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+9 TIM FERRIS' GREATEST BLOG EVER 2 5y
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+9 MM's that go in the Summer/Fall? 10 5y
+9 What is the Right Exp and Societies for AM/IB/PE? 1 5y
+9 To all of you in a front/middle office position... 6 5y
+9 Post Labor Day Return 23 5y
+9 Freshman Summer Internship Advice 1 1y
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+9 Del 1 1y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+9 Nomura London thoughts? 2 1y
+9 GS SA, non-classic and classic IB (London) 1 2y
+9 Rothschild USA: Sponsorship? 29 1y
+9 Interesting trends in RX 9 5y
+9 How to say I work at a middle market bank? 23 1y
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+9 A2A while Lateraling 4 2y
+9 Cascadia Hiring / Deal flow 0 10mo
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+9 Five Arrows Long Internship Jan 2025 start 7 1y
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+9 HELP: PWC Delivering Deal Value (DDV) 1 1y
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+9 Excuses for interviewing during summer? 9 2y
+9 is uchicago really better than HYPSM for chicago banking? 11 10mo
+9 PWP ADVISORY PREP - NYC 8 1y
+9 Am I screwed for SA 2026? 3 1y
+9 Being a senior operator/operations expert is hard to beat 1 2y
+9 If I've always wanted to work in banking, can I work long-term in IB if I start in MBB? 1 1y
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+9 Rising Sophomore trying to break into BB / Internship advice — ? 2 1y
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+9 For those who left IB, what were the biggest takeaways / things you are glad you went through 3 2y
+9 Deloitte Business Valuation - What to expect? Exit Opps? 2 5y
+9 How does the latest shake-up at CS affect its future? 2 4y
+9 Associate Rotation to New York - European Monkey 4 2y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
+9 What is Harris Williams's strategy with their M&A bootcamp? 1 5y
+9 questions about IB internships in 2022/need some advice 1 5y
+9 Bearish Thoughts On Industry Focused Boutiques 1 1y
+9 Citi FIG in 2020 8 5y
+9 Comp rankings 6 3y
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+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+9 Networking Late in Recruiting 3 10mo
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+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
+9 Kalabalik 3 3y
+9 UBS London - EMEA Execution Group? 2 5y
+9 Union Square Advisors 1 3y
+9 Weekend WFH During SA at EB 1 3y
+9 Return Offer Advice 1 1y
+9 Is there any hope to catch up and get an offer for SA 2026? 2 1y
+9 What is the difference of Private Debt Facilities (Unitranche/Stretched Senior) vs. standard TLBs in LBOs? 1 5y
+9 FP&A --> IB/PE 1 5y
+9 Sophomore Year Internship Timeline 3 1y
+9 Christmas cards to bankers 6 10mo
+9 is it okay to ask HR about switching offices / location after accepting offer? 13 3y
+9 Forecasting a Balance Sheet without supporting schedules? 4 5y
+9 High COL West Coast Internship In-Person or Not? 1 5y
+9 Do Investment Banks provide WFO setups? 1 5y
+9 Does BAML drug test for FT? 22 5y
+9 Return Offer for Off-Cycle?? 17 3y
+9 What should I do to prepare for IB? 9 5y
+9 Lazard layoffs 16 3y
+9 Top 20 US MBA vs US top MRED vs INSEAD 1 5y
+9 Small IB vs Big 4 1 5y
+9 Hearing back from Partner Interviews: Need Advice 1 5y
+9 How specifically do US underwriters determine the initial offering price? 1 5y
+9 Best Groups at Goldman Sachs IBD 3 5y
+9 Audit Exit Opps 1 2y
+9 KippsDeSantos & TripleTree Insight 9 3y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • 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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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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