0 DBS IBD??? 3 5y
+3 Lazard MM Charlotte SA 2022 5 5y
+24 Guggenheim Structured Finance - Updated Info And Reputation? 7 5y
+47 Elite Boutiques in Canada (Toronto) 22 5y
+7 FAANG CS vs. IBD 14 5y
+15 Harvey & Company - Newport Beach 11 5y
+5 DB vs. BMO 11 5y
0 Was Fall 2020 the hottest IB lateralling season ever? 1 5y
0 LBO Question - Please Help! 1 5y
+18 Incoming SA in Top Group - Worth FT Recruiting? 6 5y
0 HSBC Associate NY/SF 1 5y
0 Which finance placement is better to enter investment banking? 1 5y
+6 First Year Training 1 5y
+3 Would you keep traveling if training is remote? 1 5y
+13 Paris investment banking 33 5y
+47 Alvarez and Marsal -- Restructuring and Turnaround Consulting 12 5y
0 Difference between normal and "sweatshop" banks? 2 5y
+6 Back to the office...voluntary? 4 5y
+1 Morgan Stanley Healthcare Group San Francisco 2 5y
+112 If you could work at one firm for the rest of your life what would it be 76 5y
0 Current Top EB Analyst Comp? 1 5y
+52 BBs that sponsor International Students. (Latest Updates) 18 5y
+18 MSc finance as the last resort 18 5y
+16 Truth about Pymetrics 8 5y
0 Nomura followed suit to bump associate salary 4 5y
+8 Does Goldman Sachs ghost candidates? 21 5y
+34 JPM vs. CS offer decision 32 5y
+55 Rothschild vs Bank of America - London 32 5y
+17 Doctor in need of advice - 2021 internships 18 5y
+107 Am I a clown? 35 5y
+20 Cain Brothers - Culture, bonus and exit opps? 39 5y
+3 Best State for IB SA Overtime Pay 5 5y
+5 Applying to Multiple Groups at Same Firm? 6 5y
0 GS Virtual Insight Series 2021 5 5y
0 Mizuho - 1st year Analyst/ hours/ pay / culture 1 5y
+9 Starting my own investment bank? Good or bad idea? 32 5y
+12 BB IBD vs Multi-Strat HF out of university (London) 8 5y
0 QUESTION ON SBC 2 5y
+18 Salary bumps and inflation 13 5y
+9 RBC PE Placement? 7 5y
+3 Thoughts on Mizuho IB 5 5y
+6 Harris Williams Locations 7 5y
+5 William Blair to ATL? 5 5y
+3 WSO Networking Guide 7 5y
0 Top groups at HL NY M&A? 1 5y
+4 Wondering where to people who can take a run in middle of the day work 2 5y
0 Prestigious Country Clubs (NYC) 1 5y
+17 Internal Lateral BB 19 5y
+18 Blackstone Off Cycle Internship London 17 5y
0 CIBC Investment banking in London 2 5y
+14 Equity for CFO - Sponsor owned OpCo 7 5y
0 Incoming FT Analyst- Chances of WFH 3 5y
+5 DBO/M Klein/Dyal or GS/MS, Centerview 15 5y
0 How to rediscover interest in my job 1 5y
+3 Corporate/Commercial bankers 5 5y
+14 Trouble Getting First Rounds 7 5y
+3 FIG Banking Space 13 5y
+9 Work fewer hours for less $$? First-year analyst at BB 4 5y
+6 Etiquette: Should you go to the info-session of the firm where you'll be summering? 3 5y
+6 Nomura Greentech SA 2020 4 5y
+9 Interesting trends in RX 9 5y
+12 Day in the life of IB? Do you really work that much? 11 5y
+310 Who else is shorting Morgan Stanley? 50 5y
+31 THE END OF THE FOURTH REICH: Is Deutsche Bank DEAD? 12 5y
+85 Africa in 2100: ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE or SHITHOLE? 50 5y
+17 Competition between 1st and 2nd year Analysts? 10 5y
+7 Is the UK going down in flames? 7 5y
+18 Our future 5 5y
+22 Axe Capital 2020 SA Megathread 3 5y
+81 DOUSING NONTARGET STUDENTS IN OLIVE OIL??? 17 5y
+124 Literature to Determine If PE Is a Fit 33 5y
+18 BofA Taps Brakes on Risk, Spurring Banker Departures 2 5y
+6 Investing first year savings, incoming analyst 2 5y
+3 BARC or WF? 6 5y
0 Elliott London - Analyst 4 5y
+10 PWP vs EVR 15 5y
+6 What is market pay in light of new salary bumps? 1 5y
0 Investment banking is banking for investments 1 5y
+3 WFH Salary Bump and other updates.. 7 5y
+19 Taking a leave of absence 13 5y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+1 What's your favorite company swag received from recruiting? 3 5y
0 Are salary bumps across the street going to effect incoming first year analysts? 1 5y
+29 Rothschild NYC versus Jefferies NYC 36 5y
+17 Houston Exit Ops 5 5y
+21 Transfer from UNC to Columbia 17 5y
+83 Why do IB directors change shops? 16 5y
+1 Lazard Town Hall 4 5y
+5 Facial hair in IB in Europe ? 7 5y
+32 What is a “top analyst”? 14 5y
+1 MS Lateral FIG 4 5y
0 Anyone else not heard a thing? 9 5y
+6 Citi Sustainability And Corporate Transitions Group 2 5y
+18 How can I get really good at IB concepts? 14 5y
0 Goldman Interns Don’t Want Money, Eager To Work Forever 4 5y
+14 Stress in Banking While WFH 14 5y
+24 Best People Who Failed to Break into IB 13 5y
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
0 IB to FAANMG - Advice welcome 6 5y
+10 JPM announces Investment Banking apprenticeship 5 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 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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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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