+1 i recieved a high 2.2 in my second year of uni will it affect my grad role  2 2y
+27 Did I srsly fuck up - turned down AC when unemployed 19 2y
+7 London Buyside Recruiting after 1yr of Analyst Experience 6 2y
+13 Rising International Junior Feeling Lost and Uncertain 6 2y
+12 Interviews without networking? 9 2y
0 Missed networking email 1 2y
+6 advice on choosing between summer 2025 internship offers 0 2y
+8 Advise on Next Steps 4 2y
0 When do I apply for sophomore summer internships? 1 2y
+9 Converting networking with senior to interview/internship process? 1 2y
0 Getting into project finance 4 2y
+1 Feeling helpless 4 2y
0 Help! - Equity Research Interview 0 2y
0 When TF do people get sophomore internships? 4 2y
+3 Should I inform the boutique shop that I have secured a corp dev internship prior to start of theirs? 1 2y
+8 Advice for non diverse next year 14 2y
+4 Interview Question: “Would you prefer to rent a building or buy it?” 2 2y
+12 What are my odds? Should I follow up? 1 2y
0 Is on cycle still going on? 3 2y
+9 Seeking Advice on Securing a Summer Internship 1 2y
0 Strategy Consulting at Capital One or IB Credit Risk at JPM? 1 2y
+23 Cover Letters - Relevance and Job Specific Tailoring 6 2y
+1 Malaysia student looking for IB advice 4 2y
+25 Coffee Chat Do’s 7 2y
+13 Any downside to applying for unemployment? 13 2y
+11 Not heard back after final interview 8 2y
+5 Job Market? 8 2y
0 Are there any companies that basically just hire off the results of the recruitment psychometric/iq tests? 4 2y
+12 Too late? 4 2y
+29 Is it practical to work in IB with a chronic autoimmune condition? 9 2y
+9 Coffee Chat Invitation Question 5 2y
+17 Advice regarding finance and uni 7 2y
+6 Worth moving out of the US to Germany as a domestic Wharton/SEAS (M&T) Undergrad student? 8 2y
0 When can I start to network with other banks as recent first year analyst? 1 2y
+17 Which is worse? Is it over for me? 4 2y
0 Internship and graduate programme 1 2y
+29 ADHD in college - Unmedicated for life, do I flip the switch and get an Rx? 25 2y
+10 How hard is quant? 2 2y
0 IB Summer Internship Gone Wrong - Feeling Lost 3 2y
+9 Applying for role at BlackRock - what's the difference between "business functions"? 1 2y
0 BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund 2 2y
+29 May 2024 grad - hopeless and depressed 6 2y
+7 Random Networking Email 4 2y
+7 Where to be a career banker? 4 2y
+3 Pulse on job market 3 2y
+9 Would I be crazy to reject a MF offer? 3 2y
+37 My Coffee Chat Questions Suck 13 2y
+22 Should I go nepo baby route 10 2y
+3 Case Study / Modeling Tests 1 2y
+9 Key(s) to institutional investment sales? 1 2y
+10 MS London - Best Teams 18 2y
+9 Going into my second year at Warwick. No internships/spring weeks/leadership positions. How should I proceed? 3 2y
0 What Fortune 500 Entry Roles do People Who Didn't Break Into IB Pivot To? 3 2y
+8 College or Personal Email Address for Networking 7 2y
+88 THIS WHOLE APPLYING SUPER EARLY SHIT IS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT 19 2y
+10 Is OPT a sponsorship? 7 2y
+9 Job Market In Investment Banking and Investment Funds 1 2y
0 Does Lincoln International Chicago Drug Test? 1 2y
+27 How Badly Did I Screw Myself Over? 6 2y
+1 Yes or no - internship offer soph sa 2025 3 2y
+5 Is this OK??? 6 2y
0 Feeling Lost - Advice? 4 2y
+24 One City for a Long Career in Banking 5 2y
+9 Advice sophomore internship 1 2y
0 Does Neuberger Berman Drug Test? 1 2y
+13 How to recruit for IB when I don’t know much? 3 2y
0 Odds of Breaking into IB 3 2y
+14 Cannot decide asset management vs PE 2 2y
+9 Early Career Advice 1 2y
+6 Investment banking book guide 3 2y
+9 Roast my experience and help me standout. 1 2y
+4 UK international student applying to Australian internships - worth it? 5 2y
0 Looking for Summer Internship 2025 1 2y
+9 2 year break, what would you do/do i have any hope for any industry? 1 2y
0 Applying without a referral? 1 2y
+10 Does networking / coffee chats help when trying to land an offcycle internship in London? 4 2y
+6 How are these students getting my work email ? 10 2y
+1 Turn down interview? 3 2y
0 US Student Europe SA 1 2y
0 Banks' candidate black list 2 2y
0 Tier List - Worst Place to Work in Finance in Toronto 1 2y
+22 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 2y
+3 BMO NYC or Union Square Advisors 7 2y
+19 With how accelerated IB SA recruitment timelines are, is transfering to Ivey HBA still worth it? 7 2y
0 BMO NYC or WF Charlotte 2 2y
+12 Unsure about career starting point 1 2y
0 Networking for boutique IB internships in London 1 2y
+9 How Useful is a JPM VP Referral 2 2y
+3 Lateral to FIG DCM without FIG background? 3 2y
+10 Do what we are good at? Or do what excites us? 1 2y
+10 Networking gone wrong? 17 2y
+3 Networking with LinkedIn InMail? 4 2y
+9 How to get CV through the door as a non-target (REPE) 1 2y
+140 At what point should you give up? 81 2y
+35 Lost / Suicidal / Anxiety 9 2y
+25 Fired for Coffee Chatting 11 2y
+15 I HATE Hirevues 1 2y
+41 ……….………..…………………………………… 10 2y
+4 X 1 2y
0 College or Personal Email Address for Networking 2 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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