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+19 MM M&A vs BB DCM 4 1y
+17 Micromanaging Team: How to Cope? 4 1y
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+14 Dellll 10 1y
0 Mizuho Investment Banking 2 1y
+2 Less than 2 weeks until JPM IB FT start , has anyone gotten details from HR? 1 1y
+9 Breaking Into IB As Lateral From S & T Role 3 1y
+11 NYU CAS or BU Questrom for banking? 6 1y
0 SocGen London Levfin? 2 1y
+5 Am I stupid for choosing internship over full-time? 7 1y
+176 Set to inherit ~50 million, how to approach career in finance? 69 1y
+3 Best Non Tech IB Groups in SF 2 1y
0 WF Fund Solutions IB analyst 1 1y
+10 Switching to a better paying but less IB related job before getting into IB 1 1y
0 GS Women's Banking Academy 4 1y
+5 Can it hurt my chances? 5 1y
+1 SPACs Market Rebounding? 4 1y
+12 Qatalyst Bonuses 5 1y
+8 Can you still be successful in finance with anxiety issues ? 7 1y
+9 Need advice on where to go from here. 3 1y
+12 ………. 10 1y
+16 Breaking into IB from Valuation 5 1y
+21 DB Sponsors? 26 1y
0 Independent M&A freelancer for the past 4 years. Ask me anything.. 11 1y
+9 Intern struggling during training week 2 1y
+1 Advice on a Shift 3 1y
+6 Co invest / Secondaries to IB —> PE Long Term 1 1y
0 Secured equity research analyst internship post high school. 1 1y
+44 IB in nordics vs consulting in London 47 1y
+7 rejection email clarification 1 1y
+5 if im stupid what’s the easiest asset class to go into? 7 1y
0 How long is too long out of deal roles ? 2 1y
+1 Evercore c&r overview 2 1y
0 Can I use health excuse to break back into the industry ? 2 1y
0 Resigning before starting - UK Visa process ongoing 4 1y
0 Thoughts on Unpaid Internships? 2 1y
+20 Is it normal? 5 1y
+21 AI Tools for analysts 5 1y
+9 Navigating Potential Conflicts of Interest as a SA 1 1y
+151 JPM Bans Analysts from On-Cycle Recruiting 43 1y
+6 Delaying grad ?rising senior no formal junior year internship 1 1y
+1 Scottish 3rd year undergrad Geography Student looking to break into IB in London 3 1y
+3 If you had the option to go a different route than IB (In the current environment), would you? 2 1y
+13 Investment Banks need to step up 10 1y
+3 M&A Boutique vs Boring Coverage Group at a BB 2 1y
+13 Excel practice 8 1y
+25 Unpaid MF PE/EB/MBB internship 11 1y
+11 Moving from Capital Markets to Commercial Banking 2 1y
+17 PFG/Placement Agency Landscape - 2025 2 1y
+43 London Infrastructure IBD 41 1y
+20 Networking as an intern 7 1y
+3 Citi REGAL London 1 1y
+25 JPM GCB 26 74 1y
+6 Internship Cold Email Help 2 1y
+30 Stress in banking - The Deeper Reasons... 18 1y
+3 Rising senior no junior year internship(advice for ft recruiting ) 6 1y
0 Qualcomm Alphawave Semi Deal 0 1y
+148 Evercore back to #1 EB? 43 1y
+20 Canada Layoffs 25 1y
+2 Most badass intern stories? 1 1y
+14 Networking is Broken: 30+ Calls, Zero Value — What Am I Missing? 8 1y
+6 CS Industrials vs Jefferies Industrials vs BofA REGAL 8 1y
+12 Recruiting for Off-Cycle Boutique IB 1 1y
+4 London Citi C&R review 4 1y
+14 Got the Offer… But Why Am I Still Disappointed? 8 1y
+3 Intl student advice 2 1y
+10 Jefferies London off-cycle 27 1y
+6 Jefferies IB Off Cycle London (Q2/Q3 2025) 11 1y
+17 Tier List of Banks By Comp 34 1y
+234 Why aren’t MDs more worried that someone on their team might actually die? 53 1y
+6 How does valuation work for healthcare provider companies? 2 1y
+15 Army Reserves during Analyst years? 5 1y
+3 Those with layoffs recently how have you been able to recover? 1 1y
0 Deciding between offers 2 1y
0 How do you recover from early career mistakes in full time ? 1 1y
+11 Feeling behind in my undergrad 1 1y
+60 How's Greenhill doing? 75 1y
+95 Valuation of Metals and Mining Companies 40 1y
+7 Best European IB infra teams? 5 1y
+16 New BBs? 5 1y
0 Advice for Series 63 and 79 1 1y
0 BMO Aura Vote - TORONTO 2025 1 1y
0 Lincoln International 3 1y
0 P&U CB SA -> P&U/Infra IB FT? 3 1y
+9 Freshman Gap Year Student seeking Direction 1 1y
+6 CIBC Fall 2025 10 1y
+75 Internship Eve - How Are We Feeling? 20 1y
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+12 Those who have exited to Corporate, what is your comp? 5 1y
+26 Extremely stressed college senior applying for IB FT 2022. Please Destroy my Resume. 19 1y
+20 Best FIG Verticals for PE/HF exits? 10 1y
+41 Just Got Laid Off from My Boutique IB for Asking for a Mousepad—AMA 7 1y
+21 Does FIG really pigeonhole you? 20 1y
+21 What is the deal with SPACs? 2 1y
0 Competitiveness differences between roles 1 1y
+4 Today's Equivalent of Defunct Firms 4 1y
+36 afraid my assault may have ruined my chances of getting into IB. 5 1y
+2 How to shift from 2025 Big 4 tax internship to 2026 investment banking summer analyst? 2 1y
+15 Final year doing SA 12 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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