0 Which will help me more? 2 16y
+20 Do the Chosen Ones Need MBAs? 6 16y
0 M&A at companies. 13 16y
0 #&*$ I JUST DON'T KNOW 14 16y
0 "Cheating" during the CFA® Exam 29 16y
0 IBD and networking 15 16y
0 Late interview process SA hear back time 6 16y
0 Database Help!! 4 16y
+82 One Night Stand 106 16y
0 Groups factors in exit opps? 3 16y
0 American University vs. George Washington University 13 16y
+17 Blackstone, HLHZ, Lazard Restructuring Interview 9 16y
+14 How did the CFA® go? 19 16y
+15 Top industry groups at MMs 14 16y
0 question of ethics 2 16y
0 Querencia and the Euro 6 16y
0 Goldman Real Estate vs. Sponsors 8 16y
+53 IBD = Investment Banking Division 24 16y
+26 Would you recruit him as a first year- analyst in IB? 30 16y
0 Exp at MM and BO 3 16y
+9 Some groups under IB? 10 16y
0 Corporate Audit Management Positions? 1 16y
+44 Big 4 TAS 41 16y
+81 Why is Capital Markets not as good as other IBD groups? 54 16y
0 A few questions about banking 1 16y
+41 Being Head Hunted 28 16y
0 Strategic buyer vs. financial buyer WACC 2 16y
0 Advice needed about upcoming BB role: 2 practical questions 13 16y
+55 28-year old managing director at Paulson 53 16y
0 how to analyze M&A deal? 3 16y
+10 Future in IB? 5 16y
+25 Full-time Analyst training programs - how intense are they? 60 16y
+22 Has anyone here ever done proprietary/in-house M&A? 20 16y
0 CIM for Selling Public vs. Private? 4 16y
+33 Credit Suisse - LevFin or Financial Sponsors???? 22 16y
0 Convertible Bond Offerings (ECM guys?) 19 16y
0 Vayner Update 10 16y
0 Should SCFs net cash = BSs change in cash, in proforma model 0 16y
+19 Model to Value a Bank (Commercial / S&L) 24 16y
0 HSBC Hong Kong Lev Fin? 8 16y
0 Microsoft Access Test 0 16y
+38 Good school, poor placement 29 16y
0 Meeting with a VP of a investment bank 12 16y
+45 Answers to these banking interview questions? 30 16y
0 Beat the Street: Investment Banking Interviews Book 2 16y
0 Career changer - start from bottom again? 6 16y
+7 Distressed M&A, a good place to learn? 9 16y
+19 Decision Point at Big 4 - Career Advice Request 7 16y
0 Valuation Question-Comparable Multiples 2 16y
0 Goldman to Settle for 9-Figures? 11 16y
+13 Importance of deal flow? 9 16y
+13 Internal M&A? 7 16y
+1 Calculator question 2 16y
0 Thank you emails - IB associate 7 16y
0 Bonus: Prorated or Stub? 1 16y
0 Associate Portfolio Manager? 5 16y
+13 Rewenable Energy Banker - NEED HELP 4 16y
+10 Exit Opportunities of IBD Chemicals Group? Non Existant? 18 16y
0 Excel Hero 14 16y
0 Corporate refinancing 0 16y
+58 More Hated: BP or Goldman 30 16y
0 covenant question 1 16y
+5 Securities services to IBD 4 16y
0 Advice on a job offer 6 16y
+6 who is referred to as the "staffer" in ibd? 6 16y
0 have you been iced? 8 16y
0 IBD Weekends 2 16y
+3 IB entry advice needed! 2 16y
0 Official Incoming Full-Time IBD Discussion... 12 16y
0 For those good at calculating free cash flows 6 16y
+56 Changing face of Investment Banks 20 16y
0 Corp Fin Risk Solutions? 2 16y
0 How do you pitch yourself from one BB to another BB? 2 16y
0 Equity Research Junior Administrative Associate?? 2 16y
0 Ever heard of such a group? 12 16y
0 CFA® for Buyside Exit Ops? 15 16y
+67 Is it bad that I try to steer students to IB? 48 16y
0 Logistics Divisions 6 16y
0 When does your first FT paycheck come? 2 16y
0 valuations, IBD, equity research 6 16y
0 IB Analyst-->Private Equity Analyst--> IB Associate? 1 16y
+20 Lazard lead left on GM IPO WTF 7 16y
+37 IQ And Emotional Intelligence 31 16y
0 Fall Recruiting for Sophomores 9 16y
+16 Bank Teller: I work in Finance 25 16y
0 Regional Analyst - Training Wardrobe 4 16y
0 When to contact HR 3 16y
0 My resume; what would you if you were me (IB)? 5 16y
0 Buy side ER associate 1st salary in LA (TCW - AllianceBerstein) 2 16y
+22 Hardest Working Man in America Competition 6 16y
+74 ER vs. IBD 90 16y
0 Legit Investment Banking Training 5 16y
0 BB LA Offices 0 16y
0 How much to not come into work anymore? 15 16y
0 JP Morgan/Citi interviews. Suggestions? 4 16y
0 Three Stooges, Which would you hire? 9 16y
0 Acquisition proposal presentation example 4 16y
0 APV or NPV? 2 16y
+3 Post MBA placement 8 16y
+29 Is GS in the Lehman pre-death state? 38 16y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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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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