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+58 MM IB Ranking Intern Power Hour - STARTING AT 8:45 EST 9 2y
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+5 Unitedhealth group M&A 7 2y
+9 From SME M&A to MM and BB IB? 1 2y
+36 Freaking out about BofA background check 36 2y
+36 Thoughts on Allen & Co? 18 2y
0 Lateral/Fall Recruiting 2 2y
+12 How to deal with nice creds but 0 exposure? 5 2y
0 Full time in NY? 2024 1 2y
+21 Comparable analysis on ralph lauren (Question on fully diluted shares outstanding) 6 2y
+9 Jump from Valuation to IB 1 2y
+43 Life In The Financial Sponsors Group 21 2y
+18 Depressed and tired of it all 21 2y
+136 People wondering whether they should quit their IB job to join the military 36 2y
+13 Is it a waste of time in this case? 5 2y
+110 Summer 2024 Return Offers Forecast? 25 2y
+212 Analyst at Bofa FIG-Thoughts 26 2y
+6 2025 IB SA Spots Still Open? 8 2y
+8 Sweatiest Industrials Groups | Chicago 11 2y
+6 Best wells groups? Comp? Exits? Etc 8 2y
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0 Wells Fargo IB groups 2 2y
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+6 NYU Stern Placement SA 2025/2024 3 2y
+11 LevFin placement into PE 14 2y
+84 Investment Banking US League Table July 2024 (FactSet) 55 2y
+17 Greenhill Process 54 2y
+19 Summer Associate IB Recruiting Process with IB background 6 2y
+23 Long term IB 21 2y
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+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
+2 Series 79 Kaplan Incoming FT Training 4 2y
0 Application Cycle for Non-Intern 1 2y
+10 Networking Before Freshman Year 7 2y
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+19 Rothschild London London 4 2y
+98 Baruch to Investment Banker 125 2y
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+10 Best Banking Group If You Don't like M&A and Prefer Financial Instruments 2 2y
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+12 Is this the end of Lazard's strong restructuring practice? 8 2y
+9 UBS - Critical Materials Group 5 2y
+15 Evercore Telecoms London 26 2y
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+6 polisci at NU? 3 2y
+7 Top Industrials Groups NYC 5 2y
0 DC Advisory ?? 3 2y
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+9 Exit Opportunities After IB 1 2y
+122 Citigroup is Paradise 21 2y
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+280 Big 4 Hate Propaganda 87 2y
+16 Not Learning Much During Sophomore Summer Internship 7 2y
0 Blair Is Paradise 1 2y
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0 UBS Chicago Business Services - Culture, Comp, Exits? 1 2y
+5 Gooning Among IB Analysts 2 2y
+45 Being A Hardo Is Paradise 11 2y
0 Wells Fargo Best Groups Based on Exits (NYC) 1 2y
+16 Banker Recommendations - ~$10m EBITDA consumer health co 7 2y
+6 Deloitte M&A vs MM IB vs Regional Boutique 6 2y
+9 How hard is it to get a return offer? 3 2y
+17 What are my chances of landing a BB FT offer? 6 2y
+3 CLT Hedge Funds? 2 2y
+7 DTX vs CLT for finance (deciding ASAP) 9 2y
+3 Delay graduation for SA or try for FT? 5 2y
+7 UBS FIG Team 3 2y
+12 JP Morgan (IB) Visa Sponsorship - Eligibility for International Students 13 2y
+10 Speed and Accuracy 3 2y
+14 Moelis NY Healthcare Group? 7 2y
+3 How technical are UK SA interviews ? 3 2y
+25 Path to IB for 24 year guy in developing country 6 2y
+36 Advice for a NESCAC student 26 2y
+3 BB Recruiting GPA Req for Business & Data Science Double Major 2 2y
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+15 Advice with sophomore internship 2 2y
+9 GS Chicago FT 24 14 2y
+15 Thoughts on New Century Capital Partners in L.A. for internship experience? 11 2y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Thought i fcked up Online test but then got invite for video test. I'm good? 2 2y
0 TD Cowen FIG SA 2 2y
+6 JPM NY Placement Process (SA25) 1 2y
+13 How to get into Investment Banking from NYU Abu Dhabi? 5 2y
+9 New-Grad Buysiders Couldn’t Crack IB Recruitment? 12 2y
+5 Fellow bankers, are Zyns really $10 in NYC? 21 2y
+10 Question about Internships 2 2y
+109 GS Cross Markets vs RBC 51 2y
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+7 Full-Time New Grad IB Recruiting 2 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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