+32 Insider Trading at satellite office 9 4y
+14 Soho House as Analyst 7 4y
+11 Dartmouth Tuck Bridge Program, and other similar programs are just expensive daycare for rich kids 2 4y
+36 UVA Echols vs. Cornell for finance/banking placement? 22 4y
+9 GS PEG co-investments vs. Blackstone co-investments vs mid to low level BB IBD? 2 4y
+5 Is obtaining an MBA worth it? 1 4y
+15 Stay in London for buyside or NYC for IBD 5 4y
+31 Did I go off the Beaten Path too Early? Need Advice 6 4y
+28 NYU vs. Booth MBA for IB? 11 4y
+53 College Debt 18 4y
+39 Is the current market highly overvalued? Crash coming? 16 4y
+120 How screwed are IB associates if they're laid off? 30 4y
+41 IB or buyside after undergrad 14 4y
+50 How screwed am I?? 17 4y
+49 Do banks pay for your housing? 36 4y
+7 NEU Co-op Program 2 4y
+78 How much does college [geographical] prestige actually matter? 61 4y
+68 BAML IB Groups (NYC) 13 4y
+13 model not balancing.... 3 4y
+32 Comparison of College Athletes to Investment Banking 4 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices 30 4y
+48 Improving Focus in Investment Banking 16 4y
+226 NEW YORK is OVERRATED 58 4y
+143 Apologies for the rant 41 4y
+47 UT Austin Business Honors vs. NYU Stern (Urgent- not lying about that) 15 4y
+37 Jewish IB Analysts: Keeping Sabbath? 15 4y
+60 Give up banking and MBA? Difficult choice and disappointing stats on top MBA compensation 10 years in. Any comment? 43 4y
+23 How much debt is too much debt? 16 4y
+55 Unpopular Opinion: Relative Value of IB Pay Isn't Great 8 4y
+104 BB vs EB for HBS/GSB? 50 4y
+65 Q&A : risk analyst at hedge fund with 5 years of experience. Ask me anything 52 4y
+75 Honest question - Would you rather MBB if you don't land at a top bank? 29 4y
+61 UMich vs Stern 39 4y
+213 Elite Boutiques in New York: 2020 80 4y
+18 What are you allowed to do with an offer letter? 4 4y
0 CS Singapore IBD 11 4y
+200 JPMorgan Weighs Shifting Thousands of Jobs Out of New York Area 86 4y
+210 Mask Wearing Controversy and Finance Layoffs 53 4y
+25 Rutgers MBA for IB? 3 4y
+41 burnout / moving forward 26 4y
+9 Banks Reassess Internship Programs, Relax Rules for Junior Employees 2 4y
+131 Non-Target hustled like hell, got offer at BX/Apollo/KKR, but feeling urge to get prestigious degree? 38 4y
+230 The Case for Choosing a Non-Target 66 4y
0 SF Dress Code 2 4y
+42 Greatest Scams Running 58 4y
+12 Anyone know anything about Jefferies Tech and Wells Fargo TMT in Charlotte? 14 4y
+59 Living with Roomates v. Alone in Banking 39 4y
0 Official 2021 BB Investment Banks Ranking 3 4y
+40 London to New York 50 4y
+754 Q&A: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking 105 4y
+11 Australia --> NYC recruiting. How to make the jump? 3 4y
+10 Beards in banking: bull or bear? 10 4y
0 Lazard 2021 NY Sophomore Women's Event 1 4y
+167 What is your MD driving? 151 4y
+13 Fake ID for FT IB Analyst 32 4y
+53 First year rent in CT 29 4y
+276 THE ULTIMATE CAREER PATH 71 4y
+16 Best SF Neighborhoods near FiDi 18 4y
+34 Need ideas for last minute internship 102 4y
+66 Summer Analyst Drug Test 29 4y
+48 Goldman Sachs discount - is it real? 25 4y
+34 Current Citi Group Rankings 39 4y
+373 Thoughts on this gutsy post-interview follow-up email? 101 4y
0 JPM SA Application - apply for an Off-Cycle in a different region at the same time 5 4y
+124 "Leaving IB Soon, Final Rants" - The Follow-Up 21 4y
+20 Do you HAVE to start in New York? 13 4y
+9 Morgan Stanley Los Angeles? 3 4y
+73 Switching from Consulting to Investment Banking 75 4y
+26 Leveraged Finance Associate to Mainland China 14 4y
+7 Nomura, BNPP, SocGen, Mizuho, CIBC, TD Securities, Stout 13 4y
+2 Best cities for high growth tech? 7 4y
+5 Summer Analyst Pay 34 4y
+114 We’ve been hazing in the workplace 8 4y
+12 How to enhance pictures for presentations? 11 4y
+150 Anyone do Law School AFTER banking analyst stint? 58 4y
+70 Is NYC really worth the hype!? 53 4y
+33 Ex-Nomura People, What Made You Leave? 23 4y
0 Evercore NY Virtual Sophomore Diversity Seminar 4 4y
+64 Retirement Planning for IB Analysts 11 4y
+5 The non-target disrespect needs to stop… 11 4y
+207 Why do MBAs seem to favor consulting over banking nowadays? 89 4y
+17 Miami University (OH) Investment Banking Chances? 6 4y
+12 Is it worth having a car in NY 19 4y
+1 London Banks 4 4y
+10 Urgent: JEF LevFin Offer (Lateral From M&A) 3 4y
+10 NYC Mayor Eric Adams to big banks: We need you back in the office 12 4y
+3 Changing the definition of success 1 4y
0 BMO FIG Reputation 4 4y
+141 Which bank has the worst hours on the street? 124 4y
+27 Should i still try for the American dream? 5 4y
+236 Nervous about going into office 112 4y
+79 Banking as an Outdoorsman? 43 4y
+4 Running Marathons & Working In IB !?!?! 2 4y
+12 Finding a Girl in Finance 12 4y
+1 Dldleleleleleleel 2 4y
+16 Are there any groups that stand out in PWP NY? 19 4y
+13 Moving to M&A as a VP/Director 4 4y
+5 What is the chillest/easiest group in NYC? 19 4y
+36 Asking for couple days off SA for friend's wedding? 16 4y
+5 PPP - US Bulge: US Investment Banking Ops 0 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • 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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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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