+67 Smartest billionaire aside from Jim Simons. 34 4y
+47 Best Groups at GS/MS 27 4y
+9 Rothschild NYC vs William Blair Chicago 5 4y
+28 How does Lunch Work? 26 4y
+18 William Blair vs Baird 25 4y
+7 Corp card or personal credit cards? 15 4y
+9 Lazard Real Estate 3 4y
+29 Average Age of Managing Director Promotion 56 4y
+71 PJT RSSG vs Point72 vs KKR Special Sits 32 4y
0 JPM MMBSI Pay 2 4y
+31 Facebook IPO post mortem 11 4y
+13 How to get into HIG Capital from BB 11 4y
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+13 Cain Brothers in 2021? 6 4y
+102 Midlevel Burnout 38 4y
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+4 Goldman Sachs IBD Chicago 1 4y
0 What is pay like for An1 at Stephens IB (Dallas/Little Rock/ATL)? 2 4y
+20 Jefferies superday 13 4y
+11 Are US target good to land summer internship in U.K.? 24 4y
+18 Negotiating Fee Split when leaving one bank for another with active deals 3 4y
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+167 Maintaining physique in IB 76 4y
+3 PWP Interview 4 4y
+12 FT background check - informal role 6 4y
+51 Best post-banking plan if long-term goal is to be an entrepreneur? 21 4y
0 How to represent COVID experience (special assets or loan workouts) 1 4y
+10 UK - lateral hiring from abroad 3 4y
0 Rothschild, London - Drug Test? 4 4y
+27 Stuck in DCM, what can i do 9 4y
+83 Questions about Healthcare M&A 22 4y
+20 SG GS IBD or CS IBD? 12 4y
+30 Sophomore SA Positions 2021 (Class of 2023) 10 4y
+34 Thoughts on using Yesware for cold emails? 26 4y
+4 Penn State? 12 4y
+17 Mizuho - Strategic Solutions Group (?) 6 4y
+130 MBA necessary in ibanking CAREER? 140 4y
+11 MUFG Union Bank Corporate Banking 3 4y
0 Commercial real estate vs IB 20 4y
+14 Chicago vs NYC Banking 2 4y
+209 What are the dumbest/ least value add edits you’ve received on a deliverable? 69 4y
+195 Why not Chicago over NYC? 113 4y
+20 BofA NYC FSG Culture, Deal flow, etc. 2 4y
+26 Purdue Krannert School of Management Reputation 8 4y
0 TN Visa for IB Role 5 4y
+120 Best group on the street 75 4y
+15 DC Advisory London - thoughts? 5 4y
+20 Citi Corporate Banking vs Tier 2 strategy consulting 13 4y
+6 Mental Health in IB 10 4y
+9 Financial Engineering Comp? 1 4y
+8 Should I buy a condo in CHI? 9 4y
+31 Am I stupid? (BB online assessments) 16 4y
+11 BofA Chicago vs. Lincoln Chicago - SA'23 13 4y
+124 which EBs over GS/MS? 77 4y
+3 Deleted 5 4y
+7 housing at school of visual arts? 17 4y
+39 From Non-Target MBA to IB Summer Associate Intern 13 4y
+12 PNC Capital Markets - Work Experience? 3 4y
0 Minnesota Housing Help 5 4y
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+4 GS Industrials NY 5 4y
+97 Evercore Private Capital Advisory SA 2021 192 4y
+11 Technical question - bought equipment, half cash & half debt 10 4y
+6 Dlteaad 9 4y
0 Dlete 2 4y
+12 On-cycle as a lateral analyst 13 4y
+17 Spirit Airlines trading <$12 (Throw Cash at it) 13 4y
+23 Post-MBA IB in Chicago 22 4y
+9 Drug test AFTER background check? 3 4y
+79 RBC NYC M&A vs. Moelis SF Generalist 32 4y
+69 How is PJT London? 48 4y
0 Chicago Banking Landscape 2022 1 4y
0 Chicago banking landscape 1 4y
+1 Delete 1 4y
+45 Reflections at Lazard (London) 24 4y
+12 GS really rules the world, huh? 6 4y
0 PROJECT FUNDING AND INVESTMENT 1 4y
+22 Thoughts on the hours, salary, and culture of the JPM Syndicated Finance Group? 3 4y
+74 Top groups at BOFA London 50 4y
+38 MTS Health Partners SA 2021 96 4y
+15 MIT Sloan MBA Opps 13 4y
0 Webinar Rewind - Investment Banking Recruiting in India + Q&A 0 4y
+39 VP Base Increase? 72 4y
0 HELP A KID OUT (i will be indebted to the community) 7 4y
+1 Citi Capital Markets Superday 2 4y
+15 Are deferred MBAs even worth it? 3 4y
+6 Macquarie Capital or Stout (both in Chicago) 4 4y
+6 PCA (Secondary Advisory) Thoughts / Exit Opps. 2 4y
+17 Livingston Securities 26 4y
+19 Liontree SF or FT Partners - Which is Better? 8 4y
+11 RBC Capital Markets D&I Discovery Day 2021 22 4y
+7 BC CSOM vs. Umich LSA 1 4y
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+50 I-Banking in Cali 27 4y
+3 Rent per month Square footCity 1 4y
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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

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  • 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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