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+7 Corporate M&A at a Top IB vs Valuations Analyst at a Top PE fund--which is better? 9 9y
0 DCM - HBSC a bit clueless 0 9y
+13 Credit Suisse Top Talent IB/Capital Markets Women's Program 8 9y
+187 Advice for Non-Targets - Hitting "Apply" Button on LinkedIn Isn't Enough 38 9y
+46 Athletes in M&A? 26 9y
+7 JP Morgan Middle Office Exit Opportunities 1 9y
+2 BA or Analyst 4 9y
0 Experience of working with headhunters as an international 0 9y
+34 BB M&A Group Modeling 6 9y
+6 Societe Generale Superday 11 9y
+19 Sophomore Intern Lateral to IBD 11 9y
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0 Resources for Healthcare IB / Healthcare Primer 2 9y
+24 What are some exit opportunities from Asset Based Lending? 12 9y
+6 Kids that break into investment banking are confirmed to be sub-par, #BLM Essay proved it. 1 9y
+9 Goldman Investment Banking Case Study(!) Campus Recruiting Event 6 9y
+33 Working in a low tier Bank 21 9y
+35 CFA vs CPA? Which Designation is Better? 24 9y
+17 FT at MM vs. Intern at BB 9 9y
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+25 How to prepare for the summer internship in Leveraged Finance? 13 9y
+2 What school and should I stay? 2 9y
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+162 Three Reasons Back Office isn't that bad. 77 9y
+128 Quick Word of Advice - An Easy Way to Differentiate Yourself 131 9y
+114 SA Interview Prep Techniques 85 9y
+58 What to do about a low SAT score? 57 9y
+11 Commercial Banking Internship Interview 12 9y
+118 Why all the Career Banker Hate? 76 9y
+41 To Ask For Extension on Offer Deadline or Not? - Urgent Help Needed 61 9y
0 JP Morgan Treasury Services SA Superday 19 9y
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+68 Which BBs are most non-target friendly? 77 9y
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+12 Notre Dame MBA worth it? 14 9y
0 Do Business School (MBA) Grades Matter? 6 9y
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+25 JP Morgan Winning Women - Selection Process? Competitiveness? 98 9y
+22 Airlines - Primer 11 9y
+23 Which banks issue laptops for IBD analysts? 27 9y
+10 Investment Banking Documentaries? 24 9y
+31 PNC Investment Banking 82 9y
+93 Extracurriculars - What are considered "strong extracurriculars"? 125 9y
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+1 CS versus Haas at UC Berkeley? 1 9y
+15 Purchase of securities 7 9y
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0 What's your best elevator pitch! 2 9y
0 Arlington Capital Advisors Superday 2 9y
0 Oppenheimer SA Position 3 9y
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0 ESOPs offer 0 9y
0 S79 Sponsorship 0 9y
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+11 How to pitch an under performing company? 4 9y
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+87 IBD analysts how long is your commute? 45 9y
+13 FIG DCM vs. Corporate DCM differences 1 9y
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+13 Evercore Women's Symposium 9 9y
+24 Just Thanks 0 9y
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+22 How to calculate IRR within a DCF Model 4 9y
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+24 1 Year out of Undergrad - Asset Management or IB first? How to break into Asset Management? plz help! 9 9y
0 Summer 2017 Housing Stamford 1 9y
+20 Joined a mutual fund company and now there are many restrictions in place to trade. Is this normal? How to cope with it? 5 9y
0 StormHarbour Securities: insight on interview for capital markets banking spot? 3 9y
+98 IB MD Q&A 45 9y
+36 How difficult is it to break into IB if your degree is completely unrelated? 78 9y
+81 IB/M&A Books 191 9y
+98 What is the longest you've had to commute on a daily basis to work? 150 9y
+72 When is best to study abroad?? 75 9y
+20 Do Boutique IB's do a fingerprint/FBI background check? 42 9y
+47 Anxiety at work and how to cope? 41 9y
+9 Goldman Sachs Bank Debt Portfolio Group 10 9y
+71 When someone asks you, "So, what do you do?" - What do you say? 86 9y
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+21 GS IB Data Resources Analyst? 19 9y
+11 Houlihan Lokey Analyst Compensation 17 9y
+26 Where to put study abroad on resume 29 9y
+26 Informational Interview through Recruiter/HR 47 9y
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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

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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