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+11 M&A group at BB firms (MS vs. JPM vs. Citi vs. BofA) 3 1mo
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+4 Analyst Paid Less than Fast Food Workers 4 1mo
+32 Are Uni of Birmingham/Sheffield/Newcastle any good for getting into IB? 30 1mo
+3 Baird Superday 6 1mo
+3 Project Finance Exit Opps 10 1mo
+9 which group in investment banking shall i choose? 1 1mo
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0 Company Paid Full Bonus But Said It Would Be Prorated 3 1mo
+21 Gordon Dyal & Co 2024 Internship/Update on Bank 22 1mo
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+6 RBC FIG 4 1mo
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+24 Help Me Choose an IB Offer: GS vs BofA/Barclays 21 1mo
+33 Thoughts on Allen & Co? 17 1mo
+492 When did recruiting get so bad 139 1mo
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+6 BAML LA Interview 2 1mo
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+14 Boston Meetup 4 1mo
+17 Wells Fargo Houston IB? 9 1mo
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+2 Stout SA 2025 - Insight on this bank? 2 1mo
+8 DCM / ECM SA Hours Question 12 1mo
0 CIBC EIT (Energy Infrastructure and Transition) team in NYC? 0 1mo
+72 MD Salary is lower than most people think 71 1mo
0 HL RX (Los Angeles) in 2024 1 1mo
+230 Goldman Sachs HireVue Process 283 1mo
+31 Soooo how much does freshman year summer matter? 52 1mo
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+13 Evercore Restructuring London 6 1mo
+20 Lincoln International - Valuation & Opinions Group (VOG) 30 1mo
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0 PWP 2025 Healthcare SD 2 1mo
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+18 Mid-market IB is frustrating, is the grass greener at large shops? 13 1mo
+5 Houston SA 2025 Megathread 10 1mo
+37 Bear Stearns...what fantastic news! 57 1mo
0 Top Jefferies groups (NYC) in terms of culture, growth and moving up the ladder? 1 1mo
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+4 Sophomore internal lateraling 6 1mo
+286 My story - the fire within us all 36 1mo
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+3 Goldman Compensation Questionnaire 4 1mo
+148 Is Chicago the Amateur Leagues / Back Office of Life? 48 1mo
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+11 Minnesota IB 2024 14 1mo
+20 Undergraduate ROTC -> Reserves + Finance OR Active Duty 6 1mo
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+28 Future of Oil and Gas IB 15 1mo
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+8 Lazard Tech Boston 5 1mo
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+20 Barclays Discovery 2023 121 1mo
+6 Houston Energy Bank Rankings 9 1mo
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+18 Healthcare IB in SF 17 1mo
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+2 GS Healthcare NYC vs GS Healthcare SF 6 1mo
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  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
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  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 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

March 2024 Investment Banking

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

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  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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