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0 Regional HL RX Exits? 1 5mo
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+920 The Efficient Career Hypothesis: Almost All Jobs Are Priced In 109 5mo
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+11 SMBC SA 2024 177 6mo
+1,051 Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros - Game of Thrones (GoT) 81 6mo
+429 Investment Banking Resume Template - Official WSO CV Example 178 6mo
+41 Do you need to speak Dutch to work in Amsterdam? 50 6mo
+12 TM Capital info? 9 6mo
+886 Target vs. Non-Target 553 6mo
+15 Deferred MBA programs 3 6mo
0 Questions for anyone in IB 3 6mo
+11 3.6 GPA, Non-BBA of a Target 10 6mo
+9 Wells Fargo LevFin/REGAL or RBC Real Estate 37 6mo
+12 Piper Sandler Interview Advice 8 6mo
+61 140.6 Miles of Swimming, Biking, and Running - No Training 42 6mo
+24 Preparation for 2 hour LBO modelling test 9 6mo
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+142 Intuitive Explanation of The Levered Beta Formula 121 6mo
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+13 HL CFR Chicago 10 6mo
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+174 Accretion dilution model questions? 174 6mo
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+762 WARNING : Do NOT enter IB (coming from a VP at a BB) 260 6mo
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+27 Evercore mining advisory group? 47 6mo
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+12 Macquarie Best Groups 0 6mo
+6 Asset Management to IB 1 6mo
+214 Alright, seriously now: Stop going to JP Morgan Houston 41 6mo
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+1,054 IB Sucks. I'm out 193 6mo
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+30 Coverage in Paris 16 6mo
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+190 Biotech finance part 2: valuation methodologies and modeling considerations 26 6mo
+1 Hilco Global aka Hilco Corporate Finance 4 6mo
+55 JPM SA/FT IBD GROUPS and Analyst Program 23 6mo
+16 I want to break into Bank of America Dcm or Levfin 3 6mo
+15 How to predict inflation? 4 6mo
+48 Why are young bankers so miserable? 17 6mo
+20 Need advice from experience analyst and associates. 5 7mo
+43 To those unhappy with their roles, why haven’t you lateraled?? 17 7mo
+7 Associate leaving after 6 months 15 7mo
+43 portfolio manager vs md (ibd) salary 29 7mo
+497 Q&A: Consistent Top Bucket IB Analyst 70 7mo
+3 Risk Management for Sophomore Internship 3 7mo
0 Caxton 2 7mo
+100 London Analyst Comp - 75% lost to Taxes, Expenses & Rent *UPDATED* 65 7mo
+3 Rothschild LA vs Cowen NY 12 7mo
+6 Mizuho/MUFG/Bofa Email format? 9 7mo
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+80 How to Obtain a Sophomore Summer Boutique IB Internship 20 7mo
+12 Avg salary IB UniCredit Italia? 1 7mo
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+5 Stephens (Little Rock) vs Livingstone (Chicago) 19 7mo
+1 JPM CHICAGO drug test 3 7mo
+12 Messed Around in HS what now 13 7mo
+26 Texas Landscape for IB? 25 7mo
+6 Lehman Menlo Park, CA vs Los Angeles vs Chicago vs Houston? 5 7mo
+57 Tier 1 PCA/Secondary Advisory 91 7mo
+8 Wells Fargo Healthcare 7 7mo
+22 Private Capital Advisory (Secondaries) interview 23 7mo
+61 Q&A Leveraged Finance Group @ BB 51 7mo
+4 HSBC IB, good or bad? 10 7mo
+16 IB UK (from India) 12 7mo
+20 Lateral to RX 26 7mo
+5 Lateral from Rx Firm to another 5 7mo
+190 Blacklisted by an IB firm for misspelling firm's name in email 63 7mo
+41 Intriguing Technical Question 18 7mo
+32 Should I quit after 6 months on the job? 8 7mo
+16 Singapore Goldman IBD 6 7mo
+45 Baking to Investment Banking with no corporate work experience at 29. Is it possible? 17 7mo
+72 Help me overcome this nightmare: PDF to Excel 44 7mo
+67 Breaking into IB: Toronto, Canada 32 7mo
+27 BB Wholesale Credit Versus MM / Regional Bank IB 9 7mo
+35 List of Investment Banking Firms in Korea 25 7mo
+37 Consolidated Canadian Summer 2023 Placements 41 7mo
+3 Thoughts on Performance Trust in Chicago 0 7mo
+87 WTF IS GS DOING!? 86 8mo
+11 Lincoln International 10 8mo
+45 Comprehensive List of Resources / Tools On the Job 5 8mo
+53 How are other first-years feeling right now? 42 8mo
+11 Alliance Bernstein Moves HQ to Nashville,TN 7 8mo
+9 Eastdil Secured Starting Salaries ($80K + Discretionary Bonus seems low??) 6 8mo
+160 Canada IB vs PE Comp Megathread 151 8mo
+17 Target, 3.1 GPA, Engineering, Need Help 10 8mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (89) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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