+48 Switching from 'Industrials' to 'Restructuring'. 22 6y
+45 John Paulson: a one-hit wonder or a hedge fund god? 62 6y
+44 UBS Rising? 20 6y
+43 M&A Interview Preparation, are these topics considered advanced and therefore, given my background, unlikely? 17 6y
+41 What is the Future for UBS? 26 6y
+40 Pre-Investment Banking Internship: Calling all freshmen and sophomores 1 6y
+40 Living in India 34 6y
+39 Most useful foreign language? 38 6y
+36 19 year-old Analyst 11 6y
+36 Physicist gone into finance...now regretting a bit 14 6y
+35 Feel like I got screwed by HR 12 6y
+35 The next level of "incoming summer analyst". Let me present you the "incoming interviews at GS/MS/JPM" 7 6y
+34 Non-target needs Career Advice after failing at IB recruiting 14 6y
+34 Is RBS any good? 20 6y
+34 Junior Summer: Screwed 22 6y
+33 Hitting mental blockers and failure - my story and situation - 5 6y
+33 DB to make "painful" cuts in U.S. and Asia IB segments 32 6y
+32 How to enter IB post MSF/what to do during MSF 7 6y
+32 Big four M&A team to IB? 12 6y
+32 How is group / team selection actually determined for analysts and/or interns? 11 6y
+32 Tests Boutique M&A 10 6y
+32 I'm NOT a Trader 23 6y
+31 "So tell me what the markets are up to right now?" - How do I answer this correctly? 28 6y
+31 Transfer Pricing: The real story 21 6y
+30 Who to ask for work? 34 6y
+30 MBA or ER offer 5 6y
+30 March is here!!! - NO INTERNSHIP!! 19 6y
+28 Did I network too much? Are they annoyed? 18 6y
+28 What is the risk free rate used in the Eurozone? is it the German? 20 6y
+28 Everyone Retreating But JPM and GS 6 6y
+27 (Europe) Master's in Finance - How much student loan debt is too much? 7 6y
+27 From hardships to a great career: realistic? 6 6y
+26 KPMG Valuation vs Transaction Services 8 6y
+26 DCM Analyst Interview - HELPP 28 6y
+26 EY CF/Valuation 11 6y
+26 Zurich vs Relationship 13 6y
+26 Valuations vs. Transaction Advisory Services 6 6y
+25 Confused international student here; how do I intern? 5 6y
+25 Tier 1 M&A advisory as a non-target 17 6y
+24 IBD: M&A vs. Capital Markets Post-MBA 5 6y
+23 Corporate Banking to Investment Banking (How to transition?) 5 6y
+23 Study Abroad Next Fall–Recruiting? 8 6y
+23 Morgan Stanley's $5.4 billion hit 21 6y
+22 FT offer but am having second thoughts. Can anyone with experience chime in? 5 6y
+22 Never thought this could happen during an interview... 8 6y
+22 M&A Advisory - IB or CF? 7 6y
+21 Seeking IB career advise - already working as analyst 1 6y
+21 Moving from lower MM Boutique to Big 4 M&A advisory 6 6y
+21 Career Advice- Non-Finance major 6 6y
+21 When To Use EBIT vs EBITDA Multiples? 9 6y
+20 Any Central Eastern Europe (CEE) reports and news coverage source? 6 6y
+20 Exit Opps: BB FIG vs. MM Botique / LDN 4 6y
+20 A1 Lateral: Guggenheim or Euro BB? (CS/Barclays) 10 6y
+20 Big 4 (Deals) vs BO 5 6y
+20 Lateral to another bank 13 6y
+20 Off-cycle internship or FT recruiting? 3 6y
+20 HELP PLEASE. Non Target School, GPA =2.9, MA Student,looking for Adivices and hoping to break into Investment Banking World 12 6y
+19 Bank Classification (HSBC/BNP/SocGen/CreditAg, etc...) 5 6y
+19 Major question 10 6y
+19 Pretty ignorant on finance and investing in general, Freshman in college 9 6y
+19 Bankers told to fly COACH!!! 19 6y
+18 JPM Virtual FT Start 5 6y
+18 Background/Interests - What is appropriate to share? 6 6y
+18 Role within MM M&A, TAS (Europe) 1 6y
+18 Advice for IPO case interview 5 6y
+18 F100 MA Internship vs PE Internship 6 6y
+18 Persuing Investment Banking, Rising senior, sudying abroad in spring, no internship currently. Is there hope? 6 6y
+18 M&G Investments vs BB 5 6y
+18 Citi going nuts with Senior Bankers hiring 21 6y
+18 Recommendations for time off 15 6y
+18 best lev fin shops in europe 13 6y
+17 I need some serious advice ... 7 6y
+16 Profile Evaluation: Croatian, 27 years 4 6y
+16 CAPM and inflation (Interview) 5 6y
+16 7.7 Trillion in secret loans? 6 6y
+15 Wondering which banks have the worst retention problems 1 6y
+15 M&A - Have I idealized this job? Or am I just in the wrong place? 2 6y
+15 Accept Sales Internship at BB even when wanting to move into M&A? 1 6y
+15 Prestige - Law vs IB 9 6y
+15 DCF model help 1 6y
+15 Networking from abroad 1 6y
+15 Cross border job ? 3 6y
+15 Valuation/Product Control exit ops and development path 1 6y
+15 Master in Finance in 2 years 3 6y
+15 Millions or (nearly) bust 5 6y
+15 Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, 2013 European Edition (anyone?) 50 6y
+14 1st summer internship, 2nd year of undergad - BB Operations or M&A of the local bank? 2 6y
+14 Differences between European and US IBD Recruiting 8 6y
+14 Rank these internship opportunities please 4 6y
+14 Started at Big 4 Corp Fin M&A - what work should i be looking for to move to BB? 4 6y
+14 "Noob" questions 9 6y
+14 How to Save Greece 3 6y
+14 Ivy League Question 22 6y
+14 Bank of America Kills it in Leveraged Finance Q1-Q3 12 6y
+14 Unicredit Group 17 6y
+13 searching for M&A advisor (sell-side) 1 6y
+13 What’s happening at Barclays? 3 6y
+13 P&L Analyst??! 3 6y
+13 Markets grad role to LevFin 3 6y
+13 Dumb response to why Ibanking? 3 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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