0 Land as equity 1 5y
+4 Does anyone else thing IBD analysis is shallow / not a value-add 2 5y
+10 Free 3-statement flowthrough questionbank for those who struggle with accounting 1 5y
0 Analyst Non-Compete Agreement 1 5y
0 LSE MSc International Political Economy 4 5y
0 Forgot to change MD’s name in cold email 2 5y
+5 Can you have EBITDA add backs for items that don't show up on the P&L 4 5y
+12 Earlier morning or late evening? 4 5y
0 Top Debt Recovery Agency in Singapore 1 5y
+15 Other Analyst Does Everything 3 5y
0 First round vs. Second round 1 5y
+22 Is this Normal in IB? 14 5y
0 Anyone Else Feel Lost? 4 5y
+23 NYCIntern for summer housing? 11 5y
+7 Investment Banking programs for Veterans 4 5y
0 Sophomore internship: second-tier consulting or no-name boutique 1 5y
+9 CS Diversity Division HELPP 5 5y
0 How Often Do You Email to Keep in Touch? 1 5y
+7 How do Banks Check Graduation Year? 3 5y
+6 How old is too old to go to school and get hired? 12 5y
0 RE IB in JPM? 1 5y
+22 8 hours of sleep 12 5y
+200 Have any 1st year analysts actually quit? 163 5y
+1 Low GPA/High GRE/Decent Masters GPA 1 5y
+30 Big law to IB 17 5y
0 B of A salary bands 1 5y
0 HR Salary 1 5y
+5 anyone applied to SSN since COVID? 15 5y
0 RJF Tech & Service NY? 3 5y
0 Corporate Banking associate/vp comp 1 5y
+27 Convince Me to Not Quit (Unique Situation) 10 5y
+12 What are the glamarous parts of high finance? 19 5y
+12 WFH - how to check work? 16 5y
0 Dumb Question: What Deal Size is Considered MM? 3 5y
0 Investment career 2 5y
+1 Offering recruitment consulting services as analyst - would this be allowed? 4 5y
0 How have you quit during Covid? 2 5y
+215 How Much Money is Enough - Two Ways to Figure it Out 25 5y
0 Career pivot - thoughts? 1 5y
+76 What would you choose: IB vs SWE @ FAANG? 22 5y
0 Incoming A1 - Drug Tests 1 5y
0 Transitioning from Middle Office to Front Office 1 5y
0 GS MBD Real Estate 1 5y
+18 Why Investment Banking after STEM major? 9 5y
0 Anybody have a free link to Macabus/Boost add-in? 1 5y
+12 First year analyst - 9m experience and learning very little? 4 5y
+23 Is my boss being unreasonable? 11 5y
+11 Corporate banking to Consulting 3 5y
+13 Multipel degrees 3 5y
0 PE Location Recruiting 4 5y
+54 William Blair - WFH Experience 71 5y
+4 How to quit? 3 5y
0 Senior Year Internships 2 5y
0 Dreaming about work? 4 5y
0 To IB Analysts, What B-School Do Your Associates Come From? 1 5y
+4 Advice For Incoming Non-Target College Freshman 5 5y
+8 What does a background check actually consist of? 2 5y
+12 Question regarding background check 4 5y
+4 Nasdaq Advisory Analyst to IB possible? 4 5y
0 Putting only failed and ongoing (anonymous) deals on my CV? 1 5y
+3 Transferring schools 1 5y
+7 Am I screwed (Econ major) 9 5y
0 Should I start looking for a place now in NYC? Start date: July 2021. 3 5y
0 No contact with the HR team since signing SA? 1 5y
+2 How to Spin a Buyside M&A deal for PE interviews? 3 5y
+22 SIE exam timeline 18 5y
0 JPM Tech SF 2 5y
0 How to value Payments Service Provider that also engages in merchant/consumer lending? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Cross Markets Group 2 5y
+27 should I rsvp Lazard's houston sophomore women's event? 21 5y
+7 Worried about Application/Background check 3 5y
+21 I am afraid of not passing the background checking because of the involvement of my brother and my uncle in a drug cartel. 21 5y
0 To those who lateraled into a competitor after working alongside them 1 5y
0 Can someone please comment on GS Natural Resources group (non-Houston)? 1 5y
0 Bank for International Settlements/noobie questions 1 5y
0 JP Morgan Quantitative Research Interview 3 5y
0 Which school is better for a finance major, UCI or UMass Amherst? 1 5y
+21 Big 4 TAS/FDD -> Big 4 Corp fin(IBD) 9 5y
+39 Things to automate in IB 32 5y
+4 IBD in Canada 2 5y
0 Recruiting FT While Interning As SA 6 5y
0 How to lateral to IB for FT? 2 5y
0 Does CS pay a signing bonus? 1 5y
+8 JP Morgan Strategic Investments Group 6 5y
+3 How to stay updated with deals? 1 5y
+3 Barclays layoffs ? 3 5y
+60 Am I compensated fairly as an Analyst in NYC? 20 5y
+12 how do investment banks look at internship at Big4? 1 5y
0 Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Roles 4 5y
+7 GS IBD versus MBD 6 5y
+6 Following Media/Sports deals 4 5y
+1 Networking 3 5y
+9 What can my employer see on my personal computer? 6 5y
+6 Mid-Market Securities, LLC. 6 5y
0 Graduating Senior — Now What? 10 5y
+17 Anyone has serious trouble picking an exit? 2 5y
+3 Signing Bonus in Europe 1 5y
+14 Time your Boss was most impressed with your work 9 5y
+12 Analysts Living Alone - Studio or 1 Bedroom Apartment? 3 5y
+13 Power Group Technicals 7 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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