+59 Can't Get Responses to Cold Emails 23 2d
+36 No luck with recruiting and extremely depressed over it. WWYD in my situation? 11 2d
+15 Lied about graduation date and got the offer. What now? 8 2d
+4 Which Offer to Choose? 10 4d
+2 Canada to US recruitment? 6 5d
+72 Disrespectful excuse for not receiving an offer 28 5d
+9 Need Advice on Career path 1 6d
+24 When is it enough?? 22 1w
+6 Hardcopy of resume to interview? 11 1w
0 Ib in NY/usa - transitioning from Canada 1 1w
+9 Preparing For Corporate FX Sales Interview 2 1w
+22 How is Dubai? 6 1w
+9 Questions about being a boomerang employee 1 1w
+6 What is it with these terrible hiring practices? 9 2w
+3 How’s the job market for those looking for a jump/those funemployed? 1 2w
+19 Tell me about yourself vs walk me through you resume 6 2w
0 Attaching a pitch to a cold email asking for a coffee chat? 1 2w
+9 New offer vs current employer 2 3w
0 Criteria for CorpDev Jobs and Internship 2 3w
+5 Does anyone have insight on Left Lane Associates? 16 3w
+12 Technical Prep Guide for Investment Banking 3 3w
+20 Moving to the US on TN Visa and How Helpful Are Canadians Generally 7 3w
0 International Exchange 1 3w
0 Canadians working in IB in the US how did you navigate the VISA situation? 1 3w
+9 Need Recruiting Advice 2 3w
+3 How does a Canadian break into IB in the US via lateraling? 1 3w
+12 How to get back on track - advice needed 6 1mo
+15 Updated Canadian Buyside Landscape for Exits 6 1mo
0 Switching offices after internship (Canada -> USA) 1 1mo
+6 Need Advice - Bad 1 1mo
+4 DB vs RBC 4 1mo
+13 How concerned should I be? 1 1mo
+14 BMO really did a speedrun rejection on my application. This has to be the fastest rejection letter, like ever. 11 1mo
0 Risk Analyst 1 1mo
+11 Athabasca finance major? 3 1mo
+1 Anybody else feel trapped 1 1mo
+8 U of Toronto Master of Financial Economics (MFE) 8 1mo
+12 HELP - Off-Cycle BB wants me to renege on competing BB Summer 1 1mo
+10 Controversial Opinion: Is a Finance Undergrad Degree obsolete now, AI realities, + recent CFA changes? 2 1mo
+6 Peters & Co. Limited in Calgary, Canada? 2 1mo
+7 Calgary IB 5 1mo
0 Commercial Banking vs Insurance Corporate Finance 1 1mo
+6 Bmo DCM 21 1mo
+10 Best Cities for a Mid-20’s Consultant? Advice Needed 2 1mo
+14 Am I supremely fuc*ed? 6 1mo
0 Imposter Syndrome 1 1mo
+9 How to network and not to get fired? 3 1mo
+64 What the hell am I doing wrong? 45 1mo
0 Shops in NY that Hire Canadian Sophomore Summer Interns 1 1mo
+12 Advice on networking for corporate banking roles? 2 1mo
+10 International Students 10 1mo
+12 Freshman Not Seeing Much Traction 1 1mo
+6 Need advice in REPO interview 1 1mo
0 Networking 2 1mo
+3 USA PE Recruiting options/ Strategy as a UK IB analyst with a green card 1 2mo
+18 Recruit's been tough, seeking advice. 3 2mo
0 Need advice - recruiting SA 2025 3 2mo
+36 Sponsorship At Evercore For FT - Group-Dependent Or HR? 20 2mo
+5 BMO FT - new grads (2025) 7 2mo
+7 Prospective IB advice; Centerview, Goldman, JP, Evercore 1 2mo
+10 PWM to IB? 2 2mo
+9 HELP. How should I answer this rather simple question? 1 2mo
+16 Overcoming poor GPA 8 2mo
+9 Toronto to Texas? 9 2mo
0 Delete 1 2mo
+9 Prospective IB advice; Centerview, Goldman, JP, Evercore 1 2mo
+15 Cold Emails - How to not be a Creep? 6 2mo
+9 Does where you do your internship matter? 1 2mo
+7 Do I give up on investment banking for the short term? 4 2mo
+113 IB SA 2023 Thread - Canada 965 2mo
0 Are you guys getting replies to your coffee requests? 1 2mo
0 Advice 1 2mo
0 Suggestions on learning about different sectors and feeling stupid compared to my peers 3 2mo
+8 How can I stop fucking up in interviews? 11 2mo
+21 Does anyone else do mostly nothing all day at their job? 14 2mo
+1 Freshman at University of British Columbia 3 2mo
+13 Toronto Boutique IB/small PE 28 2mo
0 IB opportunities - different countries 1 2mo
+22 Scjsbriw 7 2mo
+6 Do you know of any Internship in Miami, New York or California that will take me. 1 3mo
+16 When to start networking for SA2025 12 3mo
+8 Woke up to this email - 13 months after applying XD 4 3mo
+7 How to get sell side experience in Toronto 13 3mo
+19 Which city has better prospects: London or Frankfurt 15 3mo
+7 Which job should I choose? 7 3mo
+47 Religion and Parents VS Finance 22 3mo
+16 Can't Find Full-Time Work - Advice Needed 11 3mo
0 Delete 0 3mo
+6 Citi 2024 Early Identification 5 3mo
0 Low Return Rate SA 4 3mo
+8 Is there a role for me? 3 3mo
+18 How to break into IB/PE as an economics major? 6 3mo
0 Canadian studying in the US 4 3mo
+6 How to compare the value of Internships 1 3mo
0 Delete 1 3mo
+8 Arma Partners 2024 Off-Cycle & FT London 18 3mo
+13 Advice for someone getting started (very) late 3 3mo
+10 Canadians on TN Visa for Investment Banking? 8 3mo
+12 Is my Low GPA Salvageable? 4 4mo
+6 To recruit or not to Recruit?: Got an IB Internship for next summer, should I still be recruiting for the following? 6 4mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
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