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January 2021 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Middle Market (= =) 99.5%
  • Evercore (= =) 99.0%
  • Goldman Sachs (= =) 98.6%
  • William Blair (= =) 98.1%
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch (▲02) 97.6%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

January 2021 Investment Banking

  • Evercore (= =) 99.5%
  • PJT Partners (= =) 99.0%
  • Lazard Middle Market (▲03) 98.6%
  • William Blair (▽01) 98.1%
  • Goldman Sachs (▽01) 97.6%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

January 2021 Investment Banking

  • Evercore (= =) 99.5%
  • Lazard Middle Market (= =) 99.0%
  • Goldman Sachs (= =) 98.6%
  • William Blair (▲01) 98.1%
  • PJT Partners (▽01) 97.6%
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January 2021 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (9) $911
  • Vice President (31) $349
  • Associates (141) $232
  • 2nd Year Analyst (88) $152
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (19) $150
  • Intern/Summer Associate (90) $144
  • 1st Year Analyst (350) $132
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (299) $82
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