0 Resume Help - Go to a target 5 10y
0 Resume Help - First college? 2 10y
0 Resume Help - Preparing for a summer internship 8 10y
0 CFA - Credit derivatives analyst 4 10y
0 Need Advice - Entering into sophmore year of college 2 10y
0 Need Advice - Should I email? 4 10y
0 Need Advice - Currently senior at a target 6 10y
0 Need Advice - Currently doing an internship at a small firm 6 10y
0 Need Advice - Should I email again? 4 10y
0 Background Check - Should I put down my address of record? 0 10y
+15 Background Check - SA position 14 10y
0 Background Check - Will I have to go through another check? 9 10y
0 Background Check - Contact information for a background check 7 10y
0 Background Check - About to accept a summer internship offer 5 10y
0 Background Check - Working on background check forms 0 10y
0 Background Check - Current junior from a target with a 3.6 in Econ 8 10y
0 Background Check - Made a couple mistakes 9 10y
0 Excel Question - Creating charts from data 14 10y
0 Excel Question - Crtl + alt + tab issue? 1 10y
+13 Excel Question - Joining two cells 11 10y
0 Excel Question - Trying to build and automate a report 3 10y
0 Excel Question - Best way to create sub table? 10 10y
0 Excel question - Get into name box? 2 10y
0 Excel Question - Formulas showing #VALUE errors 6 10y
0 GPA Question - Fall semester 8 10y
0 GPA Question - Best way to put it? 12 10y
0 GPA Question - Online apps 2 10y
0 GPA Question - Will grad schools look down on accounting GPA? 5 10y
+29 GPA question - Can I put cumulative GPA for two schools? 17 10y
0 FT: We are still going to hell 3 10y
+39 Goldman Sachs the Gangster? 10 10y
0 Hello - Target double major and minor with a 3.7 GPA 6 10y
+25 Citi...Bear...Snake...Rat 12 10y
0 1 - Superday question? 14 10y
0 1 - Referencing people 6 10y
0 1 - Recruiting or superdays? 9 10y
0 Advice - 2nd year analyst in a sector-focused boutique 1 10y
0 Advice - Want to end up in PE 0 10y
0 Advice - Nontarget with a 3.3-3.5GPA 1 10y
0 Advice - Woking at a small IB 5 10y
0 Advice - Current junior at a non-target 3 10y
+5 Group Change on Resume 1 10y
0 Transaction Advisory Services at a MM Firm 4 10y
+49 Lifestyle expectations in IB? 75 10y
+1 Am I supposed to bring in my contacts for the bank??? 3 10y
0 Resume - IB 10 10y
+13 Internship - Over the summer 8 10y
0 Internship - Fall Internship Schedule 10 10y
0 Internship - Rising junior at Wharton 5 10y
+17 Networking Advice - Networking through fraternity 15 10y
0 Networking Advice - Been cold networking for a while 2 10y
+10 Networking Advice - Networking event 4 10y
0 Headhunters - Signing contracts 7 10y
+20 Headhunters - Currently preparing for FT IB interviews 12 10y
0 Headhunters - Insights on this? 2 10y
0 Headhunters - Identify talent 5 10y
0 HeadHunters - Trying to make a move from MM firm to a BB 4 10y
0 Headhunters - How often do they call? 4 10y
0 Headhunters - Help with securing a internship 3 10y
0 Question - Interested in IB and Wall Street 3 10y
0 Question - Background check 24 10y
0 Question - Discrepancies come up during background check? 5 10y
0 Question - Looking for current issues facing domestic banks? 1 10y
0 Free Investment Banking Training Courses 0 10y
0 Networking Question - Numbers game 3 10y
0 Networking Question - What to do? 4 10y
0 Networking Question - MD forwarded email to recruiter 5 10y
0 Networking - Junior at target 1 10y
0 Networking - Carlyle Group 6 10y
0 Interview - Actual number of months 1 10y
0 Interview Questions - Prepping for an interview 2 10y
0 Interview Questions - List of websites with interview questions 1 10y
0 Interview Question - If you were to value a public company... 3 10y
0 Interview Question - Reducing the write-up? 0 10y
0 Interview Question - Do interviewers have the cover letter during interview? 3 10y
0 Interview Question - If you could change one thing about your experience 3 10y
0 Interview Question - Do interviewers base you off resume or interview 3 10y
0 Interview Question - Do IBs tailor interviews to interviewee's area of study? 6 10y
0 Resume Question - Question about resume dates 6 10y
0 Resume Question - Will be applying for SA positions 16 10y
0 Resume Critique - Internships at PE and Hedge Funds 8 10y
0 Career Advice - Semi-target university with a 3.45 GPA 1 10y
0 Career Advice - Currently at Target school with 3.6+ GPA 3 10y
0 Career Advice - Career opportunities for an RN with a BS in business 1 10y
0 Resume review - PM me email 3 10y
0 Resume Review - Sophmore at Non-Target 3 10y
0 question removed 4 10y
+62 Is IB really easier to break into than MC? 58 10y
+10 credit risk (corporate vs FIG) 1 10y
0 Junior year internships after transfer? 1 10y
+8 what's the difference between a commodities trader in an investment bank and trading house? 23 10y
0 In your mind, what makes an Excel power user? 0 10y
0 Valuation of consolidated company 0 10y
0 Raine vs. BB 7 10y
+15 Where to Find Information on Mergers and Acquisitions? 7 10y
0 Does anyone have experience with Chapman University? 0 10y
0 Non Target University: Starting a High Finance / Wall Street / IB Development Program 3 10y
+12 real-estate (asset-level) IBD experience? 2 10y
0 Less than 1 year at BB M&A: is this enough to learn sufficient technical skills? When does the learning curve start to drop? 5 10y
0 CIT Commercial Finance Thoughts 3 10y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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