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+40 PWP vs PJT lateral offers? M&A NYC 31 3y
+3 Jefferies and Barclays Industrials 9 3y
+13 Guggenheim PA vs Jefferies SF 5 3y
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+19 GS ECM vs WF Generalist 24 3y
+6 PWP notice? 3 3y
+17 Chicago Investment Banking Scene 2022 30 3y
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0 JPM Debt Capital Markets Interview Process? 2 3y
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0 Oppenheimer NYC 4 3y
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+6 MS SA 2024 NY post hirevue 1 3y
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+8 NY vs CHI MM Comp 4 3y
+7 How did you finance the move to NYC? 5 3y
+3 Adventis is broke 1 3y
+3 GS Legacy SSG vs Classic? 1 3y
+2 Boutique IBanks in NYC/Bos 1 3y
+10 Double Major in Economics and Computer Science 5 3y
+20 CS FSG vs Bofa FSG 11 3y
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+104 Truist: Sweatier Than Ever In 2023 66 3y
+16 Landed a BB Sophomore IBD Internship... now what? 25 3y
0 Tech vs Finance (Golden Path) 6 3y
+64 what the fuck is a bank 36 3y
+7 Asia Renaissance Investment Bank? 6 3y
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+14 RBC Pathways compensation 8 3y
+3 Deleted 2 3y
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0 Lazard Sophomore Diversity day – 2023 NYC IB 11 3y
0 RBC NY Team/Department Help 1 3y
+7 RBC Offer Negotiation? 22 3y
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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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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