0 I'm a psychology graduate. I need your advice! 1 11y
+19 Breaking into Restructuring, Non-Target Undergrad 5 11y
+13 specific question about undergrad schools for ibanking 5 11y
0 Legit boutique gig? 7 11y
+3 Called back to "meet senior people"? 5 11y
0 Corporate Banking SF vs. TMT Atlanta 6 11y
+13 Talk Me Out of Quitting? 6 11y
+16 Investment Banking Comparables 2 11y
0 Cold Emailing Prospective Funds/HNW for Clients 0 11y
0 Dealing with HR when canceling a superday? 0 11y
0 Switching to IB associate role from another front office analyst role without MBA; possible? 1 11y
+21 McGladrey/Grant Thornton Valuation better than Big 4 Audit? 6 11y
+38 When did modern investment banking culture come about? 17 11y
+7 Does anyone feel like this is too much? 3 11y
0 How can I make this transition happen ASAP? 0 11y
+26 Master's in Finance or Accounting? 22 11y
+21 [ISSUE 37] - Interesting Things... 0 11y
0 Forecasting income tax payable 0 11y
0 Buy-Side Interview Questions 12 11y
0 EV, EBITDAX, and FCF formulas for E&P Companies 0 11y
+45 DCF and NOLs 17 11y
0 Projecting financial statements - tax loss carryforwards query 0 11y
0 Projecting interest income 2 11y
+41 Modern Day Bucket Shops 15 11y
+10 How common is it to not get hired after this connection? 1 11y
0 Office 365 2016 - FactSet & Bloomberg Add-In 1 11y
0 Major for Non-target Interested in BB IBD- Econ Vs. Business Vs. Double Major 2 11y
+30 Is there a reason why one would do IB Post-MBA? 30 11y
+24 Paid Position: WSO Contributing Blogger (Remote) 9 11y
0 Best Practices for Incoming Associate At Investment Bank 1 11y
0 What types of fin. models will I be expected to be able to make on day one of my internship 6 11y
0 How to set myself apart coming from a non-target school 0 11y
0 Networking for MBA 2 11y
+31 NYU Stern vs Carnegie Mellon vs Emory vs Washington U vs Swarthmore 21 11y
0 Best Way to figure out if summer associates get placed in a specifc coverage/product group 0 11y
0 Working PT/Interning in the spring before beginning IBD Analyst program in the Summer 7 11y
+147 This NYC Barmaid Hates You 103 11y
0 GPA and breaking in 4 11y
0 Stock-based compensation charged through consolidated income statement 1 11y
0 Fotowoltaika 0 11y
+124 Grades Matter. Period. 60 11y
+11 When to start reaching out to regional boutiques for 2016 summer? 14 11y
+26 Why do banks give out a meal allowance? 15 11y
+53 How hard is it really to go past the first round (resume round) without networking? 45 11y
0 Short Resume Question (I swear) 3 11y
0 Need Help with Offers please 11 11y
+13 URGENT! Financial Modelling & DCF Test - How to determine assumptions? 3 11y
0 Size in diffirent Industries 2 11y
+19 First Year Analyst Tips 21 11y
+27 Sept 22, 2015 - Here's what happened in the stock/bond markets last week 1 11y
0 Should I email a VP of a BB that I've applied to if... 3 11y
0 Capital Markets Groups within Funds 3 11y
0 Healthcare boutique interview 2 11y
+29 Change in NWC in Terminal Value 18 11y
0 BB Interview - Dinged Due to Internal Candidate? 2 11y
0 Advice needed for masters in finance 2 11y
+2 Importance of Being Normal 21 11y
0 How would I value a high capex intensive business with proportionately increasing debt? 1 11y
+7 So is Blackstone Still in M&A? 4 11y
0 Third Party recruiters 0 11y
0 WF Securities: Principal Investments Analyst Interview 2 11y
0 DCF for a company that has historically invested heavily in Capex? 3 11y
0 Broker Dealer Arms of PE Funds (Any advice much appreciated!) 0 11y
+61 Intern Burnout, Considering Full-Time 41 11y
+28 Symphony as a replacement for Bloomberg? 11 11y
0 Going to an internship interview while already having another internship offer? 3 11y
0 Consolidated/Unconsolidated/NCI Question 0 11y
+90 What would you do if you weren't in finance? 237 11y
+100 Hard work and sacrifice will get you only so far 43 11y
+87 Q&A: Boutique Investment Banking Analyst 56 11y
0 Accounting Question from M&I 2 11y
0 Full Time IB Program Question ( analyst programs) 0 11y
+61 How Well-Known is WSO? 31 11y
0 Cornell AEM vs Vanderbilt 12 11y
0 College senior looking for advice 2 11y
0 Modelling a commodities business--best practices? 4 11y
0 Anyone with Cap Markets experience at Baird? 4 11y
0 Modelling experience through valuation case study in CV? 4 11y
0 Summer Analyst Deadlines 1 11y
+10 BAML - Investment bankers paid less and unsatisfied? 8 11y
0 TMT Banking vs Tech Product Management vs Corp. Fin at Tech companies 2 11y
+14 Investment Banking Case Study 6 11y
+10 Global heads of banks 4 11y
0 Internship wars: IB SA vs Research SA? 3 11y
0 Loan portfolio M&A / Advisory 0 11y
0 Individual to Institutional 0 11y
+33 Reuters IBD Global Review 2015 13 11y
0 How to spin this 1 11y
+147 Military Vets with MBAs Recruited Heavily 93 11y
0 what makes a better profile? IFC or Baird? 1 11y
0 Mentioning getting an offer on CV? 3 11y
+34 Delaying graduation by 2 years... Feasible? 20 11y
0 Mergermarket and CapIQ 0 11y
+62 How to tackle the Sophomore Internship Search 104 11y
+11 Citi Coverage vs. JPM Mid-Cap (IBD) vs. Moelis 4 11y
0 When to take an interview? 2 11y
0 General Banking Advice Please 1 11y
+15 Which boutiques will be most active in FT recruiting this fall? 12 11y
0 Interview: Not the Usual Question 13 11y
0 Greentree Brokerage Services 0 11y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • 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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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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