+13 Citi London IBD Culture & Layoffs? 21 2y
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+13 Does it matter if I don’t have a coach / sponsor at the bank? 3 3y
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+13 Accounting for DTLs in a merger model 2 5y
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+13 Any thing to help me get in to IB or business school? 3 5y
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+13 Commercial Banking - Quality Control ?? 8 4y
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+13 LevFin at a Japanese 7 5y
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+13 Is something wrong with me? 3 3mo
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+13 Culture at Canadian Banks? 8 2y
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+13 Bank of england summmer internship for IB roles next year 16 5y
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+13 Summer Internship Venting 6 2y
+13 ER to ECM (senior level) 3 4y
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+13 Commercial Banking Analyst -> LevFin 4 3mo
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+13 Why don’t private equity firms typically buy semiconductor companies? 6 4y
+13 Cain Brothers in 2021? 6 4y
+13 Summering at a group that gives out low FT offers. Tips? 8 5y
+13 Analysts - Pay vs WLB 12 5y
+13 Did I just get a guaranteed return offer?? 31 5y
+13 Can we unionize? 9 5y
+13 Would you take a pay-cut to stay WFH permanently? 7 5y
+13 Questions on the Bank of America summer internship (London) 5 3y
+13 Advice: IBD analyst - can i become friends with a client? 8 5y
+13 Rothschild NY generalist vs Guggenheim Chicago PEA ??? 7 2y
+13 Evercore london healthcare 9 2y
+13 Trading account Restriction workaround? 6 3y
+13 Am I an insecure overachiever? 12 5y
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+13 Bloomberg 1 5y
+13 Niche Investment category (Infrastructure investing) to Investment Banking 8 3mo
+13 Power Group Technicals 7 5y
+13 Rank these (London) 26 3y
+13 Is an in-person IB Fall Internship worth it for SA 26? 4 2y
+13 Advice for staying fit and healthy for incoming Analysts? 4 5y
+13 How to have a side hustle/ inspo ideas? 17 3y
+13 Does LevFin Pigeonhole you to Private Credit? 6 2y
+13 Multipel degrees 3 5y
+13 BofA best teams London 8 3y
+13 AI replacing junior level bankers 9 3y
+13 Investment Banking - Calgary 4 4y
+13 Want to break into IB, had a few questions 10 1y
+13 Does your sophomore internship really matter? 3 5y
+13 No time to do the case study 1 5y
+13 Top tier BB or bottom one with better industry? 11 5y
+13 Advice for IBD Summer Analyst that is chronically error prone with spelling and grammar? 5 5y
+13 FT 2025 Advice? 1 2y
+13 Career in IB or Management Consulting after a "Tech" College 6 5y
+13 WF total comp? 17 5y
+13 Guggenheim RX - Top RX Shop? 8 2y
+13 Private Funds Group (Secondaries PE Advisory) 5 5y
+13 Is it possible that IB will ever become more bearable WLB at the Analyst / Associate level? 2 5y
+13 Offer Decision: Baird vs. Houlihan Lokey (Chicago) 19 5y
+13 Is there ageism in investment banking, similar to tech? 6 4y
+13 How to Prepare for Public Finance Internship at BB 5 3y
+13 What we get as incoming analysts vs. what to plan to buy 7 3y
+13 Hardest Time in your Analyst Years? 6 5y
+13 Goldman 2025 SA 6 2y
+13 No Summer 2025 Offer as a Junior – Any Hope Left? 14 1y
+13 Question on GPA 8 5y
+13 Are guys who stay in banking just heightpilled? 28 2mo
+13 Bank of America diversity forum 2021 11 5y
+13 Pre-IB Summer Travel Dilemma 3 5y
+13 Analyst and Associate Retention Bonus / Perks 1 5y
+13 Glaze on evercore 9 2mo
+13 M. Klein & Co merger with CSFB 5 3y
+13 Does RE Investment Banking Silo You? 6 5y
+13 Is there an *quick* way to consolidate multiple years of Quickbooks P&Ls? 3 3y
+13 Finding Corporate Banking technically difficult, anyone experienced this? 8 3y
+13 Asset based lending compensation 21 5y
+13 What do you actually learn in 1st year of IB, that a trader does not learn? 8 5y
+13 2028 SA first app 8 2mo
+13 In a coverage group but not getting much M&A experience 5 5y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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