0 Baruch College 35 8y
+37 Breaking into IB with 3.05 GPA 7 8y
+2 Which is best in terms of deal flow in NY? BAML, Barlcays, or Citi? 1 8y
+21 Why does DB IBD hate NYU? 33 8y
0 Student looking to go into Financial Engineering or Quantitative Finance?? 0 8y
+31 How to deal with consistent rejections? 38 8y
+29 Villanova JD/MBA chances at boutique M&A 11 8y
+28 Continuing after Summer Analyst stint 11 8y
0 MBA admissions for Associate promotion 1 9y
+16 Where do i go from here? 9 9y
0 Internship without filling in online application 1 9y
0 Top MSF programs aside from Vandy/UT/Villanova for IB? 1 9y
0 Baltimore Area Recruitment 0 9y
+8 Macquarie NY PTG Super Day 4 9y
+8 NYU SCPS Certificates 15 9y
0 2 Majors or 1 Major and 2 Minors 2 9y
0 Atlanta: Happy Hour/Networking/Meet-up 0 9y
+12 Janney Montgomery Scott? 9 9y
0 How I got a job at a top Investment Bank 13 9y
+1 Stay at Rutgers vs. going to UT Austin for IB 2 9y
+8 Why you should go to a CUNY or SUNY school for college 2 9y
+86 Whats the point of investment banking? 54 9y
+23 Georgetown MSB vs. SFS 6 9y
+10 Minor in Operations Research and Management Science?? 4 9y
0 Federal Consulting versus Public Finance IB 1 9y
+23 Where to start? 5 9y
+30 Jefferies Technology IB 47 9y
+34 Anyone dip? 44 9y
+11 How many of you buggers read business books? 9 9y
+5 Caught being a lazy piece of shit 2 9y
0 What GPA to put? 1 9y
+98 Q&A: Coming to America - A Canadian in New York 27 9y
0 Transportation for Those Living Near Manhattan 8 9y
+22 MBA...BU vs BC?? 7 9y
0 Jefferies vs Harris Williams vs Houlihan Lokey 4 9y
0 2 + 2 = 3 9y
+18 U Penn LAW has a certification in management from Wharton -- good for IB? 9 9y
+18 CC -> Cornell Transfer Advice 6 9y
0 Schwartz Heslin Group 2 9y
+36 Baruch or Binghamton for Undergrad 13 9y
+12 Harvard or Princeton? 4 9y
+434 Landed Your First Job? EXTREMELY Important Thread: Office Politics 244 9y
+28 4 week IBI training programs - is it legit? 10 9y
+16 Penn State Smeal MBA vs Georgetown MSF for landing a job in IB or PE 3 9y
+160 NYU Stern not good enough? 222 9y
+25 Breaking Into IB - Need Some Advice 2 9y
+24 Rising Junior UPenn (Engineering). Would Appreciate Advice! 17 9y
0 The Finance/Corporate life. Please respond!! 19 9y
+41 Prestige on Wall Street: Oxbridge PhD in Physics vs Harvard MBA 36 9y
+1 Any Cornell alum/current students? Looking for advice. 2 9y
+13 Undergrad GPA question? 3 9y
0 Harris Williams Richmond Groups and Comp? 2 9y
+14 Looking for IB job pref in DC/NOVA area 1+ year of experience non traditional 4 9y
+21 GPA needed for BB/EB IB from target? 24 9y
+17 Fordham vs Villanova vs Syracuse 5 9y
0 Looking for IB job in DC/NOVA area 0 9y
0 Smoked Weed Once Before Drug Test 35 9y
0 Housing Dilemma - advice needed 0 9y
0 Northeastern University D'amore-McKim School of Business 1 9y
0 Fresh university graduate, with CFA® level 2 2 9y
+34 Houlihan Lokey DC 27 9y
+1 Better College for Investment Banking 1 9y
0 Any Columbia Alums Willing to Share Advice/Insight? 2 9y
+40 Q&A! Golden Child -> Harvard -> Greatness -> Making More Money Than You -> Full Head of Hair 21 9y
0 Is this a good pathway for a high paying specialized PE/HF/IB job? 0 9y
+29 $118K Undergrad Debt too much? 9 9y
+12 Middle Market Firms 4 9y
+4 William Blair vs. Peter J. Solomon vs. Sagent 9 9y
+22 [UNDERGRAD] What should I do? 8 9y
0 Goldman Associate straight from college (proof) 3 9y
+22 29, accepted into B shool - Would starting in IB at 31 be tremendously hard? 22 9y
+25 IB/EB History 17 9y
+25 What's the transition like from rigorous college academics to Finance (entry level IB specifically) 7 9y
0 Goldman Sachs NY Symposium 4 9y
0 Lehigh Transfer 1 9y
+18 Middlebury vs BC Carroll 6 9y
0 PA Restrictions 0 9y
0 Looking for advice as a pre-college student interested in IB 0 9y
+14 Cornell PAM 12 9y
+2 What school and should I stay? 2 9y
+12 Notre Dame MBA worth it? 14 9y
0 Off-cycle IB/Consulting internships/D-Plan at Dartmouth vs Williams's Winter Study? 2 9y
+14 UBC BA ECON, QUEENS BAH ECON, Or WESTERN ECON? 9 9y
+31 VP lifestyle 15 9y
+24 MBA Decisions for IB (Wharton vs Booth w $ vs Ross w $$ vs Fuqua w $$$) 8 9y
0 S&T Informational Interview Help 0 9y
+3 NYU Kids 9 9y
0 Health Care to IB 0 9y
+42 Overview of PJT Partners? 101 9y
+7 Suit Supply vs. IndoChino vs. Charles Tyrwhitt suits? 10 9y
0 Lehigh and Investment Banking? 19 9y
+63 Chances for Cornell AEM getting BB IBD? Is it a target IB school? 78 9y
0 Colgate vs. Lehigh for undergrad - which is better for economics/business and reputable? 13 9y
+11 Summer Housing Options- Interning at Citi 388 Greenwich 34 9y
+26 Why do PE firms hire Investment Banks as buy-side advisors? 6 9y
0 Citi Discovery Day 4 9y
0 Community Banks engaging in M&A? 0 9y
+27 Imperial Capital - Thoughts or insights? 64 9y
+31 ——— 5 9y
+11 STERN VS. HAAS VS. ROSS 24 9y

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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • Associates (47) $258
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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