+9 Rosenbaum & Pearl Excel Models 6 6y
0 PE Summer Internship: Operations or Investment Valuation Side if Aiming for IB next year? 1 10y
0 Analyst/Associate Job Title at boutiques? 6 10y
0 Help with Netflix Inc. DCF 5 10y
+5 Recruiting advice 3 9y
0 Looking up past deals and top offices in cities 0 6y
0 WSO Resume review vs MBA School Career Services 4 10y
0 Need advice for picking college 0 10y
0 Deciding between Coverage Relationship Management and Levfin 0 6y
0 Learning Powerpoint 1 10y
0 URGENT! BAML trading operation VS Duff&Phelps portfolio valuation 3 6y
+4 NYC investment banker budget 3 6y
+13 Chances of getting into an Ibank with good exit opportunities 1 10y
0 UK Masters degree in the US 2 6y
+37 IB Cultures In Different Countries 23 6y
0 Kid gets Goldman Sachs SA Internship through Make-A-Wish 4 10y
+55 Who is Supposed to Buy Coffee on Coffee Chats? 52 8y
+4 Does Wells Fargo IB pay overtime to their summer interns? 8 9y
0 Irish undergrad choice 0 6y
0 Deutsche Bank M&A 1 6y
+13 Internal transfer from Hong Kong to NY in BB IBD 8 6y
0 Some Information on BB recruiting in HK 1 10y
+19 What happens to those that don't make it further than IB associates? 11 10y
+7 Travel reimbursements for diversity event? 10 9y
0 Target school; intl student; engineering major 1 6y
0 Reinvention Capital Advisors 0 10y
+7 noncore Incoming BB Sponsors analyst -> MM PE chances 2 10y
+1 Running Routes Lower Manhattan, Roosevelt Park? 2 10y
+6 How anyone ever used an executive or business coach before? 2 3y
0 Exit Opps in Dallas 0 6y
+14 Declining a Return Offer 22 10y
0 Apple EV Bridge / Cash 0 10y
+33 Buyside Recruiting prospects from top group at Mid-Tier BB 10 10y
+6 Best school to transfer to for IB: Michigan Econ vs. UVA Econ vs. Vanderbilt Econ 14 6y
+48 Banking Scene in Asia - what's the future? 47 6y
+19 MHA -> Healthcare IB? 11 10y
0 Mizuho Investment Banking Drug Test 18 6y
+16 Morgan Stanley Lev Fin vs. Project Finance 7 3y
0 Searching for a Houston summer roommate 1 6y
+4 BlackRock Find Your Future 2016 14 7y
0 SA Offer Retracted from IB Firm 5 6y
0 What to do on year gap? Then Military or MSF? 4 10y
+12 British Citizen with UK Degree - Applying to New York Analyst Roles 6 6y
0 How to apply for Goldman Sachs Winter Internships 1 6y
0 Anyone have experience with this? 0 10y
0 Which undergrad for a hedge fund job? 0 10y
0 IB Compliance - I want to change divisions and I haven't even started! 0 10y
+20 Is Minneapolis a good city to start a career? 13 5y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton 11 10y
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0 Mizuho Investment Banking New-Hire On-Boarding Question 0 10y
0 2016 FT Roommate 0 10y
0 Calculating interest exp. from opening balance to avoid circular reference? 1 10y
+71 IB Presence in Charlotte? 38 4y
0 M&A Lawyer -> Restructuring Banker 6 6y
0 Request for CV Review 7 6y
0 Interview Question about P/E 2 10y
0 help needed in ugrad school choice 10 6y
+34 Fall internships in I-banking (Washington D.C. Area) 21 1y
0 Lazard London - Groups 6 6y
0 CPA --> IB Analyst 6 10y
+64 Breaking into I-Banking w/ NO experience 66 10y
+49 Front office/Middle office/Back office 53 4y
0 There's a reason non-targets aren't recruited 4 10y
0 Looking for 2016 FT Roommate(s) NYC, July start EB IBD 1 6y
0 Socializing/dating while living in the financial district (NYC)? 2 6y
0 Asking HR Compensation Information 0 9y
+8 WWYD? (what would you do) 8 10y
+44 TN-1 Visa for Canadians - Academic Equicalency and Credentials Evaluation 4 6y
+11 Mid-level lateral IB signing bonus? 6 6y
+10 Private Equity Analyst Position 6 10y
0 STEM- grad to Banking 0 10y
0 Experienced CV 2 10y
0 SMU MSF or SMU MBA 1 10y
+10 Invited for coffee, but in a different city, should I go? 10 10y
+1 Job database 2 10y
+13 Finding Growth Rate from Financial Statements 2 10y
+17 Could a parent's occupation be an issue for compliance/should I declare it? 5 9y
0 Impact on bonus due to recent bank restructuring 2 10y
0 Rothschild London GFA Team Rankings 3 4y
0 Looking for input on a finance advising internship 0 6y
+18 Non-BS EC's that work on an Analyst Schedule 6 10y
0 How to introduce yourself at a networking event? 1 10y
0 Applying on LinkedIn or Applying on the Company website (or both?) 0 10y
0 Should I include diversity related affiliations on my resume? 7 10y
+20 Mezzanine Debt 11 10y
+20 Take the [low] Offer? 15 10y
0 How to best prep for SA experience 3 6y
0 Advice for Target School Engineering Grad only offer in Commercial Banking??? 2 10y
+14 Advice for Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Global Banking Training, London 4 6y
+30 Job Title vs. Pay - Which Do You Choose? 5 6y
+12 Unsure about the dress code for BB campus visit, any help? 4 8y
+18 2016 Credit Suisse BA Explorer Program for College Freshmen and Sophomores- Thread 9 6y
0 How pedigree focused are Manhattan banks vs Chicago 2 6y
+25 LSE Msc Accounting and Finance for IBD/PE 21 4y
0 Credit Suisse Global Industrials Group 3 9y
0 HeadwatersMB IBD Analyst? 5 10y
0 Any Columbia Alums Willing to Share Advice/Insight? 2 9y
+1 Is this internship worth it for a High School senior? 3 10y
+95 Vacation as an Analyst? 42 10y

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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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

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  • 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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