+7 Caught COVID, very sick - intern return offer 8 1y
+3 Zaoui & Co. Online test 1 1y
+8 Drake star partners reputation? All offices 12 1y
+6 Lazard Exits (LDN) 10 1y
+10 Philosophy in Australia 5 1y
+6 Amazon / One Medical: $3.9 billion 6 1y
+14 Caught in two minds about whether to enrol at target? 5 1y
+37 London - How to invest my bonus? 33 1y
+5 Morgan Stanley London 8 1y
+6 London Analyst Vacation Time Allocation? 2 1y
+3 Any insight into Barclays HC team in LDN? 1 1y
+43 Do you record meetings? 33 1y
+5 home loan or mortgage 3 1y
+5 Big4 Corporate Finance Lateral Hires 6 1y
+9 Deferred MBA 1 1y
+19 Investment Banking layoffs 20 1y
+5 What type of a pipeline does cass have for investment banking? 2 1y
+4 GS IB or Global Markets? Spring 2023 2 1y
+6 Induction day - heels or flats 5 1y
+54 EVR vs Citi (London IBD) 24 1y
+16 LevFin deal flow? 29 1y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 1y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 1y
+1 Heard MS is more selective with deals (hence their higher average deal size compared to other banks) - why? 3 1y
+9 Is it normal to get the tests before Hirevue? 7 1y
+13 MSc Finance 2022 for top IB 5 1y
0 Should I apply for FT or SA 1 1y
0 LSE BSc Accounting and Finance 1 1y
+3 [UK] Received my bonus - How to invest it? 1 1y
+5 BB London FT Drug testing timeline 4 1y
+6 Profile Evaluation - LBS/MIT 1 1y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 1y
0 Just noticed that MS works on larger transactions (on average) than every other bank 1 1y
+77 London vs NYC for fun 54 1y
+3 Letting off steam - Virtual grad training 1 1y
+16 Interview question: how to value a $100mil synergy? 8 1y
+3 London Bonus FY 2021-22 Thread 1 1y
+17 J.P. Better than MS for Exits, Yes? 22 1y
+11 Avoid 60% tax with pension? 7 1y
+11 Investment Banking Outlook 5 1y
+22 No such thing as EB in London? 7 1y
+14 Torch Partners London comp 25 1y
+9 Asset finance - exits and career path 3 1y
+38 London rents & budgeting | WTF is going on? 26 1y
+6 UBS London Raise 17 1y
+18 Living in Canary Wharf - is it so terrible? 7 1y
+58 UK CITI MD Put on Leave After Offsite Remarks 31 1y
+4 LA boutique investment banking scene 4 1y
+12 Should i stay in IB or go back to strategy consulting 2 1y
+26 Best London offices 23 1y
+3 Not being paid for untaken leave 3 1y
+6 Corporate banking London best banks 1 1y
+6 MS Leveraged Finance 18 1y
+6 Will London salaries increase again ? 17 1y
+4 London Bankers- Canary Wharf or City of London 1 1y
+9 ISA and IRA Opinion and Advices 1 1y
+197 Blackstone / PJT Exit Opps 40 1y
+3 Boutique Acquisition 7 1y
+6 London Job Cuts? 1 1y
+9 Morgan Stanley Leveraged and Derivatives Credit Risk London. Exit opps) any insights? 5 1y
+10 4th stage interview - not sure what to ask 2 1y
+1 JP Morgan - London - New Salary Increase? 8 1y
+5 Top Healthcare Groups in London 3 1y
+10 Should I Stay or Should I go? 3 1y
+17 Top Masters in Europe for breaking into IB 3 1y
+54 Philosophy, still good? (LDN) 66 1y
+6 Goldman Sachs '23 SA [EMEA] 2 1y
+9 Leveraged Finance vs Coverage Summer Internship 2023 7 1y
+8 Updated BB FT first year Analyst comps London 25 1y
+3 JPM NatRes group London 1 1y
+9 PWP London 13 1y
+6 Interested in Transatlantic Career pls help 1 1y
+3 Easiest LSE third year optional courses? 1 1y
0 Student Loan Repayment 2 1y
+3 Private Credit/Private Debt/Direct Lending - London 4 1y
+10 Jefferies - healthcare IBD intern questions 2 1y
+3 Means to break into Corporate finance/ Leverage finance 3 1y
0 Web tools 1 1y
+3 Credit rating agency sector training 1 1y
+43 Why do London bankers make so little compared to US bankers? 45 1y
+3 Best places to look for roles - experience hire 1 1y
+193 What is that Analyst skill set everyone is talking about exactly? 37 1y
+57 How to deal with WLB in banking 18 1y
+18 Outlook / opinions on LevFin for 2022-2024 7 1y
+1 Drake Star Partners 4 1y
+3 London BB Credit risk salaries 3 1y
+9 4th stage interview - not sure what to ask 1 1y
+7 Roast my UK non-target IB SA CV 10 1y
0 London- Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan? 2 1y
+19 How did you manage to get a return offer from another team as a summer intern? 7 1y
0 Student Loan Repayment 1 1y
0 Book: "Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship" by Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon 1 1y
+29 Summer Internship at Investment banks as a final year student (London). Possible? 18 1y
+9 How to balance IBD as a possible choice for a Software Engineer career changer? 1 1y
+7 London bankers, where do you get your suits? 18 1y
+4 Return offer calculus 6 1y
0 American Bank vs French Bank? 2 1y
+70 AM I MISSING SOMETHING? 31 1y
0 Impact investing case study 1 1y
0 Equity Research Reports/Sources? 1 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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