+20 Preparing for IBD recruiting and Ph.D program at the same time? 15 6y
+41 Racism at Banks 26 4y
0 Citi NY FT Superday 9/21 any one hear back yet? 4 6y
0 Series 79 Knopman and STC materials available 4 7y
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+9 Are you hiring passionate graduates? 14 13y
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+47 Oppenheimer & Co IBD 103 9y
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0 MS Bridging the Gap 1 13y
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+5 First year PE associate pay 12 13y
0 A question to all Monkeys and potential Monkeys 11 13y
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0 National Bank - Rotational Program 20 6y
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0 How much say over what group associate joins? 1 13y
0 Davidson Companies - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 13y
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0 Sanabe & Associates 0 13y
0 Determining Tier 3 Capital 2 13y
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+26 Pitching a sell-side M&A deal 28 8y
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0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 13y
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+29 Why does a Low EV/EBITDA Multiple Make a Good Acquisition Target? 14 8y
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+128 Life Plan (for Everyone) to Ponder 63 4y
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+33 Perella/Moelis/Cowen/Miller Buckfire/Lincoln Int/Peter Soloman/Macquarie 18 9y
+13 Volunteer to be laid off 4 6y
+7 Elite Boutique Interview 10 13y
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+3 Indianapolis Banks 2 6y
+21 What makes a great associate? 15 13y
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0 What to do summer after frosh year? 6 6y
+21 Friends Getting Offers First 15 13y
+51 DCF - A way to check your value 36 13y
0 Applying to smaller/niche/MM/boutique investment banks 4 13y
+13 Gaming IB Coverage 5 13y
0 Houston Interviews 1 6y
0 MM as sophomore 2 13y
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0 Which FIG teams are good other than JPM/MS/GS? 16 6y
+64 Interview with boutique investment bank. How should I prepare? 133 9y
0 Economic Research Groups 4 13y
0 Interview Help - Deloitte 8 10y
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0 Technical Wording - Query 1 13y
+155 2012 IBD Bonus Tracking 141 6y
+15 IBD Lateral Hires 23 8y
+17 What is the most important transferable skill(s) from IB to PE? 15 11y
0 HELP - do i have girlfriend now?????? 23 6y
+8 World Quant. Anybody heard of them>? 7 6y
0 Is HR going to give me the boot right at the door? - How does the HR process work? 7 10y
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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

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 No 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 (79) $150
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