+18 P/E higher than EV/EBITDA 17 5y
+18 MD/VP Exit Opps?? 15 5y
+18 JPMorgan Typical Return Offer Rates 26 3y
+18 Cold Outreach Feedback (IB Recruiting) 9 5mo
+18 Asked question during an interview; Why P/E ratio is higher than EV/EBITDA? 8 3y
+18 . 4 2y
+18 Does Investment Banking Make America Less Efficient? 1 3y
+18 Going to IB from Corp Dev 6 5mo
+18 Does Investment Banking Miss Out on Future MDs? 2 3y
+18 3.8 Finance major from big state school. Anyshot at ibanking? 23 6y
+18 Researching Deals - Interviewing with several BBs 5 6y
+18 Zuck needs to show his face to investors 11 6y
+18 Who would you rather MBA: Arizona State or UConn? 14 6y
+18 Where to for FT? Evercore Tech v. GS TMT (all bay area) 12 6y
+18 Corporate Strategy Analyst ? 10 6y
+18 CICC vs BB IBD 2017 10 6y
+18 Is IB the Jay Cutler of Finance Jobs? (Not Elite) 8 6y
+18 Moving from Corp Dev into IB 1 6y
+18 Best Research Platforms 1 6y
+18 Any other first years barely doing anything right now? 16 3y
+18 Writing Emails 19 3y
+18 CIBC Industrials vs Capital One M&A SA24? 6 3y
+18 Del 18 3y
+18 RBC Summer 2021 20 6y
+18 Feeling drained – quit? 4 1y
+18 ADVICE NEEDED (PLEASE) 4 6y
+18 How do SA Candidates Impress Bankers while Networking? 8 5y
+18 Cornell ILR for IB 13 3y
+18 Stephen FT 2022 63 5y
+18 Climate Change and what's next for a career in IB 4 5y
+18 Equity reconciliation 2 4y
+18 Long-term Career in IB 6 3y
+18 PJT AN / ASO Pay London 2023? 17 3y
+18 All nighter 15 3y
+18 Networking: How to stay in touch 4 3y
+18 For what % of kids going into finance is the grind and delayed gratification actually worth it? 7 3y
+18 Northwestern vs UMich Ross for IB 8 5mo
+18 Stand or Sit during interview 7 2y
+18 Got rejected 1 day after SJT - UBS Global Banking Grad Paris 7 1y
+18 Canada IB Associate Bonuses 19 1y
+18 Blackstone 2024 Future Women's Leaders Program 31 1y
+18 Take a MM offer or do a MSc Finance for a shot at BB? 29 1y
+18 Poor M&A Experience, how do I exit? 1 1y
+18 Are Target Schools still worth it? 12 5mo
+18 Jefferies Experience / Exits in 2025 11 5mo
+18 is my goal impossible? 10 6y
+18 How is this for an exit op? 5 6y
+18 No Idea what I'm doing 8 6y
+18 Need Help With School Decision! 11 6y
+18 Military Service and Investment Banking 6 6y
+18 What to major/school for Investment Banking? 4 6y
+18 What to look for when selecting an investment bank (to work for) 5 6y
+18 Landing Analyst Job Straight From Undergrad Without IB Experience 11 6y
+18 Need advice - breaking into IB & PE from BB credit risk 2 6y
+18 2019 Goldman Sachs Dallas SA IBD 30 6y
+18 Lazard Houston Deal Flow and MM vs Freres 8 6y
+18 Warwick MSc Finance or gap year and reapply? 6 2y
+18 Scotiabank Houston 9 2y
+18 Credit Suisse NYC Best WLB Groups 22 3y
+18 Financial Resource Management (London) - is it FO or MO? 10 2y
+18 GS FIG exits 8 3y
+18 Not as happy as I should be? 4 5y
+18 Delete 20 3y
+18 When's The Fed Cutting? 19 2y
+18 Valuing a natural gas power plant 7 1y
+18 MS LDN - Team Selection??? 8 1y
+18 Korean Army Timing in terms of recruiting 19 6y
+18 Bulge Bracket banks workout/restructuring groups? 10 6y
+18 Qatalyst Analyst Overall Experience? 13 5mo
+18 MBA paid in full? 20 5y
+18 Am I going to be fired / should I leave before? Fuck up of colossal proportions 8 6y
+18 Got offered a job. Would this be considered IB? 4 6y
+18 Difference Between Front Office and Back Office? 3 6y
+18 Help me understand mining banking jargon 1 6y
+18 How will Banks distinguish between top interns and good interns? 27 6y
+18 Full time analyst starting mid July yet to hear from HR (NYC) 2 6y
+18 I already googled it. Can you help with spreading comps? 3 6y
+18 Transferring to a non-target school after bad first year at CC. 4 5y
+18 xxxx 11 5mo
+18 2024 Best Chicago M&A Shop? 11 1y
+18 How is BofA NET-Power lately 9 1y
+18 Corporate Development HeadHunters 5 5y
+18 How often do banks increase analyst base salaries? 8 2y
+18 Why Go From a Solid IB to LMM PE? 4 5y
+18 Student Athlete (Ivy) vs Clubs for IB 8 2y
+18 Breaking into IB at 30 12 5y
+18 3 statement modeling test - can anyone share an example model please? 16 4y
+18 MSC Finance at Warwick vs boutique consulting 5 5y
+18 Is PayPal undervalued ? 5 3y
+18 BNP M&A vs MM PCA 3 2y
+18 Lazard Layoffs 43 3y
+18 TD Investment Banking - ESG Solutions Group 8 1y
+18 Best finance gigs in Florida? 28 5y
+18 2026 FT recruiting is a bloodbath 5 1y
+18 Goldman Sachs Early Careers 5 3y
+18 How do I get better at the mental math needed for MOIC / accounting problems? 5 5mo
+18 Housing for 2021 IB SA 21 3y
+18 Return offer rates?? 7 3y
+18 FactSet YTD U.S. 2022 League Tables 23 4y
+18 Valuation of loss-making Company and potential peers 2 5y

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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