+13 SRI or ESG in BIG INVESTMENT BANKING FIRMS 4 10y
+26 MS vs JPM (both in HK) 21 10y
+17 Summer can't afford housing but offered high pay. Will they hate me to ask for housing stipend? 8 6y
0 CFA Level 1 make sense in my case? 4 9y
+63 The Importance of Thinking Big 10 10y
0 How to Know If You Should Bark Up the Wall Street Tree 0 10y
0 Park Avenue Securities Internship 1 10y
0 Got a great offer, should I keep interviewing with other firms? 10 10y
+62 Reasons for Rejection 33 10y
+16 Internal Auditing vs IBD 3 10y
0 Back-up for equity research 1 10y
+12 What's the background check process in Goldman Sachs? 51 7y
0 Advice Moody's Associate Analyst 3 Interview 2 8y
+48 How to look older to get a higher position at a young age 64 6y
0 Valuations Analyst SRR Offer vs. Operations at Capital Group 5 10y
0 Wells Fargo Sophomore Leader Program 2016 7 10y
0 Got a response to a cold email... now what? 3 10y
+33 Networking after accepting job offer? 25 8y
+10 Escaping middle office 14 6y
+27 Lost in life 33 6y
+213 The 24 Interview Lessons I Learned on the Way to Getting My First Full Time Job 91 6y
0 Junior Year Internship Advice 0 10y
+7 Just got an internship at the European Investment Bank 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs background check confusion 8 10y
+29 How to interviewers make decisions on superday? 23 6y
+17 A Round of Layoff - Safe but for how long? 8 10y
0 What can I do to be better? 1 10y
0 Accepted BB OPS, Thanks WSO! 3 10y
0 Questions on Risk Management 10 10y
0 Skipping First Round & Straight to Superday 34 10y
+12 French looking for advices to work in US 2 6y
+71 Life or Death Superday - Advice Desperately Needed 78 10y
0 Thesis VS. Project 3 10y
0 Upcoming grad with no internship looking for advice 6 6y
0 Interview with head of research 1 6y
0 GS Ops offer vs. other potential ones: should I continue looking? (long read) 5 6y
0 Medical Device Industry transfer 4 6y
+25 Job Search Round 2: Grad Options for breaking into IB 7 6y
0 Middle/Back Office Salary in 5th-7th Year? 2 6y
0 Private Equity Internship _ Asking to return? 4 6y
+46 MBB in Asia vs BB Structuring in London vs Everything else 13 6y
+1 Interview with big bank, how to market a science/tech major? 2 10y
0 You're a final year econ student from a non-target with no internship. How would you go about getting an investment role? 3 10y
0 How many days before a Superday do firms notify you? 6 1y
0 Non-target shotgun approach for internship applications 5 10y
0 Non-Target School, 3.1 GPA, FLDP, Options? 0 10y
+32 Canada summer internships 26 6y
+10 Citi Corporate Banking vs. NERA Economic Consulting? 6 10y
+21 Extremely Confused 7 6y
0 Pensato Capital? 2 10y
0 GE FMP vs. PNC Asset Backed Finance 0 10y
0 ECM vs. IBD, BB vs. middle market 3 10y
+24 Background Check w/ Misdemeanors 25 10y
+30 Graduating Senior in Big Four Audit - Consulting Career Path? 10 6y
0 Is it fine to accept two Big 4 internship offers from different firms? For winter and summer. 4 10y
+9 Tips on Being more Polished? 5 10y
0 Sales in Chicago and FLORIDA 0 6y
0 Silly LinkedIn question 2 10y
0 Late-Entry 0 10y
0 21 year old trader 0 10y
+37 Three things for formidable presentations 1 10y
0 SAP Consultant trying to break into Analytics domain 1 10y
+11 Ditch bad job for a good one, or hold out for a great one? 4 6y
+22 Salary Comps 3 10y
+17 No MBA, no Top Tier education, yes experience 5 10y
+1 Internship offers - makena, walgreens, cardinal health 1 10y
0 Get US greencard if it ruins college experience? 4 6y
0 Non Target: FT Offers in Consulting, S&T, IB, and AM 7 6y
0 Resume Getting Passed, Should I Include my GPA? 1 10y
+23 Goldman Sachs Veterans Integration Program 2016 122 10y
0 Some advice? Trying to get into an intern. 8 10y
0 What to do now - Sophmore at a non-target 3 10y
+16 Global Fortune 200 M&A/Strategy Rotational Program or Big 4 Advisory Position 5 6y
0 How easy is it to get away with lying about volunteering/extracurricular? 0 10y
0 A good question to ask a female ibd analyst about her experience? 2 10y
+41 How do you really connect with people during networking calls? 33 5y
0 GS/JPMC 0 10y
+1 Deciphering Email I received from a banker.. help! 3 10y
0 Interview Help - Emailing boutique banks 1 10y
+2 Still waiting on interview results. 2 10y
0 Winter Banking internship in Taiwan 0 6y
0 internshipNYC 0 6y
0 Internal audit in France vs investment analyst in India 0 6y
+34 Leave MBA Program for Job Offer? 16 10y
+38 Moving to Dallas 51 6y
+14 No expierence, unsure what to do even with my life 2 6y
0 What chance do I have to getting anywhere in finance? 0 10y
0 Regional Equity Research vs. MM Project Finance 0 6y
0 Research Assistant - Central Bank 1 6y
0 Expected Grade WTF? 2 10y
+14 EY v KPMG Tax Internship summer 2016 10 6y
0 MUFG Superday 11/6 (Analyst 2016) Hear Back? 5 10y
+3 Situational Judgement test 1 10y
0 Critique my Resume - What I can improve on 6 10y
+3 LinkedIn Premium - One year free for veterans 0 10y
+10 Background check with undisclosed DUI at Goldman Sachs 3 6y
0 Leaving an Internship Early? 0 10y
+3 Networking as a High School Senior 6 10y
0 Finance Move Nashville 0 10y
0 Vanguard vs. JP Morgan FT offer 1 9y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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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