+9 Help with the most stupid mistake URGENT! 1 5y
0 TMT Offer 1 5y
+1 Lateral analyst final round?? 1 5y
0 Evercore in FFM 2 5y
+19 Advice to transition from Real Estate Finance to IB 32 5y
+18 Corporate Banking Advice? 6 5y
+19 International geographical mobility at EBs? 16 5y
+25 GPA or Difficulty Level of Courses 16 5y
+8 HL LA FRG SA 2022 Thread 21 5y
+6 GS Application 1 5y
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0 background check problems 3 5y
+30 Cowen Reputation? 33 5y
0 William Blair SA 2022 1 5y
+9 PJT Restructuring & Special Situations Group Culture? 1 5y
+13 Current High School Senior. Where should I go to school to break into banking/finance? 10 5y
+15 William Blair SF/Tech exit opps and reputation? 12 5y
+21 MM Analyst Looking to Lateral to BB/EB - Thoughts / Comments on Process? 12 5y
0 Hot Topic: Bachelor thesis in debt capital markets 1 5y
+27 MSc Finance at Imperial or Bocconi 17 5y
+6 Work xp toil against entry lvl IB roles? 1 5y
+10 Best Infrastructure, Power & Utilities Group? 6 5y
+3 DB to PE? 1 5y
+17 Want to buy: FT Partners Bonus 2020-2021 Bonus / Commemorative Coin 3 5y
+6 Best Renewable Groups for After-IB 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs IB (San Francisco) Accelerated Interview 2 5y
+214 How to Prepare for Restructuring Technical Questions 75 5y
+7 PJT Urgent Interview!! 11 5y
+27 San Fran IB ----> NYC PE possible? 26 5y
+16 Bank account for Summer Internship - London 17 5y
+53 Banking/Living in San Francisco 61 5y
+38 Is it hard to try and move to Los Angeles after analyst years? 18 5y
0 JPM Tech SF vs NY 1 5y
+30 Operations Summer Internship offer : accept it or not ? 7 5y
+15 Moelis & Co. 2021 Standing/Outlook 13 5y
+9 Move from Rx to m&a? 1 5y
+1 Rothschild London Restructuring Team 2 5y
+16 Current High School Senior. What should I do? 5 5y
0 Target schools for m&a boutiques 1 5y
+4 Can I get into IB industry with MBA from San Jose State University? 7 5y
+14 Working during Ramadan. 9 5y
+6 A2A London - Signing Bonus? 5 5y
0 ECM Lateral: 2 weeks to prep 2 5y
+52 PJT vs Evercore (London) 47 5y
+15 Analyst vs Associate Hours 9 5y
+4 Best Boutiques to Work For? 5 5y
0 Moelis SA 2021 GroupMe 1 5y
0 London In-person SA accommodation 2 5y
+10 Should I pick UCLA biz-econ over UWM business school? 3 5y
+11 Sources & Uses and Repayment of existing debt 4 5y
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+26 PLEASE HELP ME BEST ANSWER THIS FOR AN INTERNSHIP 7 5y
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+12 Baird Healthcare in 2020 (Chicago) 2 5y
+8 Is the lateral market really that hot? 8 5y
+11 What California banks pay summer analysts hourly? 25 5y
+6 undergrad GPA in recruitment out of MSc 1 5y
+6 Calculating Total Enterprise Value by subtracting a Cost EV from Freehold EV? 1 5y
+15 Goldman Sachs Insight Days - Resume without Employer Names 6 5y
+24 International Students - 2021 SA Internship 5 5y
+4 LinkedIn Cold Message - Follow up? 3 5y
+17 Transferring Offices, Same Group 3 5y
+7 Vandy MSF to IB BB? 1 5y
+6 Breaking into Investment Banking from MAcc 1 5y
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0 Net Working Capital Tragedy 4 5y
+113 Q&A: Big 4 Audit to MM IB 53 5y
+1 Goldman TMT SF vs NYC 1 5y
+21 Transferring from East Coast to West Coast? 1 5y
+17 Moelis London 19 5y
+3 BAML Tech vs Financial Sponsors 9 5y
+6 BDT vs. BB IB 4 5y
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0 What is the pay at regional boutique IBs? 1 5y
0 West Coast v East Coast IB & Private Equity 1 5y
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+3 Global Platinum Securities??? 1 5y
+6 Bank of America Healthcare Exits 2 5y
+6 Financial Technology Partners / FTP 2021 Reputation/Culture Comp 17 5y
0 Any Advice on a Response? 1 5y
+275 Checking in 8 years later [IB to MBB to C-suite] 111 5y
+3 M&A (Math/Statistics) 2 5y
+88 If I identify as Trans could I apply for women's events/programs? 39 5y
0 How to follow up? 1 5y
0 2021 H1B 4 5y
+15 I fucked up 3 5y
+3 Lateral Interview for Morgan Stanley FIG 1 5y
+23 Masters at Semi-Target, worth it? 11 5y
+92 What Field Are You And in What Broad Region? 90 5y
+9 Finishing uni in 2021 - can't get a summer internship 4 5y
+21 Please Roast my Networking Call 2 5y
+15 The A2A Experience - Recent Perspective? 3 5y
+10 Where to go for Investment Banking? 17 5y
0 Getting my Foot in the Door in Healthcare IB World 3 5y
0 Questions to ask HF before accepting offer 1 5y
+19 Undergrad Oxford vs US (Northwestern, Berkeley etc.) 4 5y
+4 SF IB Return to Office Timeline? 1 5y
+15 Need advice on offer 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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