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+9 24, CRE to IB Leap: Charting a New Path Post-Undergrad 1 2y
0 Is Tech Investment Banking hard to get placed into? 3 1y
+19 What am I doing wrong or can do different/overall advice 5 2y
+7 Is it normal to not be interviewed for first round after attending an in person investment banking summer analyst recruiting event? 4 2y
+7 Truist IB vs Citi Commercial Banking 6 1y
+7 Advice needed-PE IR '24 and '25 IB internships secured, should I disclose to PE about my '25 offer? 3 2y
0 Fall 2024 Internship/Co-Ops 1 2y
0 Carrying Conversation with MDs 1 2y
+30 Starting at a West Cost Fund and I Hate the West Coast 8 2y
+9 Early Career Advice 1 2y
+9 Leaving IB too early for Secondaries PE a mistake? 1 2y
+18 Breaking into US from Bocconi 1 2y
+13 How to find a mentor 7 2y
0 How to handle a coffee chat with a headhunter? 1 2y
+9 Where can I leverage my experience and strengths? 1 2y
+1 JPM Tech Analyst (London 2024) 2 2y
+4 Carrer path to become a physical oil trader at Vitol 1 2y
+16 Out of Options 3 2y
0 uncertainty about the future 1 2y
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+7 Final decision? 4 2y
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+11 Looking for a mentor 4 2y
0 Is my job in danger? 4 2y
+12 I am lost - Need Help 4 2y
+12 Did I fuck up 8 2y
+7 How to become a CEO? 3 6mo
0 Who does Dartmouth recruit for in the US? 2 2y
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+13 Am I the Only One For Whom the Job Market is Currently Booming? 9 2y
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0 2025 Internship Search Advice 1 2y
+9 Practical Advice Needed 1 2y
+7 I cant get a freshman internship 3 2y
+11 Who is left for SA 2025 recruiting 6 2y
+18 Biotech/life sciences PE v HF 2 2y
+8 I got asked outside the interview room: if you got 2 offers, which would you take? 4 2y
+30 Wealth Management vs Corporate Banking? Need advice 3 2y
+9 Help me choose a role !! 4 2y
+6 I work at a UMM Fund with 100 investors roughly. I am one of the 2 canadians here. How do I convince my employer to sponsor my greencard? 2 2y
+6 Moelis NY Life Science Group vs. Citi SF Healthcare Office 3 2y
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0 Delete 0 2y
+5 Prestige/Name or Quality of Life 2 2y
+3 Del 8 2y
0 Raymond James (Financo) vs RBC 3 2y
+9 Impact of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on Future in Finance 0 2y
+4 where to network in london (bars?) 5 2y
0 Applying to two separate internal roles 1 2y
0 When should you start marketing yourself for PE? 1 2y
+17 How to decline previously accepted offer in best way? 5 2y
0 Be the resistance 1 2y
+57 Escaping Terrible Corp Dev Role 6 1y
0 will a transcript W hurt me? 1 2y
+12 Military Pilot to PE 10 4mo
+1 Move forward an interview? 4 2y
+3 Has Anyone Been Waitlisted and Received An Offer? 4 1y
0 Internal mobility after being a boomerang employee? 1 2y
0 Job Market Outlook 1 2y
+9 Is the door closed 1 2y
+30 Too old for analyst 1? 19 2y
0 MS 2025 Investment Managment Sophomore SA hirevue 4 1y
0 Should I use school or regular email when applying/networking? 3 2y
+9 The fine line between being humble and selling yourself 1 2y
+5 Moody’s Ratings Associate vs Rabobank IB (NYC) — want to hear opinions? 6 9mo
+9 Is making the jump now worth it? 1 2y
+27 Two Annoying Networking Habits 2 2y
0 Career in JPMorgan Trading vs Deutsche Investment Banking - NYC 2 2y
+9 In-person Superday over Zoom 7 2y
+6 Sophomore Recruiting: Lie about grad date? 1 2y
+9 Career Pivot Corporate Finance to IB or Equity Research 1 2y
+11 What are my chances? (NUKE MY CV) 7 2y
0 Commodities too narrow early on? 1 2y
0 Job search in UK, France and the Middle East 1 2y
+26 No IB SA Offer & Re-Recruiting: What Do I Do? 6 2y
+10 SA25 in SF TMT or NYC? 3 2y
+5 JPM IBD vs MS GCM 8 2y
+3 Does networking matter for multi-manager seats? 4 2y
+3 Listing myself as disabled? (ADHD) 3 2y
0 Internship advice 1 2y
+10 Return Offer Raise 2 2y
+4 SEO As an international 3 1y
+1 Networking after 1st round 3 2y
+6 Struggling to lateral into IB...should I give up. 1 2y
+9 General Advice - Just got rejected 1 2y
0 Is this appropriate to ask during placement networking? 2 2y
0 IBD vs PC analyst offers 2 2y
+9 How to Find Small / Local Firms for Internship Opportunities 1 2y
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+8 Future of Nontargets 4 2y
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+3 Feeling Depressed -- nothing this summer 3 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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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 98.8%
  • 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%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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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