0 What am I doing wrong 2 1y
0 Cold emailing London hedge funds as first year undergrad - good idea? 4 1y
+19 Crashing Out on Canadian Buy-Side 7 1y
0 Resume Typo Lateralling 1 1y
0 Asking professor for intership/interview? 1 1y
+26 Epidemic of Zoom Interview Cheats 12 1y
+20 Big 4 to IBD FT? 5 1y
0 BNPP vs Nomura SA (London) 4 1y
+9 What did I do wrong? 2 1y
0 Cold email to coffee chat success rate. 2 1y
+7 First Year Cold Emailing Banks for Summer Internship - Straight Internship Ask vs. Connect 2 1y
+10 E&F Investment Analyst - Am I Cooked? 1 1y
+10 How much GPA matters after graduating? 4 1y
0 UBS PFG Assessment Centre 1 1y
0 Can referrals get me the job (IBD)? 2 1y
+10 Direct Lending Exit Ops for Credit at BB bank 1 1y
+49 Qatalyst Vs. Goldman Sachs TMT 16 1y
+3 How is working in Abu Dhabi? 2 7mo
0 Oldest person you’ve seen break into IB 3 1y
+9 "outsider" looking to make "wall st" contacts and network 1 1y
+6 Interviews during full time job 4 1y
+4 How many are actually quitting 3 1y
+17 Help me navigate between FT vs. SA Offer 6 1y
0 Case Study Prep 2 1mo
0 Natixis vs BofA vs UBS 3 1y
+3 Anyone use the Clockout app for networking? Is this a thing? 0 1y
+25 Networking Calls Anxiety 11 1y
+12 Boutique ECM-focused Equity Research VS Family Office (Multi-asset) out of College 3 1y
+8 To th 2 1y
0 Application Disaster? Referral emails 1 1y
+11 Lincoln International (M&A) vs. Nomura IB offer (2025) 6 1y
+13 Unpaid Sophomore Summer Internship, Yes or No 6 1y
0 Delete 3 1y
+33 AM I Cooked? 16 1y
0 Non Target diversity hire 1 1y
+6 How do referral links work? 2 1y
+3 Preferred form of Networking: LinkedIn Message or Email 1 1y
+5 Quitting IB internship at Top 3 after just 1 month 11 1y
0 need help 1 1y
+27 Is it worth moving to Singapore from the US for ~2 years for life/career experience 12 1y
+6 Worth it to do Cambridge master’s from semi-target undergrad? 1 1y
0 Is it dumb to think about MBTI as one of the job requirements? 1 1y
+9 Internships at 2 Big 4's but cant get a full time IBD role 1 1y
+3 Singapore Visa Sponsorship 2 1y
+5 Cambridge🇬🇧 vs UNC Chapel Hill🇺🇸 for IBD/Consulting 5 1y
+30 Headhunter Best Practices - Q&A for All 5 1y
+9 Military Special Operator to Investment Banking - Advice on Job Search 2 1y
0 Cold Emailing MD .. 1 1y
+30 Choosing Offers 9 1y
+9 How do I describe my skills in cold emails? 1 1y
+10 Stay in EB or recruit for PE? 2 1y
0 Need Urgent advice. Have a job starting Monday but just received a way better offer. 1 1y
+10 Feel obligated to stay at my firm because it’s small, is this wrong 3 1y
+7 Rothschild assessment feedback.. is this a rejection letter ? 3 1y
+12 Seeking Career Advice: Exploring Paths Beyond Credit Research 1 1y
0 Applying with no real internship experience 1 1y
+9 Does it make sense to give up a cushy job to go into private credit (Ares / Oaktree / Fortress)? 2 1y
+5 Use of first names in London IB networking 5 1y
0 Trying to decide 1 1y
+24 Health Issues and Bad Reviews - Time to Leave? 5 1y
+6 How to network if I don't live in NYC 1 1y
+3 I don't know if I can do this anymore 2 1y
0 Del 3 1y
0 Is it realistic to move to London IB from NYC? 2 1y
+1 no job lined up post graduation? 2 1y
+11 Strugguling to decide between Consulting and HF Investing 16 1y
+16 Make the most money in 5 years 4 1y
0 will i still be able to break into ib after gradduating uni? 13 1y
+3 Citadel CAP vs Point72 Academy 1 1y
+29 Made a bad career move looking for advice on getting back on track 5 1y
+1 How bad is it to get ONE q wrong on the interview? 4 1y
+9 Graduating Student Seeking Job Advice 2 1y
+15 Having Trouble Getting Interviews/Seeking Help 3 1y
+11 I'm Cooked... What Do I Do? 4 1y
+4 Is LinkedIn grade GPA or class year? 6 1y
0 Del 2 1y
+17 Accept back office offer from GS/MS/JP, or local middle market IB firm? 6 1y
+6 Finding Finance Internships for Summer 2025 and 2026 1 1y
0 Blackrock KKR referral 3 2mo
0 Do you have to follow up after interviews? 1 1y
+9 Should I finish my Masters? 3 1y
0 How important is location? 2 1y
+6 It’s impossible to get SUMMER INTERNSHIP in 2025 1 1y
+12 Will This Internship Help With My Future Chances Of Getting Jobs In Finance? 1 1y
0 How Soon After Apps Open are Apps Evaluated 1 1y
0 How to Follow Up With People you Networked With? 1 1y
+4 What do you do when you don't know a technical answer? 4 1y
+2 Help W/ Preparing for Modeling Test — Any advice? 3 1y
+12 Can I get an Internship for the Summer after Graduation? 1 1y
+12 Need Advice: Deutsche Bank vs RBC for Summer 2025 S&T Internship 2 1y
+3 Networking in the Middle East 2 1y
+23 Del 23 1y
+10 Wrong Firm Name in Networking Email 4 1y
+18 do kids have no urgency anymore or am I an old man kicking a wall? 6 1y
0 Real Estate vs. Private Equity Career Choice 1 1y
+9 Discovering what you’re good at 2 1y
0 Are applications viewed in order of receipt? SA 26 1 1y
+9 What to even apply to at this point 1 1y
+1 Networking Help 3 1y
0 OSU or Umass Isenberg? 1 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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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