+71 Best division in Goldman Sachs? (for an analyst) 74 5y
+11 average life expectancy for an investment banker. 19 19y
0 what would happen... 2 19y
0 exclusive sales 7 19y
0 Full Time W/O Summer 7 19y
0 Earliest You Left Work 19 19y
0 Investment Options? 5 19y
0 20% of pay into 401 K? Anyone else do this? 23 19y
0 Royal Victoria Docks (London) 7 6y
0 Ibanking internship/full time job?! 15 6y
0 Leaving Everyday During Summer Internship?!!? 7 19y
0 Game Theory - Designing the mechanisms 17 10y
+8 My Choice of Schools 14 19y
0 alternatives 3 19y
0 Company Comparables & Transaction Comparables 5 19y
0 Anybody going to Goldman Sachs summer camp? 7 19y
0 my professor 10 19y
+19 Frat House Atmosphere 53 19y
0 Advice needed please... 2 6y
0 Lands' End Shirts? 7 19y
0 Best summer option remaining w/out internship 6 19y
0 Boutique Salaries 11 19y
+23 On average Blackstone employee makes $2.995 million per year...Goldman is $300K 29 19y
0 Reimbursement - Charged overnight packages 10 10y
0 writing abillity required in investment banking 42 7y
0 investment banking conflicts on interest 0 19y
0 Chemist into ibanking? 28 6y
+100 Brown University - Any information would be appreciated 101 9y
0 Why would HK recruit elsewhere? 4 6y
+6 Carry cell in pants or in briefcase? 25 19y
0 Physics to I-banking? 13 6y
0 Internship net salary London 12 6y
+69 what do interviewers look for? 90 19y
0 What vs. Who 14 19y
0 London Real Estate 1 6y
0 BBA's are joke 63 19y
+5 Needham & Company - Reputation and insights? 31 9y
+18 How are exit opps. from Credit Suisse (not L.A.) 23 19y
+63 Private Members Clubs, London 100 6y
0 Dealing with headhunters? 2 19y
0 For those who are part of HR or interviewing process 4 19y
+13 Any college seniors apply for an ib summer internship and then start the following year? 8 19y
0 Question for those in Banking.... 4 6y
+53 Canadian Ibanking Discussion 68 6y
0 Vacation in London 10 6y
0 Getting into HYP depends mostly on your high school 32 19y
0 Goldman Bankers = Not human? 5 19y
0 Question for Bankers... 11 6y
0 What is an "advanced degree" 8 19y
0 NYC state tax on sign on 5 6y
0 career questions 3 6y
0 Evergreen Investments? 3 19y
0 internship for sale 6 6y
0 2006 IB & PE Comp. Numbers 4 19y
0 Demanding an internship 28 19y
0 Small PE/M&A shop 1 19y
0 Internship for a noob 27 6y
+37 How Do You Learn Excel? 98 8y
0 I'm really confused 7 19y
0 Summer Internship - Is finance/hard science degree required? 4 10y
0 NYC Tax? 57 6y
0 Any USC Trojans on the board? Just curious. 13 19y
0 Any Babson alums, please pm me. 2 19y
0 Reading the Morning Paper 1 6y
0 Deal Flow and Execution 13 6y
0 Merriman Curhan Ford 3 19y
0 Big Bro is watching................. 7 19y
0 How big is the HK IBD market (in terms of personnel) ? 1 6y
0 Is it True Everyone on the Street calls Citigroup Shittygroup? 32 19y
0 experience vs top school 9 19y
+26 Company Benefits 48 6y
+16 Philosophy students preferred by IBs over politcs/IR undegrads? 20 19y
0 KPO - WTH? 2 6y
0 Past Internship Experience 5 19y
0 A bit of help... 3 6y
0 Principal Finance Desk 1 19y
0 Degree Viewed 13 19y
0 Which school is better? - Better placements? 35 10y
+29 Average Age of Managing Director Promotion 56 4y
+26 Hong Kong BB IBD => NYC PE Exit Opps & HK PE Exit Opps 23 6y
0 Freshman in highschool seeking internship. 53 19y
0 more ibanking questions 1 19y
0 Credit Suisse LA Real Estate Finance & Securitization Group 4 19y
0 american depository receipts.... 1 19y
0 9 Simpson associates leave for Blackstone/ibanks 12 19y
0 Do You Get Real Work as a BB Summer Intern? 12 19y
0 Transition from Asia to NYC/Chicago/LA 2 6y
0 DB Front Office Setup 2 19y
0 Contact Etiquette 6 19y
0 Picker big 4 structured finance over a MM ibank 4 19y
0 Merrill or JPM? 2 19y
0 just how much more difficult are NY positions to get 27 6y
0 Potential PE Opportunity...thoughts? 3 6y
0 Important factors on a resume? 4 19y
0 Which colleges should I apply to 32 6y
0 Websites for Rentals 2 19y
0 Check this out... 6 19y
+24 Do You Get Girls Easier as An I-Banker? 35 4y
0 where to get good articles on the industry? 2 19y
0 London to US 4 6y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • 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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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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