+217 Being a senior who has a return offer is paradise 39 1y
+9 Is it too late 1 1y
0 Anyone Used The Custom Documents for Financial Templates? 1 1y
+881 Why work the best years of our lives away? 221 1y
+3 Asset Finance / Lease Finance Valuation 1 1y
+12 If I see another Sam Shiah ad I might kms 8 1y
+3 Lateraling to a BB 5 1y
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+3 Tariffs affecting recruiting? 2 1y
+14 Apply to SA or FT 2026 UK 11 1y
+12 Why does LMM get hate? 4 1y
0 Internal Valuation Group at Banks 2 1y
+4 MS M&C Exits 7 1y
0 WF Corporate 4/24 Superday 1 1y
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+7 Comvest Direct Lending 5 1y
+12 Incoming SA - How to Prep? 4 1y
+19 Which bank has the best business cards? 6 1y
+8 Truist groups rankings 15 1y
+11 I wanna work outside egypt 7 1y
+9 JPMorgan Automated Trading Strategy(ATS) vs Electronic Market Making(EMM) 10 1y
0 AI & Investment Banking 1 1y
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+9 Mediocre Unofficial Review 1 1y
+19 Is It Over? 10 1y
+25 How to Fast Track Your Analyst Years? 24 1y
0 Corporate Banking Modeling Experience 1 1y
+27 UK TMT/Tech IB rankings 25 1y
0 2025 Birmingham Rothschild Off-Cycle Global Advisory 3 1y
+40 RBC is Paradise 6 1y
+6 AXA IM Infra - London thoughts? 3 1y
+17 Having modest expectations; ridiculous? 6 1y
+12 IB to Politics 1 1y
+9 Networking noob/HS IB aspirant 1 1y
+21 Wells Fargo SA2026 9 1y
+24 Caltech Reputation for IB 36 1y
+6 Wells Fargo IBD 2026 SA Superday - CLT 29 1y
0 Has Anyone Worked on a Mega-Deal? If so what was it like? 1 1y
0 Centerview Tech Palo Alto/Menlo? 2 1y
0 Offer Rescinded - Chances? 2 1y
0 Are most IB lateral modeling tests in-person or virtual? 1 1y
+14 What are the "top" MM investment banks in Canada? 30 1y
0 MA Financial/Moelis Australia 2025 2 1y
+6 Desperate Advice / Self-Evaluation 1 1y
0 Has anyone left finance entirely? 1 1y
+6 DB off cycle internship London 12 1y
+12 Boutique LO AM (T2/3) vs MM IB 18 1y
+13 CFA worth it or not? (Open to other suggestions) 8 1y
+2 Should I still pursue Finance ensue of AI 2 1y
0 DCM/ECM vs M&A 2 1y
0 MS Group placement released? 3 1y
+5 Centerview comp based on location 6 1y
+9 Sell Side Contract Review 1 1y
+9 Real Estate Exit to Private Banking & WM/PWM 1 1y
+12 How to transition to Front Office from Back Office? 2 1y
0 Bmo corp banking SA 26 Toronto 1 1y
0 Bmo corporate banking SA 26 1 1y
0 Just got a referal from an MD at goldman, Confused someone help. 3 1y
+14 Best city for IB : Madrid vs Milan vs Dubai vs Sydney vs (Zurich) 6 1y
+12 Marketing internships to IB 1 1y
0 From CB to IB 1 1y
0 Corporate Banking better than IB? 1 1y
+3 Blackstone Math test 8 1y
+92 The Information Centerview Article 37 1y
+7 Thoughts on Centerview PA after Tidal spin-out? 2 1y
+42 Centerview Partners- overview perks and culture 25 1y
0 Why Are There So Few White Guys at UK Spring Weeks? 1 1y
0 Columbia SPS 2 1y
+23 Public Finance Stepping Stone Jobs 10 1y
+3 Rothschilds Media Group 1 1y
+21 IB Operating Models - Poach or Grow from within? 4 1y
0 BNP Paribas LevFin Team 3 1y
+8 LevFin Comp 2025 4 1y
+17 Math Major in Banking? 3 1y
+6 Difference between EBITDAR and Post-IFRS16 EBITDA 4 1y
+16 Considerations: Going to IB from infrastructure/REPE 10 1y
+12 What makes a senior banker good? 2 1y
0 FT Partners: Strategy and Business Development 2 1y
0 Military 3 1y
+9 Gov/Econ vs Gov/Stats or Gov/Math 5 1y
0 Private Banker Assistant Salary 1 1y
+21 Left Lane Associates is Paradise 1 1y
0 Random Majors in IB 3 1y
+3 Wrong answer on WSO 400 IB technicals or am i tweeking? 12 1y
0 Alright just realised i based all my technicals for US standards thus following GAAP priciples when bulge brackets in the UK comply with the IFRS standards. HELP 1 1y
+6 market research to ibd? 2 1y
+10 BB Regime Change? 2 1y
+19 How Much Do First-Year MDs at BB/EB Banks Make? 10 1y
+32 HEC VS LBS VS ST GALLEN 29 1y
+18 Virtual Recruiting is Paradise 1 1y
+30 LinkedIn is Paradise 1 1y
+27 Santander NY Layoffs 24 1y
+15 Secondaries Advisory 7 1y
+17 Help needed - Wells Fargo Chatlotte??? 7 1y
+156 Top Tech IBs? 67 1y
0 Small M&A Boutique or SMBC LevFin Intern 3 1y
+187 UBS IB Americas Fees Collapse: 25Q1 Fees half of 24Q1 Fees and outside Top 20 (LSEG Data) 59 1y
+3 Guggenheim ft 2025 28 1y
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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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  • 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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