+9 Nontraditional Background Trying to Break Into Finance — What Am I Missing? 1 1d
+8 Odds of Landing an IB role with STEM Designation in NY 4 3d
+33 Why am I not getting interviews?? Recently laid off after 7+ years 41 3d
+27 Advice on Switching Jobs and/or Avoiding the Valuations Pigeonhole? 3 6d
0 GPA for Recruiting 2 6d
+6 Transfer to Target School 3 1w
+25 What should I do post MBA? 20 1w
+225 Fair warning and a word from the wise: IB is NOT the only path 64 1w
+8 Macaulay Honors Baruch vs Cornell Dyson 6 1w
0 Datacenter Banking. What are the biggest cities globally for AN1/AN2 in this field? 1 1w
+14 NYU Stern vs Penn State 6 1w
+3 Can reneging on an offer derail your career 4 2w
+10 Choosing between 8 2w
+8 2.2hpa jr fall when submitting apps- realistic options for business 6 2w
+20 EB / BB - Green Card Sponsorship (Sr Associate) 27 2w
+21 Feeling Like I don’t fit in (intern) 14 3w
0 What should I study for fundamental or l/s analyst positions out of grad 2 3w
+8 What's next for Canadian students wanting to make it to the US? 3 3w
+9 Need Advice for an Internal Wholesaler Job I Don’t Really Want 1 4w
+6 How to shift over the phone networking to in person 1 1mo
0 Cold Outreach Start Date 2 1mo
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+14 Alexander Chapman Spam Calls 8 1mo
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0 How cooked am I and what should my next steps be 1 1mo
0 Go to NY for ~month for FT 2027 Networking? 1 1mo
0 NYC Intern Networking 1 1mo
+10 Take Offer or Risk Exploring 3 1mo
+9 BB WM SA - Disclosing Grad Year Extension + SA-to-SA Office Transfer 2 1mo
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+12 Georgetown Clubs 6 1mo
+9 SDR at Brex or AlphaSense Offer Help Needed 2 1mo
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+24 SF AI lab vs NYC EB IB 19 1mo
+13 Pay for remote work 2 1mo
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+74 How do people on wall street actually perceive Stern? 29 2mo
+21 Mid career, need advice on next steps 7 2mo
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+20 Unpaid IB SA on Wall St 17 2mo
+18 Development vs Loan Workout 5 2mo
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+9 How to not suck at Networking? 5 2mo
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+9 Cold email → interview booked → canceled the day before. Now what? 1 2mo
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0 BCG Experienced Hire 2 2mo
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+18 HS chud - how can college be better for me? 20 2mo
+30 Severe Depression around '27 Recruiting 10 2mo
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+13 Summer Networking 4 2mo
+24 Stern vs UChicago 31 2mo
+9 What's Recruiting From UNC Chapel Hill Like? 2 2mo
+17 USC Marshall Vs WashU Olin Vs UVA McIntire 6 2mo
0 Tufts v UW Madison 1 2mo
+21 Career switch from LDN > NY 4 2mo
+34 Incoming CC Student – Strategy for Cornell (Dyson) / Top Transfer & Consulting Goals 17 2mo
+2 Which has a better odds of getting into IB? 4 2mo
+1 My best internship was 3 years ago.. 1 2mo
+9 International NYU CAS Econ Transfer: Best Path to US IB vs London? 1 2mo
+11 Got to Round 5 at a Boutique RE PE Firm. They Gave the Offer Away Before I Could Interview. CIO Told Me to Read a Textbook to Familiarize Myself with Real Estate Terminology. I’ve built models from scratch. What Do I Do? 3 2mo
+24 Sophomore transfer (am I fried) 11 2mo
0 Summer Internship Vs Graduate Schemes Vs Off Cycle 2 2mo
+2 Got Into Cornell as a Transfer: Next Steps? 3 2mo
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+10 Fordham v Lehigh undergrad 3 2mo
+16 Long-term careers with good pay/WLB 10 2mo
+7 at a target on east coast trying for west coast offices 3 2mo
0 Full time recruiting from ER 1 2mo
+9 What else outside of finance / big corporate? 2 2mo
+20 will I be looked down on for going to cornell? 16 2mo
+37 Waiting For Official Offer For Two Months Already 9 2mo
+6 Student at Non Target (BU) transfer? 5 2mo
+10 Stay in sellside or take buyside offer? 4 2mo
+3 Penn CAS vs Columbia 3 2mo
0 How's Babson for Recruiting 2 2mo
+6 any advice for an international student in non-target schools ? 1 2mo
0 What do they actually teach you? 4 2mo
+12 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics Exit Opps 2 2mo
+9 Kinda losted / HK / AI 1 2mo
+12 Freshman at Non-Target - Importance of Freshman Summer Internship? 2 3mo
0 Least Cooked UG for IB or later career pivot into ib 2 3mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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