0 Compsci with Econ minor vs EE 1 12y
0 Criminal Background Check Question 1 12y
0 dalaete 2 12y
0 Is this back office or middle office? 3 12y
0 Advice for a non-target incoming frosh 6 12y
0 Emailing Cover Letter and Resume Separately? 1 12y
+12 Comerica Bank 6 6y
0 How Am I shaping up for Summer '15 Internships? 7 6y
+6 Networking during holidays 8 6y
0 Cold Calling/Emailing For Practice 5 11y
0 Business development at growing software company or commercial banking financial analyst program? 2 12y
0 Big 4 Valuation vs. Big 4 TS 12 6y
0 No finance experience, should I email an alum I know works at a HF? 5 12y
+13 is this a back office job? 9 12y
+19 Princeton Freshman Looking for Experience 4 6y
0 Product analyst interview? 2 12y
0 Graduating semester LATE 59 12y
0 Fall FT Recruit , Should I Study Abroad ?: Canada non-target to Singapore spring [HELP; LIFE] 0 6y
0 McGladrey Technology Consulting Vs. IBM Supply Chain 0 6y
0 How can I capitalize on senior year 6 6y
+13 DESPERATE: Background check help desperately needed 4 12y
0 Breaking into IBD 3 years after graduating 6 6y
0 Need some direction on what to do.....havent found a FT...looking for months...resume inside! 10 12y
0 Risk reporting? 4 12y
0 Taking a semester off for an extra summer? 4 6y
0 Advice needed - Internship from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi vs Nasdaq OMX 1 6y
+17 No-name company internship VS Recognised company but irrelevant role. 16 12y
0 Advice needed on interesting situation 4 12y
0 College sophomore in need of career advice 2 12y
+9 Wait Period for Offer 4 12y
0 URGENT: CIB Strategy at JP Morgan 14 12mo
0 Is that a good background? 1 12y
+5 Energy Trading Career 5 6y
0 Would working at a local bank be ok for experience? 9 12y
0 No relevant work experience and I need serious help in reaching my goal of a career in trading 2 12y
0 Annoying Drug Test Question 0 6y
+11 I had an interview at Goldman 9 12y
0 Lateral Recruiting Process 9 8y
+13 CS Student Interested In Trading - How to Prepare for Next Recruiting Season? 1 12y
0 Question regarding application for internship 0 6y
+18 Risk it in Hongkong or Chinese SOE? 8 6y
0 Remote job doing corporate valuations / time series econometric modeling / algorithmic trading? 1 12y
0 Curious about Collateral Adminstration 0 12y
0 Macquarie Group - Real Estate 0 6y
+9 HireRight process 13 5y
0 HELP on choosing internship 5 11y
0 Uh giving 3 12y
0 Citi Superday - credit 4 12y
+11 Wall Street Combine ("Getting a Job on Wall Street without rich parents and an Ivy education") 14 11y
0 CLSA/BCA vs Bulge Bracket Research 2 6y
0 Getting a boutique/MM internship from a non-target? 0 6y
+18 Already too late to learn HFT programming? 5 6y
+8 Awkward Networking Question 11 12y
0 Headhunting: Difference between "Corporate Investment Banking" & "Investment Banking" 2 12y
0 Next Best Move: Real Estate to Finance 0 12y
0 What month are FT offers given for undergrad recruitment? 2 6y
+24 Reaching back out to old contacts 15 12y
0 Private Placements, Pension Fund Interview 3 6y
0 Is it acceptable to ask a campus recruiter for contacts? 4 12y
+25 Questions to people who actually do the HIRING 18 12y
0 Help me go to Canada 1 6y
0 Question about Background/Reference Check 6 4y
0 Humanities Major to Consulting 3 12y
+15 From RM to IB, Private Equity, or Hedge Fund 4 12y
+13 Is it harder to break into IB on the East and West Coasts due to stronger competition? 2 6y
+15 How common/expected is heavy drinking and drug use? 12 12y
+17 Credit Analyst Career Path 4 6y
0 Non target > Big 4> IBD 1 12y
0 Got a reply from JPM 10 6y
+29 Accept JPM Ops, or continue summer internship search? 16 6y
+3 Best Schools with the Worst Recruiting? 7 12y
0 What are your thoughts? Student seeking advice 4 6y
0 CME Group risk management or internal accounting at phase 2 pharmaceutical company? 0 12y
0 Email Follow Up Before Deadline (Help!) 2 12y
0 DC Advisory vs Big 4 Corporate Finance 4 6y
0 Excel Help! At a complete loss. 3 12y
0 Exit Opportunity 2 12y
+17 Does nobody in finance think of economics as anything but another business/finance major? 12 12y
0 Aussie Looking at London Trading Graduate Programs 1 6y
0 Advices needed - moving from boutiques to Wall St 0 12y
0 BATS Global Markets interview 1 12y
0 Eldorado Trading interview 2 10y
+20 Keep not being able to close the deal on 2nd rounds - interview advice? 2 6y
0 Internship opportunities for exchange students 1 6y
0 Need help comparing 3 opportunities 2 12y
0 Methods of investigating Fit, Culture, Opportunities, etc. at smaller companies 0 12y
+14 Aiming for NYC (from a non-target) 3 6y
+112 BNP Paribas Investment Banking 133 4y
0 Ugrad +1 MSF and LSE Summer? 1 6y
0 Prudential -- Private Equity Group 0 11y
+7 Follow up email after phone interview with head of department 4 6y
0 DC 0 12y
0 Big Four audit trainee seeking career advice 4 6y
0 Deutsche Bank vs Goldman Sachs 1 12y
+3 Looking for a direction... 3 11y
+5 BAML Superday 69 12y
0 Headhunter Posting Headline 0 12y
0 Business Minor? 2 12y
0 Phishing sceme -- think I'm good? 1 6y
0 Landing a compliance job in NYC 0 6y

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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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (79) $150
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