+14 Indian IB Scene 12 4y
+14 DWS Group PACE Graduate Program 20 2y
+14 GPA Drop? 10 7mo
+14 Help- what to do with a low g.p.a and business degree from a prestigious university? 20 6y
+14 what gpa is required for low tier- lower mid tier and mid tier firms? 6 6y
+14 Career Advise for a 26 year old in the Houston Energy market 3 6y
+14 Economics major trying to break into finance industry 2 6y
+14 So What Now? (Job Search Advice Needed) 3 6y
+14 Transfer into a non-target school in Richmond Virginia 2 6y
+14 Summer Analyst Recruitment Advice 1 6y
+14 Struggling to get into a high paying core finance job even after clearing CFA level II 6 6mo
+14 How many emails for it to get annoying? 6 6y
+14 Non Target -> Freshman IB internship -> What next? 2 6y
+14 Rising Sophomore at CMU Seeking Investment Banking Advice 5 2y
+14 Alexander Chapman Spam Calls 8 4mo
+14 How can I improve my speech? 6 5mo
+14 No SA 2024 offer - next steps? 12 2y
+14 Freshman Summer Internships? 2 5y
+14 regional boutique institutional sales vs BB back office 6 5y
+14 Does major matter? 13 4y
+14 Transferring from a 4 Year University VS. Community College 9 6mo
+14 Family business vs banking 5 2y
+14 Help me pick my career 2 2y
+14 Interview Prep Advice 3 4y
+14 Logistics of getting into MM IB 3 4y
+14 NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB or IB/PE/HF to Maximize Prestige + Lifetime Earnings? 12 2y
+14 Princeton Recruiting 8 4y
+14 How many people to network is enough? 2 4y
+14 Is a Boutique Internship that Valuable in Australia? 5 3y
+14 rejected - what does this feedback mean? 4 2y
+14 LinkedIn networking/Converting networking to referrals and interviews 2 2y
+14 best coffee chat questions you've asked/been asked 5 2y
+14 Worth Extending Graduation to Re-Recruit? 10 2y
+14 I think having an economics major is required for getting an offer 4 2y
+14 LIE about needing SPONSORSHIP for RECRUITING as INTERNATIONAL??? 5 2y
+14 How Many Internships Should I Have For IB Internship Recruiting? 4 2y
+14 UK Visa refused? 5 2y
+14 BofA Summer Internship (referral) 13 2y
+14 Is emailing the founding partner bad taste? 6 2y
+14 Cannot decide asset management vs PE 2 2y
+14 Grad soon with no offers in hand, out of time? - Canada 4 5mo
+14 How important is ATAR vs WAM?? 3 4mo
+14 cold emails 7 6y
+14 I'm a freshman, what do I need to do? 8 6y
+14 Invited to Dinner by Director, What does this mean? 9 6y
+14 Desperate Situation. Need to find something for the summer! 10 6y
+14 Banking or consulting roles with very odd criminal record 10 6y
+14 where do I go from now... 6 6y
+14 GS BO Interview Help - the Bank 4 6y
+14 Rising sophomore with a 3.7 GPA, non-target, no internship this summer. 3 6y
+14 Harvard or IBD? 9 6y
+14 Has anyone ever asked for an Office Visit/Tour? 3 6y
+14 Internship decision: Wells Fargo Equity S&T vs. Top Macro Hedge Fund 5 6y
+14 Deutsche Bank at Jacksonville, FL/Goldman Sachs at Salt Lake City, UT/Wells Fargo at Charlotte, NC/Credit Suisse at Raleigh, NC 6 6y
+14 Aiming for NYC (from a non-target) 3 6y
+14 Novice 18 6y
+14 Liberal arts college or Babson? 19 6y
+14 EY v KPMG Tax Internship summer 2016 10 6y
+14 Boutique IB Contacting Help 4 6y
+14 How to Network for NY from Texas? 6 6y
+14 Breaking Into BB - What's next? (Analyst with 2 yrs of experience on the West Coast) 2 6y
+14 Quantitative jobs outside NYC? 5 6y
+14 Which Undergrad College is Best for me? 2 6y
+14 Advice for Recent Grad? 2 6y
+14 New to the forum | Introduction and Advice Request 1 6y
+14 Boutique M&A vs. MM Equity Research 2 6y
+14 Rising Junior Looking For Advice About Internships 4 6y
+14 What direction do I move now? Please help 1 6y
+14 Laid Off, Next Steps? 2 6y
+14 Follow-up Again after Interview 2 6y
+14 Already Accepted a MM Offer, Upcoming Superday at BB 1 6y
+14 non-target with no experience--> success story or failure story? you tell me. 3 6y
+14 IB or Strategic Consulting for a foreigner to move to NYC or LDN? 4 6y
+14 Finding work after College 2 6y
+13 BBA self-studying MBA courses, is it worth it? 5 14y
+13 2022 Sophomore Internship Advice (Intl Student) 7 5y
+13 School administrator interview questions 6 14y
+13 Moving out to London 6 1y
+13 Final round with exclusively the most senior bankers. Any advice? 6 12y
+13 Transfer to Cornell Dyson from NYU Stern? 5 5y
+13 Soph summer: no name IB vs no name HF? 11 5y
+13 Waste of space in a resume or not? 4 4y
+13 Career advice for recent grad - Graduated with a 3.8 5 9y
+13 Big 4 Corporate Valuation or Real Estate Investment Management? 3 9y
+13 I want to quit PE with nothing lined up 7 1y
+13 Getting rejections from summer internships 5 1y
+13 Oppenheimer & Co. 26 9y
+13 j 10 4y
+13 What career path is best for these certain skills? 6 9y
+13 Norwich High School is looking to appoint a Director of Finance and Operations 1 9y
+13 Received FT offer to go back to internship company that didn't give me a return - Advice? 3 1y
+13 How to approach alum whose company has an open position I want? 1 6y
+13 Changing Grad-Date to Re-recruit? 7 1y
+13 Odds of Finance Job out of MBA Program 2 7y
+13 Networking with other schools' alums 1 6y
+13 Don’t know what to do 3 1y
+13 Will Intern Anywhere In the U.S. for free 3 7y
+13 Potentially fucked up a relationship?? 4 5y
+13 S&T Analyst transition after 8 months 4 7y
+13 Struggling with complacency/feelings of underachieving after accepting FT offer 3 7y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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