0 Is it possible to delay the onboarding process for one year? 0 18y
0 Taxes, insurance, etc. 4 18y
0 Bschool --> IB Gameplan 10 18y
+77 Analyst without internship at a big bank? 128 5y
+35 i-Banking vs. Big 4 TS (Transaction Services)? 25 7y
0 From Merrill to PE - questions and comments 5 18y
+12 Do a lot of bankers use men's fragrances/ deodorants/cologne? 35 6y
0 JPM Contacting BSC FT/SA Hires . . . 7 18y
0 The secret to making partner before 30 26 18y
0 bear stearns merchandise on eBay 7 18y
0 Does it matter where you work? 7 18y
0 CA or CPA for I-Banking??? 7 18y
0 Credit Suisse withdrawing FT offers 1 18y
+31 How to Land a BB Internship as a Freshman 27 6y
0 Next Question 31 18y
0 Turning an informational interview into a possible job opp. 16 18y
0 Whats the deal with Middle-Office Finance at an investment bank? 8 18y
0 Front or Back office? 2 18y
+23 How many internships should I have under my belt before I graduate? 38 9y
+23 Got Goldman Sachs Internship, not sure about it. I need your help 16 18y
0 Corporate Banking internship for Sophomore Year 12 18y
0 Shorting the banks 1 18y
+26 Worried About the Pre-Analyst Assessment Exam 22 7y
+19 Extra Money 16 7y
0 Which internship should I take? 10 18y
0 How to approach this interview question? 3 18y
0 GS Australia 0 6y
+12 Maria Bartiromo vs. Erin Burnett...Who is Hotter? 34 18y
0 Background Research Firm Being Unprofessional? 4 18y
0 Rumor that ML has $8 billion in writedowns coming up and laying off 10-15% of the I-Bank 6 18y
0 What is the chance of working for JPM or BSC if your a new FT hire 13 18y
0 What's the current deal market like?? 1 18y
0 What to do - Junior at non-target 4 10y
+25 Resume: Hours worked at part time job 24 9y
0 IBD Questions for Past Summers (NYC) 12 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities-Fund Services 1 18y
+9 Marlin & Associates 18 5y
0 Questions Regarding Business School/MSF/MBA 0 18y
0 Resume Qt's 3 18y
0 Interesting Predicament....Advise Please 11 18y
0 CIT - Significant asset sales or full acquisition 1 10y
0 Sophomore Summer- Big4 Corporate Finance & Investment Banking 6 6y
0 Before the Internship 4 18y
0 Merrill Lynch - Familiar with the firm? 0 10y
+11 Tell me about Microfinance 29 18y
0 Atypical Internship Programs 5 3y
0 Latin America IBK 4 6y
+34 The Culture of Doing a 2 Year IBD Stint and Then MBA 32 18y
0 Capital spending cash flows 3 18y
0 How do you know shoes off Ebay are legit? 9 18y
+140 IBD vs. S&T: Which is better? 256 9y
0 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Anyone hear anything? 38 10y
+59 Professionals ignoring your emails 83 18y
+32 FIG Exit Options 41 7y
0 Restructuring Advisory & consulting 11 18y
0 Any word on BSC FT or Summer Associates? 5 18y
0 Liquidity crisis vs Solvency crisis? 1 18y
0 Does this sound like Front office or Back office? 9 18y
+15 Thoughts on my chances in banking? 8 18y
0 Short sales & bankruptcy 3 18y
0 merrill lynch interview test? 2 18y
0 profitiability analyst 2 18y
0 Missed New Analyst HR Event 9 18y
0 League Tables for Offices? 1 18y
0 Remember that billionaire who had the 2nd largest stake in Bear? 9 18y
0 Stupid to start FT in Sponsors/LevFin? 9 18y
0 A! 11 18y
+9 Word on Street- lets hear some stories 2 6y
0 IB Responsibilities 1 18y
+41 Associate with Ferrari? 59 6y
0 Bear FT Analyst and Associate Hires - UPDATE 10 18y
0 BIG 4 vs Boutique I-Bank : Summer Internship 41 17y
0 Chicago vs NYC GS pay? 1 6y
0 NYC DR/Dentist 4 6y
0 Dealbreaker shout out to Dosk 9 18y
0 Medical check-up 3 18y
0 WAAC on a private company? 2 18y
+36 Lazard MD's compensation vs KPMG Partner's compensation 30 6y
+5 F-eye-nance or F-en-ance 25 6y
0 Freshman with "good" options needs help. Calling all Wall Street veterans. 16 6y
+2 leveraged vs. levered 4 18y
0 JPM Hiring 2 18y
0 Upgraded from economy to first class! 5 18y
0 Interview with HR director, any advice? 2 18y
0 Lazard --> PE 5 18y
0 Hedge Funds took out Bear Stearns 1 18y
0 Rumor: Bear Employees Below VP Level To Be Cut 11 18y
0 Do analysts/associates have to take the series 7? 13 18y
0 Freshman, what to do? 7 6y
0 Wells Fargo IBD - SF 8 17y
0 Why are you being so nice to each other? 28 6y
0 Recession Hours 7 18y
0 Looking forward, what will IB analyst comp/bonus be like at the BB's? 30 18y
0 Should everyone be worried? 15 18y
0 Last one out... 25 18y
0 From X To IB 6 18y
0 Quick Question - Possible to look up currency pairs? 5 10y
0 Dollar slides hard 25 18y
0 FT Hire at BEAR starting in summer 08' 9 18y
0 should we be looking around? 7 18y

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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