+28 Can a non-target/semi-target MSF really help an international student land an IB gig in the USA? 7 6y
+28 Calgary IB Fulltime Hiring 15 6y
+28 SA 2019 Decision 15 8y
+28 TMT vs Healthcare vs Consumer vs Industrials pros and cons 5 8y
+28 Transfer help 12 6y
+28 BAML vs. BMO 8 6y
+28 Thoughts on TD Commercial/TD National Accounts/TD Corporate Credit? (Canada) 7 6y
+28 RBS vs MM's 15 6y
+28 My Recommendations to Those Networking 5 3mo
+28 Best Chicago IB Offices-Updated 36 6y
+28 Rising junior with no internship experience. Please help! 9 8y
+28 Prevalance of unpaid internships 14 6y
+28 PE Analyst versus EB 9 8y
+28 Do people hate lateral hires? 23 4y
+28 NYU vs. Booth MBA for IB? 11 4y
+28 Average 1st year analyst all-in street comp? 27 6y
+28 Citi VP vs GS Analyst offer 4 8y
+28 IB Recruiting Help ( SOS ) 11 1y
+28 Reject an already accepted internship for a better one 8 8y
+28 Advice on Temporary Employment 6 1y
+28 Excel Template for DCF 74 5y
+28 Where will be my undergrad major be most applicable/USEFUL?? 8 5y
+28 Can you do Investment Banking and train for a Triathlon? 17 2y
+28 What are some bad habits you think the banking/PE world builds in people? 12 3y
+28 I don't think I'm going to get an Internship 15 1y
+28 Stuffiest IB group 9 8mo
+28 How do I develop better attention to detail? 11 5y
+28 What % of your work is technical - 1st year Analysts? 17 5y
+28 London - Jefferies/HL/Macquarie vs European BBs - 2020 SA 8 5y
+28 Which will help me break into corp dev? 27 8y
+28 Networking Call Help 11 5y
+28 BMO Sponsor Finance insight? 11 2y
+28 Background Checks - Fudging Role within same Firm 15 5y
+28 Dilemma. Would you hire him? 5 7y
+28 Cash is already accounted for within Market Cap. why? 6 5y
+28 Citigroup still not raising Associate salaries 17 7y
+28 LevFin preparation for virtual internship 13 6y
+28 what happens to the 30% of GS/MS/JPM SAs that don't get returns every summer? 14 6y
+28 CFA® in undergrad? 25 6y
+28 What should I do moving forward. 13 6y
+28 Meeting with MD of ECM at Boutique, asked about what my "objectives" are 11 4y
+28 Barclays SA 2019? 75 5y
+28 What will happen to IB if another recession like 2008 one hits? 8 7y
+28 Military to IB 12 2y
+28 Oil&Gas interview 16 7y
+28 Real Estate to IB 25 3y
+28 "Tell me about a recent deal" - is talking about a carve-out/spin-off appropriate? 8 7y
+28 2026 SA recruiting more competitive than the past? 7 1y
+28 Bankers treated like slaves by clients? 12 1y
+28 LA Vs. NYC 17 1y
+28 I keep getting rejected from Goldman Sachs. Please help me. 56 7y
+28 Ask me your technicals 54 5y
+28 Guggenheim top groups and exits (SA2020) 26 6y
+28 Best use cases of AI in Investment Banking 16 3y
+28 Santander in 2025?? 9 1y
+28 Me too risk 13 4y
+28 List of Investment Banks that Don't Sponsor H1B for US Entry-level Postitions 46 7y
+28 No Internship for Sophomore Year, What to do? 8 7y
+28 Where should I invest my bonus? 10 7y
+28 Networking now or later? 12 6y
+28 Sweatshop burnout - help! 5 7y
+28 Duff & Phelps Valuation or Big 4 Valuation 15 7y
+28 UBS IBD vs. GS GIR/ER 9 6y
+28 Should I leave Corp Dev to work directly for CFO? 6 3y
+28 Citi Bonuses 21 1y
+28 Giving up 24 4y
+28 Northwestern vs Duke Finance? 12 11mo
+28 HireVue JPM London FT 2019 CIB 62 7y
+28 I can totally handle IB level pressure ! 24 5y
+28 Wall Street Labor Alliance (WSLA): Worker Deaths, Long Hours, Misleading Bonus. Time to unionize IB! 18 1y
+28 Citi internal mobility 15 1y
+28 How to seem genuine in an interview? 7 4y
+28 Is Tufts a Semi 17 7y
+28 Career Banker London 25 3y
+28 Figuring Out a Career at Caltech - Why IB? 18 1y
+28 Financial Modeling as First Year Analyst? 3 6y
+28 The Moneyball effect 9 6y
+28 Australian SA in London 36 6y
+28 san fran tech m&a groups 18 6y
+28 Will I Get Drug Tested? 16 6y
+28 Houlihan Lokey - LA 42 6y
+28 Barclays Layoffs - Analysts? 22 3y
+28 London MM/LMM IB Comp Thread 48 1y
+28 Must know Summer analyst interview questions 12 6y
+28 What happens to cash when you buy a company? 11 4y
+28 Province - Restructuring Reputation 15 7mo
+28 what's the best way to train modeling? 6 7y
+28 Dealing with Follow-Ups in Networking for Lateral IB Roles 11 2y
+28 Nightmare fuel -- which would you rather face? 9 5y
+28 What is the risk free rate used in the Eurozone? is it the German? 20 6y
+27 Core Skills - DCM (Commercial Bank) 11 6y
+27 NETWORKING: You're doing it wrong 27 6y
+27 Chances of getting into LBS MBA 6 6y
+27 Which skills will take you the farthest? 10 2y
+27 List of useful assumptions / margins by industry - for paper DCF / LBOs in interviews 20 11y
+27 UK TMT/Tech IB rankings 25 1y
+27 MSF Brandeis vs Babson vs Rochester vs northeastern vs Baruch 17 5y
+27 Fuck Sakes 3 8y
+27 What was the IB industry like before COVID-19? 9 6y
+27 11 Cardinal Sins of Economics from last lecture by my professor @ a top 10 b-school 10 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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%

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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