0 IBD BB DCM or ER Boutique 7 6y
0 SA Group Allocation NYC 1 6y
0 @GSElevator gets a new publisher 3 6y
+47 The 2014 WSO Conference is Coming Up Soon. Grab one of the few discounted tickets left! 47 6y
0 Yet so fast: @GSElevator Gets a New Book Deal 0 6y
0 Anyone need a roommate in NYC this summer? Also - is $3350 for the summer expensive? 1 6y
+18 NYC Income Tax - Loopholes? 8 6y
0 Hedge fund exits for BX, EVR, GHL, PWP analysts 2 6y
+48 Mia Culpa 26 6y
+7 Chop shop debate - advisory boutiques 2 6y
0 Looking for Third Roommate - FT NYC 0 6y
+13 NYC Analyst training program - Summer 2014 17 6y
0 Generalist SA Program Advice 1 6y
0 Highpoint Partners? Anyone knows anything? 6 6y
0 Help with Decision. Operations Analyst at Goldman Sachs 6 6y
+36 Duke vs. UC Berkeley Regents 32 6y
+15 College advice: Dartmouth, Duke, or NYU Stern 6 6y
0 Miss a few days of FT training due to graduation? Possible? 33 6y
+20 Raymond James Exit Ops 19 6y
0 MM PE or Boutique IB 26 6y
+7 SocGen, Credit Agricole, and BNP Paribas IBD - New York 13 6y
0 Expiring Offer but Still Interviewing 3 6y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship - Seeking Advice 5 6y
0 Houston FT IBD Roommate 2014 1 6y
0 Summer Analyst Tax Rate in NYC 9 6y
+9 Citi TMT dissolving? 19 6y
+205 Day in the Life: Hedge Fund Associate - Investment Banking Background 71 6y
0 Asking for SA Relocation Bonus Early 5 6y
+16 BB/MM Industrials Groups in NYC 6 6y
+51 Bloomberg Article -100k night out to celebrate a deal?? 41 6y
+12 How many of you that moved to New York lost weight over SA stint? 11 6y
0 Do I have a chance at a FT offer? 5 6y
+11 Work Experience in South Korea? 8 6y
0 Face to face with a Managing Director 5 6y
0 Canadian IBD -> NY / London BB IBD Lateral 5 6y
0 How Easy is Regional Lateral 0 6y
+41 Rothschild Restructuring (Interview Help!) 18 6y
+38 Big 4 Transaction Services -> IBD 27 6y
+34 What to do during IBD SA (FT recruiting) 19 6y
0 GPA: 3.5 w/ good experience vs. 3.8+ w/ okay experience 19 6y
+17 Independent M&A advisor 8 6y
0 Financial Technology Partners SF Interview 10 6y
0 Finance Student Looking for Path 3 6y
0 Young Bankers Fed Up With 90-Hour Weeks Move to Startups 13 6y
0 Question about Recruiting Process 2 6y
+14 Co-head of TMT at GS has left the bank 14 6y
0 One former entity of choice 5 6y
0 Question on location placement for IB 1 6y
0 FT Roommate in Los Angeles 0 6y
0 Some time off? 0 6y
+16 Would you start your career in NY if you plan on leaving after 2 years? 14 6y
0 Top groups London 4 6y
+45 Should I take Back Office Job 33 6y
0 KBW SA Program Start Time 1 6y
0 RBS citizens lev fin 2 6y
+14 Best groups in Chicago? 20 6y
0 Is this a pipe dream? 21 6y
0 Moving to London as a European after having studied in the US 3 6y
0 GS vs Barcap (HC) 7 6y
0 UBS Infrastructure Management role in Nashville? 0 6y
+8 Investment Banker Salary by City 7 6y
0 Internship in BO as a starter 1 6y
0 LA FT 1st Year IBD Analyst Looking for Roommate 2 6y
0 Rising Juniors in NYC 0 6y
0 FT IB Analyst Looking for a roommate in NYC! 3 6y
0 Question about Networking for SA position 3 6y
+108 Anyone have advice on lateraling? 99 6y
0 Best Groups RBC NY 8 6y
0 Good Places to Live and Why? 2 6y
0 laid off- should I move back in with parents or not? 4 6y
+14 Asking to end internship 2 weeks early? 6 6y
0 Healthcare IB Verticals 8 6y
0 Networking / accelerated recruiting advice - Switch to SF? 3 6y
0 Rising Sophomore Wishing to Network with Investment Banking Firms? 2 6y
0 Moelis NY Generalist Program 1 6y
0 Screwed up sophomore year. What do I do? 4 6y
0 Elite boutique training program 2 6y
+32 Income taxes in London and Paris and Stockholm vs NYC 48 6y
0 Maternity Leave at European banks 0 6y
+14 London vs Zurich vs New York 9 6y
0 Career advice in Asia? 5 6y
+9 PFM Group 8 6y
+49 Raymond James Investment Banking Groups 94 6y
+113 London Vs. NY .. which one do you prefer & why ? 118 6y
+13 Which of the following schools are recruited more heavily for IBD? 16 6y
0 The Rockwell Financial Group 0 6y
0 Are the best IB internships at headquarters? 5 6y
0 City Switch Problems 0 6y
+69 Is Career in Investment Banking the Highest Paying Job Post Undergrad? 79 6y
0 Houston Energy BB 3 6y
0 MM IB vs M7 9 6y
+13 Bonuses at Regionals in NYC ( Piper Jaffray, FBR, Stifel Nicolaus) 10 6y
0 Moelis NYC vs. BAML/DB Coverage Group 1 6y
+10 East Coast Technology M&A 6 6y
+3 [immediate help needed] BB 3rd year analyst base and signing? 4 6y
+16 Which offer to take? @ 2 small IB Boutique internships - Undergrad student 5 6y
+33 Reneging Full-Time BB for MM PE Analyst 15 6y
+22 Creating my own Boutique Investment Bank with no direct experience 12 6y
0 Anyone hear back from JPM superday in NYC last Friday (9/5)/? 3 6y
0 FT Interview at Guggenheim NY 3 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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