+143 Ranking: Evercore NY, PWP NY, Lazard NY, Lazard Tech? 30 5y
+3 CG Petsky vs. FTP 0 5y
+12 How To Start Off Right From WFH 0 5y
+18 Question about UK interviews 11 5y
+5 Investment Banking or Military Contractor 9 5y
0 Morgan Stanley interview + J.P. Morgan interview + Golman Sachs Interview 0 5y
+39 Rank the Banks! 19 5y
+5 Long hair for male recruiting in IB - Is this seen as bad? 7 5y
+3 Do bankers in SF get paid more than their NY counterparts given the cost of living is higher? 5 5y
+9 Answer to support my case please 5 5y
0 Can someone run a capital Iq/factset search for me please? 5 5y
+20 Psychometric Assessments -- Asking for Adjustments?! (London SA Recruiting) 6 5y
0 ABL group? 8 5y
+1 Figured Out My Mistake in an interview.. followup? 2 5y
+27 Foros Group - any intel? 15 5y
+34 Learn to code or nah? 17 5y
+1 How to Value a FinTech Company 3 5y
+9 Intnl Student - Why America/NYC? 7 5y
+6 Starting out in London as opposed to the big apple 3 5y
+2 How to dance at work 3 5y
+5 2020 Layoff Risk 3 5y
+3 Work Streams in IB 1 5y
0 Does Goldman Sachs test for weed? 1 5y
+22 Infrastructure IB in Canada - Comp 5 5y
0 Post LD WFH Hours 5 5y
+9 For those who got positions by networking, is reaching out to those outside of your alumni network unprofessional? 2 5y
+12 Post-MBA IB? 3 5y
+5 Investments To Make Before Starting FT IB 14 5y
0 GS 2021 SA SLC - Controller 0 5y
0 UK/EU types of bankruptcies: Chapter 11 and Chapter 7? 1 5y
+4 JPM/BAML/Citi London OC internship opening? 9 5y
+3 Banks/groups with the worst culture in London 3 5y
+14 Ilgiz Valitov: I’m for investments in the development of the Russian economy, in stability, in the future, as a result 5 5y
+18 Equity Research to Investment Banking (LevFin) 4 5y
+34 Sports IB 8 5y
+5 Who's back in the office NYC??? 6 5y
+11 Are Sign-In bonuses for an Incoming IB Analyst taxed? 15 5y
+6 How hard is it to land an analyst role at a BB/MM bank? 1 5y
+5 Financial Technology Partners Superday 9 5y
0 Worst Client CFO Experience 0 5y
+11 Applying to Borderline Positions 1 5y
+30 Got a FT offer.....but don't want to accept it and don't know what else to do 13 5y
+76 Why would a Private Equity firm be more interested in IRR instead of NPV for a particular company? 61 5y
+36 Protected Weekends 81 5y
+1 How would you feel if an Analyst did a write up on a past deal? 1 5y
0 1st year IB Analyst Exit Ops 6 5y
+8 Stifel 2021 IB 16 5y
+2 Banking/PE Scene in TX 3 5y
+30 Is NYC still attractive these days? 14 5y
+7 Spring Week for US Students 5 5y
0 Chinese IBD or Hong Kong Boutique 8 5y
0 JPM REGIONAL IBD 2 5y
0 How is Deutsche Bank for Equity Research? 5 5y
0 DB Q3 2020 Layoffs? 0 5y
0 Oaktree vs Apollo vs LGP 3 5y
+22 Questions to Ask Steve Schwarzman? 22 5y
0 GS IB Analyst Bonus Timing 1 5y
+25 jp morgan phonebook 12 5y
+34 Nittany Lion Fund or Leveraged Lion Capital 14 5y
+3 Needham & Company 0 5y
+17 BB Corp Banking vs. MM IBD 8 5y
+24 Superday for Canadian BB in Energy 7 5y
+8 D&A in 3-statement model 2 5y
+19 Seattle Finance Scene 12 5y
+62 Wells Fargo SF vs. SF Boutiques (e.g., FT Partners, LionTree, GCA, Union Square) 35 5y
+26 Wells Fargo vs. Tech Boutique (think Union Square/GCA/FT Partners) 22 5y
+3 GCA Advisors in 2019? 3 5y
+12 More Info on GCA Advisors? 17 5y
+11 Should I follow up? Interview 4 5y
+13 Which offer should I take? 3 5y
+6 GCA - Exit Opps 6 5y
+21 What does it mean to Refinance a TargetCo’s Debt? 6 5y
+7 JP Morgan seasonal internship Europe 4 5y
0 Switching away from Finance 1 5y
+6 BBIB VS MF PE for HF 6 5y
0 Bonus spread by bucket 8 5y
+22 IB Internship Not Going Well 1 5y
+20 New grad -- start next spring or in Aug 21 5y
+10 HSBC IBD Asia (HK) - Any info? 14 5y
0 Coverage Relationship Management vs IB 6 5y
0 Why DCM ? Why debt ? 1 5y
+6 MENA / Dubai Interview 6 5y
+19 Reliance Jio frenzy - Softbank, FB, Silver Lake, Vista, GA & Saudi! 4 5y
+11 Rothschild & Co Exit Opps Ldn? 1 5y
+6 to wells fargo interns - is it just me or is it really hard to set up calls with bankers? 4 5y
+5 Colleague got FIRED because he didn't report a trade to compliance 8 5y
+7 Playing Tennis as a Banker 11 5y
0 Capital Raising Process? 0 5y
+22 Looking for input into some of the undergraduate managed investment funds 23 5y
+10 CFA® L2 Best Prep Programs 6 5y
+7 What's harder to get: IB at BB/EB or SWE at FAANG? 19 5y
+28 How Do I Land Myself An Ibd Summer Intern At Gs, Ms, Cs Etc In Canada? 40 5y
0 Bank of America First Round Interview 1 5y
0 DTAs treatment in a M&A deal - PPA 0 5y
+66 What kind of tools / apps do you wish existed in the industry? 27 5y
+6 DCM Exit Opps --> Private Credit? 8 5y
+7 UBS Graduate Talent Program—Banking 2021 NYC FT 7 5y
+9 KPMG TRANSACTION SERVICES CASE STUDY? (Please Help) 3 5y
+17 Should I quit my job while actively interviewing for others? 5 5y
0 Next Job for People Who Can’t Handle the Stress/Hours of IB? 3 5y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

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  • Associates (45) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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