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+6 Lazard Exits (LDN) 10 3y
+3 Allen & co 1 3y
+503 Panda Express Is Paradise 39 3y
+3 Best cities to live 1 3y
+3 Engineers in Investment Banks 1 3y
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+30 I LOVE PRESTIGE (PJT) 12 3y
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+295 You Think I Give a Damn About an EB? 22 3y
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+15 EVR Houston M&A/RX 4 3y
+14 Caught in two minds about whether to enrol at target? 5 3y
+54 CS Bonuses 41 3y
+4 Technical Cramming 5 3y
+25 IB Internship Pay? 36 3y
+9 Mobility 1 3y
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0 Capital One Leveraged Finance - Diversified Industries 2 3y
+15 Achieved everything I wanted, but just feel lost and unmotivated 7 3y
+525 No Return Offer - What Next? 68 3y
+24 Qatalyst vs. FT Partners 2022 9 3y
+18 Lincoln International Chicago/NY/LA 39 3y
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+3 Thoughts on BofA LA 4 3y
+163 JP Morgan is Better than Morgan Stanley 103 3y
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+10 Summer Housing in SF 16 3y
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+4 How much more intense is an analyst experience at an EB in comparison to BB? 4 3y
+23 Info on GS Lev Fin? 16 3y
+3 Harris Williams 2023 SA 6 3y
+9 How should I approach following up on an application in this situation? 1 3y
0 Nomura Greentech vs UBS Public Finance 3 3y
+18 What are the basics in the Mergers and Acquisitions field. 7 3y
+37 Is there any good Book on Past Mergers and Acquisition - Successful and Unsuccessful real deals 22 3y
+5 Salary Increase Rumors 1 3y
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+354 This is what banking really is 58 3y
0 Deutsche Bank IB Assoc. Total Comp 4 3y
+7 BofA Exits into PE? 3 3y
+4 MUFG SA 5 3y
+82 Top Bulge Bracket TMT groups? 39 3y
+6 Is UBS IBD Finished? 1 3y
+4 Need Help Deciding on Offers 2 3y
+30 Semi-Target or Non-Target (D1 Football) 15 3y
+2 Big 4 Corporate Finance - IB Starting Salary 2022? 13 3y
+3 Big 4 Corporate Finance salary 1 3y
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+18 Delete 25 3y
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+193 I don’t feel safe commuting to work in NYC 105 3y
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+20 RX Interview Prep 30 3y
+18 Best (and worst) IB Groups for Moving to Hedge Funds Post-IB 21 3y
+33 The sneakers with suits/slacks look is horrendous, why is this a thing? 38 3y
+6 IB to Quant 3 3y
+25 Infra/Energy IB from Project Finance? 36 3y
+37 Opinion: Making money is hard 17 3y
+8 VMware 2V0-01.19 Dumps PDF : VMware vSphere 6.7 Foundations Exam 1 3y
+51 Analysts and Associates at Boutiques-MM IBs/PE funds, do you mind being cold messaged on LinkedIn? 18 3y
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0 Struggling with IBD internship 5 3y
+25 CapIQ or FactSet, if you could only have one... 69 3y
+28 Graduating with Latin honors? 48 3y
+10 Excel 2013 - Is anyone using it already? 18 3y
+11 Tech News...Where to go? 30 3y
+9 Transferring schools worth it? 1 3y
+6 How are Transfer Students Perceived? 1 3y
+3 BofA Background check 1 3y
+7 How do I jump to associate? Maximize money? etc? 5 3y
+5 Energy sector news 7 3y
+3 Return offer rates 0 3y
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+10 Exit opps at a balance sheet bank with little to no M&A deal experience? 5 3y
+15 Emory 24 3y
+36 Mid tier group at Mid tier bank 26 3y
0 UNI GUIDANCE- PLEASE HELP! 2 3y
0 Bonus Benchmarking - Negotiating 1 3y
+20 Thoughts on JPM Tech SF vs Lazard Tech SF 19 3y
0 Thoughts on DB Tech SF for exits? Historical exits? 1 3y
+76 How Often Do You Get Screamed At Or Chewed Out? 42 3y
+4 Private Bank Solutions Analyst (JPM/CS/MS) VS LMM Boutique IB firm 2 3y
+13 Centerview Partners First Round Technical Phone Interview 16 3y
+19 Investment Banking layoffs 20 3y
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+14 Advice for Finding Place to Rent 5 3y
+3 J.P. Morgan Group Placement 4 3y
+149 Another way to look at league tables 78 3y
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+6 Non-NYC MM SA to NYC BB/EB for FT? 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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