+3 NYU Stern vs USC Marshall undergrad 1 6y
+3 MS SF: Culture, Hours, etc. 1 6y
+6 Which San Francisco/Bay Area Banks Take Lateral Hires? 3 6y
+10 Am I too late? (West coast, non-target) 1 6y
+3 IB to product management (or non hardcore finance roles) 1 6y
+5 Top Los Angeles Banks 1 6y
+37 2021 SF/LA - Insight on These Offices/Locations? 34 6y
+3 Houlihan Lokey LA (M&A) - Info? 1 6y
0 I-banking interview 1 6y
+16 CS Industrial - Chicago 18 6y
+21 Middle Market Banks - Interning at a PE firm 43 6y
+18 How do Big 10 Schools fare on the street? 49 6y
0 What if I do not get hired by a bank? 8 6y
0 CS and Goldman Chicago Recruiting 6 6y
0 Minnesota Non-Target School Chances 2 6y
0 LA/Chicago politics 0 6y
0 What should I discuss with my contact? 5 6y
0 JPMorgan Chase corp finance rotational program 20 6y
0 ML Chicago? 1 6y
0 Heavily recruited schools at undergrad level 52 6y
0 Michigan got jacked 11 6y
0 Will resume only matter in granting interviews? 12 6y
+15 Citigroup Chicago 40 6y
+8 Need some advice - Transferring to DePaul University (Chicago) 6 6y
0 New to the boards 1 6y
0 Lazard Chicago 3 6y
0 Economics in Ibanks 6 6y
0 GPA big factor 9 6y
0 Targetted Schools 3 6y
0 How hard will it be to get an IB associate job with MSU MBA? 10 6y
0 Deal Flow and Execution 13 6y
0 BB SA List 73 6y
0 Leveraged Finance Regional Offices 2 6y
0 best college thats easy to get into 35 6y
0 Is getting a Top 10-15 MBA the secret for those that can't get in from undergrad? 4 6y
+123 How "good" are MBA schools? 126 6y
0 Target School, but not undergrad 12 6y
+14 Amherst and Chicago 33 6y
0 Financial Mathematics or Industrial Operations Engineering 9 6y
+22 PE is truly an elite club...here is a list of schools attended by those at a top PE shop 20 6y
0 the fuck is wrong with umich assholes 3 6y
0 Minnesota Internship Opportunities 13 6y
0 2007 list of BB Summer Associate class by colleges 26 6y
+39 Going to UIC..is there any hope for me? 24 6y
0 Northwestern Engineer by education, Scientist by Occupation, Next: Investment Banking? Help!? 13 6y
0 Indiana Uni (kelley) - Bloomington for undergrad 9 6y
0 Salary and Location 2 6y
0 Lehman IBD Chicago Office? 3 6y
0 UBS strengths? 4 6y
0 Deutsche Bank Chicago 16 6y
0 MBA or Staying On? 3 6y
0 MM/Boutique B-School Placements 2 6y
0 follow up for SA position? 5 6y
0 GE's acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital 0 6y
0 one of the many reasons im glad im not a commodities trader 4 6y
0 SEO Application-- should I bother? 5 6y
+28 How do I get a finance internship...of ANY kind? 11 6y
0 What about these schools 9 6y
0 Dresner Partners - Chicago 8 6y
0 How to convince a friend to do banking 18 6y
0 Transferring: Am I making the right choice? 23 6y
0 Slashed lending eliminates 5% of GDP growth? 3 6y
+21 New to Forums with questions 6 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Chicago 15 6y
0 Piper Layoffs 1 6y
0 Macquarie Chicago Office/ Interview Questions 0 6y
0 Everyone's a comedian...or economist 5 6y
0 Chicago considers limits on banker pay for banks doing municipal deals 3 6y
0 Some advice please 6 6y
0 HLHZ Super Day 4 6y
0 Buffett trumps TARP 5 6y
+6 JPMorgan Chicago 16 6y
0 Non-Target School becoming a Target in this economy!? 1 6y
0 Greenhill Chicago 9 6y
0 Chicago GSB Summer Business Scholars - Any input? 6 6y
0 Offer selection 10 6y
0 Breaking into IB or Corporate Financial Analysis 0 6y
0 Chicago SA Anyone? 5 6y
0 PLEASE HELP ME? 6 6y
+23 Target Schools - Rising junior with an engineering major/econ minor 25 6y
0 Is this true? Or is he BSing me? 5 6y
0 My friend and I cant figure out what this is... 21 6y
+16 IBanking Institutes at non-targets 5 6y
0 Do i have a shot? 27 6y
0 Ops or Tech 9 6y
0 Weinberg and Perella vs. Obama 7 6y
0 just out of curiousity 48 6y
0 Bond Vigilantes and the Free Market 19 6y
0 Bank Mergers - Curious to get some opinions 5 6y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang - Cleveland 23 6y
0 I will not get a full-time offer. What to do? 7 6y
+12 How well is georgetown represented on wall st? 19 6y
0 Transition - Thoughts on transitioning from corp law to banking? 8 6y
0 Undergraduate Education. 5 6y
0 William Blair - Comp? 1 6y
0 Citi IBD recent Deals 1 6y
0 Looking for Alumni without University help 2 6y
+5 How's William Blair? 8 6y
0 Advice Needed - Hoping to break into IB in around 12 months 4 6y
+24 UBS Chicago: culture, dealflow, hours 23 6y

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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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