+18 What are my best options and what do y’all think I should do 4 2y
+5 How do Visas work? 6 2y
+13 Vancouver Finance Jobs? 17 2y
+8 DB vs RBC 6 2y
+17 Didn’t update GPA 5 2y
+15 Jsnsn 2 2y
+15 Non-target student - IB internship in Ecuador? 2 2y
+29 —————————-—————————-—————————- 11 2y
0 Accepting then ignoring Linkedin requests? 3 2y
0 Future UNI student needing advice 3 2y
+9 VISA troubles or bad resume? 1 2y
+23 . 2 2y
0 Is it worth paying for online courses? 2 2y
+27 Graduating Early 22 2y
+25 What kind of finance roles should I go for in Luxembourg? 5 2y
+9 Advice for a jr.quant risk analyst (drop-out, and low gpa) 1 2y
+4 CFA impact on a job hunting of an analyst position in Canada? 2 2y
+11 Are New York, Chicago, and Toronto still worth it? 7 2y
0 Why Canada Job Bank is more popular in Canada 0 2y
+15 nope 9 2y
+30 Late Bloomer - Advice to prepare for a future in banking. 11 2y
+9 INTERSHIP IN SEARCH FUND OR CF BOUTIQUE?? 1 2y
+6 Advice you would give to a freshman/thoughts on a finance degree in Canada 1 2y
+18 any breaking in advice? 17 2y
0 Coming Back to Toronto 3 2y
+15 French vs German for IB in the EU 9 2y
+6 Please Criticize My Cold Email Template 4 2y
0 No offers yet SA 2025 3 2y
+9 Funniest Networking Stories 1 2y
+18 Canadian jobs 14 2y
+17 IB junior recruiting advice - American firms 7 2y
+3 Telling Current Job I Have An Interview 2 2y
+3 Putting Insght events as Experience 9 2y
+12 2 Search fund internship or 1 and nothing - hoping to pursue IB 1 2y
+11 interview follow up typo 10 2y
+19 Breaking in Tips 7 2y
+6 Internship path advice? 2 2y
+9 HELP!! GRAD SCHOOL IN BOSTON WORTH IT? 3 2y
+7 I don't have a finance/IB summer internship and I am just finishing second year, is it over? 4 2y
+3 GPA opinions needed 6 2y
+15 Why do processes for average jobs take months at a time? 4 2y
+9 What Finance Career to Pursue 0 2y
+18 Does this plan make sense? (Audit CPA -> CFA -> Big 4 Corp Fin/IB) 11 2y
+1 Asking professor for intership/interview? 4 2y
+1 Experience or Master 2 2y
+7 What is it with these terrible hiring practices? 10 2y
0 Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Canadian Off Cycle Recruitment 0 2y
+14 Moving from Canada to USA 8 2y
+10 Is it Possible with a 3.1 GPA? 4 2y
+2 How would you persuade interviewer that I'm truly interested in investment banking? 7 2y
0 Is it worth it to apply to US Finance internships from Canada? 1 2y
+5 How much does GPA matter for recruiting 7 2y
+11 What should I do in my situation? 1 2y
+5 Canada IB Jobs for New grads 17 2y
0 Job Search Letter 2 2y
+6 How do initial HH meetings go down and when should I start replying? 1 2y
+1 Canadian Recruiters 3 2y
+3 Toronto — PE to IB 7 2y
+212 I hate the living sh*t out of my job as a current salesman. I hate sales with a burning passion. I need out. Please help. 98 2y
0 Interview Invite but declined application online 3 2y
0 Networking for FT during SA 1 2y
+4 Freshman at University of British Columbia 5 2y
+76 Disrespectful excuse for not receiving an offer 29 2y
+9 Betting on IB or PE? 1 2y
+10 Applying while unemployed versus applying from unrelated role - lesser of two evils? 2 2y
+3 International Exchange 2 2y
+14 9 months in and I don’t know how much longer I can make it 13 2y
+37 No luck with recruiting and extremely depressed over it. WWYD in my situation? 12 2y
0 Best balance between money and life quality 1 2y
+9 24, CRE to IB Leap: Charting a New Path Post-Undergrad 1 2y
+4 Which Offer to Choose? 10 2y
+2 Canada to US recruitment? 6 2y
+9 . 1 2y
+9 Need Advice on Career path 1 2y
+24 When is it enough?? 22 2y
+6 Hardcopy of resume to interview? 11 2y
0 Ib in NY/usa - transitioning from Canada 1 2y
+9 Preparing For Corporate FX Sales Interview 2 2y
+29 How is Dubai? 6 2y
+9 Questions about being a boomerang employee 1 2y
+19 Tell me about yourself vs walk me through you resume 6 2y
0 Attaching a pitch to a cold email asking for a coffee chat? 1 2y
+9 New offer vs current employer 2 2y
0 Criteria for CorpDev Jobs and Internship 2 2y
+7 Does anyone have insight on Left Lane Associates? 16 2y
+12 Technical Prep Guide for Investment Banking 3 2y
+20 Moving to the US on TN Visa and How Helpful Are Canadians Generally 7 2y
0 Canadians working in IB in the US how did you navigate the VISA situation? 1 2y
+9 Need Recruiting Advice 2 2y
+3 How does a Canadian break into IB in the US via lateraling? 1 2y
+12 How to get back on track - advice needed 6 2y
+15 Updated Canadian Buyside Landscape for Exits 6 2y
0 Switching offices after internship (Canada -> USA) 1 2y
+6 Need Advice - Bad 1 2y
+13 How concerned should I be? 1 2y
+14 BMO really did a speedrun rejection on my application. This has to be the fastest rejection letter, like ever. 11 2y
0 Risk Analyst 1 2y
+11 Athabasca finance major? 3 2y
+1 Anybody else feel trapped 1 2y
+8 U of Toronto Master of Financial Economics (MFE) 8 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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