M&A 2 6y
0 NY or EU office - luxury goods in the Retail Group 2 6y
+44 learning PE in 24 hours 22 6y
0 MS As Risky As Italian Banks? 0 6y
+2 ROME - Occupy Wall Street 4 6y
0 Super Mario/Italy 3 6y
0 Sovereign CDS - Payment & Pricing 6 6y
+27 $1.1 billion for Ducati? 8 6y
0 Best student's profile for springweeks and IB career 2 6y
+43 High Yield Bubble 15 6y
0 Engineering Undergraduate Student looking for internship. 0 6y
+15 Language fumble in Superday 5 6y
+155 How To Quit Your Job (And Still Win) 38 6y
0 Pick the Right Investment with Proper Stock Markets News 0 6y
0 JP Morgan summer analyst interview 0 6y
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+12 Help me get through this 1 6y
+3 IB in Milan 2 6y
+31 LDN BB IB: Italians all over the place? 11 6y
+3 Else how to buy shares That one band reward $3.00 1 6y
+3 Italy Investment Banking Whats Up Group 1 6y
+94 How to deal with a recession career-wise? A few lessons learned during the previous GFC 10 6y
+12 First internship hunt at small PE firm - need advice 1 6y
+44 Boutiques catching up to BB banks? 22 6y
+7 best path for being a financial analyst 0 6y
+15 South America IBD 8 6y
+9 LATAM vs Regular IB Timeline 1 6y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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