+37 Houlihan Lokey Is Said in Advanced Talks to Buy Japan’s GCA for $500mm - $600mm 16 3y
+37 An1 Budget in NYC 39 1y
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+37 CB>IB>CB???... 6 6y
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+37 To stay an extra semester for extra summer internship & higher GPA? 51 6y
+37 How will boutiques fare in the next downturn? 21 4y
+37 Advice for first gen student trying to get into investment banking 21 5y
+37 Whats the best way to learn Financial Modelling from scratch and for someone with nonfinance background. - please advice 10 11mo
+37 Questions to ask during group placement networking calls 7 2y
+37 Advice: Bankers asking technicals during coffee chats.. 11 11mo
+37 Strength of JPM - better than MS? 9 3y
+37 Thoughts on Energy Transition in Houston? Best Groups, Exits, Deal Flow, Comp? 9 1y
+37 PWP SA 2022 163 4y
+37 UBS SA 2024 194 3y
+37 How to follow up on a promised interview? 18 7y
+37 Partners at Goldman Sachs want CEO Solomon out 35 3y
+37 Wells Fargo SA 24 217 3y
+37 Renege BB SA offer for BB full-time offer 11 8y
+37 Deferred Tax Liability Question 6 8y
+37 What info from Rosenbaum Textbook should I disregard (for now) 5 8y
+37 How do you prepare for the really hard technical questions? (e.g. Evercore) 18 1y
+37 What do investment bankers do on the buy-side? 4 4y
+37 Help: Do I cancel my vacation planned over 6 months ago? 9 3y
+37 CV advice - does adding "Incoming XYZ summer analyst / off cycle analyst" add value to your CV? 23 8y
+37 Best MBA Summer Internship for Full-Time IBD Associate recruiting. 22 8y
+37 Most noble post investment banking exits? 32 2y
+37 Prestigious Sophomore Summer Internships 48 4y
+37 Best Practices For Recovering From Poor Reviews? 17 4y
+37 Blackstone Tops Vault’s 2014 Banking Employers Rankings 32 6y
+37 Energy IB - Layoffs at Jefferies, TPH, and Simmons? 12 6y
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+37 Big W 8 3y
+37 Who are the bofa c&r rainmakers? 19 10mo
+37 "Suited" the new match maker for Investment Banks 11 5y
+37 If the NFL/NBA bickered about prestige the way WSO does about IB.. 10 5y
+37 How Do You Learn Excel? 98 8y
+37 Goldman Sachs Compliance - 2nd Round 42 2y
+37 Analyst at DCM, now what? 2 8y
+37 Networking dinner with a banker.. HELP with ETIQUETTE PLS!! 7 7y
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+37 Watching others leave early is demoralizing - what do I do? 8 8y
+37 Q&A. request: The GS junior bankers that introduced themselves to an annoyed David Solomon in the Hamptons 5 5y
+37 Ask me for a list of IB's/AM firms whatever in any city 61 6y
+36 Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse - tell me about them 44 19y
+36 Wells Fargo Bonuses 2023 24 2y
+36 BofA/Barclays/Citi 30 11mo
+36 Tips for breaking into IB from non-finance (biochemistry) background? 20 7y
+36 L/S at Citadel/Millennium vs IBD at GS/MS 42 2mo
+36 Incompetent Associate makes me look bad 10 3y
+36 RBC Deal Flow 6 2mo
+36 How to Jump to the Buyside After Your First Year 9 16y
+36 A2A Seeking Career Advice 11 2y
+36 SEC Under Investigation in Goldman Sachs Case 10 16y
+36 The end of BB? 13 16y
+36 UVA Echols vs. Cornell for finance/banking placement? 22 4y
+36 What were they smoking? (AT&T Breakup Fee) 23 15y
+36 The Madison Group - Morgan Stanley 9 3mo
+36 Off work sick for a year, how to bounce back? 14 1y
+36 Centerview Partners SA 2022 320 3y
+36 JPM - "IB Credit" 18 6y
+36 Does anyone regret getting into finance? 39 14y
+36 Margin Call Movie 63 14y
+36 2023 ASO EB Bonuses 16 2y
+36 IBD FT Offer Decision: Jefferies vs Wells Fargo vs Piper Jaffray 24 12y
+36 The New PWP logo is so fucking sexy. 1 1y
+36 At what point does banking/finance pay better than software engineering? 11 4y
+36 Citi vs Evercore FT London 35 11mo
+36 CFA® Level 2 while working in IBD? 16 12y
+36 Top Groups at Moelis 47 2mo
+36 Wall Street bankers wear yoga pants to win deals 13 12y
+36 What is happening at HSBC? 21 1y
+36 College Decisions IBD 26 6y
+36 Thoughts on CPPIB vs DB in London 20 6y
+36 HOUSTON PRESTIGE RANKING 2025 6 1y
+36 What is a "Balance Sheet Bank" 7 11y
+36 Is CFA worth it in 2024 or in todays market conditions and demand in the Investment banking sector.....?? 17 2y
+36 LevFin vs Restructuring (and creditor vs debtor) 31 4y
+36 Western Ivey or McGill Desautels 24 5y
+36 Ayco - A Goldman Sachs Company 15 4y
+36 Nomura London Team Deal Flow 16 1y
+36 Cold Call/Email Advice 6 9y
+36 Lateral VP Comp Negotiation 19 2y
+36 KPMG Corporate Finance (Analyst) Phone Interview coming up 18 9y
+36 California Banks 23 6y
+36 National Investment Banking Competition & Conference 13 2y
+36 WSJ: Goldman, JP Morgan Hit Pause on Intern Recruiting Madness 12 7y
+36 Alumni Cold e-mail 30 4y
+36 Getting fired due to recession 35 4y
+36 First year student in commerce, what will my career really look like? 11 4y
+36 BMO vs. Harris Williams 37 6y
+36 What non-BB bank is closest to BB status? 28 3y
+36 Visiting B-Schools in the UK - What I Learned #2 (Birkbeck) 5 7y
+36 Accepting TWO offers (one SA and one FT) during same recruiting year? 38 8y
+36 IB Alternatives 27 5y
+36 2020 Inside Access Day at Morgan Stanley 38 6y
+36 skills needed to prepare for SA BB vs. SA EB 6 7y
+36 Depreciation Cashflow (Technical Interview Question) 16 6y
+36 Curious to hear an IB perspective on the difference between corporates and sponsors as clients 13 3y
+36 Bonus Discussion in 2 hours 17 8y

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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

October 2026 Investment Banking

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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%
  • 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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