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+12 Kaplan V. Knopman for SIE 14 1y
+24 Houston Banking McCombs/Rice 22 1y
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0 Berkery Noyes Info 0 1y
+38 Best and Worst Areas to Work in London 31 1y
0 Jefferies Energy Transition Lateral Role 1 1y
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+12 Should I Mention the Bank Worked as Bookrunners for My Family 6 1y
+6 MM Accounting Firm Consultant to MM IB 1 1y
+5 BNP Paribas SA Return Rate 14 1y
+36 On-Cycle 2025: It's OK to wait a year 2 1y
0 Question 1 1y
+17 Best Tech M&A Mid Market advisor 20 1y
+14 Deferring internship 4 1y
+12 How did some random dude at DB Korea suddenly become Global Head of M&A? 1 1y
+1 *URGENT* Help needed 2 1y
+16 TPH Bootcamp - Info? 16 1y
0 SMBC SA 26 CIB Coverage 0 1y
+3 SMBC CIB SPD - What to Expect? 10 1y
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+37 TPH&CO IB Bootcamp 2024 46 1y
+6 HL Tech Exits (within IB) - London 4 1y
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+14 Morgan Stanley has an RX group? 6 1y
+13 SA 2025 Reading Material 12 1y
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+9 Which internship is better for long-term finance career growth? 1 1y
0 ING New York Summer Intern Return Rate? 1 1y
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+30 Non Target to Energy Investment Banking 2 1y
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+11 Q&A: How to become a high-performing Analyst or Associate 3 1y
+3 Importance of sophomore summer? 2 1y
+33 PWP Updated Outlook 2025 14 1y
+28 Leaving a job within a few months of starting 15 1y
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+4 3 Hour Modelling Test 6 1y
+22 Everything Stifel London? 35 1y
+16 Exits for Houston IB Juniors in 2025? 4 1y
+6 Associate - lateral interview 3 1y
0 Does undergraduate degree matter? 1 1y
+9 PJT Industrials 7 1y
+277 (Instagram) Rich Handler blames death of Associate in Jef Dallas office on "toxic effects of fentanyl and cocaine" 66 1y
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0 Moelis Houston 2 1y
+30 Are certifications like CFA, CA, FRM actually worth it anymore? 17 1y
+6 Canada —> US Transitioning for Recent Grads 2 1y
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+114 Penn State Finance Club 54 1y
+461 Rich Handler: The Biggest Hypocrite in the Finance Community 128 1y
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+7 Truist Securities in 2025 8 1y
0 Firms that Have Rescinded Offers in 2025 0 1y
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0 JPM MMBSI Superday 2 1y
+18 PCA Resources / Recruiting Tips 6 1y
0 RBC Culture/Work-life and Analyst Base Salary (NYC) 4 1y
+11 Should you write you already have an offer on your CV? 5 1y
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0 Proctor 360 1 1y
+25 Thoughts on IU Kelley 2 1y
0 Bonus Clawback Questions 1 1y
+31 Real Deal Experience, No Brand Name — How to Break Out? 16 1y
+145 Working at a dinky LMM IB firm is paradise 10 1y
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+12 Trying to Break into IB / M&A / PE / HF – Any Tips? 1 1y
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0 General Atlantic Summer Analyst Program 3 1y
+9 Morgan Stanley vs Barclays for Experienced Capital Markets Hire 1 1y
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0 List of good Mid Cap / Mid market M&A firms in London 1 1y
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+10 150% Bonus for London VP3 - How Good/Normal? 1 1y
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+18 2025 IB Lateral Market 7 1y
+17 Lazard Houston 13 1y
0 what are my odds? 1 1y
+6 Lateral Into RX IB - Should I Re-Recruit? 2 1y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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