+19 IB -> Buyside. Headhunters reaching out. 6 3y
0 CSU do i even stand a chance? 12 3y
0 City in CA to Visit in March 10 3y
0 Dealing with Early Offer 4 3y
0 When do west coast banks generally hold SA interviews 6 3y
0 2012 West Coast IBD SA Thread 0 3y
0 Chances of Summer Internship + Eventual Offer 9 3y
+23 Summer in Los Angeles - what to do for a car? 27 3y
0 MS Menlo Superday 2012 17 3y
+15 Financial vs Strategic Buyers Premium 3 3y
0 FT IBD Help 4 3y
+15 Liars and Cheaters 11 3y
+14 Banker's 1% Tip, fake? 9 3y
0 No luck this recruiting season; need advice on limited options 6 3y
+143 Plz help me choose between offers 124 3y
0 Be nice WSO - especially if you are in Arizona 4 3y
+13 Is it crazy to turn down a full time IB offer after SA to stay longer in school (eg. doing Honours) 21 3y
+31 When will Wells Fargo be considered Bulge Bracket? 19 3y
0 Goldman Sachs Spring Networking Event 3 3y
+15 Terminator - In Real Life 7 3y
+18 Zuck needs to show his face to investors 11 3y
+28 san fran tech m&a groups 18 3y
+45 Loan for Unpaid Internship 31 3y
0 Nead & Co. (Seattle IB) 5 3y
+11 Mormon invasion in banking 21 3y
+37 To stay an extra semester for extra summer internship & higher GPA? 51 3y
0 Top REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) to Bulge Bracket Investment Bank during OCR Fall 2012 4 3y
0 Network with MDs Friends? 4 3y
0 Best BB offices on the West Coast/SF/LA 7 3y
0 WTF is wrong with todays youth... 14 3y
0 Rodney King... now this 5 3y
0 Transfer student- will I need to submit both transcripts? 5 3y
0 Stifel San Francisco 2 3y
0 JP Morgan TMT vs Health Care? 4 3y
0 Stifel San Francisco Superday 10-12 4 3y
0 Looking for some guidance into the IBD world 10 3y
0 West Coast Exit Ops - 2012 13 3y
0 Cloud/SaaS focused Investment Banks 6 3y
+8 MS Menlo Park vs. HL FRG Summer Analyst 6 3y
0 Tech vs Healthcare Exit Opps? 3 3y
0 Difference between a good interview and a "got the offer" interview? 4 3y
0 Seeking Advice About Which Job To Take 2 3y
0 No early interviews. Ramifications? 3 3y
+37 Am I being underpaid? 40 3y
+30 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference - 2013 11 3y
+15 Major Crossroad: Literally 7 3y
+36 College Decisions IBD 26 3y
0 I-Banking 9 3y
0 First year transfer student messed up..need guidance 2 3y
0 San Francisco - Perella, Lazard, Moelis 3 3y
+211 Wall Street Talent Drain 122 3y
0 Summer Ops Internship or "Summer Investment Associate" 2 3y
0 analyst needed in palo alto 0 3y
0 Goldman Sachs Generalist IBD vs. Credit Suisse Healthcare IBD 2 3y
0 Need help choosing between two non-targs 4 3y
0 BX M&A Menlo Park 2 3y
0 Relocation Bonus 3 3y
0 30 Day Termination Notice 1 3y
0 Stifel vs. HL Corp Fin vs. Cowen vs. Raymond James Tech Groups 6 3y
+18 Who would you rather MBA: Arizona State or UConn? 14 3y
0 Equities Experience in transition to IBD 1 3y
+12 Views on GPA with BB internship in hand 5 3y
0 Orange County Banking Panel (Internships) 2 3y
0 Denver Distressed Debt Firm Looking for an Analyst 0 3y
+26 Drop out of banking? 5 3y
0 Looking for some advice - Sophmore majoring in economics 3 3y
0 Roommate Wanted in Los Angeles 0 3y
+4 Best middle-market banks in San Francisco? 9 3y
0 Not sure on next steps for FT, need some advice 3 3y
0 Barcap TMT (menlo) vs. Barcap generalist NY offer 3 3y
+34 Commision Based IB Internship? 13 3y
+29 Networking for FT recruiting now - what to do? any advice? 17 3y
0 william blair san francisco 3 3y
0 Need Roommate for Los Angeles 0 3y
0 Lifestyle/Hours at West Coast Groups 13 3y
0 GS Healthcare vs MS Tech Menlo 5 3y
0 Non-target, Seattle AM intern -- Potential IB groups? 2 3y
+17 Undergraduate Transfer 11 3y
+110 Depressed and re-considering IBD offer after accepting 80 3y
+9 California Overtime laws 11 3y
+4 Barclays FT SF Office 7 3y
+24 Prudential Capital Group - Investment Analyst 12 3y
+25 Barclays TMT group, Menlo Park: people and dealflow? 34 3y
0 Recent Engineering Graduate with Questions 1 3y
+49 Lazard in San Francisco 49 3y
+33 Non-Target School, Transfer for IBD/BB? 20 3y
0 Applying to LA offices if I am on SF 1 3y
+40 It is time for Silicon Valley Oasis (SVO) - Google is paying $3 million per year to a programmer 31 3y
0 Where to go besides BB or elite boutique for junior summer? 4 3y
0 TPG Raising $2bn for a "bridge fund" 4 3y
0 HL FAS vs smaller tech boutique 5 3y
+22 Los Angeles IBanking Apartments 46 3y
0 2014 San Francisco FT Roomate Thread 1 3y
0 Bush-league Question - Writing a CIM for an interview 2 3y
0 Going to San Francisco, who should I meet? 6 3y
0 Would MSF be my best bet? 2 3y
0 Internship relevance and advice 7 3y
0 Roommate in San Francisco FT 0 3y
+20 Offer in Hand, Possibly Three Coming: What do to? 14 3y
0 Incoming Junior GPA problems 3 3y

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

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  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

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  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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