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0 Healthcare Investment Banking Off-Cycle Internship 0 9y
+30 pre MBA IB internship 16 2y
0 Coffee with the MP? 0 9y
+27 How To Avoid Sacrificing Your Life For A Job 0 9y
+33 How late should I stay? 18 9y
+10 IS NYU CAS Econ a target? 6 7y
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0 Best Bang for Buck Apartment in NYC 3 6y
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0 JPM Top Groups? 3 6y
+67 Is Excel Inferior ? 36 9y
+24 M&A / PE post 30? 10 9y
+131 Non-Target hustled like hell, got offer at BX/Apollo/KKR, but feeling urge to get prestigious degree? 38 4y
0 How do you estimate a market value of debt? (UK companies) 1 9y
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+4 BAML Elevate Diversity Forum 27 6y
+25 Avoid Mentioning Full-Ride Scholarship in Interviews? 17 4y
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+6 UVA Econ vs UMichigan Econ to IBD 1 9y
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+269 Asian name on resume 125 9y
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+6 Barclays Chemicals Franchise 7 5y
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+1 IB Lateraling Prospects 3 9y
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+20 JH Darbie? 14 9y
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0 Best email I've gotten in a while 7 9y
+3 2017 Chicago Analyst Housing Thread 0 6y
0 edited the post 2 9y
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+41 Corporate Development into Investment Banking 23 6y
0 Future in IB and other securities 0 6y
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+103 State of Investment Banking Today 63 9y
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+17 Low R-squared 6 9y
+14 UBS groups - London 11 4y
+20 GS SI Group Selection London - Need help! 8 4y
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0 Deloitte Shanghai 2 6y
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+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
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+12 Renege after Background Check 2 9y
0 Asking for feedback? 0 9y
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+27 Future major in cs or finance 10 9y
+38 Take (micro) boutique offer or hold out for transfer? 18 9y
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0 <delete> 0 9y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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