+41 WSO Academy: Waitlist Open 19 2mo
+424 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 150 1y
+5 SMBC 25 SA 17 17m
0 Hiring a SA on <1 month notice??? 4 23m
+94 PJT Best EB in the next 5 years? 48 53m
+11 BB BATHROOMS ARE PARADISE 0 1h
0 JPM SA25 Placement 4 1h
+6 Are you “less ambitious” for having long term goals outside of NYC 2 1h
+4 Thoughts on AQ Technology Partners? 6 1h
+16 AQ Technology Partners 13 1h
+5 UK M&A Associate 2 lateral recruitment 2 1h
0 BNP Paribas Reputation 3 2h
+124 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada 382 2h
+201 Best Undergrad IB/PE Club Placement 114 2h
0 Need advice for next steps 1 2h
+8 Lonely 7 2h
0 Just got an offer from EB (centerview/moelis/hyde park capital), when should I expect to get my offer letter? 4 2h
0 WF Charlotte vs MM NYC 2 3h
+17 Thoughts on Atalaya Capital Management? 34 3h
+101 Is my life over after not getting GS? 25 3h
+4 SMBC Timeline 7 3h
+18 Lateral from BB "weak group" to stronger BB / EB group for better PE exits? If so, how? 16 3h
0 Baird Chicago Superday Process 2 4h
+169 The "Not So Obvious" things that get you a return offer? 20 5h
+14 Stifel SA 2025 60 5h
+19 Why Is It Called Investment Banking? 5 5h
+3 Stephens Depositories Analyst Process (NY or Dallas) 20 5h
+54 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM 43 5h
+12 MS Menlo vs Lazard SF 12 5h
0 25 Sophomore SA BoA 0 5h
+33 Highest Paid Bankers in Toronto? 51 5h
+9 UBS Actual Buyside Exits 2024 Post-Integration 0 5h
+8 SMBC Video Interview/Superday 2025 24 5h
+2 Best Firm 10 5h
+9 2024 Goldman Virtual Insight Series 10 6h
+2 CB in NY vs IB in Texas? 1 6h
+9 Master's of Finance for Investment Banking NYC placement 1 6h
+65 Best IB group on the Street 27 6h
+377 Worst LinkedIn Cold Message Stories 92 6h
+8 How I broke into Investment Banking from Devry 1 6h
+56 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 15 6h
+76 EBs ranked on Exits? 57 6h
0 Is now a good time to join an IB ABS group? 2 7h
0 WSFM/IBA - UT Austin McCombs 1 7h
+3 Financial Technology Partners 2025 8 7h
+8 Lloyds Bank insight? 6 7h
0 FT Partners SA 2025 Recruiting 1 7h
+49 Thoughts and tips on how to speak like an investment banker. 25 7h
+6 Bryan, Garnier & Co 1 7h
+13 Solomon Partners SA 2025 18 7h
0 GS Healthcare in 2024 (West Coast vs NYC) 0 8h
0 Solomon Partners 2025 SA 3 8h
0 Canadian Tax System 4 8h
+9 Non Technical "IB" Internship vs Technical RE Internship? 1 8h
+8 Oppenheimer SA 2025 22 8h
+10 DA Davidson 11 9h
0 “Skills” you develop in IB? 1 9h
0 Infrastructure is Paradise 5 9h
+27 TD Securities/Cowen SA 2025 (All Groups) 177 9h
0 GS Lateral - Interview 2 9h
0 TD Securities Superday (4/9) 1 9h
+22 Cantor Fitzgerald M&A or DCM at a bigger bank? 18 10h
+22 WF SA 2025 177 10h
+21 Cal Poly Slo vs UCSB vs Extra year in community college 7 10h
+46 Tell me one good reason why Jefferies isn’t going to be a top bank in the next 5 years 22 10h
0 Firm not promoting any second years 3 10h
+1 Information into Canaccord Genuity (Boston Office) 3 11h
+7 Sophomore Summer Internships 1 11h
0 Thoughts on PCM? 0 11h
+2 Straight to buy-side ? 2 11h
+4 Baird SA 2025 33 11h
+1 KeyBanc SA Interview Questions 15 11h
0 OBA as an Intern 0 12h
+10 Thoughts on Lazard London? 8 12h
+5 Stifel Superday “Delayed”? 5 13h
+5 JPM Green Economy Banking Insights 7 14h
0 Mesirow 2025 SA 3 15h
+9 Lateral from IB to Consulting? 1 15h
+12 What Firms Open SA 2025 Applications in Summer 6 16h
0 Rockefeller Capital Management 19 16h
+3 Lazard SA 2025 NYC Generalist 20 16h
+1 KeyBanc Industrials NYC? 3 16h
+21 JP Morgan Investment Banking Analyst Diversified Toronto CA 73 16h
0 rockfeller capital management 2 17h
+71 SF Tech Banking Updated Ranking 2023 87 17h
+32 ATL IB Scene 31 17h
+268 ASU becoming semi-target?? 68 17h
+22 Best FSG Groups 41 17h
+23 RBC Process 88 17h
0 GS London Culture 1 18h
+15 Is west coast IB less prestigious? 7 18h
+5 KeyBanc SA 2025 43 18h
+2 Jefferies FIG Superday 12 19h
+4 Is there a sort of step 1, step 2, .... list for learning finance / investing 6 19h
+27 Goldman Sachs Waitlist Chances 13 19h
+6 MS and HSBC HK 5 20h
+28 Do you regret studying finance and not doing CS? 30 23h
0 Resources for the Distressed / RX space 4 1d
+2 PJT (not RSSG) or top bulge bracket 3 1d
+7 Which Undergrad- Stanford- USC- Cornell-Duke 12 1d

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
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