+9 Finishing grad school, what are the prospects for me? 1 3mo
+8 Interviewing for One Group but Interested in Another — Risky to Bring Up? 2 3mo
+10 Lateral Associate Interviewing Process 2 3mo
0 Incoming SA at IBD BB London/HK/SG but US citizen and going to US college, FT US? 1 3mo
0 Major 1 3mo
0 Forofofofofofoffofofofo 2 3mo
+6 Virtual Interview in Finance - forgot my tie... 10 3mo
+18 Most respectful way to renege on an internship I already committed to? 6 3mo
+18 Technicals - new to all of this 8 3mo
0 How long does it take for an interview invite to come through after doing a online assessment 2 3mo
0 How's Babson for Recruiting 2 3mo
+1 Need Help: No HH Outreach 3 3mo
0 CIBC ASG SA 2027 1 3mo
+3 Is it effective to network then ask for a referral if a job has already been posted? 1 3mo
+6 Interview gone wrong 1 3mo
+20 Accepted a 2027 PE offer but want to re-recruit for 2028 role 4 3mo
0 Top Target SA '28 Low GPA 2 3mo
0 Pulse Check on Current Job Market? 1 3mo
0 Blackstone ICS Associate Case Study? 1 3mo
0 Transferring After Getting the Offer 2 3mo
0 Reaching out to former colleague 2 3mo
+6 any advice for an international student in non-target schools ? 1 3mo
+6 Is there grade/internship lenience for atheltes? 1 3mo
0 I passed the CFA what do I do now 1 3mo
0 What do they actually teach you? 4 3mo
+12 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics Exit Opps (London) 3 3mo
+12 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics Exit Opps 2 3mo
+9 Kinda losted / HK / AI 1 3mo
+9 Networking progress ? (or are coffee chats a waste of everyones time) 1 3mo
+12 Freshman at Non-Target - Importance of Freshman Summer Internship? 2 3mo
0 Should I graduate in June 26 or Dec 26? I have a internship lined up for this summer, but not a full time offer lined up. 2 4mo
+18 Breaking into BB in HK: HK SA 2026 14 4mo
+17 Best exit from audit? 6 4mo
+10 Which internship should I chose? 2 4mo
0 Are these fake job postings? 1 4mo
0 Least Cooked UG for IB or later career pivot into ib 2 4mo
+10 Failed Typical Recruiting. What’s Next? 2 4mo
+3 Low MSF GPA 1 4mo
0 Personally reaching out pre-on cycle 1 4mo
0 MBA Decision - UT McCombs vs. Rice Jones 1 4mo
0 Least Cooked Undergrad Pathway 1 4mo
+6 Drug Test Policy for MM/LM Private Credit 1 4mo
0 DB Fall Recruiting 1 4mo
+9 Ppl who got multiple offers, wtf did you say during interviews? 3 4mo
0 Lloyds SA 2027 1 4mo
0 Put GPA on Linkedin? Or is it cringe 1 4mo
+6 Competing offers, need help (time sensitive) 1 4mo
0 RE in Austin? 1 4mo
+61 Going back to PE - what to do proactively to increase chances? 28 4mo
0 Bj and more for an Internship? 0 4mo
+9 Where can I maximise my earnings? 1 4mo
0 Lateral to Chicago from NY 1 4mo
+18 From happy to hopeless 2 4mo
0 Asset Management Product vs. Public Finance (Muni IB) 1 4mo
+32 Most respectful way to reneg an internship offer? 6 4mo
+9 Advice: Acquisitions or Asset Management (30yrs old) 1 4mo
+21 Putting together a deal list for someone mid-senior / senior 1 4mo
+35 <1 year at current company & zero hits applying for jobs - correlated? 14 4mo
0 In a debt syndicate role and can’t find an exit, worried about being laid off, what to do? 1 4mo
+3 Family connections 5 4mo
+9 BOFA 3/26 S&T Superday 2 4mo
+11 How do they find these internships? 3 4mo
0 Accepting club position during sophomore recruiting 2 4mo
0 Philosophy major at Brown 1 4mo
+5 Apologize in follow up after interview? 7 4mo
0 Offer Received, How To Succeed? 1 4mo
+9 Do I give up? 1 4mo
+9 Highschool Senior College Help 2 4mo
+1 Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 3 4mo
+3 Beard for Interviews 1 4mo
+9 Should I pick consulting over IB? 1 4mo
+21 Do I choose Northwestern, Brown, or Dartmouth for Investment Banking? 17 4mo
0 Last MD BB IBD interview advice 1 4mo
+30 VP Lateral - In a pickle... 9 4mo
0 Will AI make liberal arts colleges and majors more relevant in finance careers? 1 4mo
+11 NEED HELP UT VS NYU 2 4mo
0 Rddxx 1 4mo
+3 Internship preparation 2 4mo
0 Alot of non targets getting offers 1 4mo
0 Remote Financial Projects 1 4mo
+12 I wish I had a mentor 3 4mo
+1 CV for IB 2 4mo
+10 Trying to learn about finance 4 4mo
+12 Execution Trader ETDs 2 4mo
+1 Late for recruiting in london? 3 4mo
+16 Do I have a chance of getting into high finance or is it all over? 10 4mo
+12 FT 2026 Roles 8 4mo
+12 UMich Ross or Dartmouth 3 4mo
+9 Am I getting ghosted? 1 4mo
+6 is it even possible to pivot in? 1 4mo
+18 Q&A 1 4mo
+13 Help me decide between HAAS, BHP and UChicago 6 4mo
+8 Bad Culture Fit 9 4mo
+22 Opinion: IB recruiting is 95% luck, 5% skill 11 4mo
+9 Sales and Trade Internship in CC? 1 4mo
0 Thoughts on taking the SIE after freshman year? 1 4mo
+10 UBS or Tobin & Co... 4 4mo
+6 Cooked 2 4mo
+1 del 2 4mo
+15 FT recruiting for junior w upcoming summer internship at small boutique 2 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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

August 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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 (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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