+12 Can I Trade/Hold OTC Pink Securities as a FT Analyst? Same restriction as NYSE/NASDAQ listed securities? 1 5y
+12 My Options - Please Help? 3 4y
+12 Career Advices After Graduation 1 1y
+12 Province Firm Restructuring 20 1y
+12 How do I avoid awkward conversations while networking/catching-up? 6 5y
+12 Credit Suisse IBCM in Hong Kong 2023 - any information appreciated 1 3y
+12 Cantor Fitzgerald FIG 5 1y
+12 Will Citation for Low Level Misdemeanor Get Offer Rescinded 13 4y
+12 Would you enter Banking now? 6 5y
+12 Webcam Lateral Interview Attire 7 5y
+12 Freshmen GPA and the long term effects 3 5y
+12 Do you think you could make it it alone? 1 3y
+12 How much do connections actually help? 11 4y
+12 Ghosted by HR. How do I follow up? 5 3y
+12 Career Exploration Program-Piper Jaffray 2018 7 5y
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+12 London EB presences compared to continental Europe 3 1y
+12 Kroll / Duff & Phelps Compensation 9 4y
+12 How do you source deals as a junior coverage banker? 2 5y
+12 Didn't play the game well... 8 5y
+12 Deutsche Chicago 4 2y
+12 BofA / Liontree / Guggenheim 7 4y
+12 Shoot holes into my why PE -> IB (SA) 6 5y
+12 Rothschild SA 2021 Interview 25 5y
+12 IB Restructuring Ressources for Prep/Career 4 5y
+12 feeling like a bad analyst? 6 9mo
+12 Weighted present values in DCF models 2 5y
+12 Citi - CUPID Summer Accelerator Program. ANY UPDATE? 9 5y
+12 Accept offer vs MBA down the line 4 4y
+12 Jefferies vs BofA? 13 3y
+12 SA "Technical" Prep After Getting Laid... 13 1y
+12 Looking for CLT Roommate for Fall 2021 FT 5 5y
+12 Lifting pre-covid IB 13 5y
+12 Kicked out of ER, went to IB, but the job sucks. Reflecting on what to do next 1 2y
+12 What Groups in IB are Best for Lifestyle/Starting a family long-term? 53 3y
+12 Data Analyst - Call with Associate in IB scheduled through connection - how to impress 2 5y
+12 Why the hate on international banks? 28 5y
+12 What does a loan origination team do? 5 5y
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+12 I hate making money for other people, any advice? 6 5y
+12 Banks that sponsor MBA 9 5y
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+12 Losing streak in bake-offs 3 4y
+12 Day in the life of IB? Do you really work that much? 11 5y
+12 CS senior bankers to Santander 28 3y
+12 BB IBD vs Multi-Strat HF out of university (London) 8 5y
+12 Refinancing Year 5 - DSCR method (renewables) 11 2y
+12 Is IB Interesting? 5 1y
+12 Take a break from IB and go work a random job in Banff 3 3y
+12 Where to stay in Chicago SA 8 4y
+12 GPA as a transfer student 1 1y
+12 Breaking into smaller boutiques 4 2y
+12 Dubai IB 2026 (July/Aug Start) Off-Cycle Recruitment 8 9mo
+12 $61Bn Broadcom - VMWare Advisors 6 4y
+12 Uber Strategic Finance 2021 19 5y
+12 If you never broke in ... 6 3y
+12 Is IB a meritocracy... 4 5y
+12 SWE vs BizOps 4 3y
+12 Asking for Signing Bonus Upfront? 5 3y
+12 Investment Banking Brazil process 5 1y
+12 Budgeting for the Summer 1 5y
+12 Straight to PE (vs IB stint first) as an undergrad? 8 4y
+12 Deutsche Bank London 10 4y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? 6 5y
+12 Goldman IB Superday intel? 10 9mo
+12 Alternatives to IB? 1 3y
+12 GP Bullhound London? 1 5y
+12 2022 Industrials deals 7 4y
+12 Imbalancing B/S on LBO Test 1 4y
+12 Infrastructure or Real Estate Financing ? 4 2y
+12 IB -> Tech 4 4y
+12 Best media & entertainment banks or boutiques in London? 11 3y
+12 secondaries vs energies IB 2 4y
+12 $1-3MM revenue company looking to sell? 25 4y
+12 Macquarie Best Groups 0 2y
+12 Do I need to report my SAT score for IB? 5 1y
+12 MS AIP 13 4y
+12 IB versus MBB 7 4y
+12 DEL 3 2y
+12 Favorite Mergers of All Time 10 5y
+12 The state of corporate/commercial banking 10 4y
+12 Can't understand the basics of financial modeling lol. Kindly help with this problem 3 5y
+12 Barclays Perks 16 5y
+12 Is MSc choice overrated for the sake of getting interviews? 6 5y
+12 Career advice: pivoting into IB (UK) 2 3y
+12 International BB vs US MBB 5 2y
+12 Exercise as a Junior Banker? 17 5y
+12 Correlation between terminal growth rate and WACC? 2 2y
+12 UBS M&A deals 10 2y
+12 Workout Plan 5 5y
+12 27 Year Old Analyst 14 5y
+12 Best books on M&A Law? 2 3y
+12 Packing for a San Francisco Internship 5 5y
+12 Best Universities for Undergrad in AUS 9 4y
+12 FT Tier 2 bank in NYC (SocGen/Mizuho/BNP) or Off-Cycle Internship at BB (GS/MS) in Frankfurt 22 5y

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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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  • 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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