0 Help - all-cash acquisition impact on equity value 1 9y
+37 Salutation to cold email someone who looks very androgynous 36 9y
0 M&A Structure and Financing Solution for Hotel Chain Acquisition 0 9y
0 Superday During Another Internship 1 9y
0 Working Full Time 0 9y
0 Sent Wrong Document With List of Potential Targets HELP! 4 9y
+34 Negotiating salary for FT return offer? 36 9y
0 Do quants have a lot of upward mobility? 2 9y
+14 Use forward looking multiple for terminal multiple in a dcf? 8 5y
0 networking with bbs and boutique 0 9y
0 Minimum scrore needed - IBD SA 2017 0 9y
0 Career outside USA 0 9y
+37 Are Masters Degrees and MBAs going to be mandatory 5-10 years down the line? 22 5y
+20 Currently in a pickle. Could use some help! 3 6y
+15 Are Psych majors eligible for STEM extension in IBD? 3 7y
+248 How to NOT send cold emails 120 5y
+25 MIddle Market Investment Banking 21 6y
+14 Best bank you'd consider lateraling from? 5 9y
+10 Career Advice - Altium Capital/Lincoln International vs. Société Générale /BNP Paribas/HSBC 3 6y
0 Guggenheim IBD 2016 3 9y
+25 Interview Question: How Does Your 3-Statement Model Change After A Merger?/IPO? 10 9y
+36 Wharton, 3.95+, no finance experience: job? 22 9y
0 Do I need more than one suit for SA IB OCR? 1 9y
+139 Worst/most ridiculous things one can do on LinkedIn 88 4y
0 Non-traditional candidate making inroad by calling HR to follow up on CV submission? 0 9y
+15 Quant vs. IB salaries, quality of life, etc 11 9y
+23 How to lie without getting caught? 22 4y
+13 Where do you get M&A news from? 17 9y
+7 Bank Debt/Leveraged Loan Investing 5 6y
0 Credit Suisse Holt Valuation Challenge - 2016 3 8y
0 summer recruiting 2017 1 9y
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0 IB vs S&T: A lurker's questions 2 9y
0 cold email responses 5 9y
0 Loan Syndications (DCM) vs. Derivatives Group 2 9y
+91 Best Headhunting Shops ? 98 1y
0 Apply for SA AND Graduate at the same bank 0 9y
0 Why do you do it? 2 9y
0 Cambridge Associates Asia Singapore: Entering New Asset Classes 0 6y
0 Investment Banking UK A-Level Insight Programs - Few Extracurriculars on CV 0 6y
+17 Search Fund Internship Valuable for IB? 13 9y
0 Transitioning from S&T internship to IB FT 0 9y
+26 PJT Advisory Placement 15 9y
0 BB Informal Interview 1 9y
0 Linkedin Summary? 3 9y
+6 Will background check cover on-campus jobs? 5 9y
+14 Chance at landing an analyst position coming from a nontarget in San Francisco? 6 6y
+62 2016 analyst bonus thread 54 9y
+27 Cybersecurity 27 4y
0 Best Time of Day to Send Follow Up Email? 4 9y
0 Delaying Start Date for FT Offer 13 9y
0 So I suceeded in networking really high in a BB Bank 2 9y
+30 Battling constant fatigue 23 5y
+12 Bulge Bracket Latin America Investment Banking- Summer Analyst 14 6y
0 All-stock deal & target's net debt 2 9y
0 Non-Target BB IB Networking Event 0 9y
0 Networking for IB internship 2 6y
+66 Middle Market IB out of college 22 9y
+15 Language fumble in Superday 5 6y
+54 Return Offers Summer 2016 84 9y
0 Wells Fargo FIG IB phone screen 4 6y
0 Behavioral Interview with MD & Associate 0 9y
+6 Financial Engineering EM Lyon (France) 9 6y
+11 Point72 Good Place to Work? 30 4y
0 Deutsche Bank 2017 SA 32 6y
+17 Getting Into IB as a Horrible Student 7 6y
0 Top investment banks for Healthcare 2016 2 9y
+7 When does it not make sense to DCF? 6 9y
0 Help - Healthcare IB with no bio degree but with healthcare management concentration at Wharton 1 9y
0 Huxley Associates: 7 ways to impress in your new job 0 9y
+56 Why is WACC used as discount rate 24 6y
0 Short-term medical leave 1 9y
0 BB Korea SA returns ? 0 6y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background 5 4y
+10 What path to take to go up the corporate ladder in BB banks? (Not interested in exit ops but utimately corporate management) 1 9y
0 Sophomore Minority at Target School 1 9y
0 Boutiques taking over from the banks? 0 6y
0 TheStory - Breaking In 0 9y
0 Question Regarding Background Checks 2 9y
+4 Going back to school after wall street internship 3 9y
0 Bank Groups Interaction / Roles 0 9y
+34 Define a "Balance Sheet Bank" 11 9y
0 Big 4 Restructuring Toronto Interview Questions 3 6y
0 Don Draper Guide To Investment Banking 1 9y
+81 Quit BO role before I hit the desk to pursue FO role? 44 9y
0 30% Annual Bonus Deferral 3 9y
0 Chances of landing a job in NY as an international student 1 6y
0 How long do firms give you to sign? 1 9y
+14 Summer Analyst Reflection 12 9y
+19 Chance me for my IB goals 7 6y
0 Are any big name firms actually on Wall St anymore? 2 9y
0 How to phrase no return offer 6 9y
0 PubFin at BB vs. Peter J. Solomon 2 8y
+98 What's the failure rate for aspiring investment bankers? 48 9y
0 Anyone have phone interview with Suntrust this week? 0 9y
0 Last day of SA... now what? 4 9y
0 No return offer -> 2016 FT process 0 6y
+38 Interviews: Mental health issue as an answer for "Why Low GPA?" 23 5y
0 Accounting Walk Thru - Asset Purchase 7 9y
+61 Advice to Fellow Non-Targets / Low GPAs: Use Linkedin 22 9y

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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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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

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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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