+20 Road to M7 MBA: top corporate finance vs. strong MM ibank 9 13y
+20 Anyone work in healthcare high finance? 7 12y
+20 Investment Banking Abroad 26 11y
+20 In the Bank We Trust - The 10 Internship Commandments 7 12y
+20 "A Rush to Recruit Young Analysts, Only Months on the Job" 7 12y
+20 Cain Brothers - Culture, bonus and exit opps? 39 5y
+20 Best Non-Finance Books? 31 4y
+20 Going to Wharton with no IB experience 7 12y
+20 How do you guys make of this? 12 12y
+20 1st year needs some major help/advice 19 6y
+20 Which firms are finished recruiting (full time)? 16 6y
+20 MOIC vs. IRR - Interview Question 3 8y
+20 Duff and Phelps IBD Chicago Vs. Baird IBD Milwaukee 24 6y
+20 Small DCF Question about Valuing Fourth Quarter Cash Flows 10 11y
+20 Buyside recruiting for someone who lateraled into banking as a first year 12 12y
+20 The most valuable experience for students 5 6y
+20 Any bonus info out there? 37 12y
+20 Delete 14 12y
+20 Help! Lazard vs BAML?? 16 12y
+20 Market Cap 6 12y
+20 Would you renege GS/MS/JPM for Google Finance Internship? 14 6y
+20 Is it possible to get H-1B visa authorization in the first year? 19 9y
+20 Question from an anxious junior 5 12y
+20 Help Choosing Between offers! 12 12y
+20 Bush-league Question - Writing a CIM for an interview 2 6y
+20 Try again for FT? 15 12y
+20 ---delete--- 27 12y
+20 Raymond James Exit Ops 19 6y
+20 Investment banking 2nd round interview prep 22 12y
+20 Transfer Strugs 8 12y
+20 Offer in Hand, Possibly Three Coming: What do to? 14 6y
+20 ECM Internship 13 4y
+20 Technical - Multiple Question 17 10y
+20 Competition in IB and the chances of breaking in 4 6y
+20 I'm a HS Senior, but I'm thinking about going for some internships. 15 11y
+20 Tim Sykes million dollar challenge 27 11y
+20 Effect of QE on M&A activity 14 8y
+20 Are candidates notified of rejections after offers a given out? 9 11y
+20 From Community College To BB IBD Q&A 2015 42 11y
+20 Advice on Credit Suisse IB First Round Interview 18 11y
+20 Anyone Know Woodbridge International 13 1y
+20 Can an SA get a ride?? 8 11y
+20 BAML vs DB in London? 17 1y
+20 1st part of IB (Rosenbaum & Pearl) sufficient for first interview? 11 11y
+20 RBC and Macquarie London reputation/market standing 6 6y
+20 University Decisions, help appreciated 15 6y
+20 MM IB vs. Big 4 Infrastructure 8 3y
+20 Megacap Deals- what actually happens 7 11y
+20 Why is everyone labeling spring insight weeks "spring internships"? Isn't this just lying? 6 6y
+20 How to Reach out to people on LinkedIn 17 11y
+20 European banks - good idea right now? 6 6y
+20 What are M&A analyst positions at F500 companies like? 8 11y
+20 Brown Brothers Harriman Internship 19 3y
+20 Non-Alumni Networking 28 11y
+20 ~1 hour long commute to save money as a first year i-banking analyst? 15 10y
+20 Exiting Military Career Path 8 9y
+20 Leveraged finance / investing in private debt markets 10 10y
+20 Goldman FIG Interview 3 6y
+20 Didn't get any IBD offers. Should I try Commercial Banking or Private Banking? 9 10y
+20 Sophomore BB SA: BAML vs. CS Doug Paul 8 6y
+20 Questions -Debt Capital Markets 7 10y
+20 Internship at Small Boutique- no finance related work; they just want me to make cold calls?? 9 4y
+20 UBS v. DB v. Barclays 31 10y
+20 On Debt and M&A , is debt to be repaid or refinanced ? 6 9y
+20 A bit confused on this merger modeling business 4 10y
+20 Incoming Harvard Freshman --> Investment Banking 18 10y
+20 Accepted FToffer & interviewing with another BB, how to answer "did you accept the offer" 13 10y
+20 IB Recent Transactions Research 3 10y
+20 IB Boutique vs. Hedge Fund Summer Analyst 46 6y
+20 Do Boutique IB's do a fingerprint/FBI background check? 42 9y
+20 Is a Computer Science Minor Worth It? 15 8y
+20 Can't Graduate on Time. Help!!! 10 10y
+20 Take the [low] Offer? 15 10y
+20 Mezzanine Debt 11 10y
+20 Is Minneapolis a good city to start a career? 13 5y
+20 Cornell ILR School... How Screwed Am I? 11 10y
+20 How do you view applicants who have undergone mandatory military service? 15 6y
+20 What Every Banker Dreams About At Night 14 6y
+20 Actual Networking Numbers 15 9y
+20 Currently in a pickle. Could use some help! 3 6y
+20 Graduating Early VS small GPA Boost 3 6y
+20 Highest comp and overall tiers 5 9y
+20 Citi SF IBD Superday (SA Class of 2017) 8 9y
+20 Big Banks Getting Bigger? 1 6y
+20 Deutsche Bank Hiring Freeze 8 6y
+20 Successful Lateral Stories? 8 9y
+20 Non-target student needing advise 7 6y
+20 EV/EBITDA Calculation in Acquisition 7 9y
+20 Feeling useless 8 6y
+20 What are my chances (ibanking and consulting)? 5 6y
+20 Goldman Sachs: The upcoming Amazon of Finance? 1 9y
+20 Houlihan RX vs Citi M&A? 5 6y
+20 Eastdil Secured 7 6y
+20 Off-cycle internship or FT recruiting? 3 6y
+20 IBD Associate Bank/Group Selection 3 6y
+20 Should I stay or should I go? Thinking about how best to turn down an offer. 2 9y
+20 Equity Research to M&A 11 9y
+20 Two different definitions of NWC? 5 9y
+20 SA Offers: MM IBD London vs GS/MS/JPM HK 14 6y
+20 BABSON College IB 12 2y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
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