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+20 EVR Technical Question 11 4y
+20 Offer rescinded- where to go from here? 9 4y
+20 Need Help Weighing EB Offers - PWP vs Evercore vs PJ Solomon Partners vs PJT 13 4y
+20 Can someone explain what a Balance Sheet Bank is? 6 4y
+20 URGENT: Guggenheim vs Barclays for SA 7 4y
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+20 Advice - transferring colleges 10 3y
+20 IB vs Tech as Comp Sci Major 16 4y
+20 Have worked every waking hour this weekend 8 4y
+20 How important is a good WFH setup? 24 4y
+20 Capital Markets Interviews 7 2y
+20 Media Industry Exits 9 8mo
+20 Silver Lake Associate + Senior Associate Profiles 9 4y
+20 I will pay someone to help tutor me into making a convincing "Why IBD?" story out of my experience/life. I cannot be fucked and frankly suck at crafting false narratives to fit the profile of what these firms are looking for - I think it's sociopathic. 17 4y
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+20 PJT > Evercore? 19 3y
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+20 Knopman Marks s79? 14 3y
+20 Balance sheet out of balance (3 statement operating model) 13 3y
+20 Thoughts on yabba IBD? 19 3y
+20 Officially in a Recession?? Thoughts? 10 3y
+20 Is Deutsche Bank still considered a BB? 7 3y
+20 Global Capital Markets Morgan Stanley offer 23 4mo
+20 Rothschild NYC Groups 15 3y
+20 To those of you with cauliflower ear 11 3y
+20 Best loafers for new analysts? 13 3y
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+20 On-Cycle PE Placements by Bank 26 3y
+20 Lateraling - 2022 9 3y
+20 Scheduling a regular weekday evening activity 8 3y
+20 Lateral Promotion? 3 3y
+20 Citizens Bank IB Pay? 24 3y
+20 I actually suck at my job 6 3y
+20 Any other VPs working 80-100 hour weeks right now or just me? 14 3y
+20 Why use EBIT instead of Net Income or EBT for FCF calculation? 4 3y
+20 Equity research to investment banking? How hard will it be for me to make this transition? 7 3y
+20 Differences between IB and Accounting 4 3y
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+20 JP CADP vs Citi CB 8 2y
+20 FIG modeling - what are some good models to recommend 6 1y
+20 Transferring internally to Europe Office 2 3y
+20 Am I an idiot? 4 3y
+20 Banking Analyst Offer 10 3y
+20 Subtracting change in NWC to get FCF 13 3y
+20 Youngest SMD in IB you have seen? 23 3y
+20 Pay vs reputation 8 3y
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+20 FIG vs Energy coverage 14 3y
+20 LA Vs NYC Vs SF 12 3y
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+20 Investment banking 18 3y
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+20 Lincoln international hair test 33 3y
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+20 Barclays Discovery 2023 121 2y
+20 Investment banking in Europe vs Canada 10 2y
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+20 Dunked on my Manager and it felt good 7 3y
+20 Interviewing w/out Networking at EB 13 3y
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+20 Joined a start up committing fraud 8 3y
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+20 Most prestigious project name 31 3y
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+20 No Return Offer From Boutique 7 3y
+20 Graduating and realizing I don’t want IB 4 3y
+20 How to lateral from Corp Dev to IB? 3 3y
+20 Private Funds Group Compensation 24 1y
+20 Help Me: Plan B 3 3y
+20 MMPE AN1 looking to transition to IB - Advice Appreciated 6 3y
+20 Morgan Stanley Group Difference for Exits 10 2y
+20 Goldman Sachs 2023-2024 Emerging Leaders Series 19 2y
+20 Are money making activites bad for recruiting 4 3y
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+20 Citi SF Updated Reputation and Exits 6 3y
+20 IB in Miami 11 10mo
+20 CLO Structuring Day to Day / Interview Prep 7 3y
+20 Wealth Management Pay 23 1y
+20 Against All Odds (Hope to Non-Target & Non-Diverse Students) 9 3y
+20 Final Round Feedback 11 3y
+20 Scotiabank DCM? 6 2y
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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%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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