+45 Why a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank? 39 14y
+45 Receive a Job Counter Offer? Don't Take It 47 14y
+45 Don't PM me if... - Real knowledge 22 10y
+45 Is a high salary in New York really high? 29 6y
+45 The real cost of an Ivy 32 15y
+45 JPM Group Placement 35 6y
+45 CFA® helpful for law --> finance? 28 7y
+45 IS JEFFRIES SERIOUS??? 66 17y
+44 An old timer's thoughts on "Company X vs. Company Y vs. Company Z" posts and the like 3 3mo
+44 I’m a freshman in high school and want to work in IB. What are some things I could do right now that can help me in the future? 23 1y
+44 SEO London ignores Me for Missing a Couple Sessions—What a Joke 24 12mo
+44 Recruiting while unemployed 21 2d
+44 Recruiting struggles (how much more can I take?) 6 2y
+44 2024 London SA IB/PE/HF/AM general thread 121 2y
+44 How much should AN1 be paying for rent NYC 30 1y
+44 Q&A: State School, Middle Office to Buyside Front Office Research 19 6y
+44 Is LinkedIn Premium worth it? 23 7y
+44 RBC SA Class of 2020 Thread 85 6y
+44 Transitioning Veteran Advice Please 13 6y
+44 Go back to engineering/stay in finance? 8 8y
+44 A Guide to the Good Life 1 6y
+44 Transferred Big 4 Audit -> Valuations within 8 months Q&A 29 9y
+44 Taking a year to travel 66 10y
+44 Putting finance off for the military? 15 6y
+44 Technical Skills needed for Interviews 53 4y
+44 3 Years in Back Office, now looking for path to the Front 35 11mo
+44 Career path for engineering PhD with some finance training 18 13y
+44 Plans B through Z 4 6y
+44 Michael Page Recruiting 37 9y
+44 How Bad Is It To Leave Your Job After One Year? 44 6y
+44 How Long to Hear back from Goldman Sachs after an Interview? 69 1y
+44 The MSF/MAcc./MMS JUST for Placement (Anthony-needed) 20 6y
+44 Cold Messages through LinkedIn -> Informational Interviews? 53 9y
+44 Biggest misconceptions about banking 33 6y
+44 Excel Test in an Interview 47 8y
+44 URGENT Duff & Phelps Valuation Analyst Interview Help 51 9y
+44 Attending other schools' career fairs? 81 9y
+44 Demand for MD/MBAs on Wall Street? 35 9y
+43 Left MF on mutual terms after ~2yrs. Need help on recruiting issues. 7 3mo
+43 Deleted 22 1y
+43 Stupid to pick PJT > GS? 31 1y
+43 Stay in PE or join family business? 14 1y
+43 Switch to Tech? 23 1y
+43 Wharton Full Ride vs Staying in PE 10 2y
+43 My business just blew up and I cant find work. 23 2y
+43 Getting an Internship at 25? Penn State? 19 3y
+43 Freshman Summer Internship at a BB PWM got terminated early. What do I do on my resume? 15 3y
+43 Exit Opportunities from Corporate Banking 13 1y
+43 MSc Fin LSE - Bad Placement lately? 17 1y
+43 Full-Time Recruiting as a Summer Analyst 11 1y
+43 Why is it so hard to network out of Princeton in IB? 40 1y
+43 Advice for Networking Calls for SA Recruiting 10 4y
+43 Canada to NYC Lateral 8 4y
+43 securitized products internship prep? 24 2y
+43 Am I doomed if I get placed in a "bad" group? 9 6y
+43 "Classic" IB Accounting Adjustment Interview Questions 18 6y
+43 Should I apply to Germany as well? 13 6y
+43 Very specifically, how do I demonstrate fit, and what are good questions to ask? 20 8y
+43 Any Advice On New Jersey? 21 6y
+43 Unhappy/depressed in my risk modeling position - suck it up or go back to academia? 12 6y
+43 Low GPA, trying to get my foot in the door. What do I do? 21 8y
+43 How to email an MD to ask for an internship? 29 8y
+43 43 still finding my way 26 6y
+43 Fired from prestigious consulting firm - been unemployed for 6 months - HELP 26 6y
+43 Can anyone solve these Brain Teasers? 37 11y
+43 Selby Jennings Headhunter Reviews 35 4y
+43 Elite Firms Fishing in a Very Small Hiring Pool 25 6y
+43 Got fired from my internship 39 6y
+43 Is AXA Advisors a place to start? 30 6y
+43 Quit or be fired? 29 13y
+43 Cold emailing - High-level finance or commercial 26 6y
+43 Transition from f500 corp fin to front/mid/back office 21 15y
+43 MSF placements General 33 6y
+43 How competitive is 3.7 GPA from WHYP with a very heavy course load? 49 16y
+42 Bad interview do I call them out 14 1mo
+42 UBS Placement 26 1mo
+42 max career doom and gloom 1 1y
+42 Like the job but am tired 14 1y
+42 Post IB Exit, My Corp Dev Job is Fake AF but Pays So Well and is Easy 16 1y
+42 Don’t fk up your resume by lateraling too many times - a cautionary tale 10 1y
+42 Does aura help in interviews? 15 2y
+42 [Laid off analyst] Extreme difficulty getting interviews for analyst/SA... What's going on? 24 2y
+42 Investment Banking Recruiting allows underclassmen to get exploited and doesn't do anything about it. 16 3y
+42 Networking and Overall Navigating the Recruiting Process as a Stutterer 10 3y
+42 I got an offer, heres how you can too! (MM NYC) 3 3y
+42 Is it okay to quit? 18 2y
+42 BB Singapore or London? 65 4y
+42 delete 26 4y
+42 Am I fucked for recruiting??? 56 4y
+42 Switching Banks from SA to FT 29 4y
+42 Would you leave your job right now? 13 5y
+42 please destroy my networking email template 17 5y
+42 Waiting to recruit for PE 'til 2nd year Analyst -- Too Risky? 20 5y
+42 Am I Insane to Go Into IB? 10 6y
+42 Need Advice: Citi/Barclays Offer vs. Recruiting for GS/MS/JPM 24 6y
+42 Messed up my past internship - How to pass background check 16 6y
+42 Nomura IBD vs S&T London office SA 2021 21 5y
+42 Berkeley regents, CMU, or Barnard 16 5y
+42 Flying In for PE Final Interview 6 3y
+42 Trying to move to an SWE role with non-tech background. Suggestions? 10 4y

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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

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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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (78) $151
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