+49 Dark Place - FT Recuriting 13 3y
+49 Why am I never happy about goals? 23 10mo
+49 Spelling Error in follow up email! 66 4y
+49 How much did banking, private equity, and hedge fund execs make in 2013? 44 12y
+49 Why don't we drill our own oil? 39 4y
+49 Brown vs. Duke vs. NYU Stern vs. UMich Ross 45 12y
+49 Best Renewables Shops? 40 3y
+49 when to use which valuation method? 61 4y
+49 Where to find recent deals 131 8y
+49 Request for Restructuring League Tables 2018 21 7y
+49 HELP - Private Company Valuation 45 11y
+49 Yale CS vs Princeton CS 18 6y
+49 Does buy-side have the automatic promotion as in sell-side? 52 11y
+49 18 Months - Need Some Direction 25 6y
+49 Do you regret not learning to code? 57 1y
+49 How can I become a Finance professor? 16 5y
+49 Help: Plan B 29 3y
+49 How do you stay motivated? 11 1y
+49 Thoughts on DBO Partners 56 4y
+49 Front office/Middle office/Back office 53 4y
+49 Move from one group to another (as an analyst) within IBD? P&U -> Consumer/Retail 34 2y
+49 A2As / VPs - does it ever get better? 23 1y
+49 Associate & Above IB exits 20 4mo
+49 Lifestyle expectations in IB? 75 10y
+49 Anybody made it from rural America? 12 6y
+49 Criminal Record HELP 78 10y
+49 Corporate Banking: advice and information 33 10y
+49 Sophomore Preparing for 2026 SA Recruiting 17 1y
+49 Do banks pay for your housing? 36 4y
+49 What banks / groups would you lever a GS offer for? 23 5y
+49 2021 London IBD SA/FT 42 5y
+49 Venezuela Debt Restructuring - LAZ vs CVP 21 3mo
+49 1 year after graduation, need life and banking advice 23 6y
+49 Advice On Finding a BB or Big Boutique Internship For Sophomore Summer With Freshmen IB Experience 32 6y
+49 Natural Resources Groups 62 6y
+49 UNC - Chapel Hill (Economics) and Investment Banking 29 6y
+49 What happened to the merchant banking business model? 13 6y
+49 Cascadia Capital 2024 18 1y
+49 Raymond James Investment Banking Groups 94 6y
+49 Desjardins lol 31 2y
+49 Small(er) town finance jobs 32 10y
+49 Serious Anxiety 23 2y
+49 Thoughts on Silverpoint Capital? 27 3y
+49 How Much Can You Save in NYC? 25 5y
+49 Fired From BB -- Now What? 59 9y
+49 UBS isn’t all that bad… 17 1y
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns 25 3mo
+49 MM IBD Analyst Hours/pay 33 6y
+49 4AM Analyst Thoughts 24 5y
+49 What are your reasons for going into banking? 77 9y
+49 Difficulty of finding a finance job in a non-finance city suburb after banking 33 4y
+49 Del 34 1y
+49 Who would acquire CS US IB division? 53 4y
+49 How does the employment background check/verification process work? 39 3y
+49 Federal Reserve Internship? 41 6y
+49 Structured Finance outlook and exit opportunities 20 4y
+49 Poor Salaries at Oppenheimer & Co. in NYC 19 3y
+49 HSBC Reputation Today 34 4y
+49 Must know technicals 38 5y
+49 BAML M&A v. Citi M&A v. Evercore 44 8y
+49 Comp Analysis - Questions ? 46 9y
+49 Disadvantages of Not Double Majoring (Target)? 25 6y
+49 GS vs. MS London 27 3y
+48 Advisors behind Google-Wiz deal? 31 1y
+48 5-Step (Borderline Psycho) Pre-Superday Routine I Used to Land Every IB Internship Offer 4 2y
+48 SA Class Sizes (Consolidated) 80 4y
+48 Friends in IB are chilling hard, how can I get this? 19 5y
+48 BMO CM layoffs in US? 47 3y
+48 Networking Advice: Following Up After an Info Session 48 6y
+48 Worst Interview Story/Easiest Questions missed by candidates that blew your mind - please share. 16 6y
+48 D1 Varsity Athlete in College 105 8y
+48 How hard were your first few months in IB? 11 3y
+48 Best Biotech Groups? 28 5y
+48 Top Banks for Leveraged Finance? 20 3y
+48 Middle Market IB vs. Bulge Bracket IB 38 9y
+48 Pitching Yourself in Emails 34 8y
+48 CS/Citi M&A/FSG vs. lower GS group 16 6y
+48 Unattentiveness at work is getting me into trouble 3 months in 15 4y
+48 Switching from 'Industrials' to 'Restructuring'. 22 6y
+48 For the First Time Ever: I Can Feel my Deteriorating Health 39 13y
+48 BB Associate Base Salary 26 5y
+48 the all nighter - just hilarious 15 5y
+48 HYP vs GS/JPM/MS 47 12y
+48 Deleted 10 2y
+48 Q&A: 2nd Year Transaction and Valuation Services Consultant 8 6y
+48 Citi FSG (Financial Strategy Group) interview upcoming: I need help! 32 3y
+48 Best BB M&A groups 29 12y
+48 Would it be cringe to post on my LinkedIn about passing the SIE and S79? 20 2y
+48 So Facebook just bought Oculus for $2bn.... 50 12y
+48 Beware of Pinpoint Partners in the US 28 5y
+48 What are the backgrounds of MBA students who get top IBD Associate offers? 49 5y
+48 Lyft IPO to be valued at $23 Billion; a Tech Bubble? 22 7y
+48 Thoughts on KeyBanc? 61 3y
+48 Rank Transfer Schools: UNC/Northwestern/Vanderbilt/UVA/Duke 32 4y
+48 Cantor CEO: Burned Out Junior Bankers Should Choose Another Living 17 5y
+48 Moelis Interviews 56 2mo
+48 PJT RSSG Culture? 25 3y
+48 Advice for Taking the Series 7, 63 and 79 Exams 78 3y
+48 Best groups at BofA 53 10mo
+48 Best way to play the Energy Transition from a career standpoint? 40 1y

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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 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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