0 Doostang Invites - Interested in joining Doostang 3 10y
+3 Doostang invites - Leave email 19 10y
+33 Drug tests - Getting busted? 43 10y
0 Drug tests - Best way to ask? 11 10y
0 Some Information on BB recruiting in HK 1 10y
0 Do I still have a shot - Current junior studying finance at Georgetown 8 10y
0 Do I Still Have a Shot - Analyst position 1 10y
+17 Do I have a chance at BB - Double majoring in IS and Finance 11 10y
0 Do I have a chance at BB - Lower ranked state public school 3 10y
0 ECM to Equity Research - Thoughts? 11 10y
0 ECM - Hedge FOF - Long-term commitment 11 10y
0 Early interviews - Full-time recruitment 20 10y
0 Early Interviews - SA position next summer? 5 10y
0 Dumb Question - Interest expense? 4 10y
0 Dumb question - Does this mean that the school is a target? 3 10y
0 Duke Markets and Management Studies Certificate - Views? 10 10y
0 Elevation Partners - Still active? 2 10y
0 Energy Group - Contacted by a BB 3 10y
+3 Email structure - Rothschild? 0 10y
0 Engineering Major Needs Advice - Currently studying electrical engineering 2 10y
0 Energy Rodeo 2012 - Anyone going? 5 10y
+32 Equity Research to PE - Have been working in sell-side ER for a large bank for almost a year 21 10y
0 Equity Research - No access to ER 8 10y
0 Equity research - Worked 2 years at a boutique CF house 0 10y
0 Equities Sales - Interning at Goldman 2 10y
+14 Declining a Return Offer 22 10y
0 Working in M&A at a place like Aon as your first job? 1 10y
+1 Running Routes Lower Manhattan, Roosevelt Park? 2 10y
+19 What happens to those that don't make it further than IB associates? 11 10y
0 Misdemeanor Assault Background Check Complications 4 10y
0 debt capital markets - M&A 2 10y
0 DealMaven - I'd really appreciate it 2 10y
0 DealMaven - Sign up for subscription 5 10y
0 Deal Flow - 1st year analyst 19 10y
+7 noncore Incoming BB Sponsors analyst -> MM PE chances 2 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Current sophmore 11 10y
0 Decision - Yay or Nay? 18 10y
+5 Damodaran - "Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice" 10 10y
+6 Damodaran - How do you rate him? 5 10y
0 Dahlman Rose - Anyone heard of this firm? 4 10y
0 Developer to Global Macro Fund Manager - Any advice would be appreciated 2 10y
0 Deutsche Bank Atlanta - Info on the Atlanta branch? 8 10y
0 D.E. Shaw - Anyone know starting pay? 3 10y
0 Derivatives - Is it a good internship if a job says sales and marketing derivatives 3 10y
0 Derivatives - Do iBankers need to understand derivatives? 9 10y
0 Dilemma - Got offered a position at my university's endowment fund 8 10y
0 Dilemma - Currently at a target school 6 10y
0 No answers 0 10y
0 Difference between GPA when submitted/GPA when interviews start - Interviewing with 2 BBs 7 10y
+31 Dear WSO - America is the best 6 10y
0 Reinvention Capital Advisors 0 10y
+6 Cold-email question - Contact info 7 10y
+21 Computer Science and Banking - Finance major with computer science major 37 10y
0 Compensation Question - Currently a freshman 12 10y
0 Comp - Street comp this year 4 10y
+4 Class - Which bank has the classiest office? 6 10y
0 Class - What college courses in general best prepared you for IB? 1 10y
+13 Citi LA - Interview last wed 12 10y
0 Citi LA - Any info about this group? 0 10y
0 Citigroup LA - Anybody know how large the office is? 1 10y
0 Citigroup - Curious to learn more about the firm 2 10y
0 Citigroup - Why is everyone ranking this firm 4th or 5th? 9 10y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton 11 10y
0 Citi - Email from a recruiter 3 10y
0 Citadel Investment Bank - Starting their own IB 16 10y
0 Cornell - How much of a target is the undergrad program? 43 10y
0 Contract Cancel - Created a dilemma for myself 1 10y
+10 Corporate Financial Holdings - Interview with the following job description 3 10y
+33 Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight? 10 10y
0 Corporate Finance Qualification - Does CFQ have any value? 2 10y
0 Cover Letter Review - From a semi-target 4 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Screwed on bonuses? 4 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Recruiting timeline? 21 10y
0 Credit Risk - Quick rundown on how analysts quantify and assess a companies risk? 0 10y
0 Breaking into Banking - 2010 Kelley School Grad 5 10y
0 Breaking into a Hong Kong IB from UCLA - How to network? 4 10y
0 Brickbreaker - What score do I need? 8 10y
0 BrickBreaker - High scores? 8 10y
0 Breaking into Wall Street - Any coupon codes for modeling program? 3 10y
+8 Brain Teasers - Math questions? 17 10y
0 B-School - Common to take a FP&A job? 2 10y
0 Busniness school in the future - What are your thoughts? 8 10y
0 Bull Careers Invite - Any info? 8 10y
0 Bulge Brackets Hiring - Hire people for the summer? 4 10y
0 Bulge Brackets Hiring - Summer internships? 3 10y
0 Building relationships - Supporting application? 2 10y
0 Building relationships - Analyst at a top BB 4 10y
+16 Calculating EBITDA - What am I missing? 7 10y
0 Cain Brothers - Phone interview with a VP 5 10y
+41 Bx M&A - Dream job 25 10y
0 Capstone Financial - Atlanta, GA - Financial services training program? 5 10y
0 Capital Markets Group - Product group 3 10y
0 Capital Markets group - Idea of the spectrum of positions 0 10y
0 Capital Markets Group - Detailed summary 4 10y
+3 Cantor Fitzgerald - Any opinions? 6 10y
0 Can anyone help me out with an accounting problem - PP&E question 8 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - In my mid 20s trying to advance my career 2 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - PE job for a salary less than banking? 0 10y
0 Career path - Currently working as a trade assistant 2 10y
0 Career Options - Veteran feedback or commentary? 9 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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  • Associates (44) $258
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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