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+40 WSO Conference 2013: Stay at Hotel Penn and Get a Discount 25 6y
+72 What would be your top 3 dream places to work and why? 236 13y
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0 Middle Market Internship for Sophomore year? 32 9y
0 Asset manager / IB experience -----> Breaking into HF/ Analyst? 8 12y
0 Should I Call My Networking Contact 1 13y
+51 I-Banking Brainteasers Qs 18 8y
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+6 How much for Chinese internship? 4 6y
+15 GS Investment Research Interview 6 13y
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+73 Why is I-Banking so selective? 51 6y
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0 career advice needed - Experienced prop trader 0 10y
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0 Citigroup University Program 0 13y
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+5 Operations Internship vs Commercial Banking Internship 8 6y
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+14 EDIT_DELETE 5 12y
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0 What's the best I can do in my current situation? 2 13y
+28 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently 14 13y
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+42 Sad truth 48 13y
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+18 Giving Back-- Holy Grail for Contacts in HF Industry 6 6y
0 IB...............123 7 11y
0 Career crossroads.... 1 13y
0 Jefferies Summer Operations Analyst 1 13y
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+18 Failed a Course 27 13y
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0 Anyone Work in Accounting? 7 13y
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+27 200 Cold Email- No Lead - What better way to secure unpaid internship this late? 23 13y
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0 Anyone knows about the QT-Search 1 13y
+54 Any advice for a man who is at the end of his road and doesn't know what to do? 40 13y
+47 Answering the "What is your current Comp.." question 32 13y
0 30 minutes for a Case Study presentation? 3 13y
0 "client on boarding" vs fund accounting 0 13y
+15 Vanderbilt Econs vs UMich Econs vs NYU Econs 21 6y
0 deleteeeeeee 7 11y
+7 Failed Goldman Background Check. 28 12y
0 Avoiding An Early Career Plateau 2 13y
0 Internal Audit or Nothing? 5 13y
+34 How To Craft Your Resume For Each Of The Wall Street Banks 9 6y
+5 Multiple positions in same school club? 6 13y
0 New User Question 13 13y
0 Undergrad -> International Organization -> MBA -> Finance/Consulting? 4 6y
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0 Internship in Lev. Fin at medium German Bank or in Corporate Finance Advisory at Commerzbank? 3 6y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • 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 (44) $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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