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+14 Intelligent questions to ask a COO/Director? 1 6y
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+20 BB & EB IB Regional Offices in Tier 2/3 Cities; Fact or Fiction? 13 6y
+28 What groups at Barclays do in-house M&A? 26 6y
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+94 Another take on OCR recruiting (the ones that did everything right) 19 6y
+3 RBC Tech & Media in Canada 1 6y
+14 Drugs testing and WFH Internships 5 6y
+9 How to Measure IRR for Acquirer in M&A Setting? 1 6y
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+33 Navy Enlist to IB 6 6y
+12 Private Equity vs. Investment Banking in 25 Years 1 6y
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+15 JPMC SA 2020 (APAC UPDATE) 4 6y
+14 How does DB comp? 7 6y
+16 Most Important Variables for Precedent Transaction Analysis? 1 6y
+9 Changing groups between MM IB to BB IB 3 6y
+3 How many elite tech banking spots are there in SF 8 6y
+23 Sourcing deals as an analyst? 6 6y
+12 Coverage to Product Group Question 1 6y
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+36 DA Davidson IBD 62 6y
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+6 BB IB Real Estate 1 6y
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+10 S&T vs. IB In A Recession? 1 6y
+8 Why don’t we discount cash flows quarterly in a DCF? 2 6y
+118 Frattiest Banks on the Street 100 6y
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+41 Industrials General Info & Best Groups 2020 20 6y
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+19 How would you treat a resume with a freshman year BB FO summer internship? 7 6y
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+12 NYC FULL TIME ANALYST Coronavirus Thread 1 6y
+14 Deferred Tax Assets/Liabilities 6 6y
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+3 Rothschild SA 2021 1 6y
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+28 what happens to the 30% of GS/MS/JPM SAs that don't get returns every summer? 14 6y
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+22 Has RBC surpassed WB/Jefferies as top MM 14 6y
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+10 DCM All-in Comp Data Points 8 6y
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+13 How do people break into Ops? 11 6y
+16 Ignore Recruiter or Politely Decline or Accept Phonecall? 7 6y
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July 2026 Investment Banking

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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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 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 01 97.1%

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $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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