+28 Is Investment Banking No Longer a Prestigious Finance Job? 27 6y
+28 Debt Fund/Direct Lending Recruiting 11 6y
+28 MBA FT IB Recruiting 7 6y
+28 CFA® in undergrad? 25 6y
+28 Where to go from here?? 11 6y
+28 Restructuring EB's Quiet for Upcoming Summer Interns? 27 6y
+28 Will online MBA programs become more respected in a post-COVID world? 7 6y
+28 How has your health been impacted as an IB Analyst? 12 6y
+28 Should I reach out to future SA employer? 19 6y
+28 Smart or Stupid Strategy - going for SA position AFTER senior year? 14 6y
+28 Asking for return SA instead of FT? 7 6y
+28 Dear Interns: Don't e-mail the CEO 22 6y
+28 What risk does WACC not cover? 15 6y
+28 BAML M&A vs BlackRock PAG? 9 6y
+28 Personal Trading activity while in IBD 8 6y
+28 2020 IB SA - Alternative Plans? 12 6y
+28 IB to F1 7 6y
+28 Boyfriend Working 100+ Hour Weeks 38 6y
+28 (Not Your) House Party 12 6y
+28 Just started at a TMT M&A boutique - Exit Opps? 8 6y
+28 Rejected & Still No Offer 5 6y
+28 Rx Interview, Case Study 11 6y
+28 Everyone Retreating But JPM and GS 6 6y
+28 What is the risk free rate used in the Eurozone? is it the German? 20 6y
+28 Did I network too much? Are they annoyed? 18 6y
+28 Yet another IB question 7 6y
+28 Chances for BB internship for a kid with a 3.3GPA from top target 7 6y
+28 RBS vs MM's 15 6y
+28 BAML vs. BMO 8 6y
+28 Calgary IB Fulltime Hiring 15 6y
+28 Thoughts on TD Commercial/TD National Accounts/TD Corporate Credit? (Canada) 7 6y
+28 Transfer help 12 6y
+28 Banks are giving offers for two summers to sophomores? 17 6y
+28 Reneging or Resigning in the middle of SA? Which one's worse? 33 6y
+28 EMEA Recruitment - Summer Intern or Analyst? 13 6y
+28 BMO Capital Markets vs Lincoln International (London) 7 6y
+28 Capital Markets position to M&A 7 6y
+28 How do I get a finance internship...of ANY kind? 11 6y
+28 Best Chicago IB Offices-Updated 36 6y
+28 O&G Investment Banking: Kellogg vs McCombs 14 6y
+28 The Moneyball effect 9 6y
+28 san fran tech m&a groups 18 6y
+28 Incoming Analyst - Potential 3rd Year - PE Recruiting 16 6y
+28 Best Summer Opportunity for Sophomore/Rising Junior 19 6y
+28 Will I Get Drug Tested? 16 6y
+28 Houlihan Lokey - LA 42 6y
+28 Transition from Toronto to New York? 35 6y
+28 First Year Associate Life Post TARP: Priceless 12 6y
+28 Importance of Starting Analyst Years in NYC 15 6y
+28 S/T, IBD conflict please advise 19 6y
+28 GS Internal Audit vs. BarCap Tech vs. JPM Tech 9 6y
+28 Wells Fargo Securities vs UBS vs Houlihan Lokey 24 6y
+28 Blackstone OCR Target Schools? 39 6y
+28 WSJ vs. Economist vs. FT vs. Businessweek 59 6y
+28 The 25 people you should avoid on Wall Street 36 6y
+28 Dick Fuld to Speak in NYC in Late May 25 6y
+28 Amherst College, Boston College or Georgetown University? 18 6y
+28 Who exactly am I supposed to network with? 35 6y
+28 Bulge Brackets in Chicago 10 6y
+28 JPM FIG NYC team 14 6y
+28 Leverage Houston SA Internship for NY IB 6 6y
+28 SF IB vs. NY IB 6 6y
+28 Attaching Operating Model and Pitch Book to Cold Email - 1st Year Analyst Not Currently in IB 20 6y
+28 Is there any hope for a young Canadian boy? 10 6y
+28 UVA vs. UCLA undergrad 10 6y
+28 Goldman Sachs' New IBD Group 6 6y
+28 How reliable is the info on here when it comes to recruiting? 13 6y
+28 Exit Opps From Large Foreign Banks in NYC (HSBC/BMO/Nomura) 16 6y
+28 Best Groups at Nomura (NYC IBD) 7 6y
+28 Rich Handler: Jefferies CEO or FinMeme Wannabe? 14 6y
+28 NYU vs. Booth MBA for IB? 13 6y
+28 Best Houston Banks for NON-ENERGY exit opps? 11 6y
+28 Gap Year before Banking? 9 6y
+28 what happens to the 30% of GS/MS/JPM SAs that don't get returns every summer? 14 6y
+28 LevFin preparation for virtual internship 13 6y
+28 What groups at Barclays do in-house M&A? 26 6y
+28 Guggenheim top groups and exits (SA2020) 26 6y
+28 Networking now or later? 12 6y
+28 Financial Modeling as First Year Analyst? 3 6y
+28 Australian SA in London 36 6y
+28 Is IB Recruiting More About the Student or the School? 15 6y
+28 Groups most effected by COVID-19 30 6y
+28 Do extracurriculars matter post-college? 6 6y
+28 What percentage of investment bankers at BB banks pursuing a career in IB make VP? 19 6y
+28 Any Hong Kong FT IBD bankers can share your thoughts on how current situation will affect return offer rate for SA 2020? 20 6y
+28 Bank Of America in 2020 10 5y
+28 MBA and B-School Diversity Organizations 10 5y
+28 From being clueless about IB to Summer Analyst offer: Thank you WSO 2 5y
+28 What Are You Grateful For In the Crazy Times? 8 5y
+28 Why are ppl leaving NYC? 8 5y
+28 UBS IBD vs. GS GIR/ER 9 5y
+28 Stout Future Leaders in Finance (FLF) 57 5y
+28 Must know Summer analyst interview questions 12 5y
+28 Dartmouth vs. Duke 22 5y
+28 MD by 30 25 5y
+28 SA to Military 8 5y
+28 RBC vs. UBS 27 5y
+28 How Do I Land Myself An Ibd Summer Intern At Gs, Ms, Cs Etc In Canada? 40 5y
+28 Bounced back after being fired from IBD. How to survive new gig? 11 5y
+28 DB/UBS SA FT Choices 24 5y

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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

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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 (79) $150
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