0 Replying to "Sorry, we have filled our analyst class." 3 10y
0 Background Check Compensation Question (Deferred) 4 10y
+4 ubs-investment-bank-0 4 10y
0 nyfed-vs-middle-office-banking 4 10y
+46 Resume Advice - Going for MM banking division 19 10y
0 Resume Advice - Brand new position? 3 10y
0 Resume Advice - First year of analyst gig at well known MM/Boutique 0 10y
+3 Healthcare vs Industrials IB 4 10y
+46 How To Get a Drink at a Busy Bar 30 10y
0 How to deal with target's company's non-controlling interest in a M&A scenario 2 10y
+26 RX vs M&A at a NY boutique 12 10y
0 Mining NAV Discount Rates 3 10y
+1 AIG or Northern Trust Internship 1 10y
+33 Best ways to stay organized as a first year analyst? 28 10y
+18 In a tough and shitty situation 6 10y
0 DCM Corporate or Financial Institutions 0 10y
+4 Setting up a private bank 3 10y
0 HC Wainwright...FUCK THAT 2 10y
+31 Banks who recruit late 22 10y
0 Subsidiary disposal - accounting question 0 10y
0 Do firms drug test at placement days for SA? 3 10y
+26 Morgan Stanley Weekend Policy? 12 10y
+80 50% Lower Compensation-- Would You Still Work in IB? 44 10y
+51 [x] - In a group at a top BB 41 10y
0 x - Balance Sheet 16 10y
0 x - Capital Markets 4 10y
+5 x - Working hard 10 10y
0 x - SAT scores 21 10y
+16 a - GPA Questions 20 10y
+6 Series 79 - Have the STC training material 5 10y
0 Series 79 - Mistake during exam, will I have to retake?? 7 10y
0 Got HR's email but offer was retrieved 8 10y
0 What are my chances - Currently working for GE Corporate Audit Staff 13 10y
0 What are my chances - Two years of equity research experience 9 10y
0 SEO - Anyone receive an offer? 3 10y
+8 SEO - Would be interested in exchanging resumes 9 10y
+29 Are Firm Freshman Programs Worth It? 23 10y
0 Resume Review Please - Rising sophmore at a semi-target ACC school 5 10y
0 Resume Review Please - Regional bank 22 10y
0 Sophomore Summer - Better than doing WM? 5 10y
+15 Sophomore Summer - How many interviews to expect? 11 10y
+20 Sophomore Summer - Sophmore at UCLA 8 10y
0 Can I reactive my series 7 and 63 during my internship? 1 10y
0 Quick Question - Equity Research 1 10y
0 Quick Question - Formal finance street name? 6 10y
0 Quick Question - Rolling Stone Article 3 10y
0 Quick Question - Just finished sophmore year and interviewed 4 10y
0 Quick Question - Possible to look up currency pairs? 5 10y
0 Quick Question - How do you reduce risk? 1 10y
0 Summer Internship - Junior majoring in finance 2 10y
0 Summer Internship - What is the best summer internship? 2 10y
0 Summer Internship - I-banking recruiting process? 4 10y
0 Summer Internship - Need Advice 3 10y
0 Summer Internship - Is finance/hard science degree required? 4 10y
0 Summer Internship - Have an internship with a PE dept. 4 10y
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

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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

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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
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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