+12 Your opinion on my chances breaking into IB 5 5y
+12 Stuck VP - any others feel this way or have advice? 3 4mo
+12 Terminal Value calculation in a DCF 7 5y
+12 FT MBA Associate Hiring 11 5y
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+12 Move internally during COVID (SA to FT) 1 5y
+12 possible to get through analyst years without modelling? 6 5y
+12 CastleOak Securities Interview 9 5y
+12 When Do We SAs Start Reaching Out to Analysts for Group Placement 7 5y
+12 Strategic Job Rotation as M&A Analyst: ECM vs. LevFin vs. Industry Coverage 1 1y
+12 Can a Vice President at an Investment Bank own a Lamborghini Aventador if he/she wanted to? 14 4y
+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing 6 4y
+12 Houlihan M&A to RX Lateral? 7 5y
+12 Ares 2024 SA 58 1y
+12 Help on Interview Question 7 5y
+12 Have you noticed differences between banks from different countries? 2 3y
+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 EB Logo Rankings 3 3y
+12 Quebec LMM - MM I-Banks 3 5y
+12 Véolia versus Suez thoughts 1 5y
+12 Incoming SA Situation 3 4mo
+12 Credit Suisse weighs splitting investment bank into three (FT) 10 4y
+12 state school or private school? 3 5y
+12 How many people have been reaching out to you guys (have seen my inbounds low) 10 5y
+12 Do you like your Job? 1 3y
+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 JPMorgan Autism at Work 7 3y
+12 Deleted 1 3y
+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 Career Exploration Program-Piper Jaffray 2018 7 5y
+12 Is Bocconi actually worth the money for London IB if my other options are significantly cheaper? 1 4mo
+12 Career Route from Scotland 8 2y
+12 Which Offer: Strategy Consulting vs RX EB 7 11mo
+12 How do you source deals as a junior coverage banker? 2 5y
+12 Investment banking sell-side origination 3 1y
+12 Didn't play the game well... 8 5y
+12 IB and AI - what do you use? 2 1y
+12 DCF Question 10 3y
+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 Thoughts on Incentrum Group? 17 3y
+12 Weighted present values in DCF models 2 5y
+12 MS HC vs PWP HC 8 1y
+12 Citi - CUPID Summer Accelerator Program. ANY UPDATE? 9 5y
+12 Incoming AN 1 - Need advice 2 3y
+12 Who pays for the CoE - specifically stock price appreciation? 3 4y
+12 Looking for CLT Roommate for Fall 2021 FT 5 5y
+12 Lifting pre-covid IB 13 5y
+12 Internal Lateral Discussion 2 1y
+12 Take a break from IB and go work a random job in Banff 3 3y
+12 Why the hate on international banks? 28 5y
+12 What does a loan origination team do? 5 5y
+12 Possible to find anything in Thailand? SEA/ Singapore? 0 1y
+12 I hate making money for other people, any advice? 6 5y
+12 Banks that sponsor MBA 9 5y
+12 Piper Sandler London 18 11mo
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
+12 Best NYC places to get 2 meals for $30? 19 4y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+12 PWP London 14 4y
+12 Day in the life of IB? Do you really work that much? 11 5y
+12 Lazard Technical Test 5 11mo
+12 Best Stern Clubs 3 4mo
+12 How should I address seniors as an intern? 9 1y
+12 BB IBD vs Multi-Strat HF out of university (London) 8 5y
+12 NYC UMM vs BOS/SF/CHI MF? 1 3y
+12 Seeking Insights on LevFin – Interested in the Market-Based, Quantitative Side 3 1y
+12 Uber Strategic Finance 2021 19 5y
+12 Is IB a meritocracy... 4 5y
+12 ….. 95 3y
+12 Budgeting for the Summer 1 5y
+12 Meeting people in London 15 3y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? 6 5y
+12 GP Bullhound London? 1 5y
+12 Do I stay for another year or try and go? 7 2y
+12 HC Deal Flow 2023 1 3y
+12 Junior Transfer GPA Issues 7 1y
+12 Is DCM as competitive? 17 11mo
+12 First Setback in Recruiting — How Should I Adjust My Approach? 2 11mo
+12 IBD juniors are just a bunch of pampered kids 5 3mo
+12 Advice on breaking into IB 2 1y
+12 Having an informational interview with an MD in Macro and Rates Structuring, any advice on what to ask him? 1 2y
+12 Favorite Mergers of All Time 10 5y
+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 Working Capital Question 4 3y
+12 Exercise as a Junior Banker? 17 5y
+12 Comp Haircut For Better A1 Experience 4 1y
+12 Lost 2 10mo
+12 Workout Plan 5 5y
+12 27 Year Old Analyst 14 5y
+12 Packing for a San Francisco Internship 5 5y
+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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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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