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0 Heavily recruited schools at undergrad level 52 6y
+8 Need some advice - Transferring to DePaul University (Chicago) 6 6y
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0 UBS strengths? 4 6y
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+6 JPMorgan Chicago 16 6y
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0 Greenhill Chicago 9 6y
0 Chicago GSB Summer Business Scholars - Any input? 6 6y
0 Offer selection 10 6y
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0 Lincoln International SA Superday 6 6y
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0 2011 Finance Summer Dev. Program @ JPMorgan 2 6y
+15 Internship Advice - Current a junior double majoring in accounting/finance 6 6y
+10 Networking for young professionals in Chicago? 7 6y
+31 Travel on resume 22 6y
0 Do you think this is a wise choice? 19 6y
+31 NYU Stern vs. University of Chicago 28 6y
+10 ECM & IPOs 3 6y
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+26 Woman Jailed for Sending Kids to Different School - Thoughts? 24 6y
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+16 Baird vs. Blair vs. Lincoln vs. Houlihan (CorpFin) 17 6y
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+37 Black Jack's SA Recruiting Advice Thread 15 6y
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+20 Duff and Phelps IBD Chicago Vs. Baird IBD Milwaukee 24 6y
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+16 SA Offers: Baird vs. Lincoln vs. Harris Williams 12 6y
+26 Offer Help-Baird Milwaukee vs CS Chicago vs Piper Jaffray Minneapolis vs HL Chicago 22 6y
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0 Goldman Summer IBD -Chicago? 1 6y
0 Should I transfer? 7 6y
+18 Q&A with Healthcare Investment Banker 6 6y
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+3 FIG Analyst Performance Trust Capital Partners Chicago 1 6y
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+3 Forté’s Spring 2019 College to Business Leadership Conference 1 6y
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+16 Under 21 Chicago IB SA 5 6y
+3 Series 63 and 79 Knopman and STC Books 1 6y
+12 Thoughts on Michigan LSA economics recruiting? Switch majors? 1 6y
+12 Michigan LSA: How can I make the most out of the next 4 years? 1 6y
+49 How the hell can I be a value add in my networking attempts? 18 6y
+15 Sophomore with no internship for this upcoming summer. 3 6y
+3 Intern Summer Housing - Chicago? 1 6y
+4 Ariel Investments? 2 6y
+3 Asia 2020 IBD SA Recruiting 1 6y
+32 Chicago SA 24 6y
+33 IB's in Minneapolis? 18 6y
+8 What Ivy league/top 10 school is your investment bank? 7 6y
+15 Got an internship after first semester as freshman. Next Step? 12 6y
+3 Accounting & Finance at Warwick VS Finance at Indiana (Kelley School of Business) 1 6y
+3 Kelley Business School and Wall Street 1 6y
+18 Non-traditional path, want advice 3 6y
+3 Upper Westside Three Bedroom One and a Half Bathroom Duplex Apartment 1 6y
+9 Chicago IBD: GHL vs WB vs HL 5 6y
+12 Late Summer Inquiry!! 1 6y
+12 Transitioning to IB from Technology early in career 1 6y
+19 SHOULD I TRANSFER? MY GOAL IS IB/PRIVATE EQUITY 7 6y
+17 Greenhill Chicago vs WB Chicago 18 6y
+12 Career Advice for someone just starting out 1 6y
+106 Low GPA, but have experience in the field. What do I do? 47 6y
+6 Cost of Rent in Chicago as IB/ Consulting Professional 3 6y
+14 AbbVie : to Acquire Allergan 2 6y
+21 Feeling down, hoping for some helpful career advice 1 6y
+15 Cowen 2020 SA in....Detroit? 11 6y
+6 Goldman Sachs SA 2020 Chicago 1 6y
+12 Accept Corporate Banking offer? 1 6y
+11 Chicago - Networking 1 6y
+9 Valuations Summer intern offer at Big 4 1 6y
+3 BMO Chicago? 1 6y
+9 Middle Market Healthcare in the Midwest 1 6y
+9 When to reach out to boutique? 1 6y
+9 What does IB Client Services do? 1 6y
+31 what does a superday consist of? 30 6y
+12 COMPLETELY LOST IN LIFE 1 6y
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+3 William Blair Odds 1 6y
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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

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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