+57 Treated like sh*t (on purpose?) during SA 53 12y
+57 Negotiating Offer before, during, and after interview (Follow up) 22 13y
+57 Top Tip: Get any MD to read your resume (or anyone to read anything) 39 13y
+57 Do A-levels/High School grades matter? 76 6y
+57 Does This Frustrate Anyone? 44 13y
+57 International Work Experience worth it? 42 6y
+57 Interns should "have a good attitude and ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS..." 23 14y
+57 Getting a job at Blackstone/KKR/TPG/other megafunds out of undergrad 77 9y
+57 Interview Question: Why Finance? Sample Answers 19 3y
+57 How hard is it to get a IBD FT offer if you graduate from MIT? 35 16y
+56 DEI/SEO London: Helping Those Who Actually Need It or Missing the Mark? 12 1y
+56 Am I a high finance failure? 17 3mo
+56 CFA Just Because? 26 3y
+56 For those of you who don’t get returns… 13 3y
+56 Do interviews get easier as you get more senior? 17 3y
+56 Got screwed over 18 5y
+56 Why does it feel so weird to make an "ask" at the end of a informational interview? 23 7y
+56 Finding Non-Target Alumni Using Bloomberg 14 8y
+56 Best Songs to Listen to After Reading Your Rejection Email 20 10y
+56 Make the Main Thing the Main Thing 23 11y
+56 Interview Lesson: Never Swear 48 6y
+56 The best cover letter you have ever seen? 37 9y
+56 One Cold Email to Change Your Life (Result right here) 23 6y
+56 What to Do Summer After Freshman Year? 79 9y
+55 Does Russian bankers have a chance on US market? 21 1y
+55 Is Wharton Undergrad recruiting as competitive as working at a megafund? 16 2y
+55 Networking Is Paradise 17 3y
+55 What's it like to work in The City of London? 29 4y
+55 Renewable Energy Investment Banking: Post MBA Target Firms? 16 5y
+55 are ppl fake in the corporate world just as they are on LinkedIn 13 5y
+55 Is the CFA worth it if I want to become a fund manager? 33 6y
+55 On Power Laws and Time 4 6y
+55 Graduated from a target in May, still unemployed. Living the nightmare - what now? 48 6y
+55 Anyone ever apply through the company's career page? 37 9y
+55 Longest Interview Process? 47 10mo
+55 anyone heard about Alternative Asset Investment Management, LLC? 50 10y
+55 Pro Poker Player Wants Finance Job 29 17y
+55 Moving from Boutique to BB 65 6y
+54 Lost and Depressed: What Do I Do? 8 2y
+54 Thoughts on Non-Target MS -> Elite HS -> Ivy League -> Search Fund -> Soph BB SA -> EB SA -> MF PE -> SM HF Pathway? 8 11mo
+54 Help HYP student with career plan (IB vs HF) 24 2y
+54 What happens if you die while having an offer for on-cycle 26 3y
+54 Would you be willing to work in a government job where you're going to make over $500k straight out of undergrad but with the risk/possibility of being an international fugitive in the future? 16 1y
+54 Your Dad Might Be An MD But Mine Is A Client 31 3y
+54 Does anyone actually enjoy IB? 23 4y
+54 Q&A: High-school Dropout > Graduate > BO to FO Global AM Firm @ Real Estate 12 2y
+54 I messed up in an interview 19 6y
+54 feeling kinda sad, need advice, 2021 recruiting 15 6y
+54 College Dropout but Family Office Analyst - some advice? 35 5y
+54 Unpaid Internship 28 5y
+54 Dejected, Rejected from Dream Job. 14 11mo
+54 How do I deal with this lazy coworker? 72 10y
+54 Summer analyst roles for 1 year master students? 64 4y
+54 When Does Goldman Sachs Drug Test? 87 4y
+54 At Wits End 39 12y
+54 6 Things to Consider Before Accepting an International Work Assignment 27 8y
+54 Do you have to list every single position on a resume? 88 12y
+54 Any advice for a man who is at the end of his road and doesn't know what to do? 40 13y
+54 Crazy Networking Stories 52 6y
+54 STARTING SALARY FOR BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRMS 61 6y
+54 HYP or other Ivy League grads working low-level service jobs? 47 3y
+54 Safest job in finance/business? 75 6y
+54 Class of 2008: The Cursed Bunch 48 6y
+53 Anything wrong with a chill career? 21 6mo
+53 For Rising Sophomores (Soph SA programs) 16 2y
+53 What firms have ended/finished up 2021 SA recruiting?? 52 6y
+53 Going from a non-target with low GPA to landing a hedge fund Internship 8 6y
+53 Getting into Finance with a MD 12 4y
+53 Rounding my GPA by <0.1 19 6y
+53 I Got Screwed With My Internship Placement, Can I Ask to Switch Roles or Am I Fucked? 7 7y
+53 Networking is over-rated/not-need for finding corporate jobs. My experience! 44 7y
+53 A Helping Hand to Humanities Students 12 10mo
+53 Goldman Sachs Operation? 120 8y
+53 Non-Target Undergrad to Non-Target Grad to Asset Management 6 6y
+53 Advice from an ex-IB MD - why aren't you getting those interviews ? 19 8y
+53 Questions for the guys already in IB, PE, or HFs 28 12y
+53 Philosophy 31 13y
+53 Lonely and depressed during internship 48 13y
+53 Got a job offer -- advice 26 6y
+53 Fund of Funds Interview - What should I know? 73 1y
+53 Employment Background Check 60 4y
+52 Thoughts as a Summer Analyst Interviewer - London BB 6 1y
+52 When to cut losses 18 2y
+52 What's the best path to the finance scene for a student from Europe to the US? 24 2y
+52 Entry into the industry 15 2y
+52 Rising freshman needs help 11 2y
+52 Skills to succeed as a summer intern 23 3y
+52 Elite military unit vs. IB.... 41 4y
+52 Familial Pressure to Go On Vacation During Internship 22 4y
+52 Offer Rescinded: Be extra careful about what's on your resume 38 4y
+52 HR people are killing me 24 4y
+52 Lessons Learned. 5 4y
+52 PLEASE RIP MY RESUME TO SHREDS - ER SA 2021 27 5y
+52 How to leave your IB analyst job? 16 7y
+52 Employer asks you if you’re interviewing elsewhere 22 2y
+52 How many IB internships did you apply to? 26 8y
+52 Want to help a Super Day interviewer? 20 8y
+52 Depressed and missed recruiting...terrible grades...how to turn it all around? 25 7y
+52 How Do You Stand Out in Large Networking Events? 14 7y
+52 How to land an internship as a college freshman with no experience? 72 8y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • 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%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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