+34 The Other Side of Wall Street 22 15y
+34 This forum puts way too much emphasis on BB's 15 15y
+34 Holy shit... 63 15y
+34 Houlihan, SRR, Mesirow 34 14y
+34 RBC Capital Markets vs. Jefferies 42 6y
+34 Interview on Halloween: Wear a Costume 56 14y
+34 Bonus Bananas November 18, 2011 14 14y
+34 Recognition of IE Business School at Top IB's? 21 6y
+34 Tech valuation model – get 8 SBs 11 14y
+34 Houlihan Lokey DC 27 9y
+34 Submitting online to GS 55 14y
+34 Sour grapes or sour dough? 15 14y
+34 Mark Zuckerberg is street-stupid 23 6y
+34 elite boutique advice? 19 14y
+34 Oil and Gas Modeling - Resources? 36 11y
+34 Transfer dilemma (Berkeley/Haas) 13 14y
+34 IB and PE in Atlanta 27 6y
+34 Is RBS any good? 20 6y
+34 IB - MBA Associate, still a chance? 17 6y
+34 Worth it to take no name boutique offer? 27 13y
+34 From boutique summer internship to BB IBD full time offer? 19 13y
+34 Jamie Dimon firing back 14 6y
+34 between a real rock and hard place 26 4y
+34 Wells Fargo (IBD) vs. Baird (IBD) 38 9y
+34 University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management 33 4y
+34 JPM vs. Greenhill vs. BAML for Summer Analyst? 20 10y
+34 How high can you go in corporate banking? 31 3y
+34 Why would wealthy college students want to do investment banking? 37 4y
+34 Deciding Between Offers, Pepsi/Soros/Legg Mason or - Holding four offers 27 6y
+34 SolarCity: A Bright Future Indeed 11 13y
+34 Lazard Analysts Given ENTIRE Weekend Off 32 12y
+34 Drug Culture 20 6y
+34 Commision Based IB Internship? 13 6y
+34 Large firm vs. boutique straight out of undergraduate 26 13y
+34 Highly competitive.. entry level back office position? 9 13y
+34 BAML M&A vs. BAML Healthcare (NYC) 23 6y
+34 potential comp related dilemma for lateral hire into BB IBD 15 12y
+34 PE Shops Staying Lean - What it May Mean for Bankers 6 4y
+34 Changing from Law 41 11y
+34 Strange Hiring Provision from an I-Bank 22 12y
+34 Private Equity or Boutique Investment Banking Internship? 56 12y
+34 What to do during IBD SA (FT recruiting) 19 6y
+34 Investment Banking vs. Business Valuation 21 4y
+34 Do I Hit The Panic Button? 29 11y
+34 Leverage Effect on PE Multiple 23 7y
+34 Goldman Releases Millennial Research 11 11y
+34 For those that lateraled for FT to another bank after a SA position... 39 8y
+34 Asking MD to hook up exit opps 18 11y
+34 How do you deal with depression on the job? 33 8y
+34 Decisions: P&G FLDP or Deloitte M&A 24 6y
+34 BB&T Capital Markets in Richmond, VA. 23 6y
+34 Accounting/Finance vs. Economics/Finance 32 9y
+34 Delaying graduation by 2 years... Feasible? 20 10y
+34 Best M&A Groups (including boutiques)? 24 10y
+34 Accounting: Interview Questions 30 9y
+34 PwC TAS - Valuations vs. Deloitte Consulting - Federal Business Technology Analyst 7 8y
+34 Other analyst doesn't like me, unsure what to do 22 10y
+34 Rationale behind: Why should I pay $80 for a company with MVequity=100 and cash =20? 33 10y
+34 Got into DCM, now what? 26 4y
+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 4y
+34 Advice: Lev.FIn vs M&A 35 8y
+34 The Robots Are Coming for Wall Street 22 6y
+34 Military Experience - Yay or Nay? 32 10y
+34 Fall internships in I-banking (Washington D.C. Area) 21 1y
+34 Define a "Balance Sheet Bank" 11 9y
+34 BAML vs Credit Suisse IBD 24 9y
+34 Negotiating salary for FT return offer? 36 9y
+34 FT Analyst Investment Banking Modeling Case Study 33 6y
+34 Apollo Credit vs BB IBD 10 5y
+34 What Path Leads to a More Fulfilling Life? 19 3y
+34 Leveraged Lending vs Leveraged Finance at BB 16 8y
+34 How creative do you get in your presentations/pitch books? 14 9y
+34 The Worries of an Incoming Analyst 3 8y
+34 Thoughts on Miller Buckfire? 27 6y
+34 Advice for Breaking into Rx Banking 15 6y
+34 Thoughts on using Yesware for cold emails? 26 4y
+34 Investment Banking Prep 63 9y
+34 Trading Tech/Quantitative Career Paths 40 9y
+34 BB M&A Group Modeling 6 9y
+34 Citi Early Identification Program 119 9y
+34 Need ideas for last minute internship 102 4y
+34 Top banks & coverage/product groups that feed Mega Funds 18 9y
+34 Do I really have to have it all figured out already? 14 11mo
+34 IB interview at regional office - Opinion about the difficulty 14 9y
+34 Varsity Athlete, should I quit? 37 8y
+34 Anyone dip? 44 9y
+34 WUSTL vs. Cornell 18 8y
+34 DCM - On The Job Insights 7 8y
+34 3.9 GPA from an Ivy League school in a useless major. What are my options? 29 9y
+34 Morgan Stanley 2018 IB SA Decisions 16 8y
+34 Guggenheim Partners Investment Banking 23 7y
+34 2018 Wells Fargo Securities Summer Analyst Program 68 8y
+34 In a school in Florida and Big 4...trying to get into the finance world. 10 6y
+34 What to do as a new graduate trying to break into IB? 7 8y
+34 Help deciding between SA offers (Top BB vs Top EB) - Have to decide this week! 19 8y
+34 Stephens Super Day Class of 2018 99 8y
+34 On Hold - what to do now? 38 8y
+34 Off Cycle Full Time Hiring 27 4y
+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
+34 Unsuccessful Superdays 33 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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