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+17 Your dream job in finance? 59 6y
+22 Help! #DIV/O! all over my model! 16 6y
0 How to NOT get a job 8 6y
0 Didn't Get i-banking M&A internship this summer, Stuck With Corp Fin Instead 11 6y
+8 Benefits of college/hs friends career-wise? 15 6y
0 KPMG interviewer thought I was doing this but when I was actually doing that? 14 6y
+29 How to make small talk? 32 6y
+73 Feminism 52 6y
+47 Office Initiation 34 6y
+3 Is banking mostly domestic or international? 1 6y
+33 TLA vs. TLB Maturity and Leverage 7 6y
+18 How helpful is your bank's (BB/EB) alumni network down the line? 2 6y
+27 How to stay motivated during Covid? (warning first world problems) 2 6y
+12 Summer Associate Recruiting at INSEAD 1 6y
+5 JPM Dallas Office 2 6y
+37 Thoughts On In-House Buyside Roles At A Bank? 17 6y
+21 Coverage vs. M&A 1 6y
+19 2020 FT Roommate Thread 11 6y
+8 Finding a YTM for WACC Pre-Tax Cost of Debt 5 6y
+3 Unlevering & Relevering Beta for WACC 1 6y
+20 Changing Groups (EMEA/London) 10 6y
+90 IPO Process 66 6y
+19 Worth Staying in NY if Still Working from Home(POST COVID-19)? 2 6y
+12 how long does it take to learn how to build dcf and LBO models? 3 6y
+22 Credit Suisse SF 2020 Viewpoints? 11 6y
+27 LBO: Net debt, excess cash, and Sources and Uses 12 6y
+3 Anyone have any insight into FIH Partners? 1 6y
+25 Reneging on other Tier 1 for GS? 9 6y
+43 Post-MBA Associates: Bonus Clawback/Cash Questions 11 6y
+22 Msc Finance + CFA to get into IB ??? 6 6y
+64 Model not balancing - other tips have not worked 52 6y
+3 Upcoming IB Interviews 1 6y
+109 Where do Average IB Analysts Go? 46 6y
+7 As a full time investment banker, how useful and important is VBA and macro in your daily work life? 5 6y
+5 Summer 2020 Internship 2 6y
+25 International Student NOT in the US. Can I still recruit for SA/FT 2021? 8 6y
+3 Thoughts on Houlihan Lokey Houston Office 1 6y
+55 Simple model won't balance. Would love some expert advice 25 6y
+13 Free Cash Flow Multiples in IPO Valuation 2 6y
+17 Bond YTM Questions 14 6y
+6 CS 2020 FT Start Updates? 5 6y
+3 Fully Depreciated Asset Accounting 1 6y
+16 DTL/DTA: Accelerated Depreciation 4 6y
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+27 For those of you who worked at a BB that has a separate modeling group (M&A), do you feel like you gain less technical skills? 8 6y
+15 M&A in emerging markets 5 6y
+14 Post / pre-money & EV 2 6y
+3 Interview Question: How will COVID-19 Impact WACC? 1 6y
+9 Top groups at Lazard 5 6y
+18 Houlihan Lokey M&A vs Restructuring 3 6y
+20 Chicago IBD 2020 10 6y
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+3 Chicago IBD Salaries and Bonuses 1 6y
+11 Citi Superday - Case Study 7 6y
+9 PWP 2021 SA 7 6y
+8 Effective vs. Marginal Tax Rate 2 6y
+18 Levered Recap vs Just Issuing Debt - EB Interview Question 4 6y
+16 What happens to TEV when using mid-year discounting? 4 6y
+3 MM Lev Fin group in Canada 2 6y
+6 Any updates for Citi SA 2020? 4 6y
+173 Net worth/savings of analysts and associates? 232 6y
+51 MIT's MS-Finance Program costs $100k total. Is this worth it AT ALL? Anyone have salary info? 52 6y
+9 Room available in Los Angeles/Century City 1 6y
+6 Anyone here familiar with FAANG Corp Dev teams? 1 6y
+15 Changes in Working Capital or Non-Cash Working Capital? 4 6y
+18 Keeping up with 2021 SA 9 6y
+25 Opinions on BB IBD Off-Cycle internships London 36 6y
+224 The Types of Investment Banking Summer Analyst Applicants 40 6y
+20 FCF calculation differences between DCF and LBO models 5 6y
+17 Best Interview Stories 1 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs "Early Careers" Hirevue questions 2 6y
+23 Houston Banks: MS vs. Citi vs. Jefferies 6 6y
+22 Normal level of detail in models? 4 6y
+18 Advice for an easier and more rewarding analyst experience 1 6y
+95 Wells Fargo Summer 2020 61 6y
+7 Investment Banking Analyst 2 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs Early Careers Program 1 6y
+49 Houston SA Offer: Take EVR/LAZ/Moelis or Wait for GS Process 19 6y
+13 Well-regarded IB groups 11 6y
+41 Are career coaches worth it? 24 6y
+4 Restructuring Groups in SF? 3 6y
+14 How useful are career services/training programs really? 3 6y
+30 Interview Q: P/E vs EV/EBITDA multiple, which one is usually higher and why? 10 6y
+8 Difference in IBD work quality among BBs - or is it purely a reputational thing? 1 6y
+37 Do I stand a chance in Investment Banking? 12 6y
+238 Do banking and PE make you a better business owner? 76 6y
+9 Lehman I-Banking No Brainteasers?! 17 6y
+20 Is it unwise to request one week off in a 6 month off cycle internship? 13 6y
+52 Not Quite Right: What Do I Do? 8 6y
+12 Degrees: Data Science vs Economics 2 6y
0 Making best use of summer internship 0 6y
0 First FT job and exit ops 1 6y
+18 British bankers on Wall Street 12 6y
0 Contacting HR Reps 1 6y
+6 Do IB Associates at BAML (NY Office) work as generalists or get placed in industry / product groups? 1 6y
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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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