+18 2014 Total Compensation 18 11y
+11 UMich Ross or Northwestern for undergrad? 13 11y
0 NYU or McGill? 0 6y
0 Analyst training program dates 6 10y
0 Ivy League to IB as international 0 6y
0 Internship Opinions Leading to Junior Year Recruiting 0 6y
0 How does cost of equity change in recession 1 11y
+12 UVA or Penn State Schreyer for Getting into Top IB Banks 2 6y
0 Going from I-banking to an executive for a tech company 7 11y
0 Project Finance compensation 2 6y
0 Urgent - Training or Hitting the Desk? 1 11y
0 Investment Banking Intern - summer 2015 2 6y
0 Pitchbooks, LinkedIn & Blown Deals 1 11y
0 Citi accelerated promotions for analysts (2015) 6 11y
+22 Engineering at a Target: Good idea? 31 11y
0 How to spin a position 1 11y
0 Boutique PE vs. Private Capital advisory at an Elite Boutique 18 7y
0 Non-NYC investment banking options after an MBA from NYC based top MBA programs 7 6y
0 What team should I apply for? 2 11y
0 Opportunities from SA in DCM 1 11y
0 When do Senior Bankers Take Their Vacations? 0 6y
+42 Advice for the post MBA associate 37 11y
+14 Sharing: Cultural Factor (after the merger, after acquisition), Private Equity Professionals 6 11y
0 Housing in Southern CT for Summer Analyst 0 11y
0 is bootcamp the same as windows? 3 11y
+15 Undergrad - UT Business Honors Program vs Georgetown McDonough School of Business 5 6y
+22 Big Four Corp Fin vs non-elite boutique for Corp Fin/IB (London) 2 6y
0 Derivatives Structuring / Career Advice 2 11y
0 SF 2015 FT Analyst Room-mate Thread 0 11y
0 Difference between IB and independent advisors 8 11y
0 Exit Opps after burnout 1 11y
0 Transferring back to NY office from London (Bulge Bracket) 18 6y
+13 How do you view RBS's IB summer analyst experience? 7 11y
+20 MM IB vs. Big 4 Infrastructure 8 3y
0 Free Cal Poly Pomona Excel VBA programming course, open enrollment until April 5, 2015 0 11y
0 CBRE Investment Banking 1 11y
0 Would Love Some Advice 0 11y
0 Mining M&A Due Diligence 0 11y
0 How Do Buy-side Headhunters View Work Experience Before Banking??? 5 11y
+44 I have a 1.8 GPA from a state school and 2 misdemeaner convictions, and want to work at Goldman Sachs. 19 9y
+45 "Bad times for investment bankers are here to stay" 12 11y
0 Resources for FIG Internship 21 11y
0 J.P. Morgan IBD TMT vs. DI 9 11y
+16 How Can Multiple Banks Serve as Lead Underwriters? 7 11y
0 IBD in LA: Where to live, whats the lifestyle 18 5y
+59 College Debt Inquiry 56 5y
+23 Penn (CAS) vs. Georgetown (McDonough School of Business) for undergraduate 8 9y
0 Recognize, Respond, and Report: Increase Your Risk Awareness 0 11y
+14 Indiana or Tulane for undergrad 8 6y
+30 Middlebury vs University of Washington 17 6y
0 Writing About a Job That Was Both Paid & Unpaid 6 11y
+25 What do you do on the train to work? 40 4y
0 Chesterfield Faring? 3 11y
+6 Anyone know anything about SSG Capital Advisors? Thoughts? 7 5mo
0 Investment Banking Support Position 6 11y
0 Treatment of Associates 3 11y
0 Market Commentary by: James Investment Research (3/23 - 3/27) 1 11y
+14 Classes You Wish You Took 13 11y
+15 80% chance of making 20 mil 10 11y
+11 No luck getting internship, next steps? 9 11y
0 Networking into an Elite Boutique as an Experienced Hire 2 5y
+97 "RBS Is Going To Go Ahead And Take Those First Year Job Offers Back" 51 11y
0 Recruiting as an alumnus from a target school 2 11y
0 Best moment for cold-emailing? 3 3y
+2 Thoughts on Maybank Kim Eng (Asia)? 1 6y
+19 Undergrad UW Madison vs Penn State Uni for IB 24 6y
0 BB corporate banking in continental Europe 0 11y
0 BB corporate banking in Europe 1 3y
+2 post on stuff 3 11y
+8 How much legal power does an offer letter have? 13 5y
+13 Best job for intraday downtime? 9 11y
+15 Sovereign Advisory 5 8y
0 Goooood 5 11y
0 Advice: Deciding between two 1st-year internships? 3 11y
0 A+ Student 5 11y
+11 Sneaking into Bulge Brackets: School Year Internships 6 6y
0 Cold-emailing if I don't Study in the US 4 6y
+6 Claritas Investment Certificate - CFA® Institute, worth taking it? 4 11y
+20 University Decisions, help appreciated 15 6y
0 SF 2015 full-time roommate 3 11y
0 Please elaborate on models and valuation models done at BBs? 3 11y
+213 My not-so-secrets to success 91 4y
+11 What are the most elite boutique investment banks in Canada? 8 6y
0 Linked in?? 2 11y
0 ECM Buy-Side Internship 1 6y
0 HSBC Recruitment Contract 3 11y
0 MHT Midspan 2 6y
+29 Q&A: BB IBD Associate, HS GPA< 2.0, UG GPA < 2.5 28 11y
0 Charlotte 2015 FT roommate 7 6y
0 Adding M&A fee to Goodwill 6 9y
0 Railroad industry multiples 6 11y
+30 How is Credit Suisse Holding Up in LA? 26 9y
+18 Commuting from Brooklyn to the city. Is it doable? 25 11y
0 Any IB's still hiring FT/SA in the US? 2 11y
0 Boutique? 1 11y
0 Quiet place to do a phone interview in NYC? 10 6y
0 Private Client Division Middle Bracket vs. BB 2 11y
0 Can an Institutional Banking connection land you an IB internship? 3 6y
+13 SEO-U Investment Banking 21 10y
0 Trading Comps question 4 11y

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  • 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%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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