+20 Would love some advice as to how to enter the IB space 6 3y
+20 2025 PWP Advisory Prep Program 117 1y
+20 Any other VPs working 80-100 hour weeks right now or just me? 14 4y
+20 How To Spend First Internship Salary 14 3y
+20 What do I do if don’t secure an IB internship for my junior year summer? 11 6y
+20 Is IB really such a bad thing to aspire to? 8 5y
+20 IB in Miami 11 1y
+20 Bankers - A reporter with New York Magazine would like to speak to you... 18 5y
+20 MD Linkedin Request 19 5y
+20 BofA NYC FSG Culture, Deal flow, etc. 2 4y
+20 Can someone explain what a Balance Sheet Bank is? 6 4y
+20 SG GS IBD or CS IBD? 12 4y
+20 Joined a start up committing fraud 8 3y
+20 Leveraging offer from US BB to move to another bank for FT 22 3y
+20 Corporate Banking Lateral - Things to Know/Prepare/Study Before Starting 6 1y
+20 Left DCM for corporate, now regretting choices 19 1y
+20 SA @ MM IB —> FT BB/EB IB 8 5mo
+20 Universities for London IB 18 5mo
+20 GameStop $56BN Takeover Bid for EBay 13 5mo
+20 Offer ranking for these opportunities 23 6y
+20 European banks - good idea right now? 6 6y
+20 IBD Associate Bank/Group Selection 3 6y
+20 Best Undergraduate Economics Programs in Canada 5 6y
+20 SA Recruiting and Game Theory 1 6y
+20 Underage Drinking with SA Team? 5 6y
+20 How to break into Corporate Banking in Canada? 11 6y
+20 Sales and Trading outlook 9 6y
+20 Air Canada buys out Transat - Ups Takeover Bid by 38% 1 6y
+20 Debt Capital and Lenders for Start Ups 5 6y
+20 Anyone heard about Solebury Trout Life Sciences Coverage of PNC? 3 4y
+20 Canada CPA-Big4 Audit vs IB? 7 4mo
+20 Risk versus Return 8 6y
+20 JPMorgan ER vs Wells Fargo Investment Banking 8 6y
+20 Transfer to UNC from UNC-C for a shot at Charlotte banks? 33 6y
+20 Lazard Houston?? 21 6y
+20 Insight on Houlihan Lokey's Houston Group? 5 6y
+20 Taking a Gap Year or going to State school (UMD-CP)? 6 6y
+20 Business Services IB? 5 3y
+20 Cold feet right before joining Tier-2 office 10 4y
+20 What are the most and least competitive cities for breaking into IB? 15 2y
+20 How can anyone have a balanced life with a career in finance? 15 2y
+20 Capital Markets Interviews 7 3y
+19 London vs Continental Europe 18 1y
+19 Layoff Updates 16 4y
+19 Goldman Strapped (and Not for Cash)... 11 16y
+19 What do you monkeys think about Lincoln International (UK/Europe)? 33 3y
+19 Not impressed with MBAs 12 4y
+19 Recent League Tables? 23 16y
+19 50 Most Held Stocks by Top HFs 16 14y
+19 Feeling bad about leaving for full time? 3 1y
+19 Still don't get Enterprise Value 12 3y
+19 Learning Technical aspect of IB 6 11y
+19 Unpaid search fund internship 14 2y
+19 GS IBD-Finance Associate Position Posted on Website, 40hrs/wk?! 11 11y
+19 Seattle Finance Scene 12 6y
+19 Return offer rates with AI 11 7mo
+19 SIE and general advice 9 2y
+19 First 100 Days as an Analyst 7 3y
+19 Networking call gone very wrong, feedback/advice needed 8 1y
+19 Evercore Diversity Events 31 1y
+19 Things to Buy For Your Desk to Make it Better 18 1y
+19 Back to Banking After 5 Years 3 7mo
+19 Honestly, how busy are you? 13 4y
+19 HOW TO FIND IBD JOB AT LEAST INTERN 25 4y
+19 HELP!! Background check for CFA 6 8y
+19 Philadelphia Finance Seats 11 1y
+19 Is it too late for me? 12 1y
+19 Top 1% Net Worth By Age 40 25 1y
+19 Seeing a lot of softness in firm performance 4 2y
+19 Greenshoe - primary or secondary 11 5y
+19 David Einhorn's IB Experience 10 8y
+19 Imperial MSc Finance and Accounting vs Warwick MSc Finance 1 6y
+19 A Twist on is SW Dead: Software Asset Valuation Expectations 2 7mo
+19 Exit opps for Wall Street temps? 22 3y
+19 Fucking Investment Banks suck 9 6y
+19 Thoughts on Wealth Managers 3 6y
+19 Best Topic to Learn for a High Schooler? 11 6y
+19 What do employers look for in Technical Interviews? 6 1y
+19 Q&A - 30 years in Banking across Europe and Asia, Corporate & Consumer 3 7mo
+19 I had an interview with GS scheduled until... 4 6y
+19 Advice - no name boutique 1 6y
+19 UBS SA 2027 64 7mo
+19 Summer Analyst (With A Fortunate Dilemma) 5 1y
+19 Taking a leave of absence 13 5y
+19 Which team in Chicago have the best life style? 24 1y
+19 How would I calculate share price from an LBO? 4 6y
+19 how hard is it to stay as a (product) banker? 16 3y
+19 Lifestyle/hours at Credit Suisse Financial Sponsors 34 6y
+19 Alantra? 12 6y
+19 Dartmouth Partners ????? 12 4y
+19 Am I Delusional for Targeting IB as an International Community College Student? 5 7mo
+19 Top Infrastructure/Natural Resources Groups in NY/London? 15 7mo
+19 Gap Year B/C Corona OK? 11 6y
+19 Consolidated CV position: IB SA offer rescinded in background check? 5 6y
+19 UG student with a bunch of time to kill- any advice? 8 6y
+19 Goldman Sachs SEC SA 2020 28 6y
+19 Not knowing how much time it takes to finish a task? 2 6y
+19 Leaving analyst program early? 4 4y
+19 Most Helpful IB Prep Courses? 8 6y
+19 Consumer Retail Investment Banking 6 6y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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