0 Case study for LAZ Secondaries 1 1y
+20 TD Cowen technology group NYC 18 1y
0 DB SA25 First Round (FIC) 1 1y
+18 Here is the GS Partner List 5 1y
+11 It’s 12:46am on a Sunday, why am I working ? 1 1y
0 DC Advisory FT 2025 1 1y
+1 consumption / usage based SaaS valuations 4 1y
+45 best groups for energy transition? 39 1y
+4 HH for Allen & Co. 7 1y
+2 Jeff 2024 outlook culture etc 2 1y
+4 USNews Ranking vs Reality for Placement 1 1y
+3 Anyone Heard of EC M&A? Thoughts on Culture, Deal Flow, Etc.? 2 1y
0 RBC C&R NYC Lateral Superday 2024 1 1y
+40 Networking with IB MD for a VP Role 14 1y
+14 2023 Commercial / Corporate Banking Bonus 27 1y
+6 Interesting Work But Career Risk 1 1y
+75 CIB Credit Risk J.P. Morgan 91 1y
+7 Piper Sandler Houston? 8 1y
+25 Explaining Concepts 5 1y
+4 Dartmouth - London - non-targets 15 1y
0 IB questions 1 1y
+5 SF Bank Culture 3 1y
0 Credit Risk role in Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America Opportunities 1 1y
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+6 JPM AWM to JPM IB help 1 1y
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+6 When to Switch from IB > AM 4 1y
+7 Infrastructure Investment Banking Primer 8 1y
0 Truist FIG group insights 4 1y
+38 Investment Banking Associate in Denver? 15 1y
0 Thoughts on Ankura 1 1y
0 Citi Financial Strategy Group SA 1 1y
+10 Corp Dev Compensation Benchmarking 1 1y
+58 Recently Quit Nothing Lined Up - Story Inside 24 1y
0 SilverRock Recruiter 2 1y
+7 Raine Group vs. Goldman 6 1y
+18 Reputation/Experience at LionTree, Raine Group, Qatalyst, etc vs BB/EB TMT groups 5 1y
+8 Top Fashion & Luxury Investment Banks 5 1y
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+9 Non target recruiting/networking 1 1y
+10 Aeris partners 3 1y
+18 Florida's growing IB/PE seen 33 1y
0 IB still doable? Direct Lending SA 2025 -> IB FT 2026? 1 1y
+1 FT 2025 3 1y
+2 Potential Intriguing Industrial Deal? 3 1y
+6 Does MUFG pay market? 2 1y
0 Investment Banking as an international student 4 1y
0 JPM Lateral IB Converts Group 1 1y
+10 Half AN2 Class Left Mid-stint? 29 1y
0 Summer Analyst Housing 1 1y
+58 Walk Me Through the Sell-Side M&A Process (Interview Question) 4 1y
+6 JPMorgan Investment Banking Return Offers 13 1y
+4 JPM Consumer NY Lateral Analyst Superday 4 1y
+132 Low Testosterone in IB (or high finance in general) 44 1y
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+4 MBB Consulting vs. MM IB (Cowen, Jefferies, WF, WB, HW, etc.) out of undergrad 8 1y
+28 TD Cowen NYC vs Piper Sandler vs HW Minneapolis 16 1y
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0 Natwest Markets US- DCM/HY 3 1y
+781 WARNING : Do NOT enter IB (coming from a VP at a BB) 262 1y
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0 IG Global Capital 0 1y
0 LifeSci Capital LLC IB 0 1y
0 Energy IB laterals to NYC 1 1y
0 GS Salt Lake City IB? 2 1y
+37 Why use EV/EBIT multiple when compared companies in the asset intensive industry? 14 1y
+5 GP Bullhound Exits 4 1y
0 Do San Francisco firms recruit group agnostic? 1 1y
+39 UBS Top Groups? 41 1y
+6 Lateral Advice 2 1y
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0 Fund of Funds Database Reccomendations 1 1y
+6 Buy-Side Public M&A database reccomendations 1 1y
+2 SF target schools? 2 1y
+6 Ex-lawyers in senior IB positions? 3 1y
+34 Investment Banking in Brazil 20 1y
+19 Qatalyst 2025 M&A Advisory Graduate Analyst 20 1y
+8 GS Structured Finance London 23 1y
+10 CIB Credit Risk J.P. Morgan 6 1y
+8 Santander LA 3 1y
+15 BMO NY - Any Insight 24 1y
+13 Buy-side vs Sell-side Advisory: Lateralling 6 1y
+16 What does a CLO analyst actually do? 11 1y
0 AN1 to PM at Startup 1 1y
0 DCF resources - Case study - HELP!! 2 1y
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0 Hard to Lateral Into FIG? 3 1y
+18 Switching It Up: Coffee Instead of a Fancy Dinner? 10 1y
+6 IB 3-day take home case study!! HELP! 1 1y
+6 Does EVR have protected Saturdays and how well are they enforced? 15 1y
+6 Citi IBD groups: Picking right Group for Internship 4 1y
+3 FT IB - Groups still hiring 8 1y
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+183 Dealing with depression and insomnia after unsuccessful IB recruitment 81 1y
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

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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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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