+22 Baruch vs IU Kelley? 15 6y
0 Tech/TMT Banking - Boutiques? NY vs SF/Silicon Valley? 5 6y
0 How to get from KPMG ITA Program into IB? 0 6y
+4 EB Class sizes 10 6y
0 Mediocre GPA from a target school 6 6y
+18 Lateral Directly After Associate Promotion? 5 6y
+20 Canaccord Genuity Boston & Advice 11 6y
+67 USC (Marshall) vs UMich (LSA) vs UVa - International Student 31 6y
+36 Financial Adviser to Boutique IB 3 6y
+33 Houston - Jefferies, TPH, Simmons 19 6y
+8 Summer Analyst Housing: Should I share apartment with a full time analyst? 3 6y
0 Should I try to lateral from NYC BB to a different city 1 6y
0 Incoming MBA student in CA - Which sectors should I focus on for investment management career path 0 6y
0 Best group at Needham & Co. 1 6y
+7 Sandler O'Neill Comp, Culture, Hours 4 6y
0 Incoming Analyst -- Strategizing Group Placement? 1 6y
0 HR Practices and Big Banks 1 6y
0 Jp Morgan multinational corporations team NYC 0 6y
0 ScotiaBank NYC Internship Interview 1 6y
0 Treasury Services to... IB? 0 6y
0 Looking for roommate for FT NYC starting in June 2 6y
0 How pedigree focused are Manhattan banks vs Chicago 2 6y
+18 2016 Credit Suisse BA Explorer Program for College Freshmen and Sophomores- Thread 9 6y
+30 Job Title vs. Pay - Which Do You Choose? 5 6y
+3 Morgan Stanley Sophomore IBD Program 2020 1 6y
+44 TN-1 Visa for Canadians - Academic Equicalency and Credentials Evaluation 4 6y
0 Socializing/dating while living in the financial district (NYC)? 2 6y
+9 Corporate Banking vs Commercial Banking "Tiers" 1 6y
+6 (BB/MM/B) LatAm IB Groups Based in NYC - Culture/Comp/Hours 1 6y
0 How to apply for Goldman Sachs Winter Internships 1 6y
+103 PE Recruiting Failure 51 6y
+12 British Citizen with UK Degree - Applying to New York Analyst Roles 6 6y
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+194 Still no MD after 30+ Years 36 6y
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+36 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS FOR IB 18 6y
+13 Internal transfer from Hong Kong to NY in BB IBD 8 6y
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0 Irish undergrad choice 0 6y
+4 NYC investment banker budget 3 6y
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+21 Jefferies 2020 IBD SA Charlotte, NC 10 6y
+32 Undergrad Berkeley $19k/yr vs Vanderbilt $12k/yr 25 6y
0 About 04/27 WSO meetup 4 6y
+25 USC Marshall vs Michigan Ross Preferred Admit (Social, Weather, and Placement) [Undergrad] 22 6y
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0 Big 4 Job offer - Manhattan 15 6y
+16 Queen's Commerce vs NYU (Not Stern) Undergraduate 5 6y
0 What's my IB SA Take Home Pay? 6 6y
0 Any short summer workshop in investment banking for PhD? 3 6y
+19 Didn't Land a Junior Year Summer Internship, Need Advice 9 6y
0 Transfer from UMass to Vanderbilt? F100 Internship soph summer? 4 6y
+9 Resources for learning to structure tech start up deals, and value the companies. 2 6y
0 Incoming 2016 FT IBD Analyst Looking For Roommate/S (June 1st) 1 6y
+4 MM LevFin in NYC 4 6y
0 Social Life as Analyst? 1 6y
+24 URGENT ADVICE - Soph MM IBD unpaid internship NYC vs. Paid F100 Internship Boston 13 6y
+5 NYC or Big 10 school 9 6y
+4 Does office matter for Harris Williams 4 6y
0 Will I be able to get any SA for next summer? 1 6y
+14 Moving to America from Australia 1 6y
+12 2020 Global Transaction Banking SA Deutsche waitlist 3 6y
+26 McGill Desautels Faculty of Management VS Rotterdam School of Management 10 6y
+33 How do you return to investment banking from the buyside? 5 6y
0 Networking strategy for SA at boutique 0 6y
+24 Michigan LSA economics major Vs. Vanderbilt CAS Economics Major 6 6y
+34 Big 4 transaction services lateral to IB 4 6y
+42 Goldman and Tesla's $2B Equity Offering 29 6y
+13 Corporate Treasury role at Bulge Bracket to IBD? 4 6y
+4 Getting super sick in 1st year of being a post mba associate, what happens? 1 6y
+48 Backpacks or Brief Case? 46 6y
+95 The Struggles of Credit Suisse 85 6y
0 BB SA Internship NYC 4 6y
+12 PIMCO Summer Account Analyst or JPM IB SA NYC? 1 6y
+21 PE Recruiting from an EB without interning at that firm 1 6y
+81 Goldman Layoffs 34 6y
+81 Self-Improvement Ideas for Summer 2016 39 6y
+25 Econ major with IB internship? 14 6y
+105 GS IBD Salt Lake City 68 6y
+22 Rothschild NYC Office 22 6y
0 Chicago Asset Management Firms 0 6y
0 MM vs. BB Capital Markets 8 6y
+19 MS Tech Menlo vs M&A NYC 16 6y
+13 Housing in NYC 2020 10 6y
+19 Reneging on an IB Internship Offer 8 6y
0 Houston vs. New York SA Recruiting? 4 6y
0 Credit Suisse TMT NYC 2016 3 6y
+12 BB / Elite Boutique Summer Internship Chances 4 6y
+18 Are Investment Bankers Rich? 29 6y
0 Boutique IB internship - Do I have a chance for FT IB next year? 1 6y
0 IB Compensation in Houston/Dallas 3 6y
+34 Top BB vs. Top EB - 2019 Future Prospects, Exit Opps, Branding, Etc. 6 6y
+24 Summer 2020 Analyst Internships 5 6y
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+26 How do you get into IB from a semi-target? 35 6y
+15 2020 FT Roommate Thread: NYC, London, Chicago, etc. 1 6y
+22 NYC - Fastest Recovery from Covid-19? 8 6y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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