+15 Barclays Risk Solutions Group FINAL ROUND Interview 7 8y
0 Either an acceptance or a rejection after the final round interview 4 12y
0 Get forwarded to HR, am I f**ked? 5 12y
0 Applying to IBD and Sales? 3 6y
+23 Switching In from a Law Firm 11 6y
+40 Tips for Conversations with Recruiters 11 2y
+4 Is it safe to send investment thesis or projects you have worked on in a cold email? 7 6y
0 Big4 IB 0 6y
0 Equity Analyst Question... 3 12y
0 Is there a good website where IBD candidates can find mock interview partners? 1 12y
+101 Accepting Offer Then Reneging 152 12y
0 Freshman S&T internship at BB 0 6y
+4 how is the life in NYC 7 6y
0 Flunked engineering, did well in finance...offer rescinded? 0 6y
0 Spoke with a MD, got promise for referral, no reply? 6 12y
+18 Asking for direct contact 7 12y
+11 Product control - any good? 12 12y
0 Controversial Religious group on resume 12 12y
0 Interview for an Internship I'm probably not qualified for 2 12y
0 Operations Analyst @ GS vs Financial Analyst @ Tech company? 2 12y
+42 Exploiting referral bonus for inside intel on lateral moves 9 12y
0 S&T Cuts as Intern, Moving on? 3 12y
0 Do I stand a chance to get a graduate placement at Organisations like Blackstone, JP morgan, or Should I go for masters program 2 6y
0 MBB Liquidity Risk Interview HELP!!! 0 12y
0 Non Target to Goldman Sachs New York! 3 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Background Check - Major GPA 14 11y
+19 Non-target college student at a loss. Please give me any advice you can. 12 12y
0 What other cools jobs in finance are there besides trading (my opinion)? 2 12y
0 Cornell ILR to BB IBD? (Not allowed to transfer to AEM) 4 12y
+5 CS / Morgan Stanley / GS / JPM FT 2015 Investment Banking Associate Hiring 7 11y
+24 So Entrepreneurship Backfired... 5 6y
0 Advice about graduate school for investment banking. 3 6y
0 Using Internal or External position names on resume? 3 12y
+37 Commitment to stay on, binding? Risks? 11 12y
0 AM to Banking...The Big Jump 0 12y
0 Best SA internship templates to try out? 0 12y
+9 How to demonstrate tollerance for suffering without being an athlete? 9 12y
0 Available Immediately 1 6y
+13 How significantly does a middle office position affect future job prospects? 2 12y
0 Trader? 2 12y
+20 Hermes Tie for Lateral Analyst Interview? 5 6y
0 Any suggestions on my next move 5 12y
+27 JOB OFFER RESCINDED 20 12y
0 Where to go? choose offers 6 12y
0 blog for people to stay up on markets: Market Murmurs on wordpress - daily recaps and commentaries on the day's trades 0 12y
+30 Which degree and occupation should I become? 22 6y
0 Student at target school wants help with major 4 12y
+76 2015 FT Recruiting Mega Thread 186 6y
0 Closed** 5 11y
0 Do your resume details have to be your own? 3 3y
0 Is this a BO or MO role and is it worth taking up? 0 12y
+15 Places to work in Baltimore 34 8y
0 REALITY CHECK! Realistic Possiblities 2 6y
0 health insurance after quitting / starting new job 0 12y
+14 Probability of becoming an Associate/Analyst 7 12y
0 Which would you pick Neuberger Berman or Fitch Ratings 6 12y
0 in bay street, macgill mba is a good competitor? 2 12y
0 1st Year Internship? 2 2y
0 SA internship motivation letter - how much tailoring? 2 6y
0 Double major or major + minor? 19 12y
0 Junior summer internship considerations for non-target business major 0 12y
+47 Why not skip the MBA and go back to school for Software Engineering? 27 12y
0 New on the US job market, re-directing my career track please advice and critique my resume 1 6y
+16 Is never getting a job a good idea (pros/cons)? 13 12y
0 Investment Banking Boutiques (mid market transaction advisory) 1 6y
0 Investment Banking from Ole Miss 1 12y
0 Full-time OCR and internship in the same semester -- too much? 0 12y
0 Applying at BBs 1 12y
0 Non Target School, Humanities major with less than stellar GPA. (Advice Needed) 5 12y
+25 At Work Questions: Am I Wrong? 14 12y
0 Compensation/Hours in Finance division at a large IB 3 11y
0 Finance Modeler in a dead-end job 2 12y
0 asdfasdf111 3 11y
0 Job Search Strategy Help 4 6y
0 Teza Technology Interview Tips 0 12y
0 Cold-emailing for networking 2 12y
0 Post MBA changing jobs 1 12y
+20 Middle Market PE firms for internships 16 6y
+21 Jobs that pay the average NYC salary of 400k... 16 6y
+12 Some Advice From a Fellow Monkey 0 6y
+12 Project Finance - Job Strategy 6 6y
0 Telling interviewer you got dinged? 2 12y
+9 Applying to an Analyst class that is not yours? 3 6y
+11 Unemployed Graduate from Target 23 12y
0 Getting A Job At A Prop Firm 8 12y
0 IBM Consulting by Degrees for New Grads 0 12y
0 Looking for some Resume Feedback 2 12y
0 IB application process 2 6y
+5 2015 SA Dates and Updates 8 11y
+23 Am I potentially shooting myself in the foot? 8 6y
0 Usefulness of WSO? 1 12y
+7 Working in a Tech Firm, Watch Out 2 12y
0 Please give me your thoughts - I am looking for guidance from Wall Streets brightest minds. 13 6y
0 asdfasdf 5 11y
+28 Crazy Memory Skills - How to Monetize? 41 12y
0 Recruitment consultants - what's their worth (internships) 3 6y
0 Best valuation & excel resources for financial analyst work? 9 11y
+56 Make the Main Thing the Main Thing 23 12y
0 Breaking into MBB or IB given my current background 2 12y
0 Going Abroad to LSE 1 6y

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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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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • Associates (57) $264
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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