0 prestige vs scholarship 1 9y
+27 Q&A: Former Analyst at Big 5 Canadian Bank 28 9y
0 Would HR request additional info when 3rd-party background check unable to verify? 0 9y
0 I am studying for my 79 exam, looking for used study guide, anyone? 1 9y
+47 "I follow the stock market" 23 9y
+14 Indecisive Issue 4 9y
+22 "Your analysis is wrong" 1 9y
+19 Is my finance professor just bs'ing or does this actually make sense 3 9y
0 Piper Jaffray email format? 4 9y
+23 IB Lateral GPA: +0.1 unethical? 12 9y
+3 Equity Research to IB/PE 1 9y
0 Jefferies Risk Operation Associate Interview 0 9y
0 ithnb 0 9y
0 When to discuss grad school with boss 4 9y
+56 Do You Ever Feel Like You're Competing With Your Interviewer? 15 9y
0 UK Help 0 9y
0 Undergrad Finance PCs 2017 3 9y
0 Qualitative Bonus Placement on Resume 1 9y
0 Accounting for a Futures Hedge 0 9y
0 Transaction Banking ? 4 9y
0 HSBC - GBM FIG 0 9y
+49 Series 79 50 9y
+33 Top Finance Blogs (IBD / PE) 19 9y
+22 29, accepted into B shool - Would starting in IB at 31 be tremendously hard? 22 9y
0 Technical Question - Spreading Public Comps - RSU/PSU Inclusion or Exclusion? 0 9y
0 Got placed in real estate group at Keybanc capital markets 0 9y
+6 Guggenheim Modeling test for laterals? 11 9y
+8 2017 Morgan Stanley Early Insights Program 18 9y
+13 Am I an employee? 5 9y
0 Sophomore Internships - What matters? 1 9y
+67 Is Excel Inferior ? 36 9y
+17 Search Fund Internship Valuable for IB? 13 9y
0 EBIT, Net Income, Operating Income, NOPAT 3 9y
0 Investment Writer 0 9y
0 How long hear back from BB HK office? 0 9y
0 Does anyone know what legal documents needed for the bayside process? 0 9y
0 Followed up and ignored albeit good conversation 1 9y
0 E & Y Restructuring Interview/ Group Insight - Help Needed 0 9y
+33 How late should I stay? 18 9y
0 What are the best sources to gain a better understanding of the basics? 0 9y
+21 Diversity Events Still Available? 11 9y
+24 M&A / PE post 30? 10 9y
+17 I have a second round interview with Perella Weinberg 18 9y
+27 How do I know when to go home 6 9y
0 From treasury to valuation 0 9y
+5 Global markets enquiry 1 9y
+10 What are the three top skills needed to get an IB offer? 4 9y
0 Treasury Internship vs Secretary of State Internship 0 9y
0 BBA from non/semi-target vs Econ from a target 3 9y
0 Healthcare Investment Banking Off-Cycle Internship 0 9y
+27 How To Avoid Sacrificing Your Life For A Job 0 9y
+25 IB/EB History 17 9y
+27 Recent info on Guggenheim - prestige and placement 19 9y
0 Best email I've gotten in a while 7 9y
+103 State of Investment Banking Today 63 9y
0 How do you estimate a market value of debt? (UK companies) 1 9y
+25 What's the transition like from rigorous college academics to Finance (entry level IB specifically) 7 9y
+6 UVA Econ vs UMichigan Econ to IBD 1 9y
0 Following up with contacts - help! 1 9y
+20 JH Darbie? 14 9y
0 Deciding between Oberlin and IU Kelley .. 4 9y
+19 Insight Programs at BBs: Resume-able? 10 9y
+3 Citi Corporate Banking summer internship 0 9y
+38 Take (micro) boutique offer or hold out for transfer? 18 9y
0 Why is Michael Rosenberg's Currency Forecasting book so hard to find, and so expensive? 1 9y
+9 Why is IB called sell-side? 2 9y
0 Goldman Sachs NY Symposium 4 9y
0 Questions about boutiques/regional banks 0 9y
0 DCF - Convertible Debt Treatment 3 9y
+7 Do people in Frats get laid more than GS Bankers? 6 9y
+6 First Year Analyst Bonus 5 9y
0 Background Checks for summer interns 1 9y
0 Can't decide my group (M&A vs. Industrials) 0 9y
+46 Connected with MD - No Idea what to Do 21 9y
0 Lehigh Transfer 1 9y
+6 Investment Banking Challenge 4 9y
0 What is High Risk Merchant Account? 0 9y
+136 No IB offers for the summer...what now? 196 9y
+9 Priorities 1 9y
+19 Incoming Freshman to UCLA...how do I make it? 12 9y
0 Didn't get a spring week- what next 0 9y
+28 Barclays Sophomore Springboard Event 79 9y
+17 Low R-squared 6 9y
+11 What exactly does a business analyst do? 10 9y
0 Help for 3rd round interview Project finance / infrastructure 1 9y
+22 Lazard Bank - Deal flow and experience? 59 9y
+65 Corporate Development - Any real life info? 56 9y
+19 Morgan Stanley Equity Research interview tomorrow, seeking for advice. 43 9y
+18 CFA exam calculator HP12C or TI BA II 35 9y
0 Lazard LA 12 9y
+7 Barclays Assessment Centre IB division, any more tips, info, insights? 2 9y
+23 Investment Banking - Public Finance 33 9y
+6 Cerberus capital management email convention 6 9y
+22 GS IBD groups: Consumer Retail & Healthcare 23 9y
+26 Who should I address the cover letter to? 61 9y
+56 Why is GS TMT considered so great? 113 9y
+25 Goldman Sachs Credit Risk 20 9y
+9 Vault guide to finance interviews... 35 9y
+89 First Day of IB Expectations 114 9y
+183 Leaving analyst program at a BB before 2 years is up 193 9y

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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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