+13 Breaking into project finance? 5 5y
+30 How many of you wear brown shoes 20 5y
+10 Banker Bag Vendors 4 5y
+3 DNB REPUTATION 0 5y
+10 CS Major at Top School -> Investment Banking 7 5y
0 Could Starting a Drug Policy Reform Club at school hurt my odds during the i-banking recruitment process 3 5y
+1 Too early to talk bonuses? 2 5y
+5 Comp at EB vs PE 2 5y
+11 Big 4 TAS to IB 5 5y
+8 Avoiding Taxes 6 5y
0 How to find FDD deals? 2 5y
+13 Thoughts on MM IB Firm? 5 5y
+4 Dresner Partners Reputation 2 5y
0 Please describe JP Morgan's culture (what makes it unique) 8 5y
0 JPM FT London 2021 application deadline 0 5y
+6 How many weeks is training and how much variance is there between banks? 5 5y
0 Tech investment banker - VP or strong associate 0 5y
0 JPM IBD vs Mckinsey 2 5y
0 Unpaid Boutique IBD Sophomore SA - Worth it? 3 5y
0 Culture in IBD Houston 6 5y
+8 Ex-IBers That Are Losers 33 5y
0 Job Prep (after securing job) 6 5y
+9 How much of a difference do Excel skills make? 12 5y
+47 How to invest at 21? 43 5y
+67 Where Are the Banker Bags? 25 5y
0 UBS Milan Middle Market - Thoughts? 6 5y
+12 Investment banking for an outsider 0 5y
+7 IB interview simulator 2 5y
+29 Should I renege on my current offer ? 23 5y
+11 Difficult quant brainteaser need help 3 5y
+9 Networking/Developing Relations With Clients 0 5y
+16 How to build real modeling skills?..because my shop sucks. 8 5y
0 Modeling Courses (Wall Street Prep etc.) for SA Recruiting? 2 5y
0 Which offer to accept for summer internship 0 5y
+1 Elite Boutique vs PE 5 5y
+103 Been told I’m not ready for associate 31 5y
+26 BofA SA 2021 Superday 147 5y
+18 What to do after 2 top BBs internship 27 5y
0 What does 'live deal' mean in IBD? 4 5y
0 Summer 2021 Bonus 0 5y
+19 Brexit and Visa for IBD SA in London 17 5y
+29 IB London profile evaluation 13 5y
+9 Digital Investment Banking 0 5y
+41 NYC $3 Delivery Tax 15 5y
0 OC Recruiting 3 5y
0 FT Drug Tests 0 5y
+3 Houlihan Lokey TMT 0 5y
+9 PE Recruiting Preparation Approach 0 5y
+25 Do bankers pitch ideas unsolicited? 26 5y
+14 "Modelling" and false precision 5 5y
+4 IB Associate with only 2 years experience? 4 5y
0 Harris Williams Richmond 3 5y
+61 What is ECM/DCM like? 23 5y
+8 Graduating in December 2020 - should I start work early? 7 5y
0 Variner Recruiting Firm? 2 5y
0 BG checks... updated resume 4 5y
0 JPM London strongest groups 2 5y
+9 Pub Fin Exit Opps/Overall Thoughts 2 5y
0 Lower MM M&A or Leading Middle Market ECM 2 5y
+6 What exactly did "Mother Merrill" represent? Is the culture of BofA still like that? 1 5y
+14 Formatting ? 15 5y
+5 Rabobank 2019 FT Superday 1 5y
0 Growing IBs 0 5y
+18 Transferring to a non-target school after bad first year at CC. 4 5y
+10 CIBC Innovation Banking 4 5y
+44 JP Morgan IB RIsk Exposed Part 2 10 5y
+2 Who breaks the news about the offer? HR or the group? 4 5y
0 PE Valuations or BB DCM? 0 5y
0 Going into Rx - Must I go to business school eventually? 4 5y
0 Thoughts on Lazard's Boston Group? 1 5y
+5 Accepting a Summer Analyst Offer with No Intention of Accepting a Return Offer 12 5y
+7 Applying to different division at same firm after Superday?? 8 5y
+11 Do you think most people in finance (ib,pe,hf) are from the northeast originally? 6 5y
+46 Best Networking Strategy? 15 5y
+1 Anyone willing to ship any finance books? 1 5y
+23 Averaging CUM. GPA as a transfer 15 5y
+39 Total Comp at Barclays for Analyst in 2020? 55 5y
0 IBD SA 2022 Forum 1 5y
+7 Don’t like my coverage group 11 5y
+14 Citi Consumer & Retail New York 6 5y
+3 Deleted 0 5y
+15 Is it possible to go into IB after interning in Commercial Banking? 0 5y
+2 H.C Wainwright 4 5y
+8 SIE exam tips / best study guide? 14 5y
0 When do first year analysts get promoted to second year? 2 5y
+15 Post-JD banking and clerkships 0 5y
+13 SA 21 Return Rates will be astronomically high 28 5y
0 Banks Still Recruiting 2 5y
+28 At what point in your professional development did you transition from being a novice to being clean, polished, and well-poised? 9 5y
+17 BNP Paribas SA 2021 45 5y
0 2021 January Start London Flat Buddy-ups? 1 5y
0 London Summer Analysts from europe 2021 5 5y
+9 Are Investment Bankers allowed to join paper trading competitions? 0 5y
+9 Should I stay or should I go? - The Clash 0 5y
+9 IB to Commercial Banking 3 5y
0 Bonobos 3 5y
+3 Aurora / Uber ATG Advisor 0 5y
0 Deleted 0 5y
+25 BarCap London vs Raymond James London lifestyle? 12 5y
+7 Typical Bonus for 1st Year IB Analyst at a BB 5 5y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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