+7 GPA >3.0. Return offer? 9 3y
0 Morgan Stanley GCM Superday 1 3y
0 Barclays SA 2023 Group Placememt 3 3y
+6 Series 63 Knopman difficulty 10 3y
0 Premiums paid analysis 1 3y
+9 Why Don’t I Have FT Start Date Yet 8 3y
+3 State of the current job market 1 3y
0 Celebration stories after closed deals 1 3y
+3 Sponsor Heavy Industry Groups? 1 3y
+6 Moving to the buyside as an Asset Manager? 1 3y
+8 JP Morgan LA - Consumer group thoughts 2 3y
0 citi no longer a bulge bracket 2 3y
+10 MDs leaving Barclays US 17 3y
+4 Vista 1st Round 11 3y
+12 How will AI Impact High Finance? 5 3y
+7 Worth Lateralling for Better Exit Opps? 10 3y
+16 Investment Banking Analyst vs Private Equity Analyst 4 3y
+23 IB in the Netherlands 5 3y
+8 Which is the best restructuring group in Dubai 6 3y
+50 Not succeeding as an analyst 17 3y
+7 How much does an first year analyst at Rothschild Frankfurt earn? 13 3y
+6 Harrison Co? 4 3y
+10 Group Placement At JPM NYC 3 3y
+3 (Actually Good) List of Banks as NFL Teams 5 3y
+3 Wall Street Exchange for SA 3 3y
+7 IB severance package for laid off juniors 3 3y
+13 I think "real" inflated adjusted starting salaries should be $200k for banking 5 3y
+3 U-4 Help 0 3y
+12 incoming summer analyst without any excel/ppt knowledge :( 7 3y
+6 RBC 2023 Outlook 5 3y
+18 Performance Review Advice 6 3y
+16 Question with company-owned real estate in M&A share deal 8 3y
+5 Soph Summer Return Offers/Offer Rate 3 3y
+34 Rank these banks 24 3y
+3 GSAM Associate/VP 1 3y
+40 Evercore SA 23 312 3y
+4 Jeffries PCA 3 3y
+2 Hope for CS bankers in the SPAC space 1 3y
+10 Financial economist/ academic prestige ranking 1 3y
+3 Winning Women JP Morgan Superday Results 1 3y
+26 Is RBC now a BB? 21 3y
+57 SA2024 Compensations 119 3y
+97 PWP V PJT London 71 3y
+10 Dartmouth Student looking for advice on how to break into IB 6 3y
+14 Deutsche/Numis 4 3y
+8 Best IB groups in Hong Kong 3 3y
+3 Which BBs have/haven't released FT start dates? 1 3y
+138 How to make the most money? 56 3y
+4 What's going on in TMT right now? 6 3y
+21 Thoughts on TD Securities trajectory? 15 3y
+6 GS layoffs NEW 2 3y
0 Smbc industry verticals 9 3y
+9 IPO discount 10 3y
+12 If big banks believe "diversity is our strength" why do some use psychometric tests to ensure they only hire applicants with explicitly similar temperaments and traits? 5 3y
+13 Charlotte IB Exits 7 3y
+3 Taking SIE and Series 63 in Sophomore Summer 2 3y
+29 BX RE Acquisition vs. BB IBD 18 3y
+8 Does BB name brand actually provide a lot of value? 2 3y
+7 I have a high connect at RBC, he gave me the option to interview for either municipal finance or corporate banking. I chose corporate banking was that a bad decision? Should I try to tell him I want to do municipal finance instead. 9 3y
+1 CS Equity Capital Market Americas heads for Wells Fargo 6 3y
+3 Question about licensing for IB 4 3y
0 (London) Debt advisory vs. full service boutiques 4 3y
+3 Investment Bank Cowen Shuts Down Crypto Digital Asset Unit 1 3y
+3 Truist IB - Analyst 2 Bonus 2023 1 3y
+3 Invictus Global Management (Austin, TX) any insight/info 1 3y
+41 What will being an MD look like in 20 years? 18 3y
+7 Is IB still a cutthroat, hard-working, fierce, and competitive industry? 3 3y
+17 How far removed can you be before it's no longer "deal swag"? 4 3y
+7 Positive EBITDA but Negative FCF? 1 3y
+25 EBIT or EBITDA 7 3y
+21 UK semi or Spain target 10 3y
+6 Analyst bonus estimates? 1 3y
+3 PJT Secondary Advisory in 2023 1 3y
+9 IB vs S&T vs AM 7 3y
+58 Is secondary advisory real banking 31 3y
+23 Associate -- BB or EB? 7 3y
+16 HL Layoffs 25 3y
+3 JPM Diversified Industries 16 3y
+15 Hannam and Partners 13 3y
+5 Toronto/ Traveling for work at analyst/associaye level? 2 3y
+22 Will I Get My SA Offer Rescinded? 23 3y
+59 Is Tidal the new Qatalyst? 27 3y
+16 Goldman PWM vs. BNP Paribas IB 10 3y
+26 How busy are Analysts and Associates actually? 25 3y
+8 Verbal offer 4 days ago but still nothing written 4 3y
+3 Live with a younger superior in IB 2 3y
+160 1 more month 18 3y
+21 Mid-tier RX exits? 22 3y
+3 Delete 1 3y
+68 William Blair tech exit opps? 29 3y
+4 National vs Canaccord vs Stifel vs Raymond James (Toronto) 17 3y
+4 What happens if my shop finds out.... 7 3y
+3 Harrison and Co 1 3y
+9 2023 HHs for Special Situations/Distressed 8 3y
+17 Culture at Oppenheimer & Co. 31 3y
+11 BX REPE vs GS/MS/JPM London 4 3y
+23 IB Exit Opps & Careers - 'No Name' Boutique vs. EB vs. BB 12 3y
0 How to get into IB In India 3 3y
+6 NCI and Equity from Affiliates 1 3y
+8 How to find Comparable Companies for Private Companies? 7 3y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 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
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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