+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
0 Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Mentorship 2021 HireVue Questions 2 5y
0 Information on Alpine Investors 1 5y
+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
+18 BofA Taps Brakes on Risk, Spurring Banker Departures 2 5y
+82 A firm where everyone shit talks everyone 27 5y
+102 My wife thinks we need 30 mil to retire 80 5y
+6 Investing first year savings, incoming analyst 2 5y
+16 Stop the spam 9 5y
+3 BARC or WF? 6 5y
0 Lloyd Blankfein should return to industry 4 5y
+4 Feel like begging clients as a sell-side 6 5y
0 Elliott London - Analyst 4 5y
+10 PWP vs EVR 15 5y
+6 What is market pay in light of new salary bumps? 1 5y
0 Investment banking is banking for investments 1 5y
+10 BB SA start dates? 20 5y
+3 WFH Salary Bump and other updates.. 7 5y
+19 Taking a leave of absence 13 5y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+4 How can investment banking improve? 12 5y
+1 What's your favorite company swag received from recruiting? 3 5y
0 Are salary bumps across the street going to effect incoming first year analysts? 1 5y
+29 Rothschild NYC versus Jefferies NYC 36 5y
+17 Houston Exit Ops 5 5y
0 Associate 2 Comp 3 5y
+21 Transfer from UNC to Columbia 17 5y
+83 Why do IB directors change shops? 16 5y
+1 Lazard Town Hall 4 5y
+42 Micro Dosing 20 5y
+5 Facial hair in IB in Europe ? 7 5y
+32 What is a “top analyst”? 14 5y
+1 MS Lateral FIG 4 5y
+17 Guide Conversation with MD or Senior Banker 5 5y
0 Anyone else not heard a thing? 9 5y
+6 Citi Sustainability And Corporate Transitions Group 2 5y
+18 How can I get really good at IB concepts? 14 5y
+7 Buying Recruiting Materials 7 5y
0 Movember Participation - Acceptable? 4 5y
+21 Do rankings even matter? Why do people care? 11 5y
0 Goldman Interns Don’t Want Money, Eager To Work Forever 4 5y
+14 Stress in Banking While WFH 14 5y
+24 Best People Who Failed to Break into IB 13 5y
+30 Morgan Stanley 2019 Early Insights Programs 59 5y
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
0 IB to FAANMG - Advice welcome 6 5y
+10 JPM announces Investment Banking apprenticeship 5 5y
0 Qatalyst SA - London 3 5y
+15 UBS London Global Banking Intern 2021 interview 10 5y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+16 How to face an interview with the same interviewer who rejected me last year? 7 5y
+7 Salary data needed for IB on levels.fyi 5 5y
+2 Goldman Sachs 2021 London 4 5y
+6 Oldest Managing Directors You Know? 25 5y
+7 DBO Partners 2022 SA 26 5y
+29 DCM vs Private Credit 28 5y
0 Citi Corporate Banking Division 8 5y
+37 Advice on good Barclays Group Placement (would like updated info) vs. Jefferies Offers 27 5y
+37 IB Associate Hires: more post-MBAs or IB Analysts? 21 5y
+7 Big swinging ..... 4 5y
0 Does Investment Banking have a future? 4 5y
+10 Jefferies Tech vs DB TMT vs BAML EGRC NY 14 5y
+7 RESOURCES AT BB IB & MF PE 1 5y
0 Interview Question: How do you see the markets right now? 3 5y
+9 How to stop using the F word and manage temper? 4 5y
0 Is investment banking an aggressive industry? 7 5y
+17 Banks that sponsor NYC vs London 38 5y
0 Junior Banker Raises Reflected in SA? 2 5y
+146 Which banks are poised for growth in the next 5-10 years? 83 5y
+48 IB vs Equity Research for Fundamental Hedge Fund Strategies - Advantages of IB 28 5y
+4 Jefferies ECM thoughts? 6 5y
+10 Do summer interns get a laptop or do they really need one? 12 5y
+11 GS Leveraged Finance - Associate Interview 2 5y
0 What does a balance sheet bank mean and what line item on their BS represents this? 2 5y
0 Investment Bank MBA Sponsorship 5 5y
+12 Banks that sponsor MBA 9 5y
+332 Why You DON'T Leave Banking for B School Just to Come Right Back... 84 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 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%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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