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+3 BB Corporate Banking vs Boutique Investment Banking 1 8y
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+12 Full time IBD offer without any exposure 1 6y
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+3 Networking In Highschool 1 8y
+23 Advice for Early Career Transition to Finance? - Current Political Staffer in US Congress 5 8y
+16 Employment History Background Check 6 8y
+14 The Non-Target School Stigma (and How to Pierce the Veil) 4 8y
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+3 University of Michigan chances 2 6y
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+20 Looking to Change Jobs Any Suggestions? 2 8y
+1 Required Documentation for Canadian doing Summer Paid- Internship in US 2 6y
+9 Transition from Big 4 Tax to PE or CF 1 8y
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+9 Quicken Loans Mortgage Banker Internship 3 8y
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+63 Dear Recent Grads/Interns 40 7y
+3 UBS 2 8y
+48 ~3 years experience 3 jobs, should I be worried? 8 5y
+3 How can I Stand out when applying online? 1 8y
+13 Investor Relations Exit Opps? 4 8y
+3 AIG Summer Actuarial Internship 1 8y
+3 JP Morgan Securities Investment Product Specialist 1 8y
+15 Best Positioning for Career 5 8y
+13 Senior Investment and Insurance Business Development 1 6y
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+12 Rothschild, Numerical Tests (Internship London) 1 6y
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+78 How important is networking? 61 5y
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+3 Transcripts for Interviews 1 8y
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+10 Putting languages/ markers you are fluent in English on resume? 1 8y
+58 Being Fired and being upfront about it 11 4y
+3 UBS Graduate Talent Program 2018- Application/ Assessment Status 2 8y
+25 Not sure what do to do. 2 8y
+24 Employment History 2 6y
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+135 Thank You Email After Interview 209 5y
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+44 How Long to Hear back from Goldman Sachs after an Interview? 69 2y
+44 Go back to engineering/stay in finance? 8 8y
+12 From education/athletics to Finance 1 8y
+10 My favorite part of the job is the fire drill -- what job has the most time spent doing something intense? 3 8y
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+61 Cornered - What to do? 14 8y
+15 Interviews: lead with humble upbringing? 1 8y
+34 Career Crossroads: 3 years of rejection letters, time to take a hint or keep at it? 6 6y
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+25 Reneging a full-time offer received through OCR? 9 8y
+12 How to: Starting SA Early on Resume? 1 6y
+33 What to title cold networking email? 19 8y
+6 Desperate to move to finance from consulting. Will you help me assess these strategies? 1 8y
+17 Job opportunities in India/Canada after US undergrad 6 6y
+9 Goldman Sachs FICC - Software Engineer 1 8y
+30 Consulting in San Diego (finance sector) 10 8y
+18 Recently Terminated What Now? 4 8y
+15 Need help deciding on offers between boutique and bulge 7 5y
+3 The repetitive job hunting cycle... 1 8y
+48 How do you continue a linkedin relationship? 7 8y
+156 Question about Ambiguous parts of Networking 173 4y
+15 Contract AML Analyst at IB BO - Move to FO? 1 6y
+9 Chances of applying internationally (US) vs local (UK) 1 6y
+29 Can't choose between two offers: top hedge fund vs. airline strategy/ops 1 6y
+10 2 student job offers, which would you take? 2 6y
+34 Finance Career Path & List 2 4y
0 Getting internship on other side of country? 4 6y
+12 Risk Mgmt vs F500 Financial Analysis? (6 month internship) 1 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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