+27 Convince Me to Not Quit (Unique Situation) 10 5y
+12 What are the glamarous parts of high finance? 19 5y
+12 WFH - how to check work? 16 5y
0 Dumb Question: What Deal Size is Considered MM? 3 5y
0 Investment career 2 5y
+1 Offering recruitment consulting services as analyst - would this be allowed? 4 5y
0 How have you quit during Covid? 2 5y
+215 How Much Money is Enough - Two Ways to Figure it Out 25 5y
0 Career pivot - thoughts? 1 5y
+76 What would you choose: IB vs SWE @ FAANG? 22 5y
0 Incoming A1 - Drug Tests 1 5y
0 Transitioning from Middle Office to Front Office 1 5y
0 GS MBD Real Estate 1 5y
+18 Why Investment Banking after STEM major? 9 5y
0 Anybody have a free link to Macabus/Boost add-in? 1 5y
+12 First year analyst - 9m experience and learning very little? 4 5y
+23 Is my boss being unreasonable? 11 5y
+11 Corporate banking to Consulting 3 5y
+13 Multipel degrees 3 5y
0 PE Location Recruiting 4 5y
+54 William Blair - WFH Experience 71 5y
+4 How to quit? 3 5y
0 Senior Year Internships 2 5y
0 Dreaming about work? 4 5y
0 To IB Analysts, What B-School Do Your Associates Come From? 1 5y
+4 Advice For Incoming Non-Target College Freshman 5 5y
+8 What does a background check actually consist of? 2 5y
+12 Question regarding background check 4 5y
+4 Nasdaq Advisory Analyst to IB possible? 4 5y
0 Putting only failed and ongoing (anonymous) deals on my CV? 1 5y
+3 Transferring schools 1 5y
+7 Am I screwed (Econ major) 9 5y
0 Should I start looking for a place now in NYC? Start date: July 2021. 3 5y
0 No contact with the HR team since signing SA? 1 5y
+2 How to Spin a Buyside M&A deal for PE interviews? 3 5y
+22 SIE exam timeline 18 5y
0 JPM Tech SF 2 5y
0 How to value Payments Service Provider that also engages in merchant/consumer lending? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Cross Markets Group 2 5y
+19 Virtual SA 2021 Chances 36 5y
+27 should I rsvp Lazard's houston sophomore women's event? 21 5y
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+21 I am afraid of not passing the background checking because of the involvement of my brother and my uncle in a drug cartel. 21 5y
0 To those who lateraled into a competitor after working alongside them 1 5y
0 Can someone please comment on GS Natural Resources group (non-Houston)? 1 5y
0 Bank for International Settlements/noobie questions 1 5y
0 JP Morgan Quantitative Research Interview 3 5y
0 Which school is better for a finance major, UCI or UMass Amherst? 1 5y
+21 Big 4 TAS/FDD -> Big 4 Corp fin(IBD) 9 5y
+39 Things to automate in IB 32 5y
+4 IBD in Canada 2 5y
0 Recruiting FT While Interning As SA 6 5y
0 How to lateral to IB for FT? 2 5y
0 Does CS pay a signing bonus? 1 5y
+8 JP Morgan Strategic Investments Group 6 5y
+3 How to stay updated with deals? 1 5y
+3 Barclays layoffs ? 3 5y
+60 Am I compensated fairly as an Analyst in NYC? 20 5y
+12 how do investment banks look at internship at Big4? 1 5y
0 Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Roles 4 5y
+7 GS IBD versus MBD 6 5y
+6 Following Media/Sports deals 4 5y
+1 Networking 3 5y
+9 What can my employer see on my personal computer? 6 5y
+6 Mid-Market Securities, LLC. 6 5y
0 Graduating Senior — Now What? 10 5y
+17 Anyone has serious trouble picking an exit? 2 5y
+3 Signing Bonus in Europe 1 5y
+14 Time your Boss was most impressed with your work 9 5y
+12 Analysts Living Alone - Studio or 1 Bedroom Apartment? 3 5y
+13 Power Group Technicals 7 5y
0 Any view on BB's QIS Structuring 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Virtual Insights Series 1 5y
0 First month on desk? 1 5y
+2 Lateral to BBs 4 5y
+14 Downtime in banking? 6 5y
+18 Coverage group, in the long term 6 5y
+72 Post MBA IB Associates - Why did you pick IB? 73 5y
0 How to leverage published work as an industry practitioner? 1 5y
+2 PJT RSSG + Strategic Advisory 4 5y
+141 Q&A: State School > BB M&A > TMT Investing > Corp Dev 43 5y
+79 IB in Texas (evercore, gs...) 45 5y
0 Internship to my cv or volunteer to my English ? 1 5y
+3 Interest Income in Levered Free Cash Flow 2 5y
+4 Moelis Analyst Interview 5 5y
+18 Georgetown MSB vs SFS vs College 6 5y
0 2022 Off-cycle Internships 5 5y
+5 William Blair Tech SFO reputation? 14 5y
0 Starting FT IBD Virtually -- Live at home or move to the city? 4 5y
+4 Best M&A Groups in Chicago? 9 5y
+4 JPM SA Pre-Employment Tasks 19 5y
0 Commercial Banking - Industry Insights 1 5y
+11 P/B ratio after an equity raising 10 5y
+14 Investment Banking after a Masters 5 5y
+11 PJT Strategic Advisory Boston Rep? or regional office EB experience? 6 5y
0 How to prepare for Public Finance Internship? 4 5y
+6 JP Morgan Asset Management Trainee London 2020 2 5y
+1 Credit Derivatives? 1 5y
0 Have you received your signing bonus yet? If so, how much was it and how much did you get after tax? 1 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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