+2 UMD vs IU business school undergrad for Wall Street 3 6y
+9 Why is IB called sell-side? 2 9y
+22 Does a Corporate Strategy internship look good for IBD? 10 4y
0 Bourne Partners - Charlotte, NC 1 6y
+1 IB Lateraling Prospects 3 8y
+28 Masters in Finance after M.S. in Financial Engineering, yay or nay? 31 8y
0 Questions about boutiques/regional banks 0 9y
0 Current Chicago Investment Banking State 1 6y
+21 Diversity Events Still Available? 11 9y
+7 Do people in Frats get laid more than GS Bankers? 6 9y
0 Ended up in Global Securitized Products for the summer, Best advice for full time recruiting? 0 8y
+20 JH Darbie? 14 9y
0 Background Checks for summer interns 1 9y
+46 Connected with MD - No Idea what to Do 21 9y
0 Can't decide my group (M&A vs. Industrials) 0 9y
+6 First Year Analyst Bonus 5 9y
0 Lehigh Transfer 1 9y
+55 Cornell vs. USC vs. Michigan 30 6y
+5 Do Lazard really pay below street in London? 13 4y
+19 George Washington University compared to UVA? (seeking advice, again) 13 6y
0 What is High Risk Merchant Account? 0 9y
0 Best email I've gotten in a while 7 9y
+3 2017 Chicago Analyst Housing Thread 0 6y
0 edited the post 2 8y
0 Goldin Associates - Rx banking? 4 9y
0 DCF - Convertible Debt Treatment 3 9y
0 Didn't get a spring week- what next 0 9y
+41 Corporate Development into Investment Banking 23 6y
0 Future in IB and other securities 0 6y
+11 Studying Abroad Fall Semester: OCR and Phone Interviews 3 6y
+103 State of Investment Banking Today 63 9y
+19 Housing Dilemma (for Networking and Transportation) -- NYC vs. CT 13 6y
+9 Priorities 1 9y
0 2 offers from a bank that's a shell of its former self and another with big4 corp fin 2 9y
+14 Arms industry coverage 8 4y
+17 Low R-squared 6 9y
+14 UBS groups - London 11 4y
+20 GS SI Group Selection London - Need help! 8 4y
0 Alumni Networking Email 1 9y
0 Deloitte Shanghai 2 6y
+8 When to follow up? (E-mail ignored) 2 9y
+1 What does A&D stand for in Energy investment banking? 2 9y
0 JPM Consumer & Retail 3 9y
+24 Please Help: Student debt default and compromise with creditor 10 9y
0 SEO EDGE Summer 2018 cycle (Investment Banking) 2 9y
+25 Spreading Comps - Hand spread vs. CapIQ Spread? 10 6y
+19 RBC NY Energy team? 17 6y
0 Convertible Preferred Stock - WACC calculation 4 9y
+6 Investment Banking Challenge 4 9y
0 Short Term Summer Internships 1 6y
0 Difference between preliminary approval and cleared for BG check? 4 6y
0 Any Info on Ondra Partners 3 3y
+1 Compare/Contrast the culture of the following investment banks: GS, JPM, Morgan Stanley, BAML, Citi, Barclays, and UBS? 19 9y
+12 3rd year recruitment for IBD in Toronto 11 6y
0 SFU Beedie School of Business or UBC Arts Or Queen's BAH Arts (Economics) 0 6y
+12 Renege after Background Check 2 9y
0 Asking for feedback? 0 9y
+78 Getting your Company to match a lateral offer 14 9y
+136 No IB offers for the summer...what now? 196 9y
+27 Future major in cs or finance 10 9y
+38 Take (micro) boutique offer or hold out for transfer? 18 9y
0 If you're at shorrtheworlds wedding, post your table number 3 9y
0 Dear WSO 0 9y
0 <delete> 0 9y
+36 Baruch or Binghamton for Undergrad 13 9y
0 Underage for FT Training 0 6y
+15 How good is Bocconi UG ? 4 6y
+11 UCLA biz/econ, Richard Ivey HBA, or UCL information management for business 4 6y
+12 Transfer to Michigan or stay at Indiana 3 6y
+6 Should I ask about visa sponsorship during informational interviews? 3 9y
0 Deutsche Bank Women's Event 0 9y
0 IB internship to non IB offer 0 9y
+20 Berkeley vs UMich vs UCLA 6 6y
+19 Cold Email - Critique Needed! 7 6y
+42 Are Investment Banking Salaries Outside NYC Signficantly Lower? 59 6y
0 prestige vs scholarship 1 9y
0 Common Identifier Between S&P and Moody's Excel Plugins? 0 9y
0 Please help! Having problems with cash sweep 5 9y
0 Boutiques' collection 0 9y
+28 Barclays Sophomore Springboard Event 79 9y
+4 Student Networking Business Cards 2 7y
+19 Incoming Freshman to UCLA...how do I make it? 12 9y
+5 Lehigh vs Hamilton College vs Babson vs University of Wisconsin vs Indiana University 4 6y
+29 I go to a Target school but haven't learned shit about finance yet (junior) 5 9y
0 The Walgreen-Rite Aid Merger: Help or More Stagnation? 0 9y
0 International student: Double major in Finance & Econ or Masters in Finance for STEM? 0 6y
+13 Diluted Calculazation Table 3 9y
0 Where to find Industry Data 4 6y
0 WACC becoming higher than rE due to negative net debt? 4 9y
+35 MS Blows Snapchat Forecast, Plugs Discount Rate 10 9y
0 Canadian Banking Numbers 0 6y
+3 Current LBO Debt Terms 2 9y
+12 Corporate Banking or Valuation? 9 6y
+10 Pre-med student looking into investment banking for work for a few years-Looking for networking opportunities 2 6y
0 DCM - HBSC a bit clueless 0 9y
+27 Goldman BG Check going on 6 weeks now?? 28 8y
+7 Corporate M&A at a Top IB vs Valuations Analyst at a Top PE fund--which is better? 9 9y
+18 Middlebury vs BC Carroll 6 9y
+5 Centerview comp question 5 9y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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