0 2021 FT Associate Recruiting 2 5y
0 How is UChicago for tech recruiting? 2 5y
0 Looking for tips to get into UBS 1 5y
+80 Just How Screwed am I? 35 5y
0 Career Paths For Asset Management 1 5y
+13 Is 24 too old to join IBD? 6 5y
+35 How screwed am I being from a southern state school trying to break into IB? 23 5y
0 Is landing a job at 24 going to be difficult 1 5y
+13 How difficult is transferring into an IB target/semi-target school? 9 5y
+12 Reckless Driving/Misdemeanor 4 5y
0 How risky is full-time recruiting? 7 5y
+18 Continue to network after securing an SA 2021? 17 5y
+14 Hedge Fund/PE straight out of undergrad 4 5y
+18 Transitioning from Trading into something chiller 8 5y
0 Finding a job or finding the job 1 5y
+29 Too early to network? 31 5y
+11 Networking 101 7 5y
+12 Just got a job in retail advising, want to get into anything in institutional finance, how can I go about doing this. 1 5y
+15 BNY Mellon Global Client Management SA 4 5y
0 0 Offers 3 5y
+26 Help me choose a LAC with a career in finance in mind 8 5y
+10 Should I Follow Up? 1 5y
0 Best way to contact a recruiter regarding an interview status update? 2 5y
+31 How did you get your first/meaningful finance internship/job? 26 5y
0 Would graduate recruiters at top firms prefer a masters in engineering or finance? 1 5y
0 How to search for new jobs while working?? 3 5y
0 Networking from Target School? 10 5y
0 Year abroad at lesser known school 1 5y
+12 MBA From Hult Or Murdoch University VS. Boutique Investment Firm Based In Portland, OR 1 5y
+10 Disabilities on my Application 4 5y
+14 Cold/Warm Email to Recruiter after Rejecting Internship Offer 3 Years Ago 3 5y
+4 Behavior in the Workplace 3 5y
+2 Applying for SWFs as a foreign national 1 5y
+13 Speaking With The CEO - Advice? 3 5y
0 Relocation Bonus? 2 5y
0 Looking to get RX recruiting advice/create a question bank for interviews 1 5y
+4 Internships for High Schoolers 4 5y
+3 KPMG Economic & Valuations 2 5y
+16 Getting into FAANG vs BB/EB/MM 6 5y
0 Midlife Crisis 30-year-old. How Possible to break into banking 1 5y
+84 List of FT Financial Leadership Development Programs, and other such things 20 5y
0 WFH and Lateral Analyst Recruiting 1 5y
+12 Pass-Fail in Fall 2020 - good or bad? 2 5y
0 Public vs Private Audit Job 1 5y
0 Italian student to IB London? 12 5y
+11 Fed-up and feeling hopeless, Full-Time Recruiting Advice? 2 5y
+12 Need advice. Recruiting culture in Atlanta?-Looking to make a move. 1 5y
0 Advice on how to approach my CFO (Nestle) 1 5y
0 Help with cold email 1 5y
+7 Is a computer science minor worth it 6 5y
0 Internship 1 5y
+9 Could I still get a new analyst position in IB even though I am no longer fresh out of college? 1 5y
+7 Why can’t I get a job 1 5y
+3 Networking Question 1 5y
0 Non-Target Sophomore with 3.55 GPA, 1 IB internship + 2 PE internships. Am I screwed or no? 3 5y
+10 Stay in Touch/Follow-up on Networking Calls 1 5y
+3 IB Recruiting after 3 PE Internships in UG? 2 5y
+16 Freshman Internship 14 5y
+92 RIP my cold email apart 46 5y
+22 Networking Phone Call 7 5y
0 Using the same recruiting portal login when you have already been rejected from an exploratory program 1 5y
0 Getting a job with the intent to leave in 1 year a bad idea? 1 5y
0 Freshman Summer Internship: Boutique Firm or Well-Known? 1 5y
0 Trouble finding internship as freshman 1 5y
+42 please destroy my networking email template 17 5y
+9 Importance of school investment clubs in IB recruiting 1 5y
0 Advice for incoming college freshman. 3 5y
0 Who is still hiring FT 2021? 2 5y
0 Alumni Networking Dilemma 2 5y
+11 2020 Job Search 4 5y
0 Advice for breaking into IB 10 5y
+3 How do I increase chances as international - Masters or recruit abroad? 1 5y
+9 How does taking an academic leave of absence affect recruiting? 1 5y
+9 How important is networking in Brazil? (Equity Research) 1 5y
0 Trading/Asset Management job for Physics and Mathematics student (currently, freshman) 1 5y
+4 High School Senior probably going to nontarget - What can I do to prepare 21 5y
+31 Analyst to Associate - How likely? 17 5y
+6 Summer 2021 Recruiting- Am I fucked? 2 5y
+12 What to do after my MBA? 6 5y
+12 UK- Corporate finance (lead advisory) in smaller firm 1 5y
0 Feeling Lost after starting Masters. Where do I start? 1 5y
0 SA Recruiting Affecting FT? 2 5y
+1 Importance of mandarin or Cantonese for IB in Hong Kong? Any thoughts? 2 5y
+8 Trimming down my list 8 5y
+32 College List Help.... 20 5y
+18 Being more conversational in interviews 5 5y
+37 Women in IB vs S&T? 23 5y
+23 How to go from Data Science to Investment Banking? 9 5y
+4 Start-up experience - Good or bad? 2 5y
+17 SA pending misdemeanor charge for marijuana possession 22 5y
+15 FT networking- can I be more direct? 3 5y
+28 2021 FT Applications 56 5y
0 Getting a finance-related entry-level job in the UK after brexit with no experience : am I screwed?! [salary threshold] 1 5y
+10 Appearing Unenthusiastic = Automatic Rejection? 2 5y
0 First job outside of audit help 1 5y
0 All about search funds. 1 5y
+14 High school kid online is telling me he got an internship at a bb through "cold-calling." I know it's impossible, but will banks even take HS kids with connections? 9 5y
+37 Switch into Government? 16 5y
+12 Searching for Guidance Ahead of Junior Year Recruitment 2 5y
+12 Which job offer is better? 1 5y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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