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+3 When do banks ask to submit your transcript? 1 8y
0 S&P Structured Finance vs BBH Internal Audit 9 8y
+6 Pursue finance? 4 8y
+27 How to crush a technical interview 1 8y
+24 Laptop/PC Advice for Financial modelling 12 8y
+15 Help finding a Sophomore summer internship! 3 8y
+15 CRAZY early recruiting timelines 1 8y
+114 W on Transcript from Withdrawing From a Class 215 8y
+63 actuary vs investment banking 44 8y
+300 Why the focus on exit opps? 156 8y
+12 Is supply chain back office? 11 8y
+3 Transitioning from Treasury dealer to corporate finance/IBD. 1 8y
+21 Importance of Pre-MBA Industry on IB Post-MBA Recruiting 4 8y
+12 How to connect IPOs/M&A deals with firms involved 1 8y
+31 Need advice with no-name boutique offer 8 8y
+3 WFS sophomore summer analyst 2019 2 8y
+26 EB vs. PE @ Family Office 8 8y
+15 Networking question: Getting coffee/lunch after a phone call? 3 8y
+18 Goldman Sachs Appears to Have New CEO 5 8y
+15 How does this path to investment banking sound? 3 8y
+24 When to stop networking with a bank? 16 8y
+12 Difference between bond origination and bond syndication, and additional questions 1 8y
+13 Difference between Asset Management and Investment Management? 14 8y
+12 Goldman, With Solomon, Swings Pendulum From Trading to Banking 1 8y
+21 This Cycle of PE Recruiting 2 8y
+4 Good idea for a teenager to spend a day in the office? 1 8y
+9 10-Yr Treasury Rate - How is it set? 1 8y
+15 Navigating junior year recruiting with sophomore summer BB offer 1 8y
+17 What would be an ideal candidate for a rising junior internship at a BB? Let's assume they don't have a personal "in". 14 8y
+5 How to transition Informational Interview to more personal questions? 2 8y
+36 Am I wasting my Ivy degree on CS? Do I make the switch to Wharton? - Advice Needed! 10 8y
+77 Go Beyond Printing Out the Book 20 8y
+37 Watching others leave early is demoralizing - what do I do? 8 8y
+20 Do I have a Chance (be honest) 10 8y
+15 Owning a side business in IB kosher with bank? 7 8y
+12 Networking for PE while still in college 2 8y
+48 So, you get a 0 for your bonus.... 49 8y
+4 What does it mean that Lazard purchased a x% non-controlling interest in fund of funds? 3 8y
+12 Do IBD ask for employee's transcripts? 4 8y
+3 anyone know of a way to automate copying exhibits in excel and paste into word while maintaining format and layout? 1 8y
+16 Series 7? 6 8y
+26 Why Banking Question: From Private Equity to Investment Banking 4 8y
+80 EBs have more interesting work than BBs? 15 8y
+8 What is the best financial modeling course or training for leveraged finance 4 8y
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+3 Big 4 Tech to BB MO 2 8y
+28 Determining the value of a canidate/employee using IB valuation techniques 6 8y
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+32 BB SA Overtime Pay Confusion? 28 8y
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+15 Where do most Investment Bankers end up? 3 8y
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+49 1st Year S&T Analyst Lateral to Investment Banking 27 8y
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+15 Networking and applying -Network then apply for SA or apply then network? Crazy early app deadlines 10 8y
+1 How common is it to transfer from ECM to M&A? 1 8y
+3 Strongest future sector? 1 8y
+26 What to do during undergrad to give me the best chances for IB? 42 8y
+3 SEO / MLT 2019 Candidates 1 8y
+12 What makes more sense: a macro or micro career? 1 8y
+26 Please critique my cold email 10 8y
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+11 Banking group Revenue --> bonus 4 8y
+14 Couldn't get FO SA role in my second (of three years) year in uni at a UK Target.. but got a BO, what now? 16 8y
+12 Sophomore Internship and Future Prospects 6 8y
+24 Starting MBA IBD Associate Role *Early* 8 8y
+7 Networking - On the weekend Vs. during week 12 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank2 1 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank 1 8y
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+21 Joint Venture Equity Method Accounting 3 8y
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0 Selling AMT and Knopman Training Materials 3 8y
+80 Associate at a small bank, didn't get offer at BB internship, what do I do now? 22 8y
+42 Lateral Associate Interviews - What do bankers mean when they say they're "more technical"? 5 8y
+25 Post MBA - Do you regret not doing tech? 15 8y
+36 JPM Junior Analyst or Boutique? 5 8y
+43 Lifestyle/Comp of Industry Groups 12 8y
+12 CAIA vs. CFA as signal to employers 1 8y
+18 How limited are my long-term PE prospects post-MBA without prior finance experience? 3 8y
+25 Sophomore Big 4 or Small IB Boutique 10 8y
+9 I'm crashing the info sessions for 1st/2nd year students... but I already graduated. 2 8y
+27 Most Common Behavioral Questions for IB Interviews 11 8y
+21 CAPEX Smaller than Depreciation 6 8y
+34 SA Lateral 19 8y
+37 Analyst at DCM, now what? 2 8y
+13 Post MBA Associate Comp - 2017 6 8y
+69 How you view ranks at your Investment Bank 7 8y
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+16 Barclays' recent M&A deals 7 8y
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+3 Minority Interest in Capital Structure 1 8y
+31 JPM PF SA Offer vs Sandler O Neill SA Offer 19 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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