May 14 Prestige Rankings (I have never worked a day in finance)

Disclaimer: I have never worked a day in finance, nor have I been through the recruiting process. This is solely based on vibes of the people I know going where and collective knowledge from reading this site.

  1. PJT (RSSG only)
  2. Qatalyst
  3. Goldman Sachs
  4. Centerview
  5. Morgan Stanley
  6. Moelis
  7. JPM
  8. Lazard
  9. Evercore (criminally overrated)
  10. BofA
  11. Barclays
  12. William Blair
  13. LionTree
  14. Guggenheim
  15. Citi

Yeah they’re not on here: PWP, PJT M&A, Greenhill

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PJT is not #1. Not even Top 5. Sorry. These lists are for people who have no idea what they're talking about. 

Try: 

1. GS

2. Centerview (depends on group, HC very hot right now)

3. JPM

4. MS

5. Moelis (can be higher in some sectors . . . the top 5 here are w/o question though the order can vary)

6. Evercore

7. Qatalyst (Frank Quattrone is a legend, but very few people outside of Silicon Valley have ever heard of Qatalyst)

8. BofA

9. PWP

10. PJT

11. Greenhill

12. Barclays

13. Lazard (depends on group)

14. Citi

15. Guggenheim

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