+24 Share instances where networking did not help 11 9y
+255 What is family life like in finance? 111 9y
+16 Haven't heard back after phone interviews... bad sign? 20 9y
+63 Was told I have a bad attitude - any advice? 72 9y
+78 Do Investment Banks really care about your SAT Scores? 110 9y
+46 Sleeping on the Job 65 9y
+11 PWC MBA Placement 22 9y
+34 Houlihan Lokey DC 27 9y
0 Interview-GS Specialty Lending Group 2 9y
0 ROTH Capital Partners 22 9y
0 SEC internship 7 9y
+38 equity sales vs. ibd experience 25 9y
+53 Credit Suisse IBD Groups 134 9y
+13 smoking and banking 41 9y
+23 How many internships should I have under my belt before I graduate? 38 9y
+17 Good Gyms in Midtown 24 9y
+52 Goldman Sachs IBD Superday 85 9y
0 Credit Suisse: Buy-Side Insights Group 9 9y
+46 MBA vs direct promotion 35 9y
0 How does HK IB recruiters see MBB/tier 2 consulting intern experience in resume screening? 1 9y
+5 CapIQ Screen Request -- Urgent!!! 7 9y
+12 Roast my cold-email template 3 9y
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+1 Better College for Investment Banking 1 9y
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+40 Q&A! Golden Child -> Harvard -> Greatness -> Making More Money Than You -> Full Head of Hair 21 9y
0 Ducera Partners 3 9y
+19 Do Investment Bankers even make that much, yo? 7 9y
+28 How common if off cycle hiring? 29 9y
+21 Boutique Email Help 8 9y
+20 Is it stupid to get into investment banking when I don't need the money? 12 9y
+4 How to do relative valuation of a company that operates in many different sectors? 3 9y
+33 Is investment banking a fraud? 23 9y
+43 Buy Side IB Interview 10 9y
0 CPPIB Direct Equity 0 9y
0 REIT Acquisitions Senior Analyst to IB Associate 1 9y
+13 What can I do immerse myself into finance before my first year of college? 2 9y
0 Do I mention that I already accepted a position? 3 9y
+4 DCF and enterprise value 2 9y
+19 Very friendly and kind contact now turns cold 15 9y
0 Annual Report Adjustments 0 9y
+19 IB Interview quesion: What is debt trading at..? 8 9y
+23 How important is it that you get an internship in your "3rd year"? 18 9y
0 Looking for clean comps template 0 9y
+3 Bloomberg Marked Data Summer Analyst vs Capital One Business Analyst 1 9y
+37 Is it possible to get recruited out of college as an associate or higher? 25 9y
0 What to do before starting SA position 0 9y
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+19 BAML C&R vs Healthcare 10 9y
+27 Will Cutting Corporate Tax Rate Spur M&A Activity? 7 9y
0 Investment Banking without Series 79 in USA 1 9y
+17 Interview Timeline Confusion 5 9y
+20 How important is week 1 of Summer Internship? What to do if I can't attend 19 9y
+62 Bereavement Leave in IBD 25 9y
+29 $118K Undergrad Debt too much? 9 9y
+12 M&A Sector Groups - Differences and Effects 3 9y
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+32 Top MM M&A or mid-tier BB average coverage group? 8 9y
0 Consumer Retail Private Equity 2 9y
+8 Are a lot of MD's not involved with recruiting? 1 9y
0 Big data in M&A 1 9y
+35 Careers advisor CALLS ME at 8.30 on friday and won't let me off phone for 3 hrs?! 11 9y
+4 William Blair vs. Peter J. Solomon vs. Sagent 9 9y
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+36 What I Have Learned From Failed Deals 9 9y
+23 Which internship do I accept? 10 9y
0 MBB IB Corporate finance summer associate internship--good to break into JB from T6? 0 9y
+9 Raymond James Technology SF 5 9y
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+22 [UNDERGRAD] What should I do? 8 9y
+6 Passing on Opportunities / Building Buy-Side Relationships 2 9y
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+62 BIG NEWS: WSO Compensation Report is OUT! 47 9y
+106 What does an impending recession mean for students wishing to pursue a career in finance? 64 9y
0 Is exiting to PE / HF really better than staying in IB long-term? 0 9y
+78 My 2c 15 9y
0 Goldman Associate straight from college (proof) 3 9y
0 Pros/Cons of working in corporate 1 9y
0 CV/Resume Building 0 9y
+27 Q&A: Former Analyst at Big 5 Canadian Bank 28 9y
+47 "I follow the stock market" 23 9y
+14 Indecisive Issue 4 9y
+22 "Your analysis is wrong" 1 9y
+19 Is my finance professor just bs'ing or does this actually make sense 3 9y
+23 IB Lateral GPA: +0.1 unethical? 12 9y
0 When to discuss grad school with boss 4 9y
+56 Do You Ever Feel Like You're Competing With Your Interviewer? 15 9y
0 UK Help 0 9y
0 Undergrad Finance PCs 2017 3 9y
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0 Transaction Banking ? 4 9y
+49 Series 79 50 9y
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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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