+23 Advice for 2 Problems? 8 6y
+23 Choosing Between Boutique IB vs. Corporate Finance for Sophomore Summer Internship 7 6y
+23 Am I wrong in choosing Capital Markets over M&A/Traditional Industry Groups? 7 6y
+23 RBC vs RBCCM and thoughts on RBCCM 4 6y
+23 Full-time job: FT partners vs Mizuho industrials 18 6y
+23 BAML LevFin and FSG Placement this Cycle 15 6y
+23 Sophomore Internship Advice - Summer 2019 11 6y
+23 University of Oxford MSc, Mathematical and Computational Finance VS Columbia University MAFN 8 6y
+23 HELP - Deciding between 2 unconventional IB cities (ATL versus MPLS) 5 6y
+23 PJT Boston Office 11 6y
+23 Goldman Sachs Vice President Charged With Insider Trading 7 6y
+23 Medical device (orthopedics) Sales to IB 13 6y
+23 LBS/Darden/Ross/Johnson for NYC IB Associate Role 9 6y
+23 My Best Strategy in Getting into Investment Banking? 11 6y
+23 HSBC v. Harris Williams v. BB corp banking 16 6y
+23 Serious help needed deciding on offer 9 6y
+23 summer mentorship program 12 6y
+23 Fired From Job (and have NYC rent to pay) ... Need Advice On Next Steps 9 6y
+23 Goldman SA IBD Recruiting 29 6y
+23 Networking: Phone call vs. in-person coffee chat 7 6y
+23 Notre Dame (Mendoza) vs Boston College (Carroll) vs Boston University (Questrom) vs Northeastern (D'Amore McKim) UG Finance 14 6y
+23 Internal mobility conversation? 2 6y
+23 How do you get no-name boutique IB internships? 5 6y
+23 International Banker in New York 6 6y
+23 Morgan Stanley vs Lazard for Summer Analyst 26 6y
+23 Heard of China’s Fake Rolexes? Now There’s a Fake Goldman Sachs 2 6y
+23 Chicago SA to NY FT? 5 6y
+23 UBS FIG in NYC 32 6y
+23 Where to get M2M or Bespoke suits in NYC? 19 6y
+23 Question about moving up within a firm such as Morgan Stanley? 5 6y
+23 Quality of Deutsche Bank Summer Analysts 14 6y
+23 What exactly is "executing" deals? 5 6y
+23 UMass Boston MS Finance 9 6y
+23 List of BB and Boutique Investment Banks 41 6y
+23 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics or SA? 14 6y
+23 All you ever wanted to know about Banking (msg from the front line) 8 6y
+23 PWC vs KPMG NYC Tax Offers 12 6y
+23 COLLEGE STUDENT 15 6y
+23 Resume Book From Summer... Top 3 BB 27 6y
+23 Tech Summer Intern in London, GS or UBS? 10 6y
+22 JPM SA Experience 6 6y
+22 NYC - Fastest Recovery from Covid-19? 8 6y
+22 Accepting two offers at the same time? 5 6y
+22 Asking for signing bonus? 6 6y
+22 Boston College CSOM vs MCAS 15 6y
+22 Baruch vs IU Kelley? 15 6y
+22 Getting in to IB 6 6y
+22 Guggenheim Partners Summer 2020 Superday 43 6y
+22 chance me for top Mfin? 7 6y
+22 Summer Analyst Dress Code for West Coast Banks 1 6y
+22 Citi - Int'l student got offer but contract says "unrestricted authorization needed" 9 6y
+22 MM IB vs. Private Equity FoF summer analyst, what should I take? 9 6y
+22 Houlihan Lokey Minneapolis office 6 6y
+22 URGENT: FT Partners SF vs. NYC 19 6y
+22 Boutique IB or IBD of Big 4 1 6y
+22 FT IB GPA cut-off? 8 6y
+22 Chicago or Columbia for Undergrad College Choice 5 6y
+22 Low key restructuring shops? 4 6y
+22 Is going to a better school for MAcc worth it? 9 6y
+22 Need advice for transferring 6 6y
+22 Incoming Analyst - Base + Overtime + Bonus? Isn't this too much? 20 6y
+22 Summer Internship--Local 31 6y
+22 Best part-time buy-side internship for leverage finance - please help! 6 6y
+22 Sell Side and Promotions in Toronto? 7 6y
+22 Firms to avoid 3 6y
+22 Should I take the risk? (Canada or US) 8 6y
+22 HELP! Undergrad at non target NYC school 2 6y
+22 *** How do I follow-up with the CIO of GS regarding my resume *** 6 6y
+22 GS IBD Salt Lake City Exit Opportunities 7 6y
+22 Is Michigan Ross a target school? 11 6y
+22 NYC Summer Intern Housing Thread 2017 25 6y
+22 Blackberries and me 9 6y
+22 Senior choosing Offer 7 6y
+22 Rothschild NYC Office 22 6y
+22 What's happening at Barclays? 11 6y
+22 Law -> Distressed Debt at Fund / Bank 7 6y
+22 Accepting an offer this early? (Not my first choice) 28 6y
+22 LA Banking Scene - Reputation & Culture 12 6y
+22 Second thoughts on college choice. (LAC to Wall Street?) 15 6y
+22 Career Advice (SBs inside) 5 6y
+22 Creating my own Boutique Investment Bank with no direct experience 12 6y
+22 Associate-Director Level Personal Finances/Savings Profile 5 6y
+22 Non-Target Help 10 6y
+22 UK top tier undergrad vs US second tier target undergrad for IBD in US 19 6y
+22 Analysts--Does location matter to you? 35 6y
+22 How hard is it to get into London Business School? 35 6y
+22 IBD - Credit Suisse (NY) vs. Citi (NY) 34 6y
+22 What Bank for Checking Account? 57 6y
+22 Is it possible for me to break into IB? 13 6y
+22 And So It Begins... 12 6y
+22 CS- Private Fund Group 12 6y
+22 Stanford undergrad 9 6y
+21 Is it too late for me to break into investment banking? 14 6y
+21 UNC IB Recruiting 7 6y
+21 Jefferies CFO passes away 1 6y
+21 Just started realizing the necessities as a sophomore. Hoping for advice. 5 6y
+21 (COVID-19) How bad would it look to nothing meaningful the summer after freshman year? 12 6y
+21 What schools do IB firms in Miami recruit from? 8 6y
+21 Seeking Advice - Investment Research Summer Associate Intern 1 6y
+21 UBS vs. CS vs. Citi for IBD 3 6y

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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 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 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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