+26 Does Background Check Include High School Diploma? 41 5y
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+26 Dealing with work anxiety 7 5y
+26 Black people and MD/Partnership track at ibanks 32 5y
+26 Debt Syndicate vs DCM 9 5y
+26 I think my MD is an idiot, should I walk? 14 5y
+26 Valuation analyst to Investment Banking 10 5y
+26 PJT 24 5y
+26 Is it bad to ask out a coworker? (Not clickbait) 15 5y
+26 Toxic Work Environment Stories 25 5y
+26 Making too many mistakes as a Summer Analyst. Just me or normal? 8 5y
+26 Stuck in Internal Audit 4 5y
+26 BAML M&A Reputation 28 5y
+26 UBS TMT SF/NY 19 5y
+26 *URGENT* Relocating to London in a post-COVID, post-Brexit world 13 4y
+26 How to get out of ECM 15 4y
+26 Calling all JEF Analysts - Pay Raise 25 4y
+26 Sent stuff from company laptop to personal laptop 25 4y
+26 My particular situation-- coming back into i-banking + laptop rec... 13 4y
+26 When do you take care of your physical and mental health when you're working 80-100HR Weeks? 1 4y
+26 Non-Big 4 TAS vs Valuations vs Small M&A boutique 2 4y
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+26 High School Senior Prep for IB 35 4y
+26 How Many Hours Do You Work on Weekends? 35 4y
+26 Flexing (too much) on Linkedin 21 4y
+26 Deleted 32 4y
+26 In Mother Russia... 20 4y
+26 London 2021 IBD Bonuses 14 4y
+26 How do I develop better attention to detail? 11 4y
+26 Equity Private Placements 6 4y
+26 Top groups Wells Fargo 24 4y
+26 Best Tech IBs? 52 4y
+26 People who knew they wanted to do IB before college: how did you reach that conclusion? 25 4y
+26 Background check - Last available semester GPA 10 4y
+26 Why is PJT RSSG so highly coveted on this forum? (moelis hidden gem??) 14 4y
+26 Real Hours in BB IB? 28 4y
+26 Evercore Diversity Accelerated Process 2022 79 4y
+26 JP Morgan Commercial Banking Superday 13 4y
+26 Net Worth MD 25 4y
+26 Have You Ever Seen a 1 in a 1,000 M&A Deal Work? 38 4y
+26 Buy side to Sell side - can it be done? 15 4y
+26 Investment Banking in Madrid? 8 4y
+26 Work from Home Setup? 28 4y
+26 Lehman Brothers - Best Groups? 30 4y
+26 Not a good analyst - help! 16 4y
+26 Big 4 M&A/CF Salary/Progression (with ACA) 3 4y
+26 What are Diversity Programs actually LIKE? 11 4y
+26 Thoughts on Public Finance? 26 4y
+26 Personal life and job performance 7 4y
+26 2021 IB Associate Bonus/ Comp Thread 15 4y
+26 BoFa SA London 17 4y
+26 Best group/team at UBS London (Incoming Analyst) 19 4y
+26 Associates in NYC, where are you living?? 25 4y
+26 MSc Finance: Is it Worth it? 11 4y
+26 HOW TO BE RAINMAKER MD 11 4y
+26 Not Prestige, But Pride 2 4y
+26 Purdue Krannert School of Management Reputation 8 4y
+26 Credit Suisse Women's Mentor Program 2020 106 4y
+26 Tip: Don't roast my firm in an information session 12 4y
+26 GS is this cheap for interns 36 4y
+26 Raymond James Updated Reputation 37 4y
+26 Highest Paying IB Groups 16 4y
+26 Barclays Summer Analyst Perks 12 4y
+26 Transition to Corp Dev/M&A 5 4y
+26 Mid career move within a bank- what is highest paying dept? 12 4y
+26 How do you deal with assholes? 9 4y
+26 What is there to look forward to? 11 4y
+26 Microfinance: Predatory? 21 4y
+26 2021 SA APAC Recruiting 36 4y
+26 Greentech Capital Advisors 61 4y
+26 Rosenbaum or Damodaran? 7 4y
+26 DCF Analysis: Why do we use an unlevered Free Cash Flow to Firm, but discount it with the WACC (Levered)? 14 4y
+26 Any advice as to what college I should attend? 24 4y
+26 MM IBD vs. Pension Fund PE 9 4y
+26 Credit Risk or Credit Flow S&T? 11 4y
+26 Do you feel challanged? 24 4y
+26 NY IBD - What are my chances? 22 4y
+26 Mature Student going into IBD 26 4y
+26 Best Banks for culture? 60 4y
+26 List of non-obvious excellent internship opportunities? 19 4y
+26 2021 LevFin League Tables 10 4y
+26 Having an Interesting/Unique Name in IB 7 3y
+26 Best London offices 23 3y
+26 Putting Religious Group Leadership Role on Résumé 8 3y
+26 BofA Superday 7/13 & 7/14 74 3y
+26 Mid-tier BB vs top-tier BB exits? 38 3y
+26 Stop with the micro ranking, prospects 17 3y
+26 Moving to Switzerland 7 3y
+26 GOT FUCKED placed into ECM/Syndicate 40 3y
+26 Fifth Third Super day 2023 26 3y
+26 Destined to deal? 7 3y
+26 Paris or London - which is more profitable? 25 3y
+26 CITI IBD Korea 1st Interview 18 3y
+26 Has the stock market hit bottom yet? 19 3y
+26 Nomura Greentech Exit Opps 24 3y
+26 GS IB Layoffs, Let me Help 25 3y
+26 Is ECM real IB? 32 3y
+26 What exactly does Corp Dev do? 29 3y
+26 PCA Rankings 29 3y
+26 What would you do if you couldn't see your family because of work? 6 3y

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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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

July 2026 Investment Banking

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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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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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