0 Need Guidance, Please!! Situation with On-boarding and ethnicity selection 0 6y
0 chicago roommate full-time 0 6y
0 Chicago IB -> SF PE? 10 6y
0 Help....I'd appreciate it. 13 6y
0 Getting the most out of your time 3 6y
+9 Chicago Leveraged Finance 3 6y
+24 Rebounding from 2.6 Freshman GPA 7 6y
+35 USC Marshall vs UIUC College of Business vs Depaul Driehaus 23 6y
+3 William Blair Odds 1 6y
+3 Citi Chicago IB 2019? 1 6y
0 Need internship advice - what to aim for next summer? 3 6y
+15 Chicago guys... Portillo's rumored to be bought out for $1B 20 6y
+3 Networking Sauce 1 6y
+39 Best Vacation? 35 6y
0 IB SA Interview 12 6y
+3 William Blair-Top Groups 4 6y
0 Advice on undergrad institution 6 6y
0 Anyone have insight on these boutique banks? 0 6y
0 Key vs Piper vs Canaccord (bonus, culture, prestige) 6 6y
+16 Cornell Hotel for IB? (vs. UMich Econ [currently]) 15 6y
+14 Baird v. HLHZ v. William Blair v. CS v. DB v. Lazard v. HW - SA 23 6y
+27 Chicago Exit Ops 22 6y
0 Moving from LOW middle market boutique IB/PE background to well known MM IB firm 5 6y
+14 Perspective - Insane placements at ND Mendoza 5 6y
+23 Baird's reputation 42 6y
+7 Lincoln International vs. Baird vs. Citi vs. William Blair - All in Chicago. What to do? 9 6y
+5 How integrated are Summer Analysts? 4 6y
+19 Houlihan Lokey CHI or Lazard MPLS 9 6y
+6 Undergraduate Business Program IB 5 6y
0 help deciding between offers.. 4 6y
0 Undergrad Business Program Broad vs. Kelley 6 6y
0 2015 Full Time Roommate Thread - Chicago 1 6y
0 BP IST Program to FT IBD 7 6y
0 UBS IBD Chicago Superday (1/16/2015) 7 6y
0 Sikich in Chicago 1 6y
+3 Purdue Representation in Chicago 19 6y
0 MS in Chicago or Barclays in NY (both IBD) 14 6y
+15 Do I even stand a chance 20 6y
0 NEED ADVICE-Corp Fin. to MM IBD in Minneapolis 3 6y
0 I know decision topics are old but.. Raymond James Life Sciences or Cowen Group Consumer Retail? 10 6y
+12 HELP NEEDED: Transfering to NYU ECON 3 6y
+10 How to contact Warren Buffett 8 6y
+3 Lateral to MM IB (Midwest) 1 6y
+6 What Chicago banks have started/finished SA 2021 recruiting? 2 6y
+17 Michigan Ross BBA ($80k) vs. UW-Madison BBA ($28k) 6 6y
+148 BBs as Ivy Leagues 33 6y
0 Advice on moving from commercial to corporate credit 2 6y
0 What school should I attend? 9 6y
+6 Best school to transfer to for IB: Michigan Econ vs. UVA Econ vs. Vanderbilt Econ 14 6y
+7 corporate banking books 2 6y
0 Career change- state school- non finance to IB/PE 1 6y
+20 Advice for an incoming college freshman 5 6y
0 Transfer timing 1 6y
0 Cerner or Teach? 0 6y
+11 1st Year Analyst Vacation 3 6y
+26 There's Something New Flooding Wall Street 5 6y
+235 Accidentally Punched MD in the Face 52 6y
+45 Networking Approach 31 6y
+1 Peakstone Group 2 6y
0 No return offer -> 2016 FT process 0 6y
+36 Which MM/EBB recruit at UMich? 20 6y
+13 Chicago Barbershop Recommendation? 7 6y
+20 Is $1800 a month on rent + utilities too much for 1st Year IB Analyst? 15 6y
0 Everyone is getting offers but me... 4 6y
0 Chicago Banks that Hire Sophomores? 2 6y
+13 School for west coast banking? 8 6y
0 JP Morgan IBD Chicago Office 3 6y
+10 Big 4 Auditor looking to get into IB, Top of MSF class, CFA Level I, CPA - Any advice on breaking through? 1 6y
0 Chicago Sanctions WF for a Year 0 6y
+17 Indiana University Kelley vs. Lehigh Business for Undergrad 8 6y
+21 Best Boutique banks in Chicago between Moelis vs PWP vs Greenhill 11 6y
+9 Breaking EB from no name midwestern bank 2 6y
0 Chicago Banking Timeline 4 6y
+30 Chances of IB at BB 9 6y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Chicago Restructuring 1 6y
+14 Twin Cities healthcare finance 10 6y
+31 Why You Should Never Quit Goldman Sachs 1 6y
+5 ECM / DCM groups in Chicago 3 6y
+34 Thoughts on Miller Buckfire? 27 6y
+3 Undegrad for IB: Rutgers Business School vs Kelley Business School (IU) 2 6y
+2 Michigan LSA Economics vs. Wisconsin Business School Finance, Investment, and Banking 2 6y
0 Undergrad: Engineering Major from Semi(?)/Non Target 1 6y
0 Question about MSF program 0 6y
0 MM Chicago Baird Blair HL Comp 1 6y
+14 Industry Group Decision 3 6y
+30 Indiana University Undergrad 34 6y
+23 Targeting HK Ibank - MBA program at tier 2 US school or tier 1 school in other region 8 6y
0 Northwestern SPS Investment Banking chances? 0 6y
+36 Courtship in IB Recruiting? 9 6y
0 S&T Chicago, thoughts on living with 3 Med School students my first year 2 6y
+1 NYU vs Indiana 3 6y
0 Where to find Industry Data 4 6y
0 International student: Double major in Finance & Econ or Masters in Finance for STEM? 0 6y
0 Current Chicago Investment Banking State 1 6y
+9 Baird hours, lifestyle 5 6y
+1 Barclays Chicago? 3 6y
0 Series 63 & 79 Materials for Sale 0 6y
+13 Houlihan Lokey - Top Groups (Chicago Office) 9 6y
0 Cities With DCM Desks 0 6y
0 Best groups at Lincoln International Chicago 2 6y

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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

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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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