+34 University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management 33 4y
+34 If you could chose any bank and group, where would you go? 12 6y
+34 potential comp related dilemma for lateral hire into BB IBD 15 13y
+34 Lost my work ethic how to build it back? 11 2y
+34 How difficult is to move from a MM to an EB or BB? 46 4y
+34 What makes IB difficult? 16 2y
+34 Financial Restructuring 7 3y
+34 Boutiques and their top industry groups 24 6y
+34 Elite Balance Sheet Boutique 10 2y
+34 Wilfrid Laurier University 33 6y
+34 PE at a Canadian Pension Plan or M&A at Big Four for Junior Internship 10 6y
+34 What Path Leads to a More Fulfilling Life? 19 3y
+34 why am I 30 and still don't know anything 11 4y
+34 Strange Hiring Provision from an I-Bank 22 12y
+34 How high can you go in corporate banking? 31 3y
+34 FT Analyst Investment Banking Modeling Case Study 33 6y
+34 Private Equity or Boutique Investment Banking Internship? 56 12y
+34 Pay Up for Fave Bank, or Cut Costs 8 4y
+34 Lazard Analysts Given ENTIRE Weekend Off 32 12y
+34 Citibank new hub in Malaga 39 4y
+34 Mizuho vs Canaccord 32 4y
+34 Guggenheim Partners Investment Banking 23 7y
+34 Do I Hit The Panic Button? 29 12y
+34 Really Rare GPA Resume Question (Not generic) 16 7y
+34 Jefferies SF vs Greenhill SF vs Moelis LA 21 4y
+34 Toronto: Satellite EBs / BBs 15 4y
+34 Trade Support Analyst Role 8 3y
+34 BB M&A Group Modeling 6 9y
+34 Nightmare Scenario: FINRA wrongfully accusing me of a violation for SIE 12 4y
+34 People on the "other side": Is it ever that urgent? 10 2y
+34 Lateral Hiring Freezes 26 6y
+34 Is Leerink Turning Into EB? 48 4y
+34 London rent (IB analysts) 43 1y
+34 Nittany Lion Fund or Leveraged Lion Capital 14 6y
+34 Is UK IB experience worth anything in the US? 19 3y
+34 Houlihan Lokey DC 27 9y
+34 CS incoming analysts/associates 15 3y
+34 Roark Capital 13 2y
+34 Do HR analysts have souls? 11 4y
+34 Stephens IBD Dallas 21 4y
+34 IBD Ranking NY vs. London 18 3y
+34 How to analyse business models? 3 4y
+34 Sports IB 8 6y
+34 Top banks & coverage/product groups that feed Mega Funds 18 9y
+34 INSANE GOLDMAN Superday Question MEGATHREAD 13 7mo
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+34 Return to IB after quitting due to mental health issues! 28 1y
+34 The morning after I killed myself - investment banking analyst version 3 4y
+34 CPA, CFA and then MBA (Audit to IB) 12 8y
+34 Off Cycle Full Time Hiring 27 4y
+34 Rothschild vs. Greenhill vs. Centerview Partners 11 4y
+34 2019 layoff risk 12 4y
+34 IB interview at regional office - Opinion about the difficulty 14 9y
+34 NYU Stern vs UChicago for IB 29 7mo
+34 Lazard RX vs Alix? 19 1y
+34 Anyone dip? 44 9y
+34 Modelling Gurus, please share your wisdom... 12 7y
+34 Accounting: Interview Questions 30 9y
+34 Citi Early Identification Program 119 9y
+34 Drinking during the Internship 24 1y
+34 Edgemont Partners 2021 - Thoughts? 22 4y
+34 3.9 GPA from an Ivy League school in a useless major. What are my options? 29 9y
+34 DCM - On The Job Insights 7 9y
+34 ** RESTRUCTURING Questions / Advice ** 10 5y
+34 Morgan Stanley 2018 IB SA Decisions 16 9y
+34 2020 Goldman Sachs Virtual Insight Series 74 4y
+34 2018 Wells Fargo Securities Summer Analyst Program 68 9y
+34 Ideal "Best Case" Compensation Career Path 9 6y
+34 CS Sophomore Program 2020 105 6y
+34 How do you deal with depression on the job? 33 9y
+34 Is $8500 Rent in NYC too much for a Summer Analyst? 44 3y
+34 WUSTL vs. Cornell 18 9y
+34 I come from a non target school and I really want an analyst role at Houlihan Lokey 2020 11 6y
+34 Help deciding between SA offers (Top BB vs Top EB) - Have to decide this week! 19 9y
+34 Any fellow Scientologists in banking? 8 3y
+34 Commision Based IB Internship? 13 6y
+34 2026 SA Megathread 13 3y
+34 Stephens Super Day Class of 2018 99 9y
+34 Struggling 22 4y
+34 PNC salary? 60 3y
+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 4y
+34 Is the restructuring__ page on instagram legit? 51 2y
+34 PE Shops Staying Lean - What it May Mean for Bankers 6 4y
+34 Choosing Colleges-Rutgers, Penn State, UTD, UT CAP, SMU 22 7y
+34 On Hold - what to do now? 38 8y
+34 William Blair Update 18 1y
+34 SA first task went badly, how to fix? 19 6y
+34 London recruiting what based if not networking based? 27 2y
+34 Lazard Clarification 7 6y
+34 Nomura London IBD SA 20 - Best Teams 14 5y
+34 Corp Dev at FAANG++ or BB IB or Corp Dev in Software/Cloud for Offer 20 1y
+34 Metals and Mining IB 10 3y
+34 REAL EB RANKINGS 12 6mo
+34 Should I Accept This Offer? 22 5y
+34 What to do as a new graduate trying to break into IB? 7 8y
+34 Moelis LA in 2023 13 3y
+34 What I don't understand about banking 8 2y
+34 Leveraged Lending vs Leveraged Finance at BB 16 8y
+34 Asset Management vs IB Summer Analyst 27 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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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