+45 Best part about living in NYC? 24 5y
+45 Will our banks force us to get the COVID vaccine? 37 3y
+45 JP Morgan IB Division Rankings? 39 4y
+45 How much money was your first house? 19 2y
+45 William Blair SA 2022 347 4y
+45 Not getting into diversity programs and panicking 19 5y
+45 BAML / Bank of America is going virtual this summer 45 5y
+45 Goldman FIG vs Evercore M&A Fulltime Analyst 20 5y
+45 Q&A: Is the Monkey Business Over? 3rd Year Analyst Turning 1st Year Associate at a BB 11 5y
+45 Guggenheim Atlanta 52 3y
+45 Edd 21 3y
+45 Reflections at Lazard (London) 24 4y
+45 First Year Analyst Taking Vacation 34 4y
+45 What should 1st lien debt and 2nd lien be price at? 43 3y
+45 How to Resign? (WFH, 6 months On the Desk) 21 4y
+45 Working less than 70 hours a week? 40 4y
+45 We live in an alternate reality 14 4y
+45 RX: Different Types of Models 39 4y
+45 How do you afford to live in London? 80 4y
+45 Leveraged Finance Exit Opportunities 22 4y
+45 Summer Analyst - Need URGENT Advice 15 4y
+45 Ducera Partners is an Elite Boutique now - which existing EB gets kicked out of its spot? 15 4y
+45 Not falling asleep in the office 34 4y
+45 What time do you guys usually leave the office? 59 1y
+45 Q&A: Boutique->MM->BB->CD->PE PortCo->BB->PE PortCo 22 3y
+45 Law School -> IB Advice Requested 25 3y
+45 Goldman Sachs posts its worst earnings miss in a decade 4 3y
+45 Relaxed group but feeling unfulfilled 11 3y
+45 Figuring out exits as a jaded banker with no clear interests? 10 3y
+45 May have accidentally poisoned my MD? Worried?? 11 3y
+45 Anyone else suffer from the Rat Race? 8 3y
+45 Recent Moelis NYC Exit Ops? 12 2y
+45 Nordic Banking - finmeme account covering Nordic news, banks etc. 9 3y
+45 Wells Fargo 26 3y
+45 How to deal with Bullies at work? 11 3y
+45 Truist Company Rundown 22 2y
+45 Q&A: Strategic Finance at Late Stage Tech Startup 23 2y
+45 PJT RSSG vs POTUS 8 3y
+45 Transition to Corp Dev 31 2y
+45 M&A picking up? 25 2y
+45 UK Summers 2024 - Bad Cycle or Just me? 53 2y
+45 IBD to Equity Research? 21 2y
+45 What are traits are a toxic team? (Esp. At a boutique) 19 2y
+45 Top shops in Chicago 2024 45 2y
+45 Transition to IB in Houston - Lost Graduate 28 2y
+45 Bonuses at LAZ/GHL/GUGG 50 1y
+45 best groups for energy transition? 39 1y
+45 Relevance of A-Levels for U.K. London recruiting 31 2y
+45 Should I move back into IBD for salary? 23 2y
+45 Keep an open mind when deciding what to do after banking 3 2y
+45 Being A Hardo Is Paradise 11 2y
+45 RBC Sophomore Diversity Insight Programs (LGBTQ+, Womens) 27 1y
+45 Northwestern to Chicago IB 15 2y
+45 How Bank of America Ignores Its Own Rules Meant to Prevent Dangerous Workloads 11 1y
+45 Straight Line Depreciation in Northern Macedonia 18 1y
+45 Potentially Transitioning from MM to BB as an Experienced VP 19 1y
+45 Sad. Never Felt This Low in IB 20 1y
+45 How hard are off-cycles apps in UK? 12 1y
+45 BBG: Jefferies 28-Year-Old Technology Banker Carter McIntosh Dies 13 1y
+45 EB IB Recruiting Insights 29 1y
+45 What banks consistently hire laterals / hire 'more' FT 26 1y
+45 Perfect Two-Year Program for Family Business Trajectory 17 1y
+45 Consulting Tier List - 2025 Comprehensive 31 9mo
+45 Life After Director in IB 13 1y
+45 Anyone ever left during IB 2 yr Stint? 27 9mo
+45 Thoughts on FMI IB in 2026? 6 4mo
+45 Anxiety after signing offer 19 4mo
+45 Understating GPA for motivation 9 4mo
+45 London IB housing decision: optimize for commute or neighborhood fit? 12 4mo
+45 Is AI Quietly Replacing Entry-Level Analysts in Investment Banking? 16 1mo
+45 NYC Associate Budget 16 6d
+45 How cooked am I as an incoming WF IB SA 2027? 17 2h
+44 Does anyone else get sick upon realizing...? 43 5y
+44 The Interview Answer: "Why do you want to be an IB? 86 7y
+44 Met an SEO guy today... 23 2y
+44 Is Vanderbilt a Good School in the Eyes of Recruiters? 52 9y
+44 Big 4 TAS 41 16y
+44 SECURITIES LENDING at I Banks 50 9y
+44 Got Citi, but DB gave offer today 59 17y
+44 Equity multiples vs EV multiples 25 9y
+44 Freaking out about Chinese in Hong Kong IBD, advice needed 34 8y
+44 Best IBD Group on the Street? 50 16y
+44 London Investment Banks 26 6y
+44 chicago bars 54 2y
+44 BB&T IBD 55 7y
+44 Houlihan Lokey: Interview questions and prep? 178 1y
+44 Scam Science: Welcome to Good Burger 18 12y
+44 Beat this LinkedIn 40 15y
+44 Is 90 hours a week worth it? 33 5y
+44 learning PE in 24 hours 22 6y
+44 Allen & Co. vs GS vs MS 37 15y
+44 Eastdil Secured - Culture, hours, dealflow, on the investment banking side? 76 6y
+44 Teach For America x Goldman Sachs? A match made in heaven? 23 15y
+44 Columbia Transfer not Worth the 65k student debt...F'ing Thing Sucks 13 15y
+44 does magna/summa matter, assuming GPA is the same? 61 15y
+44 Buying a Business (Restaurant or Otherwise) 19 7y
+44 Is JP Morgan IB Risk Analyst FO or MO? 42 9y
+44 Boutiques catching up to BB banks? 22 6y
+44 Michael Lewis thinks bank runs are a good thing 33 14y
+44 We support Israel. Why? 38 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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