+12 So am I fucked? 7 5y
+12 Your opinion on my chances breaking into IB 5 5y
+12 No return offer - feeling dejected, where to now 3 1y
+12 Terminal Value calculation in a DCF 7 5y
+12 HL RX vs EVR RX vs PJT RSSG for Post-MBA 16 4y
+12 FT MBA Associate Hiring 11 5y
+12 2025 Return offer rates SLASHED 12 1y
+12 lincoln (chicago) vs harris williams (minneapolis) 22 4y
+12 Post-Experience Master's in Finance to Support Move from IB to PE? - London 1 5y
+12 Move internally during COVID (SA to FT) 1 5y
+12 possible to get through analyst years without modelling? 6 5y
+12 MM bank AN2 to ASO1 (or AN3): Promotion Package Guidance 5 3y
+12 CastleOak Securities Interview 9 5y
+12 When Do We SAs Start Reaching Out to Analysts for Group Placement 7 5y
+12 Houlihan M&A to RX Lateral? 7 5y
+12 Help on Interview Question 7 5y
+12 Is it messed up to leave a capital markets team that I just started for a boutique IB that recently offered me as well? 6 5y
+12 Baird Healthcare in 2020 (Chicago) 2 5y
+12 BofA WFH Update? 3 5y
+12 Quebec LMM - MM I-Banks 3 5y
+12 Véolia versus Suez thoughts 1 5y
+12 IB versus MBB 7 4y
+12 state school or private school? 3 5y
+12 Wtf is Restructuring??? 6 1y
+12 How many people have been reaching out to you guys (have seen my inbounds low) 10 5y
+12 Want to pivot into tech M&A been out of IB for over a year. Advice? 1 1y
+12 Can I Trade/Hold OTC Pink Securities as a FT Analyst? Same restriction as NYSE/NASDAQ listed securities? 1 5y
+12 How do I avoid awkward conversations while networking/catching-up? 6 5y
+12 JPM Groups 20 1y
+12 Deleted 8 2y
+12 Would you enter Banking now? 6 5y
+12 BB non-ib role exit opps 1 3y
+12 Webcam Lateral Interview Attire 7 5y
+12 ….. 95 3y
+12 Travel Expenses not refunded? 9 4y
+12 Freshmen GPA and the long term effects 3 5y
+12 Houston IB Recruiting? 9 1y
+12 Curious about day-to-day life of a GS partner 1 5y
+12 Morgan Stanley Institutional Equities Experienced Professional Program (MSEPP) 192 4y
+12 CBS vs NYU MBA for IB recruiting? 6 2y
+12 Career Exploration Program-Piper Jaffray 2018 7 5y
+12 MF REPE or EB/BB REIB 23 3y
+12 Got an MD as a Mentor 1 2y
+12 JPM Private Banking- No International students??? 2 1y
+12 How do you source deals as a junior coverage banker? 2 5y
+12 Interesting Networking Questions 2 4y
+12 Get into healthcare investment banking / biotech midcareer? 5 1y
+12 Didn't play the game well... 8 5y
+12 Warwick vs Bristol for IB 12 1y
+12 The state of corporate/commercial banking 10 4y
+12 Minor M&A team vs BB Comm Banking 11 3y
+12 Eric Tokat 11 3y
+12 Moving From Corporate Finance to a Front Office Role 3 1y
+12 Shoot holes into my why PE -> IB (SA) 6 5y
+12 Goldman Summer Internship Held In Person 1 3y
+12 Rothschild SA 2021 Interview 25 5y
+12 IB Restructuring Ressources for Prep/Career 4 5y
+12 Giving Back to Community - Corporate Finance Executive/Analyst Opening in London 2 3y
+12 What do I do? Do I go back to the US or do I continue with the UK? 6 3y
+12 Weighted present values in DCF models 2 5y
+12 FT Partners SA 2024 44 3y
+12 Resclind decision for lateral analyst offer 16 3y
+12 OSU Fisher vs gtech scheller 3 3y
+12 Why haven't CS, DB, and UBS raised base to 110k? 8 4y
+12 Any Team in Los Angeles Looking for Experienced Sell-side M&A Hire? 1 2y
+12 Citi - CUPID Summer Accelerator Program. ANY UPDATE? 9 5y
+12 To the Raine Analysts 1 1y
+12 Looking for CLT Roommate for Fall 2021 FT 5 5y
+12 Lifting pre-covid IB 13 5y
+12 How do you always give it 100%? 6 5y
+12 Why the hate on international banks? 28 5y
+12 What does a loan origination team do? 5 5y
+12 Advice needed: taking year off after graduation to study for CFA i-iii 5 4y
+12 I hate making money for other people, any advice? 6 5y
+12 Banks that sponsor MBA 9 5y
+12 School - deal with difficult ppl 1 3y
+12 Advice for post-grad Applications 1 3y
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
+12 England & Co exit opps, general review? 2 2y
+12 London Rent Zone 1 7 5y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+12 What are some firms/groups at banks heavily involved in cross-border/transatlantic Industrials M&A? 8 3y
+12 Day in the life of IB? Do you really work that much? 11 5y
+12 BB IBD vs Multi-Strat HF out of university (London) 8 5y
+12 The best unknown jobs in finance/unique career paths 1 5y
+12 Anyone else do really bad for SA2021? 32 3y
+12 Can someone help me find this specific pitchbook critiera? [PitchBook Experts help me!] 2 3y
+12 Baird Govt & Defense Group Insight 12 3y
+12 What is your banks BB/EB Revenue Target per MD? 7 1y
+12 Uber Strategic Finance 2021 19 5y
+12 Tesla lease accounting 1 4y
+12 MS GCM LevFin 18 2y
+12 When should I start studying for SIE/63/79 Series Exams? 4 4y
+12 Study Abroad at LSE? (Semi-Target Student) 2 2y
+12 Is IB a meritocracy... 4 5y
+12 Budgeting for the Summer 1 5y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? 6 5y
+12 Are interest payments considered in cash flow statement 4 4y
+12 GP Bullhound London? 1 5y
+12 Big 4 Val & Modelling - Do I have a real shot at IB or am I just deluding myself? 4 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
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  • 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%
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