0 Market Commentary by: James Investment Research (3/23 - 3/27) 1 11y
0 Recruiting as an alumnus from a target school 2 11y
0 TCW undergraduate roles vs banking for pe exit ops 2 11y
+20 Advice on Credit Suisse IB First Round Interview 18 11y
0 BB corporate banking in continental Europe 0 11y
+15 You lie about your salary?! 35 11y
0 Advice: Deciding between two 1st-year internships? 3 11y
0 FAS SA to IBD FT 2 11y
+29 Q&A: BB IBD Associate, HS GPA< 2.0, UG GPA < 2.5 28 11y
0 Linked in?? 2 11y
+2 CS Sponsors NY vs Centerview Generalist NY IBD SA 30 11y
+40 Planning for Retirement as a Young I-Banker 15 11y
0 Any IB's still hiring FT/SA in the US? 2 11y
0 Leading Power & Utilities IBD Groups? 16 11y
0 Railroad industry multiples 6 11y
0 Housing/Living Tips for FT IB Analyst in Downtown SF 34 11y
0 Trading Comps question 4 11y
0 Private Client Division Middle Bracket vs. BB 2 11y
+12 Who makes a better analyst: Frat star or nerd? 10 11y
0 Programming for this Summer 2 11y
+13 Put SA on resume or not? 10 11y
0 Associate Superdays 0 11y
+20 1st part of IB (Rosenbaum & Pearl) sufficient for first interview? 11 11y
+6 Did I just shoot myself in the foot? 7 11y
+10 Macabacus vs. TTS? 4 11y
0 Hiding previous applications 0 11y
0 Selling a Non-Financial Product or Service in an Interview 3 11y
0 Rescue Financing Modeling 3 11y
+19 Applying online at Credit Suisse, keep getting rejected super fast 16 11y
+4 How should I get the contact info without being creepy? 2 11y
+12 DCM: Origination vs. Syndication 1 11y
0 Finally received and accepted SA -Thank you 15 11y
0 PMW on resume 6 11y
+52 Best IBD Group for Corporate Development Exit Opps? 27 11y
0 CREDIT SUISSE -CREDIT INVESTMENT GROUP Advice 3 11y
0 Really annoying website glitch 0 11y
0 SA IBD 2015 5 11y
+39 Many Blackstone M&A bankers expected to depart ahead of spin off to Taubman 16 11y
+15 Next best thing 5 11y
0 Need Advice - promotion instead of being fired 7 11y
+25 Boutique Associates to MD? 9 11y
+12 IS Undergrad GPA considered for buyside/lateral recruiting? 8 11y
+11 Networking... are there jobs not on the career site? 3 11y
0 Legit Shop? 1 11y
0 Advice for Internships 0 11y
0 Do you think I can make it to the next round ? 14 11y
+17 Army to Wall Street IB 17 11y
0 RBC Lev Fin 11 11y
+6 Would you send a thank you email in this case? 6 11y
+10 GS experienced hire? 4 11y
+12 SA Merrill Lynch GIR to FT BB IB? 5 11y
+9 Ivy League/Target Schools - How different are your IB interviews? 5 11y
0 Asset vs. Share Purchase 4 11y
0 What are some methods that you or your firm implements in the model to make it easier to update? 1 11y
+34 Goldman Releases Millennial Research 11 11y
0 Valuation metric question: Premium-to-net-receivables 0 11y
0 Working for a broker dealer... 0 11y
0 SkyWorks Capital? 0 11y
0 Which type of PE to pursue? -- Need advice 3 11y
+23 Golf vs. Cycling 24 11y
+11 Morgan Stanley v. Deloitte SA 4 11y
+5 At what point is it just experience? 4 11y
+13 Elite Boutiques - Advising on BB M&A deals? 6 11y
0 Making the NDA process more efficient? 3 11y
0 IB Summer Analyst Position 0 11y
0 Series 79 Results 2 11y
0 Transaction Log 2 11y
+14 Good Idea or Bad Idea?: Setting up Scottrade Account One Month Before IB Stint 8 11y
0 Reiterating Interest In Thank You Email? 3 11y
0 Opinions on Specialist Boutiques 1 11y
0 Do you think anyone has ever offered a MD a % 7 11y
0 Barclays Group Allocation NUMBERS 4 11y
+13 Fallen off the whole IB track -- not sure how to get back on 19 11y
0 3.1 overall gpa but a 3.8 major gpa, should I only put major gpa? 6 11y
0 Is banking the end all, be all? 8 11y
0 Payback analysis question 0 11y
+13 JP Morgan Investor Services 3 11y
0 needs to be deleted 5 11y
0 C.E.D. 8 11y
+2 Doing an internship in Dubai 6 11y
0 Finance Tax division for Sophomore INternship 1 11y
+57 Law to MBA to Banking - Comp Worth it? 49 11y
0 Do I stand a chance 7 11y
0 Your CV needs good Typography 0 11y
+36 The right way to approach an informational interview 18 11y
0 Deferred Tax Asset question 3 11y
0 Experienced Interviews vs Entry Level/ SA Interviews 0 11y
0 Lateral Banking Options ? 0 11y
0 Summer 2015 IB Recruiting Status 2 11y
0 In Need of Advice- IB Restructuring 5 11y
0 BAML, UBS SA Recruiting Status. 49 11y
0 Houlihan Lokey Summer Analyst DC 2/13 13 11y
+94 Middlebury vs McCombs 60 11y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/21-2/27) 0 11y
+12 A lost Junior needs help 1 11y
0 Business Development with PE contacts... 0 11y
0 Leverage buyout modeling Question and Answer 2 11y
+13 What's harder? FT vs. Lateral 3 11y
0 RBS Stamford Cutting 1000 Jobs 0 11y
0 MLV & Co Equity Research 4 11y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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