0 SwissChocolate trying to break into Finance 3 6y
+11 what's the reason for pre-MBA positions? 6 12y
0 Looking for a fulltime job after 1st yr 2 12y
+31 What Am I Doing Wrong ?! - Recently graduated from a well regarded university 28 10y
+31 Quit PhD? 18 12y
0 Decisions to go to Columbia, target school 3 11y
0 New job - should I be concerned? 6 12y
0 Ethnic Question: WASP vs. everyone else 4 12y
+21 Young HF Analyst, What Should I Do Next? 6 6y
+8 Next step in career 2 6y
0 advice on next move 8 11y
0 Fx Traders 8 12y
0 Interviewed for a position that wasn't posted on the company website, now it's on... dinged? 5 12y
0 kknnnnm 15 12y
0 How do you apply if you go to a non target? 4 6y
+16 "What do you like least about your current job?" 5 12y
0 FT Interview Advice 3 12y
0 Career moves to make while still in school? 1 12y
0 Petronas Energy 2nd Round interview help!!! 0 6y
+1 Anybody want to look at my networking email? 3 12y
+15 Networking - Would this Make me too Desperate? 4 6y
0 Post Private Equity Internship Opportunities 1 12y
0 What does this job description sound like? 2 12y
+7 Do I just show up after getting a job? 11 12y
0 Not valid anymore 7 12y
0 Follow Up before FT interviews 4 12y
+40 From Private Equity to Investment Banking 40 12y
+14 Club sport for resume 35 12y
0 Finding out if someone is still with the BB? 3 12y
+40 Strange...tons of interviews and no job yet... 47 12y
0 Got the offer. What if I want to continue FT recruiting? Do I have time? 4 12y
+56 Interview Lesson: Never Swear 48 6y
0 Preparation for next year after sophomore S&T internship 1 12y
0 At Least You are Better Than A Fresh Graduate International Student 0 12y
0 End Summer With Offer In Hand 6 12y
+18 jobs out of undergrad w a terrible track record 15 10y
+17 Potential Portfolio Administrator Exit Ops 5 12y
0 Which work study job? 2 6y
+11 AIG Interview- Underwriter Analyst 5 6y
0 Dealership Finance 2 6y
0 Banking/PE Informal Interview Study Materials 0 12y
0 You Include Consulting Firms?... and No I-Banks? 3 12y
0 Advice on work experience. 4 12y
+11 Does Houlihan Lokey not accept summer interns? 5 12y
0 What I'm about to ask is ridiculous 4 12y
0 Do you want to get a job in IB? 5 12y
0 Should I Chase HR? 8 12y
0 Commercial banking vs personal banking 6 6y
0 What do you need to be a Security Analyst in a value investing fund? 3 12y
0 Banking to Hedge Fund/PE/Asset Manager (Accounting/Finance) 2 12y
+12 Dilemma: asking an MD from another department 6 12y
0 Internal Interview 6 12y
0 Multiple Big 4 internships? 3 6y
0 Equity research/investment management from CS 3 12y
0 Not graduating from a Master's program... 3 12y
0 Upgraded Linkedin 9 12y
0 Starting off at a boutique consulting firm? 2 12y
+26 Did I strike out? 10 9y
0 LevFin NYC 2 6y
0 Anyway to spin this 6 12y
0 May have gone overboard, what's the next move 8 12y
0 Entrepreneur -> TMT Finance in PE, IB or ER 8 6y
+16 Applying for a job that requires 2 years work experience when you only had 1 5 12y
0 Headcount approval French bank 6 6y
0 Job Description Take 0 12y
0 Which of these is most competive? 4 12y
0 Is it acceptable to ask about corporate culture in a less than 10 person company? 3 12y
0 Internships in Santa Barbara 2 12y
+26 BB Final Round Advice 6 12y
0 What to apply for 11 6y
0 do you do interviews even though you may not be interested? 12 12y
+8 Old Girls Network 16 6y
0 CFA® for Temp to Hire? 3 12y
+28 Army National Guard and IB/Corporate Finance 33 7y
0 could this hurt me throughout the interviewing process? 9 12y
0 Public Accounting to ER 2 12y
0 JD/MBA Sponsor 9 12y
+41 Too late to switch? 34 7y
0 Delted 4 13 12y
+5 Should I put my ACT score on my resume for investment banking? 14 12y
+17 Alternatives to T3 Trading? 2 6y
0 Converting contacts into interviews 4 12y
0 Advice on getting a job in Operations please 8 6y
0 Corporate Finance to ER 0 12y
0 How does one bank distinguish from the others? 6 12y
0 Help Me Determine Jobs to Target 2 12y
0 Sub-3.5 GPA for GSAM and GS Market risk 0 6y
+34 High Yield relative value 15 7y
+96 What NOT to put in a Cover Letter/Resume 60 12y
0 Junior Analyst Interview 1 12y
0 Last round Phone Interview 2 6y
0 Low Undergraduate GPA - Military 13 12y
+41 I'm told I "lack presence" 28 4y
0 FT - Commercial Bank or Private Bank? 3 12y
0 STEM major at a target... consulting or IB internship? 2 12y
0 How is this for a cold call? 2 12y
0 Offer from Google but really unsure about taking it or not 5 6y
+17 Michigan Monkeys, where you at!? 4 6y
0 have you ever gotten rejected by postal mail? 6 12y
0 No reply? 3 12y

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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

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  • 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 No 97.1%

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  • Associates (45) $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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