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+32 Quick Covenant Help 9 12y
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+9 MS M&A Culture 18 10y
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+20 Transfer Strugs 8 12y
+9 SA With Broken Phone 16 12y
+4 Can somebody explain this? Very confusing to me. 5 12y
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+3 How much do you actually make as a BB SA? 6 12y
+10 without highschool diploma to college to target to banking 1 12y
+34 What to do during IBD SA (FT recruiting) 19 6y
+28 $137,000 for a 1st year analyst? 19 7y
+6 JPM versus BCG full-time offer 7 12y
0 Why don't investment banks have consulting arms? 4 12y
+45 The skilled investment banker do they rely on ethics? 136 12y
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0 Is Investment Banking on the Decline? 5 11y
0 Every Prospective Investment Banking needs to read this article. 4 12y
+38 Breaking Into IBD After Graduation 33 12y
0 RE IB Summer Intern Q&A. No Finance Background 1 12y
+23 Barclays to Cut 19,000 Jobs Over 3 Years 24 6y
+1 Friends? 3 12y
+24 Lying about return offer 32 9y
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0 Mission Capital Advisors 3 4y
+25 Restructuring of Barclays 14 12y
+14 Morgan Stanley CEO: Investment Banking Is Over 6 12y
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+18 Cornell Students and Graduates: How strong is Investment Banking recruitment for non-AEM majors? 30 11y
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+17 Independent M&A advisor 8 6y
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0 15 minute CS HC interview tomorrow 4 12y
+12 Call with BB MD tomorrow 11 12y
+12 Strange situation, female power? 4 6y
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+64 Why You Should be Playing Chess 84 12y
+25 Is the University of Hong Kong (HKU) a target school for Hong Kong/Asia IBD/PE? 21 6y
0 Is Evercore Capital Advisors part of Evercore Partners? 5 3y
+19 Monday @Mentions May 5, 2014 1 12y
0 Start college all-over again after getting a terrible GPA for 2 years? 9 6y
0 What steps do banks take to prevent inside criminal activity? 2 11y
+19 Insight Programs at BBs: Resume-able? 10 9y
+35 My review of Michael Lewis’ Flashboys: A Wall Street Revolt 11 12y
0 Information Systems or Accounting?? 4 12y
0 Can a firm collect fees "twice" for a current sellside engagement that matches their buyside engagement? 5 12y
0 Management Leadership for Tomorrow? 5 12y
0 TMT Deal Activity in EMEA 0 12y
+33 Valuation Question - Dealerships with Floor Plan Financing 15 12y
+9 Barclays Toronto 3 6y
0 Getting the most out of your time 3 6y
0 Guggenheim Operations analyst 3 12y
+38 Big 4 Transaction Services -> IBD 27 6y
+3 Is this creepy? Just had interview. Forgot to ask for card, but found his email online. Should I send a think you email. 9 12y
+11 Writing a business plan right before starting FT IBD 1 12y
+27 Cal vs UCLA (Math & Econ) 18 4y
+41 Rothschild Restructuring (Interview Help!) 18 6y
0 Credit Suisse may face CRIMINAL charges 5 12y
0 Citi Internship contract 22 12y
0 Doing Nothing vs Something 4 12y
0 Citi IBD international mobility 8 6y
0 How Easy is Regional Lateral 0 6y
+72 DC Advisory (ex Close Brothers) 78 5y
+10 Distressed / Special situation M&A IBs 15 12y
+9 IRR formula in xls vs. DCF calculated IRR. 1 12y
0 Sign on bonus for lateral Analyst? 6 12y
0 Canadian IBD -> NY / London BB IBD Lateral 5 6y
0 Bar Cap IBD (incoming analysts and associates) 4 12y
+34 Private Equity or Boutique Investment Banking Internship? 56 12y
+10 1st round with Perella Weinberg 30 4y
0 Follow Up Advice 4 12y
+37 Skip McGee quits as head of Barclays US 51 12y
0 Is a 2 weeks notice customary in banking? quitting advice plz 13 12y
0 Face to face with a Managing Director 5 6y
+20 Investment banking 2nd round interview prep 22 12y
+11 Work Experience in South Korea? 8 6y

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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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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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