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+47 Elite Boutiques in Canada (Toronto) 22 5y
+7 FAANG CS vs. IBD 14 5y
0 JPM FIG Verticals 1 5y
+15 Harvey & Company - Newport Beach 11 5y
+5 DB vs. BMO 11 5y
0 Was Fall 2020 the hottest IB lateralling season ever? 1 5y
0 Guggenheim increase 1st year analyst base pay by $15k, 2nd year by $20k, and 3rd year by $30k 1 5y
0 LBO Question - Please Help! 1 5y
+3 Intern get meal Stipend WFH 1 5y
+18 Incoming SA in Top Group - Worth FT Recruiting? 6 5y
+7 SPRING WEEK 2021 MEGA THREAD 31 5y
0 HSBC Associate NY/SF 1 5y
0 Oppenheimer Tech Banking Culture 1 5y
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0 Tech Corp Dev vs. Boutique IB 3 5y
+21 Best RX Reads 12 5y
+6 First Year Training 1 5y
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+13 Paris investment banking 33 5y
0 Excel 365 - Data table not refreshing 2 5y
+47 Alvarez and Marsal -- Restructuring and Turnaround Consulting 12 5y
0 Difference between normal and "sweatshop" banks? 2 5y
+6 Back to the office...voluntary? 4 5y
+1 Morgan Stanley Healthcare Group San Francisco 2 5y
+112 If you could work at one firm for the rest of your life what would it be 76 5y
0 Current Top EB Analyst Comp? 1 5y
+36 Signing Bonuses Update 40 5y
+52 BBs that sponsor International Students. (Latest Updates) 18 5y
+18 MSc finance as the last resort 18 5y
+16 Truth about Pymetrics 8 5y
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+8 Does Goldman Sachs ghost candidates? 21 5y
+34 JPM vs. CS offer decision 32 5y
+54 Rothschild vs Bank of America - London 32 5y
+17 Doctor in need of advice - 2021 internships 18 5y
+107 Am I a clown? 35 5y
+20 Cain Brothers - Culture, bonus and exit opps? 39 5y
+3 Best State for IB SA Overtime Pay 5 5y
+5 Applying to Multiple Groups at Same Firm? 6 5y
+13 Any banks followed suit since BofA announced salary bump? 13 5y
+8 Rx 2020 Bonuses 10 5y
0 GS Virtual Insight Series 2021 5 5y
0 Mizuho - 1st year Analyst/ hours/ pay / culture 1 5y
+9 Starting my own investment bank? Good or bad idea? 32 5y
+12 BB IBD vs Multi-Strat HF out of university (London) 8 5y
0 QUESTION ON SBC 2 5y
+18 Salary bumps and inflation 13 5y
+9 RBC PE Placement? 7 5y
+5 How to grow your wealth? 12 5y
+3 Thoughts on Mizuho IB 5 5y
+6 Harris Williams Locations 7 5y
+11 FIG subvertical 7 5y
+5 William Blair to ATL? 5 5y
+3 WSO Networking Guide 7 5y
+1 Board Position Conflicting IB Analyst Role? 3 5y
0 Top groups at HL NY M&A? 1 5y
+4 Wondering where to people who can take a run in middle of the day work 2 5y
0 Prestigious Country Clubs (NYC) 1 5y
0 Virtual Full-Time Desk Placement 1 5y
+8 Do any cultures at Goldman not suck? 9 5y
+10 Should an Investment Banker reach out to Patrick/WSO about taking WSO public? 7 5y
+17 Internal Lateral BB 19 5y
+28 Goldman Sachs HireVue - Automatic? 34 5y
+18 Blackstone Off Cycle Internship London 17 5y
0 ER to IB 1 5y
0 CIBC Investment banking in London 2 5y
+14 Equity for CFO - Sponsor owned OpCo 7 5y
0 DB 2022 2 5y
+5 Barclays Securitised Products team? 10 5y
0 Incoming FT Analyst- Chances of WFH 3 5y
+5 DBO/M Klein/Dyal or GS/MS, Centerview 15 5y
+24 Morgan Stanley Capital Markets vs. Macquarie Investment Banking? 26 5y
+2 Morgan Stanley Hirevue 2022 1 5y
0 How to rediscover interest in my job 1 5y
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+3 Corporate/Commercial bankers 5 5y
+14 Trouble Getting First Rounds 7 5y
+3 FIG Banking Space 13 5y
+6 Why ML? 12 5y
0 How common is the Transition from Small Botique firm to a BB? 9 5y
+9 Work fewer hours for less $$? First-year analyst at BB 4 5y
0 IB Analysts, how often do you get to take credit for your work? 1 5y
+6 Etiquette: Should you go to the info-session of the firm where you'll be summering? 3 5y
+6 Nomura Greentech SA 2020 4 5y
+9 Interesting trends in RX 9 5y
+12 Day in the life of IB? Do you really work that much? 11 5y
+310 Who else is shorting Morgan Stanley? 50 5y
+31 THE END OF THE FOURTH REICH: Is Deutsche Bank DEAD? 12 5y
+85 Africa in 2100: ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE or SHITHOLE? 50 5y
+17 Competition between 1st and 2nd year Analysts? 10 5y
+7 Is the UK going down in flames? 7 5y
+18 Our future 5 5y
+22 Axe Capital 2020 SA Megathread 3 5y
+7 What is the best gift you have given? 3 5y
+81 DOUSING NONTARGET STUDENTS IN OLIVE OIL??? 17 5y
+124 Literature to Determine If PE Is a Fit 33 5y
0 Credit Suisse LAF transaction execution group? 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
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