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+9 Downtime before starting career in Big 4 Audit 1 1y
+3 HireRight screening check 5 1y
+14 How do you know if your networking efforts are going well? 5 1y
+9 Resume and Cold email important question 3 1y
+9 del 1 1y
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+22 Advice to those who are cold emailing alumni… 4 1y
+13 Lateral offer - early associate offer 3 1y
+30 Unable to get a job almost out of money 13 1y
+3 After an application drops, should I reach out to the people I've networked with? 1 1y
+30 Is Full-Time/Lateral Recruiting really that hard? 27 1y
+22 Ineffective coffee chats/how to actually get a referral? 4 1y
0 Any one got offer call from bofa global risk summer? 0 1y
+22 Should I settle for MM or keep chasing BB/EB dreams? 9 1y
+9 Should I get an MFin to reset? 4 1y
+14 Cold email personalization 6 1y
+9 Post 1 1y
+3 What are the best coffee chat questions you've been asked? 3 1y
0 Advice/Recommendations 1 1y
+6 How to break into commercial banking? 1 1y
+15 Minimum GPA for Analyst Hires? 5 1y
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+29 Ghosted By Mentor 5 1y
+11 Alverez & Marsal UK Good or Bad? 9 1y
+12 Guidance in breaking into sustainable finance and impact investing 6 1y
+11 Move bank to make more money? 3 1y
+6 Am I late? 1 1y
+11 13 interviews, 4 superdays, 0 offers 16 1y
0 When to do Korean Military Service for Recruiting 2 1y
+4 3.5, fucked for recruitment? 7 1y
+12 tweaking over a potential resume flaw pointed out by analyst 6 1y
0 Do you only need one referral per company? 2 1y
0 JR Securities Portfolio Analyst Interview 1 1y
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+36 Chicago vs. San Francisco 21 1y
+57 Am I Cut Out for This MF Grind, or am I cooked? 21 1y
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+19 What Separates People From Those Who Get Into Top EB/BB vs. Those Who Didn't? 22 1y
0 Changing industries after graduating college and need help getting in 1 1y
+12 Chose wrong internship? 3 1y
+7 Northwestern vs. Cornell 5 1y
+1 Deleted 1 1y
+16 Greenhill vs Deutsche Bank - Summer Analyst Program 2025 (London, M&A) 7 1y
+2 IB Diversity Soph Tracker/How to know when apps drop? 4 1y
+13 Struggling with Networking Email Response Rate – Is 7.5% Normal? 10 1y
+9 Is this the end of the journey? Am I a confirmed failure? 3 1y
0 Sophomore Summer at Delta Airlines vs Chatham Financial? Planning to recruit for IB SA 26 1 1y
+9 Please help me figure out what I should do 3 1y
0 What do HF analysts do after they've been canned? 1 1y
+19 Should I give up? 3 1y
+35 Should I be a Navy Fighter Pilot or Investment Banker? 21 1y
+9 Europe career move 1 1y
0 what's a good number for networking 1 1y
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0 What are some of your best tips to convert Internships/ Off Cycles to Full Time positions? 3 1y
+9 Should I Dumb My Resume Down for Corporate Finance Internships / Roles? 3 1y
+9 Hejsknfbdnakdndnd Hejsknfbdnakdndnd 1 1y
+45 How do you deal with just being a failure 22 1y
0 Ghosted after AC? 3 1y
+9 What to do next and how to position myself as best as I can - Non Target 1 1y
+3 How many people should I reach out to for each bank? 6 1y
+9 Why are most recruiters trash? 6 1y
0 Career guidance (accounting x finance) 1 1y
+8 Full time recruiting after graduating?! 3 1y
+9 What do I do? 1 1y
+3 Would you take it? 1 1y
+9 How to ask for a referral 1 1y
+7 IB or Trading 3 1y
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+304 How I Cheated a Drug Test for an Offer I Didn't Accept 41 1y
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0 FT vs SA Recruiting Difficulty 1 1y
+19 MBB vs. JPM/MS Energy & Utilities 5 1y
0 GPA after offer letter 2 1y
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0 Interview Dress Code 1 1y
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0 Law School to Finance 1 1y
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+2 Thanksgiving Weekend 3 1y
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+5 Deleted 3 1y
+3 Where to go after trading? 2 1y
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+1 Networking events 1 1y
+12 Help choosing an internship 3 1y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

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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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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